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ALMA vs Flint Powers

0/14 14/0 13/6 6/7 Alma 33 Powers 27

Penn Seeley 4/10 112 Yards Passing
31 Rushes 193 Yds 3 Tds

Gavin McConnell 3 rec 99 yards 2 Rush TDs

RJ Bielage 5 Tackles 3 Assists
Jake Johnston 5 Tackles 2 Assists 1 TFL
Nick Johnston 4 Tackles 4 Assists 2 TFL
Connor Catlin 1 INT

On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM Michael Allison wrote:
1st Qtr -28-7
2nd qtr- 56-14
3rd qtr 70-21
4th qtr- 70-21

Penn Seeley 8-21 66 yds, 1 TD 3 INT
12 rushes 150 yards 1 TD

RJ Bielega 6 REC 54 yards

Cameron Ryckman- 6 tackles, 4 assists, 1 TFL

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PASSING YARDS
(Min. 400 yards)
Aidan Anderson, Evart 1,445
Connor Greif, Saginaw Heritage 1,138
Karson Agnew, New Lothrop 1,054
Joel Cranmore, Leslie 870
Jake Morrow, Grand Blanc 859
Madix Gorleski, Vassar 747
Tyger Whitbeck, Perry 745
Kaleb Nielson, Williamston 652
Liam Patrick, Owosso 624
Keller Bedford, Swan Valley 600
Jaxson Dosh, Davison 595
Ian Ziegelmann, Saginaw Nouvel 590
Andrew Miller, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 584
Noah Sandecki, Stockbridge 576
Lleyton Hoard, Frankenmuth 547
Blake Burke, Okemos 495
Ty Thelen, Pewamo-Westphalia 484
Ethan Melville, Holt 477
Mason Henry, Caro 473
Greyson Merchant, Ithaca 454
Ethan Colosky, Charlotte 435

PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
(Min. 4 tds)
Ty Thelen, Pewamo-Westphalia 15
Connor Greif, Saginaw Heritage 13
Karson Agnew, New Lothrop 12
Jake Morrow, Grand Blanc 12
Aidan Anderson, Evart 11
Joel Cranmore, Leslie 10
Kaleb Nielson, Williamston 10
Keller Bedford, Swan Valley 8
Liam Patrick, Owosso 8
Noah Sandecki, Stockbridge 8
Mason Eisenberger, Shepherd 7
Mason Henry, Caro 7
Lleyton Hoard, Frankenmuth 7
Trav Moore, DeWitt 7
Andrew Miller, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 7
Blake Lane, Almont 6
Noah Sandecki, Stockbridge 6
Ian Ziegelmann, Saginaw Nouvel 6
Blake Burke, Okemos 5
Evan Colosky, Charlotte 5
Jaxson Dosh, Davison 5
Madix Gorleski, Vassar 4
Ethan Melville, Holt 4
Greyson Merchant, Ithaca 4
Tyger Whitbeck, Perry 4

RUSHING YARDS
(Min. 300 yds.)
D’Marion Erlenbeck, Clio 736
Traverse Moore, DeWitt 726
Brody Corneau, Almont 568
Keaton Pratt, Roscommon 563
Kyle Greiner, Hart 556
Jacob Garris, Davison 542
Karson Tweh, St. Louis 541
Noah Sandecki, Stockbridge 481
Owen Vance, Saginaw Nouvel 471
Channing Ridley, DeWitt 438
Matthew Bacholzky, Almont 416
Boston Beougher, Swan Valley 390
LaDon Hatcher, Holt 387
Liam Patrick, Owosso 385
Ty Thelen, Pewamo-Westphalia 381
Joe Smith, Williamston 376
Jayden Kohn, Clio 357
Lleyton Hoard, Frankenmuth 351
Parker Lentner, Freeland 333
Evret Laguire, Charlotte 332
Greyson Merchant, Ithaca 319
Tyler Enos, Caro 314
Andrew Miller, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 314
Jaxson Dosh, Davison 310
Tyanthony Lewis, Davison 310
Jeremiah Coleman, Grand Blanc 307
Cooper Chambers, DeWitt 301

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
(Min. 3 tds)
Jaxson Dosh, Davison 12
D’Marion Erlenbeck, Clio 12
Trav Moore, DeWitt 10
Owen Vance, Saginaw Nouvel 9
Greyson Merchant, Ithaca 8
Ty Thelen, Pewamo-Westphalia 8
Brody Corneau, Almont 7
LaDon Hatcher, Holt 7
Gibson Rondy, Ithaca 7
Joe Smith, Williamston 7
Karson Agnew, New Lothrop 6
Matthew Bacholzky, Almont 6
Kyle Greiner, Hart 6
Greyson Merchant, Ithaca 6
Andrew Miller, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 6
Andrew Morales, Potterville 6
Jeremiah Coleman, Grand Blanc 5
Tyanthony Lewis, Davison 5
Noah Reif, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 5
Noah Sandecki, Stockbridge 5
Jase Behmlander, Saginaw Heritage 4
Merrick Brock, St. Louis 4
Tyler Enos, Caro 4
Brandon Hamlett, Stockbridge 4
Lleyton Hoard, Frankenmuth 4
Parker Lentner, Freeland 4
Boston Beougher, Swan Valley 3
Halen Boos, Hart 3
Deegan Carter, Reese 3
Tommy Collins, Clio 3
Evert Laguire, Charlotte 3
Liam Patrick, Owosso 3
Channing Ridley, DeWitt 3

