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It’s been a tough week for Chucky. Apparently he got into some nip last week and his picks were pretty far out. He also spent three hours in the yard on Sunday chasing chipmunks that turned out to be dead leaves. Strange… Concord @ Bellevue: A rough year for the Jackets gets even rougher when Bellevue’s Week 9 Fan Appreciation Night goes awry. Bellevue staff vows to revisit the ‘Free Tarantula Night’ concept during the offseason. PICK: Bellevue Michigan Center @ Springport: A tractor pulling a wagon of Spartan fans veers off-course and disappears in a neighboring field. Drug cartels are suspected. PICK: Springport Addison @ Reading: The Rangers need a win to secure their 17th straight winning season and that’s impressive. Why they’re known as the Rangers, and not the Railroads, still raises questions, however. PICK: Reading Hanover-Horton @ Quincy: Comet boosters hold a bake sale before the game to raise funds to replace the two saxophones destroyed during the homecoming monsoon against Vandercook Lake. Not a single Quincy fan buys anything. PICK: H-H Grass Lake @ Jonesville: Legendary Jonesville track star Pam Vincent makes an appearance before the game but no one’s impressed. She switches to singing campfire…

By Mike Moore JTV Sports Writer BEVERLY HILLS — These are supposed to be close games, battles back and forth that come down to the final moments, overtime, or ever later than that. A battle it certainly was, but close, well, not Tuesday night. Not with the kind of soccer the Lumen Christi boys are playing right now. The Titans kept their magical season rolling right along, making the lengthy trip to Beverly Hills for a Division 3 regional semifinal, and then exiting with a 4-0 shocker over Detroit Country Day. “Shocked to win like this,” Lumen coach Damon Havlicek said simply, afterwards. “At this point in the season you expect it to be 1-0. Nobody expects to win 4-0.” Bryce Hoornstra scored all three goals in the first half for the Titans. Lucas Foust added the only goal in the second frame. “That set the tone for the rest of the night,” Hoornstra said of the early goals. “It’s huge.” His tallies stunned the crowd at Country Day, most of whom had succumb to blankets, winter coats and hats. Those in Lumen gear had a slightly easier time staying warm. “This is what happens in sports sometimes,” Country Day…

Ten College Football Programs That Used to Matter   By Larry Jacobson, JTV Sports  -1.    Tennessee                      73-14 from 1995-2001                      24-32 last 4 years. *        The Vols won the first BCS Championship in 1998 but have been lost in space since Phil Fulmer left. - 2.   Colorado                        78-15 from 1989-1996                      23-55 last 6 years. *        Under former Michigan Man Bill McCartney, this team produced bowl wins and NFL draft picks with abandon for almost a decade. Now, they’re bottom feeders in the Pac-12. -3.     SMU                              41-5  from 1981-1985                      37-58 last 7 years. *        The Pony Express suffered the NCAA’s Death Penalty after their great run, which kids today know nothing about unless they watch ESPN’s ’30 for 30.’ The talk now is that they may soon disband the program again – this time for being so bad. -4.     Michigan                        41-8 from 1997-2001                        18-15 last 3 years. *        Lloyd Carr’s run, which included a national title in 1997, ended with a bowl win over Florida a few years ago. From Rich Rod to Brady Hoke, mediocrity has reigned to the point where they are no longer even in contention for league titles. Another regime change is coming. -5.     Florida                          …

Larry Jacobson, JTV Sports Heading into the 2014 high school football season, everyone knew the Lumen Christi Titans would rely heavily on senior running back Khari Willis. And for good reason… One of the most accomplished players ever to wear the green and gold, Willis – who’ll suit up for Mark Dantonio’s Michigan State Spartans next year – is indeed a main offensive cog for this year’s Titans. But it’s what has happened around him that has pleased Lumen Christi Coach Herb Brogan the most. “Coming into this season we knew defenses would be geared up to stop Willis,” Brogan said. “What I like about our offense is we’ve been able to achieve a level of balance that’s allowed us to keep moving the ball. We’ve had good line play and other weapons that have stepped up for us.” The threat of Willis running the ball has allowed the Titans’ speedy receivers, Devin Edwards and Wyatt Plate, to draw single coverage and burn defenses this year for big plays. “Both Plate and Edwards are so explosive,” Brogan said. “And they’ve helped us achieve that balance that’s so important if you’re going to be a good football team. And don’t underestimate…

Chucky spent the last three days seeking refuge from the rain beneath a deck near his house. Ultimately a family of raccoons became annoyed with his senseless banter and asked him to move on. Dundee @ Columbia Central: The Headless Horseman, known to frequent the streets of Brooklyn, is unable to prevent a watched pot from ultimately boiling. Pick: CC Quincy @ Concord: A pack of wild dogs, roaming the streets of Concord, intercept the Quincy bus prior to arrival and make off with a small cup of loose change. Pick: Quincy Hanover-Horton @ Grass Lake: It’s been a rough few weeks for Grass Lake, and they’ve been quite demonstrative in their disdain for losing. The question is, can they stop it? Pick: Grass Lake Jackson @ Holt: A glass of warm milk, albeit without cereal, still a fine treat makes. Pick: Holt Battle Creek Pennfield @ Lumen Christi: Chucky, an LC graduate, attempts a return to his glory days by running out onto the field in the third quarter. The plan fails miserably when it’s revealed he never really had any glory days. Pick: LC Michigan Center @ Manchester: The Cardinals turn the door knob carefully, only to have…