A former area coach sent me the following list of how our area teams have done beginning in 2000. Football is on our minds again with signing day less than a week away, and some of these numbers might surprise you.
SCHOOL OVERALL RECORD 2000-2008 (9 seasons) PLAYOFFS
1) DeWitt .818 (90-20) 21-8, 3 state runners-up
2) Fulton .781 (82-23) 15-9, 1 runner-up
3) Haslett .750 (72-24) 6-9, 1 runner-up
4) Ithaca .745 (70-24) 6-7
5) Holt .726 (69-26) 7-7
6) Pewamo-Westphalia .711 (69-28) 8-8
7) Leslie .698 (67-29) 9-6, 1 runner-up
8) Fowler .688 (66-30) 8-7
9) Olivet .670 (61-30) 4-6
10) Grand Ledge .656 (61-32) 8-4, 1 title
11) Maple Valley .648 (59-32) 4-6
12) Charlotte .645 (60-33) 6-6
13) St. Johns .628 (59-35) 7-6, 1 runner-up
14) Fowlerville .611 (55-35) 4-5
15) East Lansing .610 (61-39) 13-7, 1 runner-up
16) Portland .596 (53-36) 1-7
17) Mason .591 (52-36) 2-5
18) Sexton .556 (50-40) 4-5
19) Alma .535 (46-40) 2-5
20) Ionia .529 (46-41) 1-5
21) Corunna .524 (44-40) 1-2
22) Williamston .5119 (43-41) 0-3
23) Potterville .5116 (44-42) 0-5
24) Laingsburg .483 (42-45) 1-5
25) Everett .471 (41-46) 2-4
26) Ashley .470 (39-44) 0-2
27) Ovid-Elsie .440 (40-51) 7-3, 1 runner-up
28) Lakewood .427 (35-47) 0-1
29) Morrice .424 (36-49) 1-3
30) Dansville .415 (34-48) 0-1
31) Stockbridge .405 (34-50) 1-2
32) Okemos .402 (33-49) 0-1
33) Lansing Catholic .366 (30-52) 0-1
34) Webberville .354 (28-51) 0-2
T-35) Waverly .329 (27-55) 0-1
T-35) Owosso .329 (27-55) 0-1
37) Carson City-Crystal .308 (25-56) 0-0
38) Portland St. Patrick .272 (22-59) 0-0
39) Bath .229 (19-64) 1-1
40) Perry .210 (17-64) 0-0
41) Eastern .148 (12-69) 0-0
42) Eaton Rapids .111 (9-72) 0-0
*Only two teams have made the playoffs all nine seasons (Fulton, Haslett).
High school sports editor 
