What We Learned: Lenawee County quarterbacks go to the air in Week 6
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Addison (6-0, 3-0 Cascades West)
Week 6: 54-20 win vs. Homer
Up Next: Friday at Hanover Horton
Note: Addison has won seven straight against Hanover Horton, and a win will clinch the Panthers a spot in the Cascades Conference championship game.
Adrian (5-1, 3-1 SEC White)
Week 6: 22-9 win vs. Jackson
Up Next: Friday vs. Pinckney
Note: The Maples beat the Vikings for the first time since Jackson joined the SEC White in 2018.
Blissfield (3-3, 2-2 LCAA)
Week 6: 14-0 loss vs. Hudson
Up Next: Friday at Ida
Note: Blissfield upset Ida last season, 28-27, starting a 3-game win streak to end the season.
Britton Deerfield (2-4, 1-2 Tri-River)
Week 6: 56-6 loss vs. Vermontville Maple Valley
Up Next: Friday at Martin
Note: The Tri-River 8-Man Conference has its' third champion in as many years with BD winning in 2021, Grand Rapids NorthPointe last year and Vermontville Maple Valley this year.
Clinton (5-1, 4-0 LCAA)
Week 6: 54-33 win vs. Dundee
Up Next: Friday at Onsted
Note: Clinton averaged 8.67 yards per rush (451 yards on 52 carries)
Hudson (5-0, 3-0 LCAA)
Week 6: 14-0 win at Blissfield
Up Next: Friday at Madison
Note: Hudson recorded its second shutout of the season and is holding teams to 8.3 points per game.
Lenawee Christian (6-0, 4-0 Southern Michigan East)
Week 6: 73-20 win vs. Mendon
Up Next: Friday at North Adams Jerome
Note: The Cougars' 73 points were the most Mendon has allowed since at least 1950.
Madison (1-5, 1-3 LCAA)
Week 6: 54-36 loss at Hillsdale
Up Next: Friday vs. Hudson
Note: Brian Dopp accounted for 332 yards of total offense, passing for 272 and rushing for 60.
Morenci (2-3, 0-2 Tri-River)
Week 6: 49-6 loss at Indian River Inland Lakes
Up Next: Friday at Concord
Note: Morenci defeated Inland Lakes in 2019 by 43 points (50-7) when both schools were still 11-man.
Onsted (1-5, 0-4 LCAA)
Week 6: 36-13 loss vs. Ida
Up Next: Friday vs. Clinton
Note: Quinn Hiram averaged 11.15 yards per receptions, hauling in 13 for 145 yards.
Sand Creek (2-4, 1-1 TCC)
Week 6: 38-34 win vs. Summerfield
Up Next: Friday at Springport
Note: The Aggies snapped a five-game TCC losing streak and four-game skid overall.
Tecumseh (2-4, 1-3 SEC White)
Week 6: 42-20 loss vs. Chelsea
Up Next: Friday at Ypsilanti
Note: AJ Bryan accounted for 256 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns.
Headlines
Playoff push
We are two-thirds of the way through the regular season, which means the push for the playoffs is on.
In Division 4, Adrian has the second-most playoff points with 57 behind Paw Paw's 58.233, while Tecumseh's 32.167 is .533 points outside of the playoff picture.
In Division 7, Clinton has 39.200 playoff points, fifth overall with nearby Jackson Lumen Christi leading at 55.767 and Napoleon fourth (40.433). Blissfield is 19th and is good playoff position.
In Division 8, Hudson is second with 40.5 points with Whiteford ahead at 40.548. Addison is seventh with 36.6 points. Sand Creek is the first team out of the playoffs with 20.262 points, 1.738 points behind Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes.
Lenawee Christian is the top team in Division 2 8-Man with 33.5 points, while Britton Deerfield is outside with 20.833 points, 2.167 behind Crystall Falls Forest Park.
Three-headed monster
Clinton's depth at running back was on full display as three different backs went over 100 yards rushing in the 54-33 win against Dundee.
