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7/31/2019 Weekly Choice - Section B - August 11, 2012
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Joburg one W away from playoffs
By Mike Dunn
ONAWAY TheJohannesburg-L ewiston
Cardinals of coach John Bush
moved one step closer to
securing the runner-up spotin the Ski Valley South stand-
ings and securing another
playoff berth with an impres-
sive 56-14 victory at Onaway
on Friday.The Battle of the Cardinals
was a big one for both sides.
Onaway came into the con-test with a 5-1 record and 2-1
in the league while the visit-
ing Cardinals of
Johannesburg had a 4-2 markand were also 2-1 in the
league. Both were seeking the
many playoff points that
would come with a win.In the end, J-Ls stamped-
ing ground game enabled the
visiting Cardinals to control
the game. J-L moved the ball
methodically on nearly everydrive behind the pounding
feet of Dillon Kibby, Mitch
Howitzer Hardy and QBAlex Payne as the J-L frontwall of Dakota Finnerty,
Logan Miller, Garrett
Koronka, Brad Kussrow,
Drake Skowronski and Dylan
Helms, among others, creat-
ed holes and allowed the J-Loffense to gobble up yardage
and take long stretches of
time off the game clock and
keep the dangerous offenseof the explosive host
Cardinals off the field.
J-L scored four unan-
swered touchdowns in the
first half to take a 28-0 leadinto the locker room.
Kibby and Hardy each had
monster games for J-L.Kibby helped put the Ka-
Boom into the offensive
attack, motoring to 178 yards
worth of real estate on justnine carries, including elec-
trifying TD bursts of 80, 90
and 9 yards in addition to a
17-yard scoring reception.The versatile Kibby had a
King Kong super colossal
night, amassing an amazing
426 all-purpose yards taking
rushing, receiving, kickreturn and interception
return yards into account.
Howitzer Hardy also hada big game from his fullbackpost, propelling forward for
164 yards rushing in 21 tries
with TDs of 13 and 4 yards.
Payne produced another44 yards in nine carries with
TD runs of 2 and 9 yards andthe 17-yard TD hook-up withthe dangerous Kibby to startoff the scoring in the contest.
Onaway absorbed a toughdefeat but battled to the end.
The host Cardinals did dis-
play some of their explosive-ness when fullback Chae
Whitsitt found a seam andraced 65 yards midway
through the second quarter.In the fourth quarter,Cardinals signal caller Matt
Tollini turned the cornercleanly on an option run andturned on the afterburners.Tollini didnt stop until he
crossed the goal line 96 yardslater.
Aside from the two long TDgallops, though, the host
Cardinals had difficulty find-ing much room running theball against the swarming J-L
defense.Whitsitt finished with 94
yards in seven carries and
Tollini generated 92 yards inthree tries. The J-L defensedid a great job of surround-ing Onaways breakaway
threat at tailback JasonSigsby, never letting the elu-sive Sigsby get much distancebeyond the line of scrim-
mage. His longest run of thenight was 8 yards.
Tollini hit on 12-of-19 aeri-
als for 125 yards with Sigsbygrabbing four for 19 yards
while Tommy Auger pulled inthree for 39 yards and Carlos
Bautista three for 33 yards.On the defensive side for J-
L, hard-nosed linebackerDrake Skowronski put the
dreaded Dee-Skow Stop onopposing ball carriers 18times, including a tackle for
loss. Koronka put some of theKrunch into the defensiveeffort as well, accounting for11 tackles. Helms put the
hammer down nine timesand Kibby had eight tacklesto go with his interception
and long return.Defensively for Onaway,
the Meat Man ChrisCleaver collected 10 tackles.
Whitsitt and Bautista eachhad 10 takedowns as well.Sigsby made nine stops and
Jamal Porter produced eight.J-L (5-2, 2-2) renews its
annual rivalry with cross-county foe Gaylord St. Mary
on the home field this Friday.The Snowbirds are winlessbut definitely not punchlessand they play hard every
time out. Its been a long,tough season for the youngSnowbirds of coach Denny
YoungeDyke but an upsetwin at Johannesburg wouldbe a great salve for the boysand take a lot of the sting
away. Bush realizes that andknows his team must guardagainst a letdown, especially
with a playoff berth riding onthe outcome.
