Clare fans will gather by the hundreds Friday night in what they hope will be among the biggest nights in Pioneer football history when Ithaca comes to town to put a 56-game winning streak on the line. Clare has won seven straight Jack Pine titles. But this is quite an opening-day challenge for the Pioneers. Ithaca right now isn’t the team it was in 2014. But neither are the Pioneers.
Prediction: Ithaca 28, Clare 14