Week 7 football showdowns
Oct. 5—BAY CITY CENTRAL vs. TC CENTRAL
WHEN: Friday, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Thirlby Field, Traverse City
RECORDS: TCC 2-4, 1-2 Saginaw Valley-Blue; Bay City Central 1-5, 0-3 SVL-Blue
LAST WEEK: Central lost 35-13 to Midland Dow; BCC lost 45-12 to Mt. Pleasant
LAST YEAR: TC Central beat Bay City Central 35-7
SERIES: Tied 3-3
RADIO: FM-104.5 WZTC
STREAM: nfhsnetwork.com/events/mhsaa-mi/gam13237dfab4
BACKGROUND: Central hosts the Wolves for homecoming. TC Central ranks just ahead of Bay City Central in both rushing and passing yards, but the advantage is less than 100 combined yards for the season. Jarmario Harris leads the Wolves with 434 yards and 6 TDs rushing, with Arthur McManus pacing the Trojans at 393 yards and 5 TDs.
TC WEST vs. MT. PLEASANT
WHEN: Friday, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Community Memorial Stadium, Mt. Pleasant
RECORDS: TCW 2-4, 2-1 SVL-Blue; Mt. Pleasant 5-1, 4-0 SVL-Blue
LAST WEEK: TCW lost 35-14 to Midland; Mt. Pleasant beat Bay City Central 45-12
LAST YEAR: Mt. Pleasant won 48-13
SERIES: Mt. Pleasant leads 2-1
RADIO: FM-106.3 WQON
BACKGROUND: The Titans and Oilers hadn't played since 1999 prior to TCC joining the Saginaw Valley last year. Mt. Pleasant leads the MSVL-Blue in passing by more than 500 yards over second-place TC Central, with CMU commit Logan Borodychuck accounting for 1,088 of that total. He's thrown 15 TDs and 6 INTs this season. Oilers RB Caleb Nuebecker is 2nd in the Blue division with 644 rush yards and tied for 1st with 9 TDs. Adeyo Ilemobade leads West's ground gam with 340 yards and 3 TDs.
TC ST. FRANCIS vs. JACKSON LUMEN CHRISTI
WHEN: Saturday, 3 p.m.
WHERE: Thirlby Field, Traverse City
RECORDS: TCSF 3-3; Lumen Christi 6-0
LAST WEEK: TCSF beat Cheboygan 49-7; Lumen Christi beat Detroit Loyola 42-6
LAST YEAR: TCSF won 42-35 in Week Two and lost 15-12 to Lumen in the D7 state championship
SERIES: St. Francis leads 2-1
STREAM: nfhsnetwork.com/events/mhsaa-mi/gama8750a9bd8 OR youtube.com/@NextLevelBroadcasting
BACKGROUND: A rematch of last last year's Division 7 state championship, the Gladiators and Titans clash for the fourth time in four years. They'd never played each other prior to 2020. Lumen Christi opened the season with three consecutive shutouts, and still hasn't allowed more than seven points in any game.
KINGSLEY vs. OGEMAW HEIGHTS
WHEN: Friday, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Ogemaw Heights HS, West Branch
RECORDS: Kingsley 5-1, 3-0 NMFC-Legends; Ogemaw 5-1, 3-0 NMFC-Legends
LAST WEEK: Kingsley beat Grayling 56-20; Ogemaw beat Flint Powers 47-9
LAST YEAR: Kingsley won 30-20
SERIES: Kingsley leads 5-0
RADIO: FM-93.7 WKAD
STREAM: nfhsnetwork.com/events/mhsaa-mi/gam27ec09a3d8
BACKGROUND: Last year's 10-point decision was the closest in the all-time series, and this year's Falcons squad is the program's best in years, with a physical attack led by its offensive and defensive lines. Ogemaw, ranked No. 11 in Division 5, has given up only 9 points in the last three games.
, including two shutouts. Kingsley, ranked No. 5 in Division 6, won the five matchups with Ogemaw by scores of 30-20, 36-13, 36-14, 36-19 and 43-0.
FRANKFORT vs. FOWLER
WHEN: Friday, 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Top Taggart Field, Ferris State University, Big Rapids
RECORDS: Frankfort 6-0; Fowler 5-1
LAST WEEK: Frankfort beat Tawas 49-7; Fowler lost 27-14 to D7 No. 8 Pewamo-Westphalia
LAST MEETING: Frankfort won 21-14 in 2000
SERIES: Tied 2-2
STREAM: nfhsnetwork.com/events/mhsaa-mi/gam60cb2501b4
BACKGROUND: Frankfort's defense has given up only seven points in the last three weeks, and has outscored opponents by a 5-to-1 ratio this season. The Panthers are ranked No. 11 in Division 8, and Fowler is No. 6, the only team in the top 10 with a loss.
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