RECEIVING YARDS
(Min. 200 yds.)
Willie Ray, Evart 813
Kingston Wright, Saginaw Heritage 553
Alex Rockafellow, Perry 516
Braydin Johnson, Leslie 490
Aaron Wenzlick, New Lothrop 419
Jacob Adkins, Perry 375
Jase Behmlander, Saginaw Heritage 361
Kam Reynolds, Swan Valley 327
Kade Morgan, Evart 326
Jamison Pelt, Swan Valley 306
Jayson Conant, Stockbridge 302
Lucas Warczinsky, Vestaburg 302
Parker Kingsbury, Saginaw Nouvel 290
Sean Foley, Saginaw Nouvel 280
Noah Rief, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 280
Micah Kemp, Grand Blanc 279
Toby Bigford, Roscommon 269
Tommy Pratt, Williamston 248
Caseton Sendry, Grand Blanc 245
Cortez Porter, Davison 239
Hunter VanSickler, Williamston 220
Braden Reed, Owosso 218
Law Danek, Chesaning 209

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS
(Min. 3 tds)
Willie Ray, Evart 9
Braydin Johnson, Leslie 7
Aaron Wenzlick, New Lothrop 7
Kingston Wright, Saginaw Heritage 7
Trent Piggott, Pewamo-Westphalia 6
Jayson Conant, Stockbridge 5
Micah Kemp, Grand Blanc, 5
Tommy Pratt, Williamston 5
Caleb Blythe, Pewamo-Westphalia 4
Riyu Deal, Frankenmuth 4
Sean Foley, Saginaw Nouvel 4
Simeon Kober, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 4
Kam Reynolds, Swan Valley 4
Caseton Sendry, Grand Blanc 4
Jacob Adkins, Perry 3
Brandon Anthony, Pewamo-Westphalia 3
Jaden Bender, DeWitt 3
Toby Bigford, Roscommon 3
Xavier Ford, Okemos 3
Connor McMurphy, Ithaca 3
Jamison Pelt, Swan Valley 3
Alex Rockafellow, Perry 3
Braeden Romero, Leslie 3
Hunter VanSickler, Williamston 3

TACKLES
(Min. 35 tackles)
Ben Rizzi, Okemos 65
Alex McEwan, Perry 55
Robbie White, Clio 55
Johnn Carlson, Saginaw Nouvel 54
Christian Lopez, Saginaw Nouvel 54
Owen Marcus, Clio 53
Johnny McConnell, Perry 52
Brayden Bundy, Davison 49
Melchizadek Washington, Saginaw United 49
Xander Brock, St. Louis 48
Keegan Bennett, Potterville 47
Colton Carey, Charlotte 47
Andrew Morales, Potterville 47
Colten Karbel, Almont 46
Mason Nosis, Perry 46
Ayden Seybert, Davison 46
Broghan Bupp, Ithaca 45
Kane Romano, Dansville 45
Jamaris Graham, Okemos 44
Karson Tweh, St. Louis 44
Jude Galvas, New Lothrop 43
Noah Beauregard, Stockbridge 42
Cohen Ferqueron, Almont 42
Lane Moore, Charlotte 42
Miles Keener, Williamston 41
Sam King, Shepherd 39
Halen Boos, Hart 38
Jack Davy, Charlotte 37
Robert Giles, Grand Blanc 37
Noah Rief, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 37
Luke Ward, Potterville 37
Landon Crawley, Clio 36
Anthony Fries, Saginaw Heritage 36
Chase Barker, Okemos 35
Braden Burtch, Chesaning 35
Jacob Crawford, Ithaca 35
Logan Griffin, Vestaburg 35

SACKS
(Min. 2 sacks)
Alex McEwan, Perry 6
Xander Brock, St. Louis 4.5
Gavin Martin, Frankenmuth 4
Griffin Clontz, Frankenmuth 3
Kolton Rockwell, Hart 3
Wyatt Smith, Vassar 3
Robbie White, Clio 3
Liam Buckley, Swan Valley 2
Blaine Cochran, Charlotte 2
Tommy Collins, Clio 2
Everett Cooper, DeWitt 2
Brock Foster, Charlotte 2
Allen Frank, Grand Blanc 2
James Gandy, Holt 2
Madix Gorleski, Vassar 2
Amare Harrison, Saginaw United 2
Blake Hollern, Potterville 2
Drew Johnston, Vestaburg 2
Morgan Laupichler, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 2
Kody McCoy, Evart 2
Brendan Mensing, DeWitt 2
Seth Ousley, Charlotte 2
Kolton Sanderson, Charlotte 2
Cameron Savage, Davison 2
Aiden Smith, Ithaca 2
Cooper Thompkins, Holt 2

INTERCEPTIONS
(Min. 2 ints)
Michael Aimery, Holt 4
Jadon Bender, DeWitt 4
Brody Corneau, Almont 4
Keaton Pratt, Roscommon 4
Lucas Brandell, DeWitt 3
D’Marion Erlenbeck, Clio 3
Brady Hale, Frankenmuth 3
Greyson Merchant, Ithaca 3
Jamison Pelt, Swan Valley 3
Kam Reynolds, Swan Valley 3
Zach Scharr, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 3
Ty Thelen, Pewamo-Westphalia 3
Zander Wheatley, Freeland 3
Brendon Cordero, Stockbridge 2
Greg Croze, Potterville 2
Cruz Diaz, Holt 2
Brandon Hamlett, Stockbridge 2
Evan Hunter, Owosso 2
Braydin Johnson, Leslie 2
Brendan Magnusson, Evart 2
Johnny McConnell, Perry 2
Kade Morgan, Evart 2
Dalton Oliphant, Almont 2
Christian Paige, Frankenmuth 2
Parker Sandecki, Stockbridge 2
Cash Tedford, Frankenmuth 2

