MARSHALL, MI (WTVB) – Two long time rivals meet this afternoon in Marshall as the Coldwater Cardinals take on the Marshall Red Hawks in high school football.
A Coldwater win would move the Cardinals to within one victory of qualifying for the post season. Coldwater and Marshall are in a three way tie for second in the Interstate 8 Conference with Parma Western 3-1. Jackson Lumen Christi is first at 4-0.
Coldwater has scored over 40 points in three games and the Cardinals are averaging nearly 39 points a game. Marshall lost by one point to Freeland in their season opener. They gave Lumen Christi a tough game last week before losing 21-14.
Marshall dominated this series between 1987 and 2009 when they beat the Cardinals 22 out of 23 times. But the series is even over the last ten years with each team winning five times.
Because of the concerns of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, game time is 4:30 p.m.. Coverage on AM 1590 and FM 95.5 WTVB starts at 4:00 p.m..
J.V. Football—
Marshall 32, Coldwater 16 (Brock Thornton scored both touchdowns and a two point conversion while Chase Sunderland scored the other conversion for the Cardinals.)
Jackson Lumen Christi (4-0 I-8, 5-0 overall) at Hastings (1-3 I-8, 1-4 overall)
Harper Creek (1-3 I-8, 2-3 overall) at Jackson Northwest (1-3 I-8, 1-4 overall)
Parma Western (3-1 I-8, 4-1 overall) at Pennfield (0-4 I-8, 1-4 overall)
Big 8 Conference—
Concord (2-2 Big 8, 3-2 overall) at Quincy (2-2 Big 8, 2-3 overall), 6:00 p.m.
It’s Homecoming for the Quincy Orioles as they look to snap a two game losing streak and keep their post season hopes alive.
Union City (0-4 Big 8, 0-5 overall) at Homer (2-2 Big 8, 3-2 overall), 5:30 p.m.
Bronson (0-4 Big 8, 0-5 overall) at Reading (4-0 Big 8, 4-1 overall), 7:00 p.m.
Springport (2-2 Big 8, 3-2 overall) at Jonesville (4-0 Big 8, 4-1 overall), 6:30 p.m.
Other Area Games—
Athens at Adrian Lenawee Christian
Hillsdale at Blissfield
Mendon at Hartford, 5:00 p.m.
Centreville at Marcellus, 5:00 p.m.
Three Rivers at South Haven, 5:15 p.m.
Paw Paw at Sturgis
Cassopolis at White Pigeon, 5:30 p.m.
8 Person Football—
Climax-Scotts at Tekonsha (3-2), 5:00 p.m.
Colon at Bellevue, 5:00 p.m.
North Adams-Jerome at Litchfield
Burr Oak at Waldron
