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Prep Roundup: Glads rout Cheboygan 49-7; Traverse City West boys tennis, soccer both in action; St. Francis XC wins Bluejay Invite

jordan puente, the record-eagle, traverse city, mich.
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Sep. 30—CHEBOYGAN — After losing 44-21 to Kingsley in Week Five, Traverse City St. Francis quickly turned page with a 49-7 road win against Cheboygan on Saturday.

Cam Sellers was the leading scorer for the Gladiators by finding the end zone three times in the varsity football action at Thirlby Field.

Sellers scored two of his touchdowns in the first quarter to help give the Glads a 21-0 lead. Tyler Kadlec started the second quarter with a quick score add to the lead.

Jack Gruber's touchdown put St. Francis up 35-0 in the first half. Cheboygan's only touchdown came midway through the third quarter. Sellers answered the touchdown with one of his own.

Tyler Sheeran put the final nail in the coffin to put the Glads up 49-7 to make it the largest margin of victory for the Glads this season.

St. Francis (3-3, 2-2 Northern Michigan Football) hosts Division 7 reigning state champion Jackson Lumen Christi on Saturday.

8-PLAYER FOOTBALL

Gaylord SM 66

Pellston 22

Gaylord St. Mary: Brett Koscielniak 5 catches, 242 yards, 3 TDs; 6 rushes for 66 yards and a TD; 12 tackles; 2 interceptions, 34-yard pick 6, 6 total TDs; Daniel Jacobson 8-12 passing for 282 yards, 5 TDs, 11 rushes, 120 yards, 2 TDs

UP NEXT: The Snowbirds (5-1, 5-0 Ski Valley) host Whittemore-Prescott on Saturday.

Central Lake 58

Suttons Bay 6

UP NEXT: The Trojans (4-2, 2-2 Ski Valley) travel to Onaway on Thursday. The Norsemen (2-4) travel to Marion on Friday.

Inland Lakes 49

Morenci 6

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs (5-1, 2-0 Ski Valley) host Pellston on Saturday.

Marion 58

Manistee CC 0

UP NEXT: The Sabers (3-3, 1-3 West Michigan D) host Brethren on Friday.

VOLLEYBALL

TC Central wins Portage Central Invite

PORTAGE — Traverse City Central volleyball came away with the title at the Portage Central Invitational on Saturday after defeating Portage Central 25-7, 25-3 in the finals.

The Trojans lost to Marshall in their first game, but they bounced back with three straight wins — beating Livonia Stevenson, Kalamazoo Christian then South Haven in the semifinals.

Elyse Heffner cemented herself in TC Central history after collecting her 1,000th career kill.

The Trojans welcome Cadillac on Wednesday.

Bellaire goes 1-3 at Onaway Tourney

Results: Pellston def. Bellaire 18-25, 25-23; Bellaire def. Central Lake 25-18, 25-18; Charlevoix def. Bellaire 21-25, 23-25; Mancelona def. Bellaire; Onaway def. Mancelona 25-15, 25-20.

Bellaire: Tatum Molski 2 kills; Alayna Elandt 8 aces, 1 kill; Madi DePew 3 aces, 18 kills; Brooklyn Fischer 6 aces, 16 kills; Rianna Slabosz 4 aces, 2 kills.

Glads go 4-1 at D3/D4 Showdown.

Results: Traverse City St. Francis def. New Lothrop 25-13, 25-13; TCSF def. Manchester 25-22, 25-21; TCSF def. Oscoda 25-16, 25-15; TCSF def. Calumet 25-16, 32-30 Plymouth Christian def. TCSF 22-25, 25-16, 8-15.

Traverse City St. Francis: Reese Jones 58 assists, 37 digs, 5 aces; Reese Muma 15 kills; Quinn Yenshaw 36 kills, 26 digs, 10 aces; Garnet Mullet 27 kills, 4digs, 8 aces; Claire Hurley 30 kills; Tessah Konas 48 assists, 15 digs, 8 aces; Avery Nance 53 digs, 18 assists (1000th career assist), 8 aces; Harper Nausadis 9 kills

UP NEXT: The Gladiators (20-6-1, 4-0 Lake Michigan) host Harbor Springs on Tuesday.

