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)
Photos from Lumen Christi vs Hartland, boys soccer, season opener, August 27. Lumen Christi 2, Hartland 1. Photos by Ryan Kerwin, Ryan Kerwin Photography on assignment for JTV Sports. Click to launch gallery.
Larry Jacobson, JTV Sports There’s a lot of excitement around Lumen Christi High School these days, and much of that stems from the culmination of a long sought dream. Titan athletic coaches and players, students, alumni, staff and parents (and anyone associated with the program, even as just a fan) have long looked at the expanse of land just west of the school and thought it would make a great location for an on-campus football stadium. Currently, the sight serves as a practice field. Now, with the roar of construction equipment, the dream is coming to fruition. “I always thought if I stuck around long enough it would get done,” Long-time Titan Head Football Coach Herb Brogan said. “It’s been a dream around here and something we’ve talked about for a long time. It’s great to see it finally happening and the whole Lumen Christi community is excited.” The varsity Titans will continue to play their home games at Withington Stadium on the campus of Jackson High School, but the new project – estimated to cost just over one million dollars - is about much more than football. “The indoor basketball court is being redone as well as the outdoor…
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The Lumen Christi Titans sweep the Michigan Center Cardinals 11-1 and 6-3 to open the season.
By Larry JacobsonJTV Sports Only four teams win their last game at the end of the boy’s high school basketball season. In all of Michigan, only four teams finish the year hoisting a trophy, smiling and celebrating. Only four - state champions in Classes A, B, C and D - out of well over 600. The rest of those teams – no matter how special their season, how amazing their run or how beloved they are to friends, family and the community – walk off the court having lost their final game of the year. On Tuesday night, in the Class B state quarterfinals at Chelsea High School, it was Lumen Christi’s turn to take that bitter, painful walk. The Titans magnificent season came to an end in a 50-47 loss to Detroit Community High School. The Hurricanes (17-9) move on to the state semifinals at the Breslin Center next weekend. The Titans (21-4) saw their spirited quest for basketball glory fall three games short. “We gave it everything we had,” senior guard Amani Bass said outside the Titan locker room after the game. “It came right down to the end and we just couldn’t execute. We couldn’t get it…
By Larry JacobsonJTV SportsAfter the Lumen Christi boys basketball team knocked off Columbia Central to win a district championship, Titan coach Rich Karasek reflected on his squad. “These guys have been playing together for a long time,” Karasek said after that 69-61 win. “This is a very, very special basketball team and I think people are starting to realize that.” Special indeed… The Titans hosted this year’s Class B regional matchups and Monday night they easily dispatched an outmanned Olivet team 75-28. But Wednesday night was a different story. Wednesday night Lumen Christi looked across the gym at one of the premier powers in the state, regardless of class. Standing in the Titans path of a first regional championship in over 20 years was a Big Red squad whose physical stature matched their nickname. Sexton’s front line looked like something you might find at the college level. They featured 6’10 sophomore Trevor Manuel (one of the most highly recruited talents in the Midwest); silky smooth 6’7 senior Jalen Hayes, who has committed to play for Oakland University next year, and 6’5 junior Austin Johnson. The two-time defending Class B state champions also featured 6’2 senior, and former Jackson Viking, Jeremy…
Lumen Christi defeats Lansing Sexton 57 to 52. The Titans won their first Regional Title since 1989 and will play Detroit Community in the Quarterfinals for a trip to the Breslin Center.
By Larry JacobsonJTV Sports Columbia Central came into Friday night’s Class B District Championship game at Napoleon High School on a hot streak. The Eagles flew into Friday’s title game having won nine in a row – not losing since a thumping at Hillsdale in late January. Lumen Christi, however, entered the game having been on a hot streak… well… all season. In the end, the season-long hot streak won out. The Titans claimed the district title with a 69-61 win over CC in front of a loud, packed house at Napoleon. Lumen Christi was in control from the outset, leading 25-16 after one quarter and 41-28 at the half by controlling the tempo of the game. They pushed the ball up court on offense and pressed on defense, forcing the Eagles to adjust on the fly. Columbia Central came into the game with an advantage down low, featuring 6’7 senior center Riley Boyers and 6’6 forward Tucker Kik. Lumen Christi, however, negated any advantage by getting their wing players out in space. “We definitely wanted to control the tempo of the game,” Titan junior forward Matt Bullinger said. “We wanted to make them play our style…
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