Nik Shadley led with 143 yards on 13 carries (11 yards per rush), while the bruiser back Jacob Felts went for 133 on 16 carries (8.31 per rush) and Cole Breitenwischer rushed for 111 on 14 carries (7.93 per rush).
Joey Preston added 57 yards on four carries (14.25 per rush).
Still alive for a title
There are plenty of Lenawee County football teams still vying for a conference championship.
Addison will clinch the Cascades Conference West Division and get a spot in the Cascades Conference championship game against either Michigan Center, Napoleon or Manchester.
Hudson and Clinton are still unbeaten in the LCAA, while everyone else has at least two losses.
Adrian needs some help by way of Jackson beating Chelsea while taking care of Pinckney to earn a share of the SEC White title.
Lenawee Christian needs to beat winless North Adams Jerome to set up a Southern Michigan East Division championship game with Pittsford at home in Week 8.
Weekly Leaders
Rushing
Shadley, Clinton 143
Felts, Clinton 133
Illenden, SC 131
Brown, Addison 122
Breitenwischer, Clinton 111
Passing
S. Lutz, LCS 324
Kelley, Onsted 295
Dopp, Madison 272
Abbott, Tecumseh 187
Parker, Adrian 159
Receiving
Hiram, Onsted 145
Miller, LCS 115
Frank, Madison 101
Bryan, Tecumseh 93
Towler, LCS 80
Marshall, Hudson 80
Number of the Week
431 — Lenawee Christian quarterback Sam Lutz had a night to remember, leading the Cougars to a 73-20 win against unbeaten Mendon. Lutz ran for 107 and passed for 324 with five passing touchdowns and four rushing touchdowns.
BOX SCORES
ADDISON 6 16 16 16 = 54
HOMER 0 14 0 6 = 20
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
A – Spencer Brown 17 pass from Jaxen Sword (run failed), 1:19
Second Quarter
A – Byron Creech 13 pass from Sword (Spencer Brown run), 11:16
H – Addison Easter 13 pass from Parker Chamberlin (Zak Smith kick), 7:40
A – Brown 5 run (Sword run), 3:54
H – Caden Cummings 63 pass from Chamberlin (Smith kick), 2:27
Third Quarter
A – Brown 19 run (Brown run), 7:19
A – Brown 34 run (Gunnar Demeuse pass from Sword), 5:49
Fourth Quarter
A – Creech 47 pass from Sword (Joe Clark run), 10:50
H – Alex Miller 48 pass from Chamberlin (run failed), 9:03
A – Creech 4 run (Mike Trumble pass from Sword), 6:20
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Addison: Jaxen Sword 4-45, Byron Creech 10-61, Mike Trumble 8-84, Spencer Brown 14-122, Joe Clark 4-19.
PASSING – Addison: Jaxen Sword: 4-5 87 yards.
RECEIVING – Addison: Byron Creech 2-60, Spencer Brown 2-27.
SAND CREEK 16 0 8 14 = 32
SUMMERFIELD 6 22 0 6 = 34
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
SC – Ivan Wilkinson 4 run (Jordan Illenden run), 9:10
S – Brendan Myshock 51 pass from Trace Secor (run failed), 5:04
SC – Illenden 2 run (Illenden run), 1:42
Second Quarter
S – Trace Secor 3 run (conversion failed), 8;24
S – Jake Wadsworth 4 run (Wadsworth run), 2;&2
S – Eli VanHuysen 74 pass from Secor (Myshock pass from Secor), :12
Third Quarter
SC – Wilkinson 1 run (Wilkinson run)
SC – Luck 61 pass from Cole Scharer (run failed), 9:29
SC – Wilkinson 55 run (Wilkinson run), 4:42
S – Hayden Noland 13 pass from Secor (run failed), :28
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Sand Creek: Wilkinson 21-107, Illenden 15-131, Scharer 3-(minus)-6, Luck 3-18. Totals 42-250. Summerfield: Wadsworth 19-82, Hayden Noland 1-0, Eli VanHuysen 2-(minus)-1, Mitchell Gomulinski 4-9, Tyler Dafoe 1-14, Trace Secor 7-17.