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PASSING YARDS
(Min. 300 yards)
Aidan Anderson, Evart 1,220
Karson Agnew, New Lothrop 1,054
Connor Greif, Saginaw Heritage 933
Tyger Whitbeck, Perry 745
Kaleb Nielson, Williamston 652
Joel Cranmore, Leslie 648
Ian Ziegelmann, Saginaw Nouvel 567
Braedy Boell, Saginaw Heritage 535
Noah Sandecki, Stockbridge 523
Madix Gorleski, Vassar 495
Ethan Melville, Holt 477
Jake Morrow, Grand Blanc 475
Jaxson Dosh, Davison 451
Andrew Miller, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 415
Blake Burke, Okemos 410
Keller Bedford, Swan Valley 380
Mason Henry, Caro 362
Liam Patrick, Owosso 357
Greyson Merchant, Ithaca 334
Juanito Escamilla, Chesaning 328
Gibson Rondy, Ithaca 326
Trav Moore, DeWitt 319
Jamison Pelt, Swan Valley 314
Ty Thelen, Pewamo-Westphalia 309

PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
(Min. 3 tds)
Karson Agnew, New Lothrop 12
Connor Greif, Saginaw Heritage 11
Ty Thelen, Pewamo-Westphalia 11
Aidan Anderson, Evart 10
Kaleb Nielson, Williamston 10
Jake Morrow, Grand Blanc 8
Joel Cranmore, Leslie 7
Mason Eisenberger, Shepherd 7
Mason Henry, Caro 7
Trav Moore, DeWitt 7
Braedyn Boell, Saginaw Heritage 6
Andrew Miller, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 6
Noah Sandecki, Stockbridge 6
Keller Bedford, Swan Valley 5
Liam Patrick, Owosso 5
Ian Ziegelmann, Saginaw Nouvel 5
Evan Colosky, Charlotte 4
Madix Gorleski, Vassar 4
Blake Lane, Almont 4
Ethan Melville, Holt 4
Tyger Whitbeck, Perry 4
Blake Burke, Okemos 3
D’Marion Erlenbeck, Clio 3
Jaxson Dosh, Davison 3
Hudson Marsh, Roscommon 3
Greyson Merchant, Ithaca 3

RUSHING YARDS
(Min. 250 yds.)
D’Marion Erlenbeck, Clio 680
Kyle Greiner, Hart 556
Jacob Garris, Davison 542
Traverse Moore, DeWitt 540
Brody Corneau, Almont 453
Boston Beougher, Swan Valley 390
LaDon Hatcher, Holt 381
Liam Patrick, Owosso 365
Channing Ridley, DeWitt 360
Noah Sandecki, Stockbridge 354
Matthew Bacholzky, Almont 350
Owen Vance, Saginaw Nouvel 340
Parker Lentner, Freeland 333
Ty Thelen, Pewamo-Westphalia 326
Joe Smith, Williamston 309
Jayden Kohn, Clio 302
Karson Agnew, New Lothrop 294
Jaxson Dosh, Davison 287
Tyler Enos, Caro 284
Andrew Miller, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 275
Cooper Chambers, DeWitt 273
Alex Nurenberg, Pewamo-Westphalia 270
Gibson Rondy, Ithaca 268
Deegan Carter, Reese 258

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
(Min. 3 tds)
D’Marion Erlenbeck, Clio 11
Jaxson Dosh, Davison 10
LaDon Hatcher, Holt 7
Gibson Rondy, Ithaca 7
Ty Thelen, Pewamo-Westphalia 7
Karson Agnew, New Lothrop 6
Brody Corneau, Almont 6
Kyle Greiner, Hart 6
Andrew Miller, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 6
Owen Vance, Saginaw Nouvel 6
Matthew Bacholzky, Almont 5
Trav Moore, DeWitt 5
Joe Smith, Williamston 5
Jeremiah Coleman, Grand Blanc 4
Tyler Enos, Caro 4
Brandon Hamlett, Stockbridge 4
Parker Lentner, Freeland 4
Noah Reif, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 4
Jase Behmlander, Saginaw Heritage 3
Boston Beougher, Swan Valley 3
Halen Boos, Hart 3
Deegan Carter, Reese 3
Tommy Collins, Clio 3
Tyanthony Lewis, Davison 3
Liam Patrick, Owosso 3
Channing Ridley, DeWitt 3
Noah Sandecki, Stockbridge 3

RECEIVING YARDS
(Min. 200 yds.)
Willie Ray, Evart 597
Kingston Wright, Saginaw Heritage 438
Aaron Wenzlick, New Lothrop 419
Braydin Johnson, Leslie 385
Alex Rockafellow, Perry 360
Kam Reynolds, Swan Valley 327
Kade Morgan, Evart 293
Jacob Adkins, Perry 290
Parker Kingsbury, Saginaw Nouvel 290
Jase Behmlander, Saginaw Heritage 278
Sean Foley, Saginaw Nouvel 257
Toby Bigford, Roscommon 253
Cortez Porter, Davison 239
Lucas Warczinsky, Vestaburg 237
Jayson Conant, Stockbridge 226
Tommy Pratt, Williamston 226
Braden Reed, Owosso 200

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS
(Min. 3 tds)
Willie Ray, Evart 8
Aaron Wenzlick, New Lothrop 7
Kingston Wright, Saginaw Heritage 6
Braydin Johnson, Leslie 5
Trent Piggott, Pewamo-Westphalia 5
Tommy Pratt, Williamston 5
Micah Kemp, Grand Blanc, 4
Simeon Kober, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 4
Kam Reynolds, Swan Valley 4
Brandon Anthony, Pewamo-Westphalia 3
Jaden Bender, DeWitt 3
Toby Bigford, Roscommon 3
Caleb Blythe, Pewamo-Westphalia 3
Sean Foley, Saginaw Nouvel 3
Braeden Romero, Leslie 3
Caseton Sendry, Grand Blanc 3