J-L closes the regular sea-son with a home gameagainst scrappy Pellston.
Onaway (5-2, 2-2) has atough test on the roadagainst Central Lake. TheTrojans started out with four
straight losses but have wonthree straight and represent atough challenge for coachBrian Whitsitts troops. TheCardinals will seek to put theJ-L loss quickly behind themand focus on getting win No.6 this Friday and reach theplayoffs for the first time
since 2006.Onaway closes out the reg-
ular season at home withanother strong test asPickford comes calling. Thepurple-clad Panthers havelost only to league powersMancelona and St. Ignace todate.
Johannesburg-Lewiston 56, Onaway 14
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Dillon Kibby picks up some of his 178 rushing yards as Onaways Eli Godsey (25) pursues.
Determined Onaway tailback Jason Sigsby surges for-
ward as he is surrounded by J-L defenders.
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Onaways Jamal Porter penetrates and made a sudden stop of J-L fullback Mitch Hardy on Friday.
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OConnells Carnivores pounce with predatory vigor in holding explosive Blazers to one touchdown
By Mike Dunn
KALKASKA The unde-
feated Grayling Vikings need-
ed a strong performance
from their defense on Friday
night and got it. Big Time!
OConnells Carnivores led
the way as the Vikings
improved to 7-0 overall and
4-0 in the Lake Michigan
Conference with an impres-
sive 33-6 triumph over host
Kalkaska. The Blazers, in the
midst of one of their finest
seasons in a while, came into
the game with a 5-1 record.
Our guys came ready to
play, reported Grayling headcoach Tim Sanchez. Coach
OConnells defensive game
plan was great, and the play-
ers executed it with tough-
ness and discipline. Kalkaska
had two incredible backs that
could score on any play, so I
was very pleased with our
defensive intensity.
The explosive Blazers had
been averaging 35 points a
game but the swarming
Vikings, fueled by the fiery
play of lightning-quick line-
backers Wild Wes Dean,
Brandon Handrich, Nick
Swiercz, Michael Branch, Ty
Jensen and Justice Junttila,
among others, flew to the
football like predators with
the scent of dinner in their
nostrils. Kalkaskas vaunted
1-2 punch of Kaleb Hauser
and Zach Hill in the backfield
never was able to get fully
untracked.
After going on top by two
touchdowns, the Vikings
made a goal-line stand late in
the first half to maintain their
advantage on the score-
board. The Blazers didnt
score their lone touchdown
until the third quarter when
Hill, playing quarterback, tal-
lied on a 7-yard run. By that
time, Grayling had a com-
manding 27-6 lead.
Our kids played hungry,
Sanchez said. They did a
great job tackling and
swarming to 12 (Hill) and 25
(Hauser).
On the offensive side,
Grayling was able to makesome of the big plays that
have been part of their arse-
nal all season in spite of the
raw, rainy, breezy conditions
on Friday. On a night when
the wet and the wind made it
difficult to pass, gunslinging
junior QB Jake Swander still
managed to hit on 19-of-38
aerials out of the super-
charged Sanchez Spread for
235 yards and touchdown
strikes of 51 yards to chee-
tah-fast slot receiver Scout
Tobin and 10 yards to junior
Tyler McClanahan.
Senior dual threat Ty
Jensen continued his oak-
solid play at running back
and receiver. The versatile
Jensen, who can bulldoze
through defenders when hes
not blazing around them,
accounted for 124 critical
rushing yards on 15 carries
with a 4-yard TD push on his
stat line. He also grabbed
three Swander passes for
another 11 yards.
The speedy Tobin, who
poses a quick-strike scare
into the hearts of defenders
every time he touches the
ball, carried seven times for
78 yards and scored from 33
yards to help ice the game in
the third quarter. He also
pulled down three passes for
83 yards of air traffic.
Junior Kevin Harris, anoth-
er versatile Viking who dou-
bles as a runner and kicker
on offense and also plays in
the secondary on defense,
closed out the scoring on thisnight with a 23-yard sweep
around the left side.
