The football state finals are finally here, with 16 teams filling Ford Field Friday and Sunday to determine eight Michigan high school football state champions.

MLive will also descend on Ford Field with complete coverage and photos of every game, with updates Friday and Sunday.

But before reaching Ford Field, the MLive sports reporters have looked into their crystal ball to predict the eight teams they believe will emerge with wins Friday and Sunday.

The MLive reporters include Jared Purcell (Detroit), Lee Thompson (Bay City), Jonathan Szczepaniak (Flint), Greg Wickliffe (Ann Arbor), Matthew Ehler (Kalamazoo), Josh VanDyke (Muskegon), Patrick Nothaft (Grand Rapids), Eric Ingles (Jackson) and Hugh Bernreuter (Saginaw).

MLive predictions, according to the MHSAA schedule Friday and Sunda

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