TACKLES
(Min. 30 tackles)
Ben Rizzi, Okemos 55
Melchizadek Washington, Saginaw United 49
Christian Lopez, Saginaw Nouvel 48
Robbie White, Clio 48
Keegan Bennett, Potterville 47
Owen Marcus, Clio 46
Kane Romano, Dansville 45
Johnn Carlson, Saginaw Nouvel 43
Jude Galvas, New Lothrop 43
Alex McEwan, Perry 43
Brayden Bundy, Davison 40
Sam King, Shepherd 39
Ayden Seybert, Davison 39
Halen Boos, Hart 38
Jamaris Graham, Okemos 38
Johnny McConnell, Perry 38
Cohen Ferqueron, Almont 37
Colten Karbel, Almont 37
Andrew Morales, Potterville 37
Mason Nosis, Perry 37
Miles Keener, Williamston 35
Landon Crawley, Clio 34
Dominic Ciminelli, Stockbridge 32
Robert Giles, Grand Blanc 32
Broghan Bupp, Ithaca 31
Kyle Greiner, Hart 31
Kade Morgan, Evart 31
Nathan Precise, Okemos 31
Anthony Fries, Saginaw Heritage 30
Cameron Savage, Davison 30

SACKS
(Min. 2 sacks)
Alex McEwan, Perry 5
Wyatt Smith, Vassar 3
Robbie White, Clio 3
Liam Buckley, Swan Valley 2
Tommy Collins, Clio 2
Everett Cooper, DeWitt 2
James Gandy, Holt 2
Madix Gorleski, Vassar 2
Amare Harrison, Saginaw United 2
Blake Hollern, Potterville 2
Morgan Laupichler, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 2
Kody McCoy, Evart 2
Brendan Mensing, DeWitt 2
Cameron Savage, Davison 2
Aiden Smith, Ithaca 2
Cooper Thompkins, Holt 2

INTERCEPTIONS
(Min. 2 ints)
Michael Aimery, Holt 4
Brody Corneau, Almont 3
D’Marion Erlenbeck, Clio 3
Greyson Merchant, Ithaca 3
Jamison Pelt, Swan Valley 3
Zach Scharr, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 3
Zander Wheatley, Freeland 3
Jason Bender, DeWitt 2
Lucas Brandell, DeWitt 2
Greg Croze, Potterville 2
Cruz Diaz, Holt 2
Evan Hunter, Owosso 2
Braydin Johnson, Leslie 2
Brendan Magnusson, Evart 2
Johnny McConnell, Perry 2
Kade Morgan, Evart 2
Keaton Pratt, Roscommon 2
Kam Reynolds, Swan Valley 2
Parker Sandecki, Stockbridge 2
Ty Thelen, Pewamo-Westphalia 2

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PASSING YARDS
(Min. 300 yards)
Aidan Anderson, Evart 1,091
Joel Cranmore, Leslie 648
Tyger Whitbeck, Perry 648
Kaleb Nielson, Williamston 503
Ian Ziegelmann, Saginaw Nouvel 473
Noah Sandecki, Stockbridge 354
Andrew Miller, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 352
Madix Gorleski, Vassar 349
Jaxson Dosh, Davison 329
Gibson Rondy, Ithaca 326
Mason Henry, Caro 317

PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
(Min. 3 tds)
Aidan Anderson, Evart 10
Kaleb Nielson, Williamston 8
Ty Thelen, Pewamo-Westphalia 8
Joel Cranmore, Leslie 7
Mason Henry, Caro 6
Andrew Miller, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 6
Ian Ziegelmann, Saginaw Nouvel 5
Tyger Whitbeck, Perry 4
Keller Bedford, Swan Valley 3
Evan Colosky, Charlotte 3
D’Marion Erlenbeck, Clio 3
Madix Gorleski, Vassar 3
Hudson Marsh, Roscommon 3
Liam Patrick, Owosso 3
Noah Sandecki, Stockbridge 3

RUSHING YARDS
(Min. 250 yds.)
D’Marion Erlenbeck, Clio 511
Boston Beougher, Swan Valley 352
Jacob Garris, Davison 343
Liam Patrick, Owosso 306
Gibson Rondy, Ithaca 268
Deegan Carter, Reese 258
Andrew Miller, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 258
Traverse Moore, DeWitt 255

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
(Min. 3 tds)
D’Marion Erlenbeck, Clio 8
Gibson Rondy, Ithaca 7
Andrew Miller, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 6
Ty Thelen, Pewamo-Westphalia 5
Brandon Hamlett, Stockbridge 4
Boston Beougher, Swan Valley 3
Deegan Carter, Reese 3
Tommy Collins, Clio 3
Tyler Enos, Caro 3
Traverse Moore, DeWitt 3
Liam Patrick, Owosso 3
Noah Reif, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 3
Joe Smith, Williamston 3

RECEIVING YARDS
(Min. 200 yds.)
Willie Ray, Evart 553
Braydin Johnson, Leslie 385
Kade Morgan, Evart 293
Alex Rockafellow, Perry 291
Parker Kingsbury, Saginaw Nouvel 260
Jacob Adkins, Perry 251
Lucas Warczinsky, Vestaburg 237
Toby Bigford, Roscommon 234

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS
(Min. 3 tds)
Willie Ray, Evart 7
Braydin Johnson, Leslie 5
Simeon Kober, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 4
Tommy Pratt, Williamston 4
Brandon Anthony, Pewamo-Westphalia 3
Toby Bigford, Roscommon 3
Caleb Blythe, Pewamo-Westphalia 3
Sean Foley, Saginaw Nouvel 3
Trent Piggott, Pewamo-Westphalia 3
Braeden Romero, Leslie 3

