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Leland Barton scored four touchdowns for Vandercook Lake High School in a win over East Jackson Friday It was the Jayhawks’ first Cascades Conference win in football since October of 2018. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (September 8, 2024 3:11 PM ET) Football, cross country, and a bevy of college athletic events highlighted a busy weekend in the area. Manchester, Jackson, Hanover-Horton, Grass Lake, Western, Springport, Leslie, and Concord remain undefeated in high school football. Here are the results from a busy weekend of high school and college sporting events. Football Manchester 20, Addison 8: Manchester improved to 2-0 on the season with a conference win against Addison. The battle pitted former Addison Coach Josh Lindeman against his former team. Addison led 8-6 at halftime but the Panthers were shut out in the second half. Manchester scored 14 points in the fourth quarter pulling out the victory. Jayden Johnson ran for 49 yards and two touchdowns and Bubba Duffing added 75 yards for Manchester. Walter Ahrens scored the other touchdown for Manchester. Byron Creech scored the ;one touchdown for Addison and Mikey Trumble ran for 50 yards. Addison hosts East Jackson on Friday at 7 p.m. while Manchester travels to…

Football Manchester 20, Addison 8 Jackson 41, Waverly 12 Napoleon 24, Jonesville 22 Madison 22, Northwest 6 Notre Dame Prep 28, Lumen Christi 24 Hanover-Horton 21, Michigan Center 20 Grass Lake 47, Columbia Central 20 Western 30, Traverse City Central 20 Union City 33, Stockbridge 20 Springport 34, Maple Valley 6 Lake Fenton 32, Hillsdale 6 Vandercook Lake 43, East Jackson 28 Leslie 55, Homer 6 Concord at Athens game was canceled due to player shortage at Athens. Girls Golf Lumen Christi, Northwest at Marshall Invitational: Northwest High School finished eighth (425) and Lumen Christi was ninth (430) at Marshall Country Club. Melia Pioske led Northwest with a 106 and Mackenzie Whitney and Jailyn Bruneel of Lumen Christi shot the same score finishing tied for 34th at the invitational. St. Joseph won the event with a four-man total of 343. On Deck for Sept. 7  Volleyball Concord at Blissfield Tri         9 a.m. Napoleon Quad   9 a.m. Cross Country Columbia Central at Homer   10 a.m. Hanover-Horton, Vandercook at Bath Inv.         8:30 a.m. Lumen Christi, Western at Lakeview Inv. 9 a.m. Napoleon, Vandercook at Sand Creek Inv.        8:30 a.m. Grass Lake at Willow Metropark     4:30 p.m. Boys Soccer Columbia Central at Northwest      …

Volleyball Columbia Central 3, Michigan Center 1: The Golden Eagles won 22-25, 25-19, 25-10, and 25-19 to start the Cascades Conference season. Mara Henry finished with 11 kills and four blocks, Alison Richardson tallied 16 assists and 16 digs, and Allie Choate finished with nine kills for CCHS (3-4 overall, 1-0 Cascades).  Napoleon 3, East Jackson 0: The Pirates won 25-19, 25-7, and 25-7. Myla Hasegawa tallied 14 kills and Gracie Tallman added 11 kills for Napoleon. Kate Fall finished with 27 assists for the Pirates. Grass Lake 3, Vandercook Lake 0: The Warriors won 25-8. 25-7, and 25-14 on the road in Cascades Conference action. Mia Buttigieg finished with 32 assists, Hanna Alvarez scored 12 digs, and Ashleigh Simon finished with 11 kills for Grass Lake.  Hanover-Horton 3, Homer 0: The Comets won 25-11, 25-12, and 25-12 improving to 6-1-1 on the season. Chelsea Russ finished with 12 kills, Maggie Soper blocked three shots, Quinn Knoblauch dished 16 assists, and Mollie Soper had three aces for Hanover-Horton.  Jackson Christian 3, Pittsford 2: The Royals won 15-13 in the fifth set to pull out the victory. Madi Conrad and Ella Boll finished with 12 kills apiece and Johannah Loew tallied…