Boys swimming

 

TOP TEAMS STATEWIDE (1-5): 1. Saline 2. Ann Arbor Pioneer 3. Rockford 4. Brother Rice 5. Detroit Catholic Central

TOP LOCAL TEAMS (1-5): 1. Rockford 2. Heritage 3. Okemos 4. Midland Dow 5. Waverly

TOP PLAYERS TO WATCH (1-5) 1. Adam Whitener,  Saline 2. Joe Krause, Brother Rice 3. David Bolen, Saline 4. Josh Erhman, Saline 5. Jonatha Zofchak, Dexter

TOP LOCAL PLAYERS (1-5) 1. Craig Wasberg, Rockford 2. Ben Martin, Midland Dow 3. Jackson Goethe, Midland Dow 4. Brennan Lar, St. Johns 5. Adam Marsh, Okemos

TOP UNDERCLASSMEN (1-5): 1. Joe Krause, Brother Rice 2. Takuy Kobayski, Grand Haven 3. Troy Chen, Troy 4. John Vann, Lakeview  5. Patrick Jackson, Grosse Pointe South

LOCAL ANGLE: Midland coach Patrick Welter expects Tyler Slater and Travis Smith to lead his team but will face a tough Dow squad with Jackson Goethe and Ben Martin.  Waverly coach Dave Hill is looking to Ben Rentz and Tommy Quinn to lead his team in Division 2. Brian Post of East Lansing expects Alex Bennett to pace his squad. Heritage will have Elliot Plummer leading the way.

FINALS PREDICTION: State champs: Saline in Division 1; Dexter in Division 2; Grand Rapids Christian in Division 3