TACKLES
(Min. 25 tackles)
Ben Rizzi, Okemos 41
Johnn Carlson, Saginaw Nouvel 35
Robbie White, Clio 34
Christian Lopez, Saginaw Nouvel 33
Alex McEwan, Perry 32
Melchizadek Washington, Saginaw United 32
Miles Keener, Williamston 30
Kane Romano, Dansville 30
Ayden Seybert, Davison 30
Brayden Bundy, Davison 29
Mason Nosis, Perry 29
Patrick Friese, Leslie 28
Jamaris Graham, Okemos 27
Nathan Precise, Okemos 27
Parker Friess, Williamston 26
Johnny McConnell, Perry 26
Hudson Phillips, Leslie 26
Drew Johnston, Vestaburg 25
Dylan King, Perry 25
Owen Marcus, Clio 25
Kam Reynolds, Swan Valley 25

SACKS
(Min. 2 sacks)
Alex McEwan, Perry 4
Wyatt Smith, Vassar 3
Cameron Savage, Davison 2
Morgan Laupichler, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 2
Kody McCoy, Evart 2
Madix Gorleski, Vassar 2
Tommy Collins, Clio 2

INTERCEPTIONS
(Min. 2 ints)
Brendan Magnusson, Evart 3
D’Marion Erlenbeck, Clio 3
Michael Aimery, Holt 2
Cruz Diaz, Holt 2
Braydin Johnson, Leslie 2
Johnny McConnell, Perry 2
Kade Morgan, Evart 2
Jamison Pelt, Swan Valley 2
Keaton Pratt, Roscommon 2
Ty Thelen, Pewamo-Westphalia 2

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DAVID COOK
Sports Scene
Consistency has been a trademark of the Swan Valley football team. For the past 13 seasons the Vikings have qualified for the state playoffs and this year’s squad is primed to add to that streak.
A strong group of veterans returnees are back from a team that went 6-4 overall last season. Swan Valley started slow a year ago, dropping its first three games, before closing out the regular season with three consecutive wins before falling to Belding in the first round of the playoffs.
“We’re excited,” said Swan Valley coach Kevin Gavenda. “We have a lot of seniors. We’ve got probably five kids that are going to be three-years starters for us and that is always a good sign.”
One spot that is shy on experience is at quarterback where Colton Klein has graduated after spending the past four seasons as Swan Valley’s starting quarterback. Sophomore Keller Bedford, who started on the junior varsity last year as a freshman, is poised to carry on the quarterback tradition for the Vikings.
“He has a full year of jv football under his belt,” Gavenda said. “We brought up to the jv to get those extra reps. We’re looking forward to seeing what he can do. He had a good summer for us. It’s just going to be a case of time, just getting those reps and connections with our receivers. We have two receivers who are among the best receivers in the area and a running back who can absolutely fly. Keller’s job is to get the ball to those guys and see what we can do.”
One of those receivers is senior Jamison Pelt (6-0, 160) who is committed to Grand Valley State. Pelt has been one of the premier receivers in mid-Michigan the past few seasons.
“I feel our offense will be pretty much as productive as last season,” Pelt said. “I also feel like we will be able to run the ball better. I feel that if they are going to start bracketing me we are going to have Kam (Reynolds) on the other side and once they figure that out we are going to be able to run the ball pretty good.”
Pelt is not the only impact player Swan Valley has at receiver as junior Kamdyn Reynolds is also a big-play threat on the perimeter.
“Things are looking good,” Reynolds said. “We have our new quarterback and we’ve been practicing all offseason. We go to the field two to three times a week and we have a really good connection.”
The Vikings also have a home-run hitter at running back in Boston Beougher who set a pair of school records as a sprinter on the track team this past spring.
“I think he broke the 200 and the 100 school record this past spring,” Gavenda said.
Beougher is ready for the Viking running game to step up and make an impact this season.
“I think we are going to be pretty good,” Beougher said. “We have a good line. Obviously we have good wide receivers so I think we have a good all-around team this year.”
The offensive line is a work in progress for the Vikings. The team is building around veteran linemen Gavin Grandy and Mikey Gerard who both started along the line last season.
“We have a couple of other guys who we are counting on to do the job,” Gavenda said. “We also hoping we have a sophomore come up and fill a spot. It’s a work in progress. We have enough guys who we are comfortable in, it’s just who takes that step to be the guy this year.”
Swan Valley also returns several key impact players on defense. Reynolds led the squad in tackles last season from his safety position and also intercepted six passes.
“We have a lot of guys back on defense,” Gavenda said. “I have all sorts of confidence in our defense to cover the pass. We have to get tougher, we have to get meaner in the trenches and stop the run because when you play in the Tri-Valley that’s what teams are going to look to do.”
The defense will also count on a pair of linebackers who are going to be three-year starters in Gavin Grandy and Jack Lagan.
“I think we are looking pretty good,” Grandy said. “We have a lot of third-year returning seniors this year. We’ve all been here we’ve all played a lot so I think we’ll be pretty good.”
Up front, the Vikings are looking to Hayden Taylor to help set the edge at defensive end. Along the interior of the defensive line, the Vikings are counting on Mikey Gerard along with junior Liam Buckley (6-2, 235) who played some as a sophomore last year.
“I think we are going to be a lot smarter and a lot more sound on defense,” said Gerard. “We are pretty much all seniors on both sides of the ball and the people who aren’t seniors they are pretty good athletes.”
Gavenda also believes that experience will be a key for the Vikings along with the overall athletic skills of the players.
“We have a lot of older guys we can count on,” Gavenda said. “It just comes down to can our physicality catch up this year to where are speed and athleticism is. We have the athletes who can make plays on both sides of the ball, we just have to be able to be more physical and set the tone up front.”

