Football
Gobles 66, Concord 42: A week after earning a shutout, Concord High School gave up 66 points on the road Friday. Concord (3-3) will host Morenci next Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff. Gobles improves to 5-1 on the season with the win.
Manchester 55, East Jackson 8: The Flying Dutchmen stay alive for a possible Cascades Conference Eastern Division title with the big road win. Manchester (5-1) will host Grass Lake next Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff. East Jackson (2-4) will travel to Leslie for a 7 p.m. kickoff Friday.
Hanover-Horton 34, Reading 18: The Comets make it two wins in a row with a home win against Reading. Hanover-Horton (2-4) hosts Addison on Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff. Reading is now 1-5 on the season with the loss.
Michigan Center 32, Grass Lake 27: The Cardinals won a key Cascades Conference victory Friday. Michigan Center (5-1) hosts Napoleon Friday and Grass Lake (4-2) travels to Manchester Friday for 7 p.m. kickoffs.
Adrian 22, Jackson 9: The Vikings lost a battle of 4-1 teams on the road Friday. Jackson (4-2) travels to Chelsea Friday at 7 p.m. for a key SEC contest. Adrian is now 5-1 on the season and still alive for a conference title.
Lumen Christi 42, Detroit Loyola 6: The Titans improved to 6-0 with a road win in Detroit. Lumen Christi travels to Traverse City St. Frances for a 3 p.m. kickoff next Saturday while Detroit Loyola falls to 2-4 on the season.
Napoleon 51, Leslie 22: After a slow start the Pirates turned it on for a homecoming win. Leslie (2-4) hosts East Jackson next Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff. Napoleon (6-0) travels to Michigan Center for a 7 p.m. kickoff Friday.
Northwest 23, Gabriel Richard 14: The Mounties earned a homecoming win over A.A. Gabriel Richard. Northwest gets back to the .500 mark at 3-3 and travels to Coldwater Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff. The loss is the first for Gabriel Richard (5-1).
Western 21, Harper Creek 6: The perfect season continues for the Panthers with an I-8 road win. Western (6-0) hosts Hastings in an I-8 showdown Friday beginning at 7 p.m. Harper Creek is now 4-2 on the season.
Stockbridge 28, Saranac 8: The Panthers improved to 2-4 with the road win. Stockbridge (2-4) travels to Perry Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff while Saranac is now 4-2 for the season.
Hillsdale 54, Adrian Madison 36: Hillsdale won a battle of 1-4 teams Friday. (Hillsdale (2-4) will travel to Dundee Friday for an LCAA contest beginning at 7 p.m. Adrian Madison is now 1-5 on the season following the loss to the Hornets.
Springport 32, Bronson 16: The Spartans have won two in a row with a win Friday night on the road in the Big Eight Conference. The Spartans are now 2-4 and will host Sand Creek next Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
College Athletic Events
Men’s Golf
Jackson College at Delta College Invitational: The Jets finished sixth out of 11 teams at Bay Valley Golf Club with a four-man total of 343. Isaac Anuszkiewicz and Michael Klintworth both finished with 77s, Grant Davis shot a 93, and Cooper Johnston carded a 96 for Jackson. The Jets are scheduled to compete in the Glen Oaks Invitational next Thursday at Island Hills Golf Course.
Spring Arbor at Cleary Invitational: The Cougars finished second out of seven teams at the Friday invitational.
Women’s Golf
Spring Arbor at Cleary Invitational: The Cougars finished second out of four teams Friday at the invitational.
Volleyball
Indiana Wesleyan 3, Spring Arbor 0: The Cougars were limited to 22 kills in the matchup against the No. 3 ranked team in the country. Frances Churchwell finished with 15 digs for Spring Arbor (11-9 overall, 5-4 conference).
Men’s Cross Country
Jackson College at Skipper Invitational: Jackson College finished 13th in the 16-team invitational with 318 points at Marysville City Park. Preston Mackenzie placed 58th in 31:32 and Zach Kubish was 63rd in 31:54 in the 8K event. Jackson is scheduled to compete in the Charger Cross Country Invitational on Oct. 14.
On Deck for Sept. 30, 2023
Football
Jonesville at Columbia Central 7 p.m.
Volleyball
Grass Lake at D3/4 Volleyball Showdown 8:30 a.m.
Michigan Center at Homer 8 a.m.
Springport at Mt. Morris Inv. 8:30 a.m.
Cross Country
Columbia Central at Clinton 10 a.m.
Stockbridge Invitational 9 a.m.
Jackson, Hanover-Horton at Shepherd Inv.
Western, Lumen Christi at DeWitt Inv. 9:30 a.m.
Boys Soccer
Tecumseh at Columbia Central 11 a.m.
Calhoun Christian at Jackson Christian 7 p.m.
Western at Jackson Noon
Boys Tennis
Lumen Christi at Catholic High School Championships 8 a.m.
Swimming
Jackson at Holt 10:30 a.m.
College Sporting Events
Women’s Soccer
Goshen at Spring Arbor University 3 p.m.
Muskegon CC at Jackson College 1 p.m.
Men’s Soccer
Spring Arbor University at Goshen 5 p.m.
Muskegon CC at Jackson College 3 p.m.
Volleyball
Marian at Spring Arbor University 1 p.m.