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Cass City won the rubber match with Bad Axe for the 2023 season, defeating the Hatchets 54-45. Carter Patrick tied his second-highest scoring total for the season, dropping 27 points, including going 11-15 from the free throw line. Riley Swiderski chipped in 12 points, while Mike Fernald added 7 and Evan Clark 5. Trent Patrick hit one three-pointer on the night. Bad Axe finished the season with th...

Sandusky survived multiple runs, but held off the winless Patriots for long enough to defeat USA 41-36. The Wolves were led by senior Kyle Guibord with 13 points, Braden Bender at 9, Caleb Minard at 7 points and Jackson Kartanys with 6 points. USA was led by freshman Justin Jacobs with 11 points and Landon Bursick at 10. Dirk Rierson and Brady Wiederhold each finished the night scoring 6 points. U...

Bad Axe used a big second half to pull away from Harbor Beach to secure their first victory of the postseason, defeating the Pirates 50-35. The Hatchets were led by their big man, Jake MacPhee with 14 points in Monday's action, while Chase Walker added 11 points. Keaton Braun chipped in 9 points, Griffin Meinhold who came off the bench finished with 7 points and Michael Janssen, 6 points. Harbor B...

Lakers needed a win over Cass City to remain in the Greater Thumb West race and they did just that, and a whole lot more with a commanding 49-35 victory on Friday in Cass City. Now, the Lakers need just one more win at Vassar on Tuesday to force a split in the league title with the Red Hawks. The Green Machine came out and were leading 13-0 to start the game before Cass City's Trent Patrick scored...

The Brown City Green Devils staved off multiple attacks to remain in first place in the Greater Thumb East with a 53-33 over the Ubly Bearcats. Brown City can clinch the GTE title outright with a win on Wednesday against Sandusky. For the majority of the game, Brown City led by nearly 10 points. The Bearcats would put together a number of runs to bring it down to one possession, but never had enou...

Lakers came out of the gates firing on all cylinders and had to fight off a pesky Bad Axe squad that forced overtime, but eventually, the Green Machine hung on to win 66-64 and remain in the Greater Thumb West race. The Lakers led 18-3 at the end of the first quarter and extended their lead out to 18 halfway through the 2nd quarter, before Bad Axe would put together a 21-4 rally to finish the firs...

The Reese Rockets led for all but 92 seconds of the game, but it was the Bad Axe Hatchets who came away with the win, 60-53 on Friday, February 03, 2023. Bad Axe used a 14-0 run in the final 2:51 of the game to erase a 7-point deficit and win by seven over their Greater Thumb West nemesis. Reese led by four at the end of the first quarter, six at halftime and eight after three quarters, but the Ha...

In a game that did not see a lead change until the fourth quarter, it certainly finished in a flurry with Cass City walking away with a 44-43 victory over Lakers. Red Hawk sophomore Trent Patrick hit a half-court shot as time expired to put Cass City up for good. Cass City began the game on a 15-2 run before Lakers started to claw its way back into the game. The Red Hawks led through the third qua...

The Lakers snapped an 11-game losing streak to GTW rival Bad Axe on Wednesday, January 18, 2022 with a 61-53 road victory. The Green Machine was able to cut an eight-point first quarter deficit to just four points at halftime, before turning the tide in the 3rd quarter. Lakers shot 56% in the second half , compared to Bad Axe's 22%. Laker's Hunter Krohn led all scorers with 23 points (11 baskets a...

The Ubly Bearcats erased a nine-point halftime deficit to take a 47-40 victory over Greater Thumb East rival, Harbor Beach. Ubly was paced by junior Evan Peruski with 22 points, including six three-pointers. Brayden Franzel was the next highest scorer at seven points. Canden Peruski scored 8 points, all in the 3rd quarter, to lead the charge back for the Bearcats. Harbor Beach's freshman Benson Ha...

Cass City controlled the game's tempo through the first half, but the Bad Axe Hatchets used a 16-0 in just over 4 minutes to take the lead entering the 4th quarter and didn't look back. The Hatchets defeated the Red Hawks 50-41 for their 7th victory of the season and are now 1-0 in divisional play.

It was a 14-week-long collision course between the top two teams in Division 08 and it came down to the last two minutes for the game to be decided. Whiteford would take a 12-0 lead in the first quarter before the Ubly Bearcats rallied back to tie the game 20-20 in the 4th quarter. However, the Whiteford Bobcats hung on to win 26-20 over Ubly for their second state championship in school history....