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DAVID COOK
Sports Scene
With the type of size along the offensive and defensive lines typically found at Division 1 and 2 schools, there is no doubt that the St. Louis Sharks will be looking to muscle their way to some wins this fall.
The Sharks, who went 3-6 overall last season and 2-3 in the league, not only have plenty of size and strength this season, but they also bring back plenty of experience.
St. Louis also brings in a new coach this season in Ben Brock who brings with him over 20 years of coaching experience in the mid-Michigan area at Shepherd, Grayling and Carson City-Crystal.
“We have some great kids and they have been learning a lot,” Brock said. “It’s really a band of brothers. It’s really a group of kids who have been very successful at wrestling and other sports when they’ve been disciplined and had consistency in working in that sport. That’s what we’ve seen with football as these kids have come in. We’ve got nearly everyone coming in for the weight room sessions and the learning and skill sessions. Took a team camp up north to Kingsley and everybody came.”
On the offensive side of the ball, the Sharks feature a large, veteran offensive line anchored by Xander Brock (6-3, 310), a four-year varsity starter at offensive tackle who will be playing college football next year.
“We definitely at tackles we have two pretty big kids,” said Xander Brock. “We’ve got some big dudes. I’m looking forward to it. Defensively, our defensive line is about five times better than our offensive line and our offensive line is pretty good. We want to win the JPC 2 (Jack Pine Conference 2) and make a run in the playoffs. We haven’t made the playoffs in a minute.”
Fellow senior Tiger Russell (6-4, 265) is another four-year varsity player who is primed for a big season. Russell will also be playing college football at Alma College. Senior Ryder Siefka (6-0, 205) also returns up front.
“Our offensive line will be a strength,” said coach Brock. “Normally we don’t have this kind of size at St. Louis so this is unique.”
The St. Louis backfield also boasts big-school size starting with 6-foot-6, 195-pound senior quarterback Drew Challender who brings plenty of experience to the position.”
“I see us looking really good on offense,” Challender said. “We’re going to be pretty dominant on the offensive side of the ball unlike past years. A lot of things have changed on offense and we should be pretty good this year. We should have a good mix of running and passing.”
Lining up behind Challender at fullback is freshman Merrick Brock who is 5-foot-11 and 250 pounds.
“I’m excited, I’m ready,” said Merrick Brock. “We just want to go in positive and do what we haven’t done in the past.”
At the wide receiver spots the Sharks return even more experience in seniors Michael Borie (5-11, 185), Parker Wonch (5-9, 170) and Laythan Hayworth (5-8, 160). Borie is in his fourth year of starting for the Sharks and is also looking to play college football.
“We have a completely different system this year,” said Borie. “Last year, basically, all we did was run the ball. We ran a double-wing set, so it was all just running the ball down the field. This year we are going to have a mix. We’re still going to run the ball but we will also have a lot of play action and we also have spread which we can run as well.”
Playing Division 8 football, most of the Sharks play on both offense and defense. Along the defensive line the team is looking for Xander Brock and Russell to anchor the line at the tackle spots with Merrick Brock and Challender walling things off at the defensive end positions.
“As a team our first goal is week one,” said Russell. “We start out with Ithaca, the biggest game right there. That will be the test that we are here to play.”
The linebacking crew is led by Borie and Siefka.
“Our goal is perfection,” Siefka said. “I’m not saying we are going to be perfect, but our goals are that we are going to go farther than anybody knows. We’ve been working for the past six seven moths for this. I don’t think anybody sees us coming. I can’t wait. It’s going to be fun.”
In the secondary, the Sharks return Hayworth and Wonch.
A senior, Hayworth likes the way the team is coming together this season.
“The chemistry of our team has come up a lot,” Hayworth said. “The timing between all of us has gotten a lot better. I feel like in previous years when adversity came up, we didn’t adapt to that well and I feel like now we’re mixing things up and adapting well and we are going to push ourselves to the next level.”
Like Hayworth, Wonch is also looking forward to hitting the field with his teammates and making some history.
“I’m feeling pretty good,” Wonch said. “I think this is the most impressive our team has ever looked with 7-on-7s and stuff. I’m really excited to get into the season. I think our defense is pretty strong too.”

