Dansville vs. East Jackson
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Thursday Night Scores
Grass Lake 20 Dundee 6 Northwest 35 Hillsdale 20 Hanover-Horton 14 Concord 13 Columbia Central 26 Napoleon 18 Michigan Center 37 Onsted 0 Dansville 34 East Jackson 14 Springport 38 Vandercook Lake 21 Friday Games: Lumen Christi at Buchanan West Bloomfield at Jackson Lake Odessa vs. Western (at Harper Creek)
East Jackson Football Schedule 2013
August 30th - Dansville September 6th - Hanover-Horton September 13th - Hillsdale September 20th - Napoleon September 27th - Vandercook Lake October 4th - Michigan Center October 11th - Manchester October 18th - Addison October 25th - TBD
East Jackson’s Aaron Griffiths named JTV Sports Player of the Year in Boys Basketball
By Larry JacobsonJTV SportsWhen Aaron Griffiths was in the fifth grade, he had the magical ability to stop time. In the driveway of his home he imagined he was an East Jackson Trojan locked in a tight Snowfest battle with the Napoleon Pirates. His friends and teammates, his family and perhaps the entire civilized world depended on him to hit the big shot at the end of the game to win it for EJ. So the countdown would begin from five seconds down to four and then three and he’d put up that game winning shot and… … well, if it didn’t go in he’d just rewind time and do it again. Or maybe there was an imaginary foul resulting in a pair of free throws to win the game. And if he missed one of those free throws, there’d be a lane violation resulting in another chance… and another… and another… But that enchanting ability to stop time had long since passed when Griffiths, JTV Sports 2013 Boys Basketball Player of the Year, watched the final seconds tick away in EJ’s Class C District Championship game – and thus season ending – loss to Hanover-Horton in early March. “It…
District Final Schedule
Class A at Battle Creek Lakeview - Jackson (12-10) vs. Holt (16-6) 7pm Class B at Napoleon - Columbia Central (14-6) vs. Lumen Christi (18-3) 7pm Class C at East Jackson - Hanover-Horton (15-5) vs. East Jackson (17-4) 7pm
East Jackson Wins Conference
The East Jackson boys basketball team captured the Cascades Conference championship Thursday night with a victory over Michigan Center 50 to 35. This was the first championship for the team since 1998, their 9th overall in school history. Coach Greg Zeller credited a strong defense in the win. The Trojans end the regular season with a record of 15-4. The Class C Districts begins next week and East Jackson is hosting their tournament.
Spring Arbor, East Jackson Hoops
This weekend on the Locker Room we'll have Boys and Girls Basketball Highlights, the AT&T Scholar Athlete of the Week, Spring Arbor Men's Basketball action and Coach Greg Zeller and Guard Aaron Griffiths of the East Jackson Trojans basketball team.
Cascades Conference Matchup
Hanover-Horton travels to East Jackson with first place in the Cascades on the line. The Comets won the first meeting 55-45. JTV will be there to broadcast the game with Mike Moore and Joel Freehling on the call. Other games this weekend on the Suburban Chevrolet Cadillac Sports Weekend: Dewitt at Lumen Christi and Northwest at Western. Tune in starting at 1pm Saturday on JTV Sports.