The Genesee Area Conference (GAC) is a high school athletic conference in Genesee County, Michigan. It was originally called the Genesee Eight Athletic Conference.Genesee Eight Athletic Conference 1978 Football Season Since 2002, the GAC operates with two divisions: Blue and Red.2002 Michigan High School Football Standings: Genesee Area Conference Red Division In 2019, all members of the red division left to join the Flint Metro League conference, leaving the GAC with only four teams.
History The Genesee Eight Athletic Conference began in 1978 with three high schools from the Genesee County B LeagueMichigan High School Football: 1977 Michigan High School Football Standings -- Genesee County "B" League and five from the Mid-Eastern Eight Conference.Michigan High School Football: Michigan High School Football Standings -- Mid-Eastern Eight Conference 1977 Beginning in 1999, the Conference renamed itself to Genesee Area Conference with the addition of Genesee High School to bring up the number of High Schools to ten. The Genesee Wolves also took the Football championship that year.1999 Michigan High School Football Standings: Genesee Area Conference With the 2002 football season, the GAC split the Conference into two divisions (Blue and Red) of six high schools 2002 Michigan High School Football Standings: Genesee Area Conference Blue Division with the addition of Mt. Morris and Lakeville High Schools. In recent years, however, it has lost a large number of members. As in 2018, six of its members broke off from the conference to form the Mid-Michigan Activities Conference, and three of its members left to join the Flint Metro League. 2019 saw it gain a member in Flint Southwestern, but also lose a member in Bentley.
Member schools Current members TeamLocationClassEnrollmentJoinedPrevious ConferenceAtherton WolverinesBurtonC2551978Mid-Eastern 8 ConferenceBeecher BuccaneersMt. Morris TownshipC23120092018 Michigan High School Football Standings: Genesee Area ConferenceIndependents(FML 2002)Bendle TigersBurtonC3251978Mid-Eastern Eight ConferenceBentley BulldogsBurtonC2741978Genesee County B LeagueGenesee Christian SoldiersBurtonD1062020 Michigan Association of Christian Schools Hamady HawksMt. Morris TownshipB4761978Mid-Eastern 8 ConferenceInternational PhoenixFlintC2002020Madison EaglesBurtonC2032020Morrice OriolesMorriceD1612010Independents(SMAA 2008)New Standard WarriorsFlintD1462020 Southwestern Knights FlintA8572019Saginaw Valley ConferenceWebberville SpartansWebbervilleD1682010Independents(SMAA 2008)
Current Divisions +Genesee Area ConferenceBlueRedWebbervilleBeecherMadison AcademyGenesee ChristianInternational AcademyBendleMorriceBentleyAthertonHamady
Former members TeamLocationJoinedPrevious ConferenceDepartedSuccessive ConferenceLinden EaglesArgentine Township1978 Genesee County B League1982IndependentMichigan High School Football: Linden EaglesMontrose RamsMontrose1978Mid-Eastern Eight Conference2018Mid-Michigan Activities ConferenceNew Lothrop HornetsNew Lothrop1982Independent2018Mid-Michigan Activities ConferenceByron EaglesByron1991Mid-State Athletic Conference2018Mid-Michigan Activities ConferenceGoodrich MartiansAtlas Township1978Mid-Eastern Eight Conference2019Flint Metro LeagueCorunna CavaliersCorunna2014Capital Area Activities Conference2019Flint Metro LeagueLake Fenton Blue DevilsFenton Township1978Genesee County B League2019Flint Metro LeaguePontiac Notre Dame Prep Fighting IrishPontiac2018Independent2019IndependentGenesee WolvesGenesee Township1999Southern Thumb Athletic Association2018North Central Thumb 8-Man LeagueOtisville LakeVille FalconsOtisville2002/2017Flint Metro League/Tri-Valley Conference2013/2018Tri-Valley Conference/Mid-Michigan Activities ConferenceMount Morris PanthersMount Morris2002Flint Metro League2018Mid-Michigan Activities ConferenceDurand RailroadersDurand2005Mid-Michigan Athletic Conference - B2018Mid-Michigan Activities ConferenceDryden CardinalsDryden Township2010North Central Thumb League2013North Central Thumb 8-Man LeagueMorrice OriolesMorrice2010Independent2014Central Michigan 8-Man Football ConferencePerry RamblersPerry2012Capital Area Activities Conference2014Greater Lansing Athletic Conference
Football This conference championship list goes through the 2018 season. Morrice and Webberville complete in the Central Michigan 8-Man Football Conference.
# Team G8/GAC Championships State Division Championships 1 Montrose 1981, 1983–1985, 1988–1996, 1998–2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011-2013 1998 (Class CC), 2002 (Division 5) 2 New Lothrop 1983, 2002-2006, 2010-2017 2006 (Division 8), 2018 (Division 6)3 Lake Fenton 1978, 2005-2007, 2016-2017 Goodrich 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2018 4 Flint Hamady 1979, 1980, 1982, 2007, 2018 6 Burton Bendle 1986, 1997 7 Mt. Morris 2003, 2005 Genesee 1999, 2009 Flint Beecher 2009, 2014 10 Linden 1981 Burton Bentley 1987, 2008 Corunna 2015
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