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The Ovid-Elsie football team has been on a roll for over ten years, but the way last season ended left a bitter taste in the mouths of the Marauders who come into this season with plenty of determination.
Last season Ovid-Elsie qualified for the playoffs for the 10th time in the past 12 seasons. After finishing the regular season with a 7-2 record and placing second in the Mid-Michigan Athletic Conference, the Marauders opened the playoffs with a win against Almont. The next week, the season came to an abrupt end as the squad dropped a 31-28 decision to a Lansing Catholic team that reached the Division 6 state championship game.
With a solid core of players returning from that team, Ovid-Elsie is determined to accomplish even more this season.
“I think we are going to be solid,” said senior Daniel Topping a 6-foot-3, 240-pound offensive tackle and defensive end. “We bring back some explosive players and I think we are going to have a solid season. We just have to buy into our team motto, `run it again’. We are striving for perfection. We are always looking for perfection.”
That sentiment is shared by senior Brock Spitzley, a 5-foot-10, 205-pound fullback.
“We want to go undefeated,” Spitzley said. “That is one of our goals. We want a state championship too.”
Spitzley is part of a strong group of running backs that include junior speedster Chase Fabus (5-11, 175) and sophomore Bryce Krueer (5-9, 200).
Up front, the Marauders have a big, strong and experienced offensive line paving the way. Along with Topping at right tackle, the line is paced by right guard Logan Mason (6-2, 270) and senior left tackle Braxton O’Bryant (6-3, 275), a four-year starter. Senior Daniel Olger (6-0, 270) and junior Dylan Henning (6-0, 180) round out the offensive line.
“We’re definitely very explosive,” Mason said. “We are going to be able to move some people. We have some big boys for sure.”
Balancing the offense for the Marauders is a potent passing game led by senior quarterback Owen Long (5-10, 175).
“Our offense is looking pretty good,” Long said. “I think we will have a pretty explosive passing game and a very aggressive running game. We passed a lot more than we usually do last season and I think we will keep throwing it this year but we can always rely on our running game also.”
The passing game welcomes back some experienced receivers in senior Michael Bancroft (6-1, 185) and junior Brody Howard (5-10, 170).
“We still have some receivers back from last year and we threw the ball around pretty good last season,” Howard said. “I think we are looking pretty solid on both sides of the ball.”
Bancroft pointed out team chemistry was a key to success last season and sees that being a strong point this year as well.
“Last year we had great chemistry,” Bancroft said. “We need to build up the young guys and get everybody on the same page.”
Junior Julian Medina (6-1, 160) and sophomore Joie Fabus (6-0, 170) are a pair of wide receivers that add even more options to the passing attack.
On defense, Mason, O’Bryant and Olger clog up the middle while Robert Kebler, Henning and Topping are at the defensive end spots. Spitzley leads a strong group of linebackers that includes Bancroft, Chase Fabus and Krueger.
The secondary returns Long at free safety, Howard at strong safety and Joie Fabus, Medina and Wyatt Lover at cornerback.
“I think that last couple years our success has kind of built our team to were we have a good foundation and culture,” said Ovid-Elsie coach Travis Long. “It seems like have things rolling and we are going to keep things going. We lost some really good seniors so we have some younger guys who need to step up in some key roles but we do feel like we have a really talented squad.”

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Last season was a reloading campaign for the Mt. Pleasant football team that was making adjustments after graduating 24 seniors. With a large crew of veterans back this season, the Oilers are primed to move up the Saginaw Valley League standings.
Mt. Pleasant turned in a 6-5 overall record last fall, reaching the second round of the playoffs and finishing conference play with a .500 record. A roster peppered with starters returning has the outlook positive.
“We’ve been working hard all summer and I think we have a good core of returners who gained a lot of experience last year,” said Mt. Pleasant coach Jason McIntyre. “Last year, by our standards, was an average year. We won three straight conference championships in the three years prior to that and then last year we went 5-4 and got a playoff win. A lot of these guys that are coming back had to contribute and that is some good experience to have, and we have some good young players also.”
One of those veterans is senior wide receiver and safety Riley Olson (6-2, 175). A three-year varsity starter and two-time all-conference player, Olson believes a punishing brand of football will pay off for the Oilers.
“Our goal is to We want to win as many games as possible,” Olson said, “and we want to be the most physical team. We’re not always the biggest, fastest, strongest team out there so we just want to be the team that is going to dominate you and over-physical you and drain you mentally throughout the game. We are going to run the ball right down their throat. We are going to run the ball, go get a couple of yards and then take a deep shot and get a touchdown on you because our receivers have so much speed.”
Fellow senior Grahm Phillips (5-11, 200), a fullback and linebacker, echoed those remarks.
“We are going to be as physical as possible,” Phillips said. “We want to intimidate other teams with our physicality. On defense, we will be a really fast team which is trouble for opposing offenses. We have some dudes this year and I’m really excited.”
Senior running back/safety Will Garcia also stressed how physical the Oilers are going to be on both sides of the line.
“We are going to come at you on every play and we are just going to wear teams down physically,” Garcia said. “It’s going to get to a point where guys are just going to be on the ground and we are going to keep going.”
Senior tight end/linebacker Jack Mozurkewich (6-1, 195) also points to team chemistry as a strong point.
“We have a great a great group of guys,” Mozurkewich said. “I love the chemistry that we have. I see everywhere on the field as strong points for this team.”
Offensively, the Oilers have a pair of junior quarterbacks challenging for the starting job in Xavier Cregeur and Freddie Makinen.
The Oilers are deep at running back with Garcia leading the way along with Brady Johnston and junior Prosper Enehiroana with Phillips paving the way at fullback.
The offensive line is built around center Kort French, tackle Kyle Wallace, Jacob Dale and sophomore Tyler Schell (6-2, 230).
Olson leads a talented group of receivers that includes Mozurkewich at tight end.
On defense seven veterans return with starting experience. Kurt Freling, Levi Hoffman and Taylor Holp return along the defensive front.
Linebacker is a position of strength with the return of Mozurkewich and Phillips along with junior Adrian Castellon who started as a sophomore.
The secondary is solid with Garcia and Olson at the safety positions. Working in at the cornerback spots are Isaiah Rodriguez, junior Eassays McGinnis and sophomore Noel Helm.
“I like our depth,” McIntyre said. “I really think we can get close to having a completely different set of starters on offense than we have on defense. We can get pretty close to that and that will be huge for our depth.”

