COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Griffin Olmstead scored a pair of touchdowns from 18 yards out as the Coldwater Cardinals opened the 2017 season with a dominating 27-0 victory over Lewis Cass of Indiana on Friday night at Cardinal Field. Coldwater opened the scoring with a first quarter 34 yard TD pass from Damon Beckhusen to Brady Beckhusen. Olmstead’s first TD gave Coldwater a 13-0 halftime lead as the Cardinals had a 211-9 edge in total yards at the intermission. Coldwater tacked on two more touchdowns in the second half. Logan Fee hit paydirt from three yards and Olmstead’s second TD of the night concluded the scoring. Coldwater plays at Marshall next Thursday night.
Even Coon recorded 15 tackles as the Quincy Orioles blanked Parchment 12-0. Quincy had 201 yards rushing. Bryce Ruhl and Jon Purvis scored the Quincy TD’s. Purvis rushed for 76 yards while Ruhl had 72 yards on 10 carries. Quincy opens Big 8 conference play next Thursday at Jonesville.
Austin Mosher rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown while quarterback Josh Watson passed for three TD’s as Union City defeated Galesburg-Augusta 24-7. Mosher accounted for the other Charger score. Gavin Hooker had 59 yards rushing on nine carries. Watson was 12 of 14 in the air for 169 yards. Larson Kever, Garrett Korn and Grady Kever had the Union City touchdown receptions. Deacon Day led the Charger defense with 11 tackles. Union City will play at Branch County rival Bronson in the Vikings Big 8 Conference debut next Thursday night.
8 Man Football— Tekonsha 44, St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran 3
Other Area H.S. Football Games….
Harper Creek 15, Gull Lake 14
Lumen Christi 27, Grand Rapids West Catholic 24
Marshall 35, Jackson 34 (OT)
Jackson Northwest 16, Eaton Rapids 14
Parma Western 62, Lansing Eastern 12
Hanover-Horton 31, Concord 28
Hillsdale 25, Jonesville 14
Sand Creek 26, Reading 19
Springport 42, Vandercook Lake 7
Colon 20, Fremont (Ind) 7
White Pigeon 25, Centreville 0
Battle Creek St. Philip 14, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 8
Michigan Center 35, Climax-Scotts 6
Niles 28, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 6
Pittsford 13, Morenci 12
St. Joseph 20, Kalamazoo Central 9
===Saturday’s Branch County H.S. Sports Schedule===
Girls Volleyball—
Coldwater and Union City at Cereal City Classic hosted by Harper Creek
Bronson at Western Michigan Christian Invitational in Muskegon
Quincy at Olivet Invitational
Boys Soccer—
Coldwater at Eaton Rapids Invitational (at East Lansing Sports Complex)
Quincy at Stockbridge
Girls Swimming—
Coldwater at Battle Creek Lakeview Relays
Boys Tennis—
Coldwater and B.C. Lakeview at Sturgis Quad Meet