BOYS TENNIS

TC West splits Saginaw Heritage tri

SAGINAW — Traverse City West boys tennis spent Saturday morning at Saginaw Heritage for a tri against Bay City Central and Saginaw Heritage.

The Titans brought their best game to the Saginaw Heritage tri and beat Bay City Central, 7-1, but lost to Saginaw Heritage, 3-5. The highlight match was Tyler Chan and Christian Henry winning at two-doubles, 6-3 6-0.

"The Titans made sure to never give up and prove to still be strong opponents," Henry said.

Glads' finish third at Eisenhower quad

SHELBY — Traverse City St. Francis left the Eisenhower quad on Saturday with a third-place finish after going head to head against Eisenhower, Detroit County Day and Ann Arbor Skyline.

Owen Jackson at one-singles finished the day 2-1 with a loss against Detroit County Day. Chris Bobrowski, at two-singles, swept the competition with three straight wins.

Luke Bobrowski, at four-singles, went 2-1 with wins over Eisenhower and Ann Arbor Skyline. Eli Schmude and David Ansley, at one-doubles, collected wins against Eisenhower and Ann Harbor Skyline but fell to Detroit County Day.

Schmude and Ansley were the only doubles team to collect more than two wins.

BOYS SOCCER

TC West 5

Midland 2

Traverse City West: Landon Ranson goal, assist; Ben Carlson 2 goals, assist; Aidan Orth goal, assist; Kallen Ray goal, assist; Dougie Rice assist; Trapper Holmes 2 saves; Camden Tkach 2 saves.

UP NEXT: The Titans (13-1-1, 6-1 Big North) travel to Cadillac on Tuesday.

Elk Rapids 2

Petoskey 0

UP NEXT: The Elks (15-2-2, 6-0-2 Lake Michigan) host Kalkaska on Monday.

Suttons Bay 5

Glen Lake 2

UP NEXT: The Norsemen (9-4-2, 6-1 Northwest) host Buckley on Monday. The Lakers (6-7-1, 5-2 Northwest) travel to Leland on Monday.

CROSS COUNTRY

Glads Tops Bluejay Invite

Boys Gold Overall: 1. Traverse City St. Francis (91); 11. Charlevoix (285); 12) Kalkaska (325).

Girls Gold Overall: 1. TC St. Francis (72); 2. Elk Rapids (94).

BG individual: 6. Leo Swager (TCSF) 16:06.7; 9. Tucker Krumm (TCSF) 16:11.4; 14. Gavin Guggemos (Kalkaska) 16:20.7.

GG individuals: 2. Betsy Skendzel (TCSF) 18:15.3; 8. Brynne Schulte (ER) 19:25.2; 15; Molly Kate Hollandsworth (TCSF) 19:45.5.

Girls Elite Overall: 3. Traverse City West (187); 14. Traverse City Central (395).

GE Individuals: 4. Aiden Harrand1 (BKY) 7:46.2;8. Mylie Kelly (BC) 18:04.5.

Boys Elite Overall: 3. Traverse City Central (230); 10. Traverse City West (327); 12. Petoskey (338).

BE Individual Results: 19. Shane Izzard (PKY) 15:50.2; 22. Willem DeGood (TCW) 15:51.6; 23. Zack Truszkowski (TCC) 15:54.8.

Cadillac's girls team finishes top 10 at Allendale Invite

ALLENDALE — The Cadillac cross country team left the Allendale Falcon Invitational on Saturday with the girls team finishing sixth overall in the Big School race with 175 points and the boys finishing 11th.

Sophomore Brooklynn Brown placed ninth with 19:12.24. Senior Nolan Nixon placed 10th with a 16:02.72 finish time.

The Vikings are at Mancelona on Wednesday.