Detroit High School Sports This Week
DETROIT — 9/12/2026
Five DPSCD football games last week were decided by 40 points or more: East English Village Preparatory Academy 57-0 over Western International, Denby 48-6 over Communication and Media Arts, Cass Technical 46-0 over Southeastern, Martin Luther King Jr. 41-0 over Renaissance and Osborn 40-0 over Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men. Mumford and The School at Marygrove both report beating Henry Ford 16-8. This week the district has 49 games scheduled - football, boys soccer and girls volleyball - 13 of them Monday and 16 Thursday.
🏈 Boys Football
Thursday
Western International lost 0-57 on Thu — Vs Detroit East English
Pershing won 14-2 on Thu — Vs Detroit Northwestern
Communication and Media Arts lost 6-48 on Thu — Vs Detroit Denby
Source: MHSAA via Locals Thrive, September 8–11, 2026
Friday
Southeastern lost 0-46 on Fri — Vs Detroit Cass Tech
Renaissance lost 0-41 on Fri — Vs Detroit Martin Luther King
Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men lost 0-40 on Fri — Vs Detroit Osborn
Mumford won 16-8 on Fri — Vs Detroit Henry Ford
The School at Marygrove won 16-8 on Fri — Vs Detroit Henry Ford
Central lost 12-14 on Fri — Vs Detroit Cody
Mumford and The School at Marygrove both report beating Henry Ford 16-8. Henry Ford's own row names Mumford. Not resolved here.
Source: MHSAA via Locals Thrive, September 8–11, 2026
Monday
Cass Technical at East English Village Preparatory Academy — 5:00 PM
Central at Cody — 5:00 PM
Communication and Media Arts at Denby — 5:00 PM
Pershing at Henry Ford — 5:00 PM . VENUE DISPUTED
Southeastern at Renaissance — 5:00 PM
Thursday
Cass Technical vs. Mumford and vs. Marygrove — 5:00 PM . BOTH LISTED
Osborn vs. Communication and Media Arts — 5:00 PM
Northwestern vs. Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men — 5:00 PM
Pershing vs. Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men — 5:00 PM . ALSO LISTED
Henry Ford at Martin Luther King Jr. — 5:00 PM
Cass Technical is listed against two opponents at the same hour, and Frederick Douglass against two more. Neither is resolved here.
Friday
Pershing at Central — 5:00 PM
Denby at Cody — 5:00 PM
Southeastern at East English Village Preparatory Academy — 5:00 PM
Western International vs. Renaissance — 5:00 PM
Standings — DPSL Blue
1. Detroit Cass Tech — league 1-0, overall 3-0
2. Detroit East English — league 1-0, overall 3-0
3. Detroit Martin Luther King — league 1-0, overall 3-0
4. Detroit Mumford — league 1-0, overall 1-2
5. Detroit Southeastern — league 0-1, overall 2-1
6. Detroit Henry Ford — league 0-1, overall 0-2
7. Detroit Renaissance — league 0-1, overall 0-3
8. Detroit Western — league 0-1, overall 0-3
Season to date.
Source: Detroit Public School League-Blue, 2026 season, via Locals Thrive
Standings — DPSL Gold
1. Detroit Cody — league 1-0, overall 3-0
2. Detroit Denby — league 1-0, overall 2-1
3. Detroit Osborn — league 1-0, overall 1-2
4. Detroit Pershing — league 1-0, overall 1-2
5. Detroit Central — league 0-1, overall 2-1
6. Detroit Communication Media Arts — league 0-1, overall 1-2
7. Detroit Douglass — league 0-1, overall 0-3
8. Detroit Northwestern — league 0-1, overall 0-3
Season to date.
Source: Detroit Public School League-Gold, 2026 season, via Locals Thrive
🏐 Girls Volleyball
Last week
Pershing lost 0-3 on Tue — Vs Detroit Cody
The district's only reported volleyball result.
Source: MHSAA via Locals Thrive, September 8–11, 2026
Monday
Cass Technical at Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker — TODAY . 9:00 AM . AWAY
Central vs. Denby — 5:00 PM
Cody vs. Detroit International Academy for Young Women — 5:00 PM
Pershing vs. East English Village Preparatory Academy — 5:00 PM
Western International at River Rouge — TIME DISPUTED
Northwestern vs. Osborn — 5:00 PM . VENUE DISPUTED
Today's games sit outside the Sep 13-19 week covered here.