PASSING – Sand Creek: Scharer 4-7-1 92 yards. Summerfield: Trace Secor 9-20-2 196 yards.
RECEIVING – Sand Creek: Ilenden 1-8, Preston 2-23, Luck 1-61. Summerfield: Tyler Dafoe 1-29, Brenden Myschock 4-91, Hyaden Noland 2-32, Eli VanHuysen, 2-108.
LCS 21 42 7 3 = 73
MENDON 6 14 0 0 = 20
First Quarter
L – Sam Lutz 21 run (Max Stamats kick), 9:20
L – Easton Boggs 19 pass from Sam Lutz (Eli Brainard kick), 9:04
M – Jack McCaw 9 run (run failed), 3:33
L – Sam Lutz 8 run (Stamats kick), 1:34
Second Quarter
L – Jesse Miller 8 pass from Sam Lutz run (Branard kick), 11:19
M – McCaw 86 run (run failed), 10:57
L – Paul Towler 18 pass from Sam Lutz (Stamats kick), 9:04
L – Boggs 15 pass from Sam Lutz (Brainard kick), 6:09
M – McCaw 57 run (Owen Gorham run), 1:49
L – Towler 22 pass from Sam Lutz (Stamats kick), 3:23
L – Sam Lutz 44 run (Brainard kick), 1:05
L – Sam Lutz 10 run (Stamats kick), :48
Third quarter
L – Brenner Powers 64 run (Stamats kick), 1:29
Fourth quarter
L – Stamats 19 field goal, 3:55
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Mendon: Owen Gorham 8-13, Jack McCaw 19-214, JT Lux 6-21 Mason Wilczynski 2-17, Dylan Cuppp 1-1. Totals 37-266. LCS: Jesse Miller 2-28, Sam Lutz 11-107, Paul Towler 2-22, Elijah Lutz 1-4, Brenner Powers 1-64, JT Reatherford 3-2. Totals 19-206.
PASSING – Mendon: Owen Gorham 0-1-0, Jack McCaw 3-3-0 4 yards, Mason Wilczynski 2-2-0 5 yards. Totals 5-6-0 9 yards. LCS: Sam Lutz 18-23-0 324 yards.
RECEIVING – Mendon: Owen Goram 2-0, JT Lux 2-3, Brayden Crites 1-6. LCS: Jesse Miller 6-115, Easton Boggs 5-56, Paul Towler 4-80, Seith Davis 1-12, Judah Penny 1-40.
HUDSON 0 6 0 8 = 14
BLISSFIELD 0 0 0 0 = 0
Scoring Summary
Second Quarter
J – Beckett McCaskey 71 run (run failed), :27
Fourth Quarter
H – KJ Walker 80 pass from Brennan Marshall (Marshall run), 11:48
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING - Hudson: McCaskey 8-80, Marshall 16-32. Totals 29-120. Blissfield: Kassidy Lenz 19-58, Jack Deatrick 18-52.
PASSING – Hudson: KJ Walker 1-2 80 yards. Blissfield: Deatrick 16-34 110 yards.
RECEIVING – Hudson: Brennan Marshall 1-80. Blissfield: Trey Bris-Bois 5-44, Gabe Schnoor 2-16, Mason Case 3-18, Tyler Ganun 1-12, Kipp Fisher 2-10, Brayden Frazier 2-7, Kassidy Lenz 1-0.