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Over the past few football seasons, Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart experienced plenty of success playing 8-man football. This year, the clock is turned back as the Irish are returning to 11-man football and are excited about the move.
“We’re excited,” said Sacred Heart coach Josh Wheaton. “It’s always been the goal ever since I took over the job three years ago. We had a five-year plan to bring back 11-man football. We needed to be at a certain number to be able to play 11-man and once we reached that number we decided to do it. We are a little bit below where we’d like to be but with the type of kids that we have we knew we were ready to make the move.”
The Irish have a solid core of veterans to lean on as they make the move to 11-man football. Sacred Heart is especially solid in the trenches led by senior two-way lineman Brendan Ervin (6-3, 305) who is stationed at left tackle on offense and defensive tackle on defense.
“I think that our offensive line is one of the best in Division 8,” Ervin said. “We have a lot of experience and a lot of size.”
Senior Caleb Strauch (6-1, 270) also returns to the lines and likes what he sees on the offensive side of the ball.
“We have a lot of strength up front,” Strauch said. “We like to run a lot of power on offense and I think we have one of the best running backs around.”
That running back is senior Teegan Duffy (5-9, 150). Duffy rushed for over 650 yards last season and with a big, powerful and experienced line paving the way an even more productive season is in the cards.
“I’m so confident in our guys up front,” Duffy said. “With the offensive line we have I can run for days. I’m hoping to get over 1,000 yards this season.”
Sacred Heart has a new face at quarterback but it’s a player familiar with the position. Junior Nathan Siler (6-3, 180) played tight end last season but played quarterback in the past and is looking forward to running the offense this season. Siler will also play cornerback on defense.
“Moving to quarterback will be an easy switch,” Siler said. “We have some nice athletes on offense and that will make it a smooth transition. With Teegan at running back and the line we have that will help out a lot.”
The Irish also have plenty of veterans returning at the receiver positions. Senior Brody Collin (5-9, 150) will be at wide receiver and cornerback. Sophomore Jacob Morrison (5-10, 155) is also at receiver and safety while freshman Leelynd Martinez (6-4, 190) is a wide receiver and linebacker.
The Irish also return starters in senior Nico Vasquez and juniors Levi Lynch and Marin Ite.
Newcomers looking to step up include juniors Hank MacDonald and Joey Endres, sophomore Zack Simon and freshmen Maxin Lynch and Walt MacDonald.

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While the Hemlock football team graduated some key players from last year’s squad, a large group of returning players has the Huskies determined to increase the win total this season.
Hemlock turned in a 2-7 overall record last season and were 1-4 in conference play. The Huskies were led by all-state players in quarterback Chad Brown and running back Landon Zastrow. While those two standouts are gone, the Huskies have a large group of veterans back.
“We’ve had an excellent offseason,” said Hemlock coach Jamie Slate. “We did an entire leadership speaker series. We’ve had over 2,000 workouts attended, we are far and beyond what we’ve been doing in terms of offseason workout attendance. This group is really a football group.”
While Zastrow will be missed at running back, the Huskies have plenty of backs ready to step up and the team is looking to run the ball more.
“We have a stable full of ballcarriers,” Slate said. “We are getting away from the spread and starting to look at more option-based football. It will completely change the way we attack games and this group is excited about it and ready to go.”
Leading the group of running backs are senior Steven Katzenberger (6-0, 180) along with juniors Drew Genow (5-6, 160) and Kayden Kapka (6-1, 190). The Huskies also have a pair of promising sophomore backs ready to contribute in Markus Plowdon and Braden Stanard (5-9, 175).
“I feel like we are looking good,” Katzenberg said. “We’ve had a good offseason and we’ve been working hard at practice getting down the new offense and working on new things.”
At quarterback, the Huskies have the luxury of two players capable of handling the starting duties. Juniors Gavin Schmidt and Wyatt Launstein are both challenging for the starting duties. Schmidt was set to be the junior varsity quarterback last season before breaking his leg in a scrimmage and missing the season. Launstein then stepped in and quarterbacked the team turning in a big season.
Paving the way for the running backs is a veteran group of linemen. Senior Tim Reid (5-7, 160) returns along with junior Sean Grove (6-1, 215) and seniors Nathan Gohr (6-1, 190), Trevan Swanson (5-10, 170) and Wyatt Scoles (5-10, 240).
“We have yet to determine who are top five are on the offensive line,” Slate said. “We’ve got a pretty good group of eight or nine guys competing for those spots. With our new scheme I think it fits are size as we are not overwhelmingly large, but we are very athletic and move well.”
Grove also likes how he sees the offensive line coming together.
“I think we will be good,” Grove said. “I’ve worked out with the entire offensive line all summer and I think there has been only one or two who have missed a couple. We know what were doing and we are showing up and doing the work we need.”
Reid believes that the Huskie offensive line will really excel at run blocking.
“I think we will be a lot better at running the ball and moving the ball down the field,” Reid said. “With the coaches, new strategy of using the triple option I feel more confident this year. I think it will do well and I enjoy the change.”
Defensively, the Huskies are looking to utilize their speed and athleticism.
Katzenberger returns to head up the defense from his linebacker position where he earned honorable-mention, all-state honors last season.
“We’re going to be really fast on defense,” Katzenberger said. “We have a lot of linebackers so I think we can really control the middle of the field. We have some safeties and corners that can really play defense.”
Genow also earned all-region honors for his play at defensive back last season. Launstein, an all-around athlete, will also play a key role in the secondary.
“This season will be a lot better than last season,” Genow said. “I think coaches have put a lot into this offseason getting us better, getting us right. There’s been a lot of dudes who have shown up and have put that work in so we are going to be a lot better as a team.”
Up front, the defensive line is looking for Reid, Grove, Scoles and Swanson to contribute. Kapka and Gohr will also see time at linebacker.
“I think our defense for sure will be a strong point,” Kapka said. “I think our linebacking corps and defensive line will be really good against the run. I’m excited for that. We want to control the ball on offense and put points on the board and on defense stopping the run.”
The defense will be put to the test early as Hemlock opens the season with Essexville-Garber and Cass City before getting into conference play were the powerful ground games of Ithaca and Michigan Lutheran Seminary loom along with the prolific passing attack of Saginaw Nouvel. The Huskies wrap up the regular season with non-league games against Lakeview and Mt. Morris as they look to earn a playoff berth.

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