Lumen Christi to host Blissfield on JTV
By, Gabriel Schray Photo By Ryan Kerwin, JTV Sports JTV Sports | November 6th, 2018 Jackson, Michigan -- On Friday, a local powerhouse will host a team that has made its’ way deep into the playoffs after a pair of upsets. The Blissfield Royals will travel North to Jackson, to faceoff with the defending two-time state champ, Lumen Christi. It will be the first recorded meeting between the two programs. The Titans have had their best season since 2001, racking up a 10-0 record coming into this round of the playoffs. They’ll have a chance at completing the perfect season in the playoffs this year- something they haven’t done since back to back 14-0 seasons in 2000 and 2001. Last Friday Lumen Christi squared off with the Michigan Center Cardinals and came up with a 41-14 clobbering to seal the Division Six District Title. The Cardinals ended with an excellent 9-2 record on the year. See the highlights from Lumen’s last game: here Blissfield upset a Hillsdale Hornet team that many local media outlets (including our Aspen One Hour crew) picked…
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By Bobby Lee Photo by Ryan Kerwin, JTV Sports JTV Sports Mirror, Mirror on the wall, which offensive line will move the opponent off the ball? With respect to the Evil Queen in Snow White, the answer may well decide whether Western or Zeeland East advances to the semifinals in the Division 3 state playoffs. Landon Raczkowski, Bode Brown and Javon Lewis combined for 265 rushing yards as Western earned its first district championship in football with a 44-21 victory over Battle Creek Central in Parma last Friday. Meanwhile, quarterback Gabe Taylor and running back Alex Stockdale combined for 247 rushing yards as Zeeland East took down crosstown rival Zeeland West, 42-24, near the lakeshore. Combine both team’s strengths with the gametime temperature expected to be the 30s and the sum is this contest will be decided in the trenches. For Western, that puts left tackle Brady Yokom, left guard Michael McAninich, center Trevor Baker, right guard Garrett Plate and right tackle Tyler Oxley in the spotlight. “We hoped to…
