In tonight’s High School Football action, Coldwater, Union City and Bronson all have homecoming games while Quincy travels to Homer.
The Coldwater Cardinals host the Jackson Lumen Christi Titans at Cardinal Field. The Cardinals hope this year’s homecoming will be déjà vu all over again. Coldwater defeated Lumen Christi 26-7 during homecoming two years ago which was the first Cardinal victory over the Titans in 28 attempts. Lumen took a 21-20 overtime victory over Coldwater last year when they stopped the Cardinals on a two point conversion attempt. The Titans went on to win the State Championship in Division Six and are ranked second this week in the Michigan Associated Press High School football poll. Game time is 7:00pm. Coverage starts at 6:30am here on AM1590 and FM95.5 WTVB and on line at www.wtvbam.com
In other Interstate 8 games tonight….
Marshall at Hastings
Jackson Northwest at Pennfield
Harper Creek at Parma Western
In the Big 8….
First place in the Big 8 Conference will be on the line at Alumni Field. A Charger victory would also assure a post season playoff berth for Union City. The Chargers have outscored their last two opponents 83-0 and have scored 39 or more points for four straight weeks. Union City has a 37-27-1 edge over the Rangers in the 65 previous meetings.
Richard Nixon was in the White House the last time Bronson and Jonesville faced each other in football. Tonight’s meeting will be the first between the Comets and the Vikings since 1972 when they were members of the Little C Conference. Bronson won that game 32-6.
Quincy will be out to snap a two game losing streak and rekindle their post season hopes after last week’s heartbreaking loss to archrival Reading.
Quincy won the JV game over Homer Thursday night 26-12. Dalton Messenger rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns for the Orioles.
In other area games tonight….
Colon at Athens
Mendon at Centreville
Schoolcraft at Constantine
Hillsdale at Hudson
Comstock at Pittsford
South Haven at Three Rivers
Sturgis at Dowagiac
Hartford at White Pigeon
In 8-Man Football….
Litchfield at Tekonsha (2-3)
Camden-Frontier at Bellevue
B.C. St. Philip at Burr Oak
Waldron at North Adams-Jerome
In Thursday’s Branch County high school sports action…..
Girls Golf—
The I – 8 Conference Championship was held at the Bedford Valley Golf Course in Battle Creek on Thursday and Coldwater came away with a second place finish in the event. Jackson Lumen Christi won with a score of 369 followed by Coldwater with a 378. Coldwater was led by Jayla Goodwin, whose 89 was good for third place overall and made her a part of the All Tournament team. Hunter Jenkot shot a 93, Molly Smith carded a 94, Claire Sheppard had a 102, Kelly Warner shot a 106 and Micki Slack rounded out Coldwater’s scoring with a 121.
In the final League standings, Coldwater edged out Marshall for second place overall behind Jackson Lumen Christi who won the League title. Coldwater’s Jayla Goodwin was named First Team All Conference with Claire Sheppard, Hunter Jenkot, and Molly Smith being named Honorable Mention All Conference.
Coldwater sent a JV team to the Eastern Hills Golf Course in Kalamazoo on Thursday to play in a Jamboree hosted by Portage Northern. Coldwater finished fourth with a score of 191. St. Joe won the event with a team score of 175. Coldwater was led by Elloree Madden with a round of 39. Morgan Beckhusen shot a 47, Alexis Musselman had a 49, Bree Barrows carded a 56 and Mackenzie Koch rounded out the scoring with a 59.
Girls Volleyball—
Coldwater won a pair of matches at a Tri-Meet hosted by Brooklyn Columbia Central. The Cardinals defeated Jonesville 2-0 (25-17, 25-21) and then defeated Columbia Central (2-0) 25-10, 25-14.Stats:
*Jasmine Wellet led in kills with 12 and led in digs with 14
*Jamie Wellet had 6 kills, 11 assists, and 9 digs
*Olivia Foley led in assists with 16, had 9 digs, and 5 kills
*Ellory Farmer had 11 assists and 7 digs, and 3 kills
*Malorie Rzepka had 10 kills and 7 digs
*Tyler Scheid had 6 kills, 2 blocks, and 2 aces
*Drue Mullin had 6 digs
*Darlene Horn and Izzy Foley each had 5 digs
Coldwater is now 23-3-3
They will play again on Saturday at the Harper Creek Invitational.
The Coldwater JV squad also won a pair of matches at Brooklyn Columbia Central on Thursday night. They defeated Columbia Central 2-0 (25-22, 25-19) and Jonesville 2-0 (25-10 & 25-11)
Leading the team was Kaia Donay with 7 serves, 4 kills and 3 blocks.
Abby Herman with 6 kills.
Alexa Davenport with 6 serves, 2 kills & 3 blocks.
Veronica Gonzales with 4 kills
Laynee Paarlberg with 12 Assists
Anna Kate Dwyer with 1 kill & 1 Block.
Boys Soccer—
Coldwater 7, Harper Creek 1
Despite a sluggish start, Coldwater improved to 15-2 on the season with a 7-1 win at Harper Creek Thursday. The Beavers scored the opening goal of the game before the Cardinals scored two before the half. Coldwater was able to put the game away with five second half goals, as they ran their record to 5-1 in the Interstate 8 Conference.Sophomore Saleh Mohammed had two goals, while Nasser Nagi, Shihab Abdulrab, and Ahmed Mohsen each had one goal and one assist. Tyler Kooi and Shaif Ahmed also scored and Jonathan Brownell picked up two assists. Balal Nasser made two saves in goal for the Cardinals who will next host Hastings for Senior Night Tuesday, October 3.The Coldwater JV team beat Harper Creek 6-0. Angel Rodriguez had three goals and one assist, with single goals from Cade Lawrence, Drayke Fitch, and Mohamed Aljabaly. Hunter Eldridge had two assists, with single assists for Brady Travelbee, Koby Stewart, and Angel Sereno.
Middle School Volleyball—
The Legg Middle School 8th grade A team lost to Parma Western 2-0 (17-25 14-25). Camilla Boston was team high on the serving line with 6 points with 2 aces. Brooke Moore was strong at the net with 6 kills and one block. Allison Miller added 4 digs; Jayla Foster 3 digs; Mallory Wilber 2 kills while Alyssa Wilson had 2 kills and 3 assists. The team will to Marshall for a tournament on Saturday.
The Legg Middle School 7th grade A team defeated Parma Western 2-1 as they improved to 3-5.
The Legg Middle School 7th Grade B team lost Parma Western 2-1 (23-25, 25-18, 11-15). Chloe Vickers led the team with 9 service points including 6 aces.
