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Football Notebook: BCC tops Portage Central for fifth win in a row

Battle Creek Central junior Devoine Newton catches the ball against Byron Center at C.W. Post Field on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022.
Battle Creek Central junior Devoine Newton catches the ball against Byron Center at C.W. Post Field on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022.

Battle Creek Central ran its winning streak to five straight games, defeating Portage Central, 29-15, in Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference football action at Portage Central on Friday.

BCC goes to 5-1 and remains in first place in the SMAC, tied with St. Joseph at 4-0 in league play.

The Bearcats had a balanced effort on offense, getting their running game going with Kailan Brown leading the way with a season-high 134 yards rushing and two scores. BCC quarterback Devoine Newton also ran in for a touchdown and threw for a scoring pass to Larenz Smith.

The BCC defense held Portage Central to just one touchdown in each half as the Bearcats led 22-7 at halftime. Ashton Burbank had 18 tackles for BCC.

"We came in thinking we hadn't really played a complete game all year. But tonight, I think we did that. We played well on both sides of the ball," Battle Creek Central coach Lorin Granger said.

Coldwater 42, Pennfield 27

Coldwater (1-5) earned its first win of the year as the Cardinals jumped out to a 28-7 lead. Jayden Kegler had 145 yards rushing on 24 carries to lead Coldwater with a touchdown. Zach Coffing added 95 yards rushing and two scores and Alex Robey had two touchdowns on the ground as well.

Kaiden Guthrie had 62 yards rushing on 17 carries and a touchdown for Pennfield, which falls to 0-6. Braden Campbell added a touchdown on the ground and went 15-for-27 passing for 205 yards and two scaores. Brenden Duncan had 12 catches for 193 yards receiving and two touchdowns.

Parma Western 34, Harper Creek 0

Parma Western quarterback Ty Keeler threw for three touchdowns and ran in a score as the Panthers improved to 4-2. Harper Creek falls to 1-5 as Cooper Fry led the Beaver defense with five tackles and an interception.

Hastings 60, Marshall 8

Going into the contest tied for first place, Hastings rolled to the win to improve to 5-1 overall and remained undefeated in the Interstate 8 Conference at 4-0. Marshall suffers its first league loss and falls to 4-2 overall. The lone Redhawk touchdown was a pass from Austin Miller to Jake Jacoby.

Gull Lake 41, Otsego 7

Noah Blake scored three touchdowns for Gull Lake, which improves to 2-4. Julian Harris added two touchdowns for the Blue Devils.

Friday Scores

Olivet 20, Pewamo-Westphalia 7

Union City 32, Addison 22

Homer 36, Bronson 24

Quincy 42, Springport 6

Lenawee Christian 59, Athens 7

Pittsford 46, Bellevue 14

Tekonsha 84, NA-Jerome 12

pennfield vs. coldwater

Harper Creek vs. parma

marshall vs. hastings

This article originally appeared on Battle Creek Enquirer: Football Notebook: BCC tops Portage Central for fifth win in a row