Football
Columbia Central 24, Homer 13: The Golden Eagles won its first Cascades Conference game of the season with a victory on the road at Homer. CCHS is 3-4 overall while Homer falls to 0-7 for the season. Homer will host Jonesville next Friday at 7 p.m. and Columbia Central hosts Hanover-Horton at the same time.
Concord 52, Morenci 14: The Yellow Jackets led 22-0 at halftime and poured it on in the second half. Concord celebrated homecoming on the night. Concord is 4-3 overall while Morenci is 2-4. Concord will host Britton-Deerfield next Friday at 7 p.m.
Leslie 35, East Jackson 8: The Blackhawks won a battle of 2-4 teams at home Friday. East Jackson will travel to Napoleon next Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff. Leslie travels to Grass Lake on Friday.
Manchester 21, Grass Lake 20: The Flying Dutchmen stay alive for a possible Cascades Conference Western Division title with the victory. They will need a win against Michigan Center at home and a Napoleon loss against East Jackson to tie for the title. The Pirates hold the tiebreaker against Manchester with a win earlier in the season. Grass Lake (4-3) hosts Leslie next Friday at 7 p.m.
Addison 42, Hanover-Horton 8: The Panthers claimed the Cascades Conference East Division with the win. They are the first team to claim one of the Cascades Conference’s two divisions. The Panthers are now 7-0 overall while Hanover-Horton is 2-5. Addison hosts Springport at 7 p.m. next Friday while the Comets travel to Columbia Central.
Chelsea 21, Jackson 14: The two teams were tied 14-all at halftime. Jackson is now 4-3 while Chelsea improves to 6-1 overall and 5-0 in the SEC White Division on the season. The Vikings host Belding next Friday at 7 p.m.
Napoleon 44, Michigan Center 34: Mason Roth ran for three touchdowns for Napoleon in the road win. The Pirates are now 7-0 overall and earn the Cascades Conference Western Division outright title with a win against East Jackson next Friday at home beginning at 7 p.m. The Cardinals travel to Manchester Friday at 7 p.m.
Northwest 7, Coldwater 6: The Mounties keep their playoff hopes alive with a 1-point win at Coldwater. The Mounties are now 4-3 overall while Coldwater is 0-7 on the season. Northwest travels to Hastings next Friday for an Interstate-8 Conference matchup at 7 p.m.
Sand Creek 28, Springport 14: The two-game winning streak is over for the Spartans with a home loss Friday. Springport (2-5) travels to Addison next Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
Hastings 20, Western 19: The Panthers lost its first game of the season in an Interstate-8 Conference contest at Olivet College. The game was moved to Olivet due to poor conditions at Western. The Panthers are now 6-1 overall and travel to Marshall next Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff. Hastings is now 5-2 overall.
Dundee 15, Hillsdale 14: The Hornets lost by one point on the road in Lenawee County Athletic Association play. Hillsdale is now 2-5 while Dundee is 4-3 overall for the season. It doesn’t get easier for the Hornets as Hillsdale travels to Clinton next Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
Perry 14, Stockbridge 13: Stockbridge scored twice in the first quarter but was shut out the remainder of the game. The Panthers are now 2-5 while Perry is 5-2. Drew Robinson scored on a 42-yard run and Zac Rogozinski added a 3-yard run for Stockbridge. Rogozinski finished with 220 rushing yards on offense and eight tackles on defense for Stockbridge. The Panthers will host Whitmore Lake next Friday at 7 p.m.
Pewamo-Westphalia 48, Jonesville 6: Jonesville will travel to Homer next Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
Boys Soccer
Jackson Christian 4, Lumen Christi 0: The Royals earned a shutout at home against the Titans. Drew Barney scored two goals and his school-record 28 assists of the season to lead the Royals (11-3-3). Jayden Schnitkey also added two goals and Christian Guerrero added two assists. Aaden Breton recorded his sixth shutout of the season for Jackson Christian.
Boys Tennis
Western 4, B.C. Lakeview 4: The Panthers swept the singles competitions with wins by Lucas Parrott, Jaxon Porter, Noah McCollum, and Derek Olivas at Nos. 1-4 respectively.
College Sporting Events
Women’s Cross Country
Spring Arbor University at Bethel Invitational: Spring Arbor University finished fifth out of 14 teams.
Men’s Cross Country
Spring Arbor University at Bethel Invitational: The Cougars finished second out of 16 teams at Bethel Invitational.
Women’s Tennis
Indiana Wesleyan 4, Spring Arbor 1: The Cougars lost in the conference semifinal round Friday.
On Deck for Oct. 7, 2023
Football
Lumen Christi (6-0) at St. Francis (3-3) 3 p.m.
Volleyball
Concord Invitational 8:30 a.m.
Hanover-Horton Invitational 9 a.m.
Jackson Christian, Springport at East Jackson 9 a.m.
Cross Country
Hudson Invitational 10 a.m.
Portage Invitational 9 a.m.
Northwest at Olivet Invitational 9 a.m.
Boys Soccer
Adrian at Columbia Central 10:30 a.m.
Owosso at Western 6:30 p.m.
Boys Tennis
Northwest, Jackson at Lumen Christi 9 a.m.
Western at DeWitt TBD
College Sporting Events
Volleyball
Henry Ford vs. Jackson College (Port Huron) 10 a.m.
North Central vs. Jackson College (Port Huron) 11:15 a.m.
Spring Arbor vs. Madonna (Gary, Ind) 1 p.m.
Indiana Northwest vs. Spring Arbor (Gary Ind) 3:30 p.m.
Women’s Soccer
Schoolcraft at Jackson College 1 p.m.
Spring Arbor University at Huntington 1:30 p.m.
Women’s Basketball
Jackson College at Edison State 1:30 p.m.
Men’s Soccer
Schoolcraft at Jackson College 3 p.m.
Softball
Jackson at Spring Arbor Noon