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Consistency the key for Jackson football in tonight’s battle with Zeeland East

September 1, 2017

By Mike Moore File Photo by Ryan Kerwin, JTV Sports Staff Writer Jackson — Of all the Week 1 craziness across the state in high school football, few games could have had the intrigue and drama as Jackson High’s did. Up by 28. Tied at 28. A near touchdown waved off. An overtime touchdown for the lead. An overtime touchdown for the loss. That’s the quick version of the Vikings’ 35-34 overtime loss last weekend to Marshall, a loss the guys in orange and black have to get past quickly entering tonight’s battle with Zeeland East. “This is a very resilient group of kids,” coach Scott Farley said. “They came back and had a great week of practice. It was the first game of the season against a good opponent.” And there were positives to take from it, including the play that nearly won Jackson the game. “In reality, we drove the length of the field and scored a touchdown,” Farley said. “We weren’t given a…

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Northwest football team has a shot at first 2-0 start since 2013

August 30, 2017

By Mike Moore (File Photo) Staff Writer Jackson — This was notable, only because of how troubling the past few seasons have been. In 2016, the Northwest football team went nine weeks without a win. In 2015, the Mounties needed nine weeks to find one victory, which was the exact same story in 2014, when the only win of the year came in Week 9. To add things up quickly, from 2014 through 2016, Northwest went an abysmal 2-25. So, to come from behind and beat Eaton Rapids 16-14 last weekend, well, that’s something to build on. “It’s always big to get that first win, even more so for us as a new coach and a new program,” first-year coach Adam Grybauskas said. “To get that first one and build some confidence moving forward was huge.” It wasn’t easy, either. “We played a solid game all the way around, but when you’re up almost the entire time until the end, it takes some guts to win,” Grybauskas said. Northwest led 10-0 at halftime, but gave up a touchdown with 2:07…

Concord seeking third win in a row over top rival Homer

August 30, 2017

By Mike Moore, JTV Sports Concord — Rivalries are built on past happenings, and in most cases, an even record going back and forth. When it comes to Concord High and Homer football, neither school will likely boast of a strong rivalry, though Homer had taken the fun out of it in recent years, winning six games in a row. That all changed in 2016, when Concord won in Week 2, and then eliminated the Trojans in a Division 7 district final. Rivalry on! Rivalry renewed Thursday night. “We’re pretty excited for the opportunity,” Concord coach Max Clark said of Thursday’s game. “We think Homer is going to be extremely motivated, considering how last year went. We’re going to have to raise the bar in terms of how we play.” After six losses in a row, Concord won last year’s early season meeting 28-26 in a game that was as close as the score would suggest. Then in the D-7 district final, the Yellowjackets cruised to a 48-32 victory. “I think it’s difficult enough on its own,” Clark said of the match up. “But I think they have a great motivation factor having…