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Jason Schmitt is the editor of MIPrepZone.com, the high school sports website for The Oakland Press. He has served as the sports editor for a number of newspapers, including the Daily Tribune in Royal Oak and the Macomb Daily in Mount Clemens. In his time in the industry, he has covered every high school sport and has served a a beat writer for boys and girls soccer, boys and girls tennis, hockey, wrestling, bowling and cross country.

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Time to pick some hockey winners, Compuware-style

I redeemed myself slightly with my quarterfinal predictions. Nine out of 12 isn't all that bad. Yeah, that's 75 percent - or a C average. But I'm a sports writer. Give me a break.
I'm back to make one final set of predictions, through Saturday's hockey finals at Compuware Arena.

Semifinal and Final predictions
DIVISION 1
Semifinals
Detroit Catholic Central 6, East Kentwood 0
Detroit U-D Jesuit 4, Brighton 2
Finals
Detroit Catholic Central 3, Detroit U-D Jesuit 1
THOUGHTS: The Shamrocks edged out Jesuit 2-1 way back in December. Both teams are playing some good hockey right now. I just think CC will bring it Saturday night.

DIVISION 2
Semifinals
Port Huron Northern 5, Hartland 2
Livonia Stevenson 5, Saginaw Heritage 1
Finals
Livonia Stevenson 4, Port Huron Northern 2
THOUGHTS: Port Huron Northern finished 1-1 against KLAA teams this season. And that's exactly how I see them faring against that league this weekend. Stevenson entered the tournament ranked No. 1 in the state. And that's how they'll leave the tournament.

DIVISION 3
Semifinals
Cranbrook 8, Riverview 1
Sault Ste. Marie 4, Flint Powers 3 (OT)
Finals
Cranbrook 6, Sault Ste. Marie 1
THOUGHTS: The Cranes run to a state title began last season, after an overtime loss to Marysville in the regional final. They've been focused all year long and will have NO problems this weekend.

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