Hemlock will be the site this year for the District 44 boys soccer games. The first round will take place on Wednesday, October 9th and consists of four games: Ithaca @ Bullock Creek (6pm), Hemlock vs. Shepherd (7pm), Swan Valley @ Freeland (6pm) and Chesaning @ Alma (4:30pm). The second round will be on Wednesday, October 16th with both games at Hemlock, 5pm & 7pm. The final will be on Saturday, October 19th, 12pm.
The Hemlock team took seed #1 with the new Michigan Power Rating (MPR) system.
MPR is calculated using wins, losses and ties for games played between teams entered into the MHSAA tournament. Scores of games, margin of victory and location of games are not included in the MPR formula. The final MPR number is 25% of the team's winning percentage, plus 50% of its opponent's winning percentage, plus 25% of its opponent's opponent's winning percentage.
https://www.mhsaa.com/Sports/B...