CHELSEA 14 7 7 14 = 42
TECUMSEH 0 0 12 8 = 20
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
C – Tyson Hill 3 run (Myles Bieber kick)
C – Hill 6 run (Bieber kick)
Second Quarter
C – Thomas Shermwell 8 run (Beiber kick)
Third Quarter
C – James Sciackitano 35 pass from Luke Ansread (Bieber kick)
T – AJ Bryan 6 run (kick failed)
T – AJ Bryan 88 run (run failed)
C – Hill 49 run (Bieber kick)
Fourth Quarter
C – Hill 7 run (Bieber kick)
T – Tyler Clement 25 run (Clement run)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Chelsea: Thomas Shemwell 7-67, Drew Weinberg 1-5, Tyson Hill 28-218, unknown players 6-26, team 1-(minus)-3. Totals 45-313. Tecumseh: Tyler Clement 5-51, AJ Bryan 18-80, Diego Juarez 1-(miuns)-2, Ben Abbott 13-41, Ryan Mossburg 1-3, Braylon Zimmerman 4-25, team 1-(minus)-4. Totals 43-194.
PASSING – Chelsea: Luke Ansread 7-14-1 113 yards. Tecumseh: Ben Abbott 14-25-0 187 yards.
RECEIVING – Chelsea: Thomas Shemwell 1-5, Max Herter 4-67, James Sciackitano 1-35, Tyson Hill 1-6. Tecumseh: Bryant Batyik 7-59, AJ Bryan 2-93, Diego Juarez 3-14, Ryan Mossburg 2-21.
MADISON 12 6 6 12 = 36
HILLSDALE 12 8 20 14 = 54
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
H – 1 run (kick failed)
M – Jayden Holly 50 pass from Brian Dopp (conversion failed)
H – 98 kickoff return (conversion failed)
M – Brian Dopp 1 run (conversion failed)
Second Quarter
H – 7 run (conversion)
M – Mile Frank 48 pass from Dopp (conversion failed)
Third Quarter
H – 1 run (conversion failed)
H – 31 run (kick)
M – Nathanael Decker 2 run (conversion failed)
H – 12 pass (kick good)
Fourth Quarter
M – Dopp 2 run (conversion failed)
H – 31 run (kick good)
H – 37 run (Kick good)
M – Decker 1 run (conversion failed)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Madison: Brian Dopp 13-60, Nathanael Decker 6-38, Caleb DeLeon 8-24, Junior Tillman 2-3. Totals 30-125. Hillsdale:
PASSING – Madison: Brian Dopp 12-23-1 272 yards. Hillsdale: 4-10-1 58 yards.
RECEIVING – Madison: Miles Frank 4-101, Brian Jordan 4-78, Jayden Holly 2-63, Jalaan Borders 2-30. Hillsdale:
ADRIAN 7 0 0 15 = 22
JACKSON 2 7 0 0 = 9
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
A – Chase Henline pass from Sean Parker (Hassan kick), 2:07
J – Safety.
Second Quarter
J – Touchdown (kick)
Third Quarter
A – Isaiah Fox pass from Parker (Conversion)
A – DeKeyser pass from Parker (Hassan kick)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Adrian: Henline 19-85, Parker 8-20, DeKeyser 1-1. Totals 29-106.
PASSING – Adrian: Parker 13-24 159 yards.
RECEIVING – Adrian: Brown 4-52, Fox 3-51, Henline 2-20, Hayes 2-19, DeKeyser 2-17.
IDA 8 14 0 14 = 36
ONSTED 0 7 0 6 = 13
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
I – Dean Thomas 2 run (Dirkmaat run)
I – Gavin Albring 25 pass from Owen Snyder (Synder run)
O – JT Hill 25 pass from Hunter Kelley (kick)
I – Thomas 52 run (run failed)
I – Trevor Konieczny 3 run (Max Buschmann kick)
I – Snyder 40 run (Buschmann kick)
O – Aidan Paquin 33 pass from Kelley (conversion failed)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Onsted: Xavier Gibbs 8-48, Luke Manders 2-20, Cannon Ruttkofsky 2-20, Hunter Kelley 4-14, Griffin Amthor 1-10, Aidan Paquin 1-2. Totals 18-114. Ida: Dean Thomas 26-266, Gavin Albring 12-90, Trevor Konieczny 6-22, Owen Snyder 2-44.