McClanahan and senior
Scott Parkinson had produc-
tive nights as receivers and
downfield blockers once
again. The Mac Attack of
McClanahan accounted for
six receptions for 53 yards on
a night when the offensive
scheme called for shorter
pass completions and the
glue-fingered Parkinson
pulled in five for 47 yards.
Harris hauled in one aerial
for 27 yards and dependable
Danny Schultz had one grabfor nine yards.
Once again our offense
was able to make some big
plays and capitalize on some
forced turnovers, Sanchez
said. Now its time to find
that right balance between
enjoying all of the
Homecoming week festivi-ties and still staying focused
to be at our best this upcom-
ing Friday night (against East
Jordan).
On the defensive side for
the Vikings, Dean and Branch
covered the field like fertiliz-
er, making 13 and 12 tackles,
respectively. The hard-hittingHandrich had his finger-
prints all over the dominat-
ing defensive effort as well,
putting the tattoo on enemy
ball carriers 11 times and
also recording a sack.
Handrichs first-quarter fum-
ble recovery led to Graylings
first touchdown of the nightwhen Jensen reached on his
4-yard burst.
East Jordan (0-7, 0-4) is in
the midst of a rough season
but always comes to play.
Vikings defense leads the way
North-south slasher Ty Jensen slams his way to some of his game-high 124rushing yards on Friday.
Its all open spaces ahead of speedy Scout Tobin(33) as he breaks loose for a 33-yard TD at
Kalkaska.Junior Kevin Harris breaks away to score and put an
exclamation mark on the big victory at Kalkaska.
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QB Jake Swander is about to hand the ball to TyJensen to gobble up some valuable real estate on
Friday.
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Grayling 33, Kalkaska 6
By Ryan Bokas
The football game between
the Gaylord St. Mary
Snowbirds and the
Mancelona Ironmen was
fought between two teams
going in opposite directions.
The young Snowbirds were
still looking for their first win
on the season while the visit-
ing Ironmen came into town
looking to continue to build
on their undefeated season.
It was apparent from the start
that the Ironmen of
Mancelona had too much
size and firepower for the
Snowbirds as they battled
their way to a dominating 58-12 final score.
With 3 games left to play
for Mancelonas football
team they hoped to continue
their dominating season and
start peaking at the right time
as they prepare for the
upcoming playoff season. A
win would secure a place in
the playoffs for the Ironmen.
So far this year they have rou-
tinely blown teams out with a
high-powered power offense
and a gritty defense that hits
hard and doesnt like giving
up yards regardless of where
the game is. Most games
have been over by halftime
leaving room for back up
players to come in and get
valuable game time adding
to the teams depth. They
have outscored their oppo-
nents 227-48 averaging just
under 38 points a game on
offense and only have given
up 8 points a game on
defense. They have simply
been beating teams with
ruthless abandon on theirquest to host a playoff ga me.
On the contrast the
Snowbirds of St. Marys were
still looking for their first win
on the season as they have
been playing some much
better football games lately
as they get used to 2nd year
head coach Denny
Youngdykes playbook.
Mancelona showed why
they havent given up a loss
yet this season early as their
defense forced a 3 and out on
St. Marys first drive of the
game. The Ironmen offense
looked to take the field and
build on the momentum that
the D had just provided.
After two short runs and fac-
ing a big early 3rd and 4 the
talented star running back
Wyatt Derrer galloped his
way to a 40-yard touchdown.
Wyatt is a talented big tail-
back that has the patience to
wait for his blockers then rips
through gaps with blazing
speed making him a tough
man to bring down. Whenyou match Wyatts individual
talents with the how disci-
plined and efficient the
offensive line plays it makes
dangerous on every play. The
big athletic offensive line has
no problem rolling outside
the pocket making big block
10 to 20 yards down field.
The rest of the first half fol-
lowed this routine. The
defense was too much for St.
Marys offense, and the ruth-
less Mancelona offense ran
all over the Snowbird
defense. By the end of the
first quarter Wyatt had 3touchdowns of 40, 57 and 20
yards while his sure handed
receiver teammate Logan
Borst pulled in a touchdown
reception ballooning the
score to 30-0 at the end of the
first quarter.
