In the first round of Division 6 District playoffs, Constantine defeated Michigan Center 41-26 Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals end the season at 8-2, having claimed co-championship of the Cascades Conference. Photos by Ryan Kerwin, Ryan Kerwin Photography on assignment for JTV Sports. Click above photo to launch gallery.
Cross Country State Finals, Saturday November 2nd Division 4 Girls - 10am Division 3 Girls - 10:30am Division 4 Boys - 11am Division 3 Boys - 11:30am Division 3 & 4 Awards - 12pm Division 2 Girls - 1:30pm Division 1 Girls - 2pm Division 2 Boys - 2:30pm Division 1 Boys - 3pm Division 1 & 2 Awards - 3:30pm Note: MIS Opens at 8am
Division 5 - Parchment (6-3) at Lumen Christi (9-0) Friday 7pm Division 6 - Manchester (7-2) at Grass Lake (8-1) Friday 7pm Division 6 - Hillsdale (6-3) at Jonesville (7-2) Friday 7pm Division 6 - Constantine (5-4) at Michigan Center (8-1) Saturday 1pm Division 7 - Reading (6-3) at Homer (8-1) Friday 7pm Division 7 - Springport (6-3) at Lawton (8-1) Friday 7pm
By Larry Jacobson, JTV Sports It’s Halloween season, a time to dress up in costume and pretend you’re something that you’re really not – like a werewolf or a zombie or a super hero. And like a costume, the Constantine Falcons’ pedestrian regular season mark of 5-4 doesn’t reveal who they really are. The Michigan Center Cardinals know it. Since 2002 the Falcons have been one of the most successful programs in the state- rolling up an overall record of 117-21 (85%), making the state playoffs each year, advancing to the state championship game at Ford Field four times (including the last two years) and winning it all in 2004. This year Constantine reloaded and stumbled along the way, losing four regular season games – albeit to four playoff teams. Still, they come in to Saturday’s matchup averaging almost 41 points per game, and remain a very dangerous team. “It’s a bit of a double edged sword for us,” Michigan Center Coach Troy Allen said. “We are very excited to host a playoff game, but when we found out it would be Constantine coming in that turned it up a notch. We obviously know of their playoff history and…
The 2013 high school football playoffs are here and Chucky Buckles, a sage of predictions and many, many irrelevant things, congratulates all the local teams that made the cut! That being said, predictions must be made…. PARCHMENT (6-3) @ Lumen Christi (9-0): The actual definition of ‘parchment’ is quite disturbing. It’s ‘skin of a sheep or goat one uses on which to write.’ So from this, we can deduce the town was named after bizarre skin-writing goat herders. The Titans survived the big scare at Howell, and look forward to a plain ‘ol matchup with the Panthers, who may or may not have uniforms made out of goat skin. PICK: LUMEN CHRISTI CONSTANTINE (5-4) @ MICHIGAN CENTER (8-1): Keanu Reeves, who played Constantine in the movie Constantine based on the comic book called Constantine, is on hand to root for Constantine. The Cardinals pull a fast one and bribe him with 23 root beer floats from Rudy’s. The ploy works. PICK: MICHIGAN CENTER MANCHESTER (7-2) @ GRASS LAKE (8-1): The Flying Dutchmen beat Grass Lake earlier this year, but that sort of thing generally just angers the Warriors and makes them quite surly. A catapult hurls soft,…
Saturday 1pm and 7pm and Sunday 3:30pm Manchester at Grass Lake Saturday 3:30pm and 9:30pm and Sunday 9:30pm Parchment at Lumen Christi Sunday 1pm and 7pm Constantine at Michigan Center
Grass Lake 8-1 (6-1) Michigan Center 8-1 (6-1) Manchester 7-2 (6-1) Hanover 4-5 (3-4) Vandercook 4-5 (3-4) Addison 3-6 (3-4) Napoleon 2-7 (1-6) East Jackson 1-8 (0-7)
Vandercook Lake wins over Quincy, 42-24. The victory in the crossover game puts the Jayhawks at 4-5 for the season, just shy of making the playoffs. Photos by JTV Sports. Click above photo to launch gallery.
Napoleon defeated Concord 54-26 in the season ending crossover game. Both teams hang up the helmets for the season, with the Pirates at 2-7 and the Yellow Jackets at 1-8. Photos by JTV Sports. Click above photo to launch gallery.
East Jackson defeated Athens 24-22 in the season ending crossover game. Photos by Ryan Kerwin, Ryan Kerwin Photography, on assignment for JTV Sports. Click above photo to launch gallery.