PASSING – Onsted: Hunter Kelley 27-42-2 295 yards, Luke Manders 1-1-0 2 yards. Ida: Owen Snyder 1-3-0 25 yards.
RECEIVING – Onsted: Quinn Hiram 13-145, JT Hill 8-74, Aidan Paquin 1-34, Cannon Ruttkofsky 2-28, Joey Denkins 2-11, Xavier Gibbs 1-4, Rhett Micallef 1-3. Ida: Gavin Albring 1-25.
MAPLE VALLEY 14 12 22 8 = 56
BRITTON DEERFIELD 0 0 6 0 = 6
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
M – Ayden Wilkes 27 run (Evan Brandenburg kick), 6:40
M – Ayden Wilkes 15 run (kick failed), 2:58
Second Quarter
M – Andrew Sheperd 9 run (kick failed), 9:04
M – Evan Brandenburg 5 run (kick failed), 2:26
Third Quarter
M – Evan Brandenburg 81 kickoff return (Jakeb McDonald run), 11:46
B – Caden Freeman 2 run (conversion failed), 9:20
M – James Penny 19 run (Skyler Cook pass from Jakeb McDonald), 5:05
M – Jim Wiggs 55 interception (kick failed), 1:20
Fourth Quarter
M – Jakeb McDonald 15 run (Jim Wiggs run), 4:23
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Maple Valley: Andrew Sheperd 17-82, Ayden Wilkes 5-48, Jakeb McDonald 3-27. BD: Caden Freeman 11-74, Luke Wiser 2-14, Jayden Brooks 6-9, Caden Kubacki 8-8, Gabe Bishop 1-4, Colin Johnson 1-(minus)-1.
PASSING – Maple Valley: Ayden Wilkes 2-4-0 17 yards, Jakeb McDonald 1-3-0 19 yards. BD: Caden Kubacki 3-12-2 41 yards, Keegan Bush 0-6-1 0 yards.
RECEIVING – Maple Valley: Camden Carpenter 1-17, Skyler Cook 1-19. B: Leland Smith 2-28, Carson Johnson 1-14.
DUNDEE 0 14 0 19 = 33
CLINTON 14 16 8 16 = 54
Scoring Summary
C – Joey Preston 31 run (conversion failed), 9:09
C – Nik Shadley 22 run (Nik Shadley run), 4:28
Second Quarter
C – Jacob Felts 4 run (Andy Fair run), 11:08
D – Evan Bennett 14 pass from Ryan Zanger (conversion failed), 6:04
C – Cole Breitenwischer 2 run (Fair run)
D – Braiden Whitaker 6 pass from Zanger (Braiden Whitaker pass from Zanger), :33
Third Quarter
C – Breitenwischer 2 run (Pass from Fair), 1:45
Fourth Quarter
D – Cooper Buhl 21 pass from Zanger (pass failed), 11:03
C – Breitenwischer 6 run (Jacob Felts run)
D – Whitaker 61 pass from Ethan Layton (kick failed)
C – Breitenwischer 52 run (Cade Brighton pass from Fair)
D – Cooper Buhl 5 pass from Zanger (Jay Hickey kick), 1:15
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Dundee: Zanger 11-40, Whitaker 1-19, Brink 2-1, Parker 2-(minus)-1, Layton 2-(minus)-3. Clinton: Nik Shadley 13-143, Jacob Felts 16-133, Cole Breitenwischer 14-111, Joey Preston 4-57, Andy Fair 5-7.
PASSING – Dundee: Zanger 15-29 179 yards, Ethan Layton 1-1-0 61 yards. Clinton: Fair 1-5-0 7 yards.
RECEIVING – Dundee: Whitaker 8-143, Buhl 2-26, Bennett 1-14. Clinton: Nik Shadley 1-7.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Telegram: What We Learned: Lenawee County quarterbacks go to the air in Week 6
