Week 5 memorable for multiple reasons

Week 5 of the 2013 high school football season was one to remember, especially since it was the final time legendary coach Al Fracassa led Birmingham Brother Rice against arch rival Detroit Catholic Central in a regular season contest. The two-time defending Division 2 state champion Warriors defeated the Shamrocks 28-21 in a battle of two of the country's best programs. The all-time winningest coach in Michigan prep football history, and top 10 in the nation, Fracassa's Rice squad (5-0) is one of the state's top teams. Catholic Central is no slouch either. The Shamrocks (4-1), led by D-I recruit Dylan Roney (6-3, 235, 4.6 40 at DE), are playing outstanding football and quite possibly could make their third straight Division 1 state championship appearance this fall.

Besides the Rice-Catholic Central contest, other top games throughout Michigan this past weekend included -

Week 5-
Wyandotte (5-0) 17, Melvindale (4-1) 10-Two of Downriver's best collided with Bears prevailing
Warren DeLaSalle (3-2) 7, Orch. Lake St. Mary's (3-2) 0-Classic Catholic League Central brawl
Temperance Bedford (5-0) 33, Saline (4-1) 17-Big time Southeastern Conference showdown
Portage Central (5-0) 49, Portage Northern (3-2) 7-Rivalry game surprisingly one-sided
Port Huron (4-1) 28, Port Huron Northern (2-3) 0-Another lopsided heated-rivalry contest
Menominee (5-0) 42, Kingsford (4-1) 13-Upper Peninsula heavyweights clash
Lincoln Alcona (5-0) 28, Whittemore-Prescott (3-2) 26 (2OT)-"Up North" win for upstart Alcona
Ithaca (5-0) 49, Carrollton (2-3) 14-Top-ranked 'Jackets hold nation's longest win streak at 47
Grand Rapids Christian (4-1) 28, East Grand Rapids (3-2) 17-Top game in football crazy GR
Detroit Loyola (5-0) 36, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (4-1) 29-Catholic League AA thriller
Dearborn Fordson (4-1) 34, Dearborn (1-4) 7-Crosstown rivalry sees "Cake Eaters" fall.
Clarkston (4-1) 42, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek (4-1) 7-Wolves win 4 straight after Week 1 loss
Detroit Country Day (2-3) 34, Escanaba (1-4) 7-Country Day traveled 429 miles to beat the Upper Peninsula Eskymos. How many other states east of the Mississippi River can have a team travel 429 MILES for an in-state contest? -- FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE MILES (think about that) -- Just another reason why Michigan high school football is by far the best, and most unique, in the Midwest.