Tuesday
Western International at Academy of the Americas — 5:00 PM
Renaissance vs. Cass Technical — VENUE AND TIME DISPUTED
Mumford and Marygrove at Communication and Media Arts — 5:00 PM . BOTH LISTED
Pershing at Central — 5:00 PM
Cody vs. Osborn — 5:00 PM
Denby at Southeastern — 5:00 PM
Wed-Thu
Martin Luther King Jr. vs. Detroit Edison — WED . 5:00 PM
East English Village vs. Detroit International Academy — WED . 5:30 PM
Central at Cody — THU . 5:00 PM
Pershing at Denby — THU . 5:00 PM
Western International at Renaissance — THU . TIME DISPUTED
Martin Luther King Jr. vs. Cass Technical — THU . 7:00 PM
Thu-Sat
East English Village vs. Northwestern — THU . 5:00 PM
Detroit International Academy vs. Osborn — THU . VENUE DISPUTED
Henry Ford at Communication and Media Arts — THU . 5:00 PM
Southeastern at Academy of the Americas — THU . 5:00 PM
Denby vs. Detroit International Academy — FRI . 5:00 PM
Academy of the Americas volleyball — SAT . 8:00 AM . AT RENAISSANCE . NO OPPONENT LISTED
Renaissance at Wyandotte Roosevelt — SAT . 8:30 AM
Eight matches run Thursday in all, across these two pages.
⚽ Boys Soccer
Last week
Academy of the Americas lost 0-8 on Tue — @ Hamtramck Oakland International Academy
Western International won 2-1 on Tue — @ Dearborn Heights Crestwood
Renaissance won 3-2 on Wed — Vs Detroit Academy Of The Americas
Western International won 5-3 on Thu — @ Melvindale
Cass Technical lost 0-4 on Thu — Vs Pontiac
Martin Luther King Jr. lost 0-8 on Fri — Vs Detroit Academy Of The Americas
Source: MHSAA via Locals Thrive, September 8–11, 2026
Mon-Wed
Western International at Detroit Catholic Central — TODAY . 3:00 PM . AWAY
Academy of the Americas vs. Taylor Prep — MON . 6:00 PM
Cass Technical vs. Cristo Rey — MON . TIME DISPUTED . HISTORIC FORT WAYNE
Cass Technical at Renaissance — MON . 5:00 PM
Western International at Academy of the Americas — TUE . 7:00 PM
Martin Luther King Jr. at Cass Technical — WED . 5:30 PM
Renaissance at Redford Thurston — WED . 5:00 PM
Today's games sit outside the Sep 13-19 week covered here.
Thu-Fri
Cass Technical at Hamtramck — THU . 5:00 AND 7:00 PM LISTED
Cass Technical vs. Royal Oak — THU . TIME AND VENUE DISPUTED
Western International vs. Aztec Eagles Academy — FRI . 6:00 PM . AT NORTHWESTERN
Cass Technical is listed against both Hamtramck and Royal Oak on Thursday, with two start times each. Not resolved here.
Standings — DPSL
1. Detroit Cass Tech — league 1-0, overall 4-4
2. Detroit Renaissance — league 1-1, overall 1-2
3. Detroit Academy of the Americas — league 1-2, overall 1-3
Season to date.
Source: Detroit Public Schools League, 2026 season, via Locals Thrive
⛳ Girls Golf and Swimming
This week
Cass Technical golf vs. Royal Oak — TUE . 3:15 PM
Cass Technical swimming and diving — THU . 5:30 PM . CASS TECHNICAL
The district's only golf and swimming listings this week. The feed names no opponent for the swim meet.
What the feeds disagree on
Mumford and Marygrove both claim a 16-8 win over Henry Ford — SEP 11 . SAME SCORE, SAME DAY
Pershing at Henry Ford football — MON . HENRY FORD FIELD IN TWO LISTINGS, TBA IN TWO MORE
Northwestern-Osborn volleyball — MON . NORTHWESTERN GYM AND OSBORN COURT #1
Renaissance-Cass Technical volleyball — TUE . 5:00 AND 6:00 PM ACROSS THREE VENUES
Cass Technical soccer vs. Hamtramck and Royal Oak — THU . 5:00/7:00 PM AND 5:30/7:15 PM
Nine of the district's 49 games carry conflicting times or venues, and two more are listed against two different opponents. Most arrive twice, once per school feed. None resolved.
Source: school athletic feeds via Locals Thrive, September 13–19, 2026
Event details and times can change. Confirm with each venue before heading out.