For the second consecutive season, Detroit Cass Tech and Detroit Catholic Central will battle for the MHSAA Division 1 state title. And, like a year ago, future Wolverines played a critical role in each squad earning the trip to Ford Field.

Four-star cornerback Jourdan Lewis exploded for the Technicians, hauling in four passes for 87 yards (21.8 yards per reception) and a score in a 34-27 semifinal victory over Lake Orion, and four-star athlete Wyatt Shallman contributed a one-yard touchdown charge in the Shamrocks' 40-17 destruction of Rockford.

Cass Tech downed Catholic Central 49-13 in the 2011 state final.

Here is a more comprehensive look at how future Wolverines fared last weekend …

Jake Butt: Butt caught six passes for 102 yards (17.0 yards per reception), and made eight tackles to lead Pickerington North (12-1) to a 21-0 playoff victory over Hilliard Davidson … Butt has stockpiled 946 receiving yards on 62 receptions (15.3 yards per reception) and 11 touchdowns in 2012 … The Panthers clash with Archbishop Moeller in Ohio Division 1 semifinal action Nov. 24.

Gareon Conley: Conley amassed 134 yards and two touchdowns on six receptions (22.3 yards per reception), and added four tackles, but Massillon (11-2) was downed by Toledo Whitmer (49-16) in playoff action … Conley nabbed 50 passes for 1,096 yards (21.9 yards per reception) and 11 scores, was credited with 24 tackles, including two tackles for a loss and a sack, and returned an interception for a touchdown in his senior campaign.

Ross Douglas: Douglas sprinted for 71 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries (5.1 yards per carry) and caught two passes for 32 yards (16.0 yards per reception), but Avon (11-2) was trounced by Central Catholic 42-14 during Ohio postseason play ... Douglas gained 1,700 yards and scored 18 touchdowns on the ground as a senior.

Jaron Dukes: Dukes was held in check in Marion-Franklin's (11-2) 32-30 playoff loss to New Albany, snagging only two passes for 28 yards (14.0 yards per reception) … Dukes notched 31 receptions for 553 yards (17.8 yards per reception) and nine touchdowns in 2012.

Chris Fox: Ponderosa (11-1) lost a fumble on the goal line with just 53 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and was eliminated from the Colorado state playoffs in a 19-14 upset loss to 10th-seeded Mesa Ridge.

Maurice Hurst Jr.: Xaverian Brothers (4-7) had a bye week … Hurst, Jr. has tallied 55 tackles, including 19 for loss and 10 sacks, and forced three fumbles this season … The Hawks conclude the regular season at home against St. John's Prep Nov. 22.

Patrick Kugler: Kugler made six tackles, including one for loss, and was a key blocker for a North Allegheny (12-0) offense that rushed for 154 yards and two scores in a 47-17 blowout victory over Seneca Valley … Kugler has registered 27 tackles, including three for loss and a sack, and his work in the trenches has helped the Tigers rush for 213.7 yards per game this year … North Allegheny faces off against Woodland Hills in a Pennsylvania State Championship Game at Heinz Field Nov. 23.

Jourdan Lewis: Lewis was good for 87 receiving yards and a touchdown on four receptions (21.8 yards per reception) in Cass Tech's (11-2) gritty 34-27 win over Lake Orion … He also had a punt return for a score that was called back because of a penalty … Lewis has corralled six touchdown passes, scored three times on special teams, has thrown a touchdown pass, and intercepted a pass this season … The Technicians aim for a second consecutive Michigan Division 1 state title against Catholic Central Nov. 24 at Ford Field.

Mike McCray: McCray piled up seven tackles, including one for loss, and intercepted a pass for a Trotwood-Madison (11-2) defense that stymied Turpin in a 42-14 victory … The four-star prospect has recorded 105 tackles, intercepted two passes and forced a fumble this season … The Rams encounter New Albany in a Ohio Division 2 semifinal Nov. 23.

Henry Poggi: Poggi was effective on both sides of the ball, making eight tackles, including two for loss, and snatching a 10-yard touchdown pass to help Gilman (9-2) capture the MIAA 'A' Conference crown in a 34-32 conquest of Calvert Hall … The Greyhounds season has concluded.

Wyatt Shallman: Shallman scored on a one-yard plunge to compliment his six tackles in Catholic Central's (9-4) 40-17 playoff decimation of Rockford … The Shamrocks meet Cass Tech in the Michigan Division 1 title game Nov. 24 at Ford Field.

Channing Stribling: Stribling brought down a 14-yard pass in addition to making two tackles for Butler (13-0) in 25-15 triumph over East Forsyth … The Bulldogs take on Mallard Creek in a North Carolina Division 4AA semifinal contest Nov. 23.

Michael Ferns (2014): Ferns was in on 11 tackles, intercepted a pass, caused a fumble and caught a touchdown pass to spearhead St. Clairsville (13-0) in a 37-29 victory over Johnstown-Monroe … Ferns has stopped 99 ball carriers, including eight for loss and two sacks, intercepted a pass and forced a fumble thus far in his junior campaign ... The Red Devils butt heads with Norwayne in the semifinals of the Ohio Division 4 tournament Nov. 23.

*The 2012 season had previously ended for OT Kyle Bosch, DE Taco Charlton, LB Ben Gedeon, TE Khalid Hill, WR Da'Mario Jones, QB Shane Morris, RB Deveon Smith, C Scott Sypniewski, DB Dymonte Thomas, OT Logan Tuley-Tillman, OT Denzel Ward and WR Csont'e York.

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