The Snowbirds Jack
Lochinski showed the heart
and determination of a lion
as he scored touchdowns in
the first and second half.
This ultra quick athletic back
also lead his teams in tackles
with 8 showing the senior
leadership coach Youngdyke
likes to see out of his few sen-
ior leaders.
The second half had a lot
of Mancelonas back up play-
ers getting valuable playing
time. When the final whistle
blew the visiting team had
taken the victory with a 58 to
12 win on the Snowbirds
home field. The Ironmen of
Mancelona look to continue
their pursuit of perfection as
they take on Fife Lake Forest
area on Friday night while
the Snowbirds of St. Marys
look to get their first win of
the season against their in-
county rival Cardinals of
Johannesburg-Lewiston in a
huge game within the ski-
valley conference
Mancelonas offense rolled along in Friday nights contest against the St. Mary Snowbirds.
Mancelona running back, Wyatt Derrer looks for run-ning room as he is chased by St. Mary defenders Will
Canfield and Cameron Switalski.Mancelona wide receiver, Luke Smigielski hauls in a pass.
Ironmen Continue to Roll
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Ogemaw Heights 56, Gaylord 6
By Mike Dunn
WEST BRANCH It was a
tough night for Gaylord. The
short-handed Blue Devils
went on the road to face
surging Big North
Conference rival Ogemaw
Heights.
Gaylord scored first but it
was all Ogemaw after that.
The Falcons, flying high after
the upset win over Cadillac
the week before, prevailed
56-6 to improve to 4-3 and
keep their playoff hopes
alive. The Blue Devils fell to
0-7 and 0-4 in the Big North.
The road doesnt get easier
for Gaylord, which closes out
the home portion of the
rugged 2012 schedule against
league front-runner Traverse
City Central this Friday, Oct.
12. The talented Trojans (6-1,
4-0) are coming off a tense,
low-scoring victory over
Detroit Jesuit.
Things started out on a
promising note at Ogemaw
as the Blue Devils marched
down the field behind the
creative, elusive running of
cobra-quick Cotton Neff and
speedy Kyle Fahler and
scored when the dangerous
Neff swept around end for 3
yards. At the 6:58 mark of the
first quarter, Gaylord led 6-0.
The Falcons came back to
score twice in the first quar-
ter and three more times in
the second quarter to
assume a commanding 35-6
lead by the half. Ogemaw
added another touchdown in
the third quarter and two
more in the fourth.
Brandon Benac and Devin
Griffus each scored twice for
the Falcons and Josh Awrey
returned a punt 73 yards for
another score.
Benac finished a produc-
tive night with 136 yards in 10
carries to go with his two
touchdowns. Griffus
motored to 74 yards in five
tries and hit on 5-of-10 pass-
es for 93 yards, including a
44-yard TD strike to Jerome
Hunter.
Neff, the super-quick
sophomore with the sweet
feet, grabbed 73 yards worth
of real estate 15 tries to pace
the Blue Devils. The flying
feet of Fahler accounted for
40 yards in four carries,
including a 29-yard run that
turned out to be Gaylords
longest play from scrim-
mage.
QB Ty Coonrod also con-
nected with Fahler for a 13-
yard gain and Fahler had a
30-yard kickoff return as well.
Gaylord will be seeking its
first win of the season this
Friday against the Trojans
before going south to face St.
Johns, another strong oppo-
nent, to close out the cam-
paign.
The Gaylord offense moves to the ball in the first quarter of Fridays Big North
clash at Ogemaw.
photo by Dave baRagRey
Converging Gaylord defenders, includingSpiderman Nick Parker (15), make a stop of
Ogemaws Brandon Benac.
photo by Dave baRagRey
Gaylord scores first but host Falcons have too
much firepower in BNC clash
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Tough night for Blue Devils
Cheboygan 28, Sault Ste. Marie 27, OT
By Mike Dunn
CHEBOYGAN The
Cheboygan Chiefs of coach
Jack Coon entertained an
overflowing home crowd
Friday at historic Western
Avenue Field with a real
thriller. Cheboygan prevailed
28-