In a setting that resembled a snow globe more than a football stadium, the Ubly Bearcats scored on the very first play of offense and never looked back, defeating Iron Mountain 41-14 in the state semi-finals and punching their ticket to the state championship game. Mark Heilig rumbled 65 yards into the snow-filled endzone on the very first play for his first of three scores and led the Bearcats wi...

If last week was the Mark Heilig Show, this week featured Evan Peruski who led the team in rushing, en route to a 49-7 victory for Ubly's fourth straight regional championship. Peruski carried the ball just 10 times, but accounted for 267 yards and four touchdowns. On the defensive side of the ball, Peruski also intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown. With their 12th victory of the sea...

Mark Heilig led the Bearcats with 13 carries for 193 yards and 5 touchdowns in a dominating 49-14 victory over Michigan Lutheran Seminary. Ubly would not even attempt a pass in a game that saw a running clock for nearly the entire second half of the game. With the win, Ubly now advances to the Regional Championship where they will host Fowler on Saturday, November 12 at 1:00pm. The Eagles defeated...

In the first week of the postseason, the EPBP Lakers defeated Bad Axe for the second time this season with a hard-fought 21-14 victory. Lakers' Ethan Wissner led the way with 29 carries for 143 yards and all three scores for the Green Machine. Wissner had to assume quarterback duties after starting play-caller Connor McCain went down with a lower leg injury. Bad Axe led through the first three qua...

Harbor Beach's freshman quarterback, Caden Bucholtz commanded the Pirates to a victory over Vassar, 51-12 to end the regular season. Bucholtz led the team in rushing with 159 yards and 2 touchdowns on just 8 carries, averaging nearly 20 yards per carry. Through the air, Bucholtz completed 80% of his passes (4-5-0) for 85 yards and another score, brought in by fellow freshman classmate, Benson Harp...

Harbor Beach scored early and never looked back, defeating the Bad Axe Hatchets 28-7. The Pirates saw their senior quarterback Tanton Babcock go down with a non-contact injury, making way for freshman Caden Bucholtz, who would lead the team for another two scores. Bucholtz ended the game with 10 carries, 30 yards and 1 rushing touchdown. He also threw the ball twice with one completion for 60 yard...

Laker clinched the outright Greater Thumb West championship with a tough-nosed performance over the Bad Axe, winning 32-14. Ethan Wissner led the Lakers with 28 carries for 179 yards and 2 touchdowns. Wissner also threw for a touchdown on 1-3-1 passing. With the win, Lakers improves to 7-0 on the season.

The Kingston Cardinals snapped an 18-game, 35-year losing streak to the Deckerville Eagles with a 54-20 victory on the road. Kingston's Junior quarterback Owen Corlis ran for 248 yards and 3 scores on just 21 carries, in addition to 145 yards through the air and two more touchdowns. With the win, Kingston improves to 6-0 on the season.

It was never more than a one-possession game as Cass City wins on the road 20-14 against Sandusky. No scoring in the 1st quarter led to two scores in the 2nd to make it an 8-8 game at halftime. Cass City would connect on a 4th and long with a Carter Patrick to Mason Gniewek 31-yard pass for the go-ahead score.

It was all Ubly early and often en route to a 42-0 victory over Harbor Beach. Evan Peruski led the Bearcats with 136 yards and 2 touchdowns, all on just 12 carries. Mark Heilig brought in two interceptions, including one for a 95-yard touchdown return. With the victory, Ubly improves to 4-0 and is in the driver's seat for their second-straight GTE title.

The Harbor Beach Pirates entered Week #3 with a lot of questions regarding their strength of schedule, but showed their strength as a team claiming their third victory in three tries, 30-16. The Pirates struck first against the Cass City Red Hawks and held serve for the remainder of the game. Jacob Booms led Harbor Beach with 13 carries for 110 yards and 2 touchdowns. Cass City's freshman, Ryker W...

Cass City struck first, but the Lakers wore the Red Hawks down and won 39-12. It was a 4-point lead for the green and white at halftime, but the Lakers scored 23 points while blanking Cass City in the final 24 minutes. Lakers' Ethan Wissner did all of the scoring on 26 carries, accumulating 199 yards and 5 touchdowns.

Cass City struck first, but the Lakers wore the Red Hawks down and won 39-12. It was a 4-point lead for the green and white at halftime, but the Lakers scored 23 points while blanking Cass City in the final 24 minutes. Lakers' Ethan Wissner did all of the scoring on 26 carries, accumulating 199 yards and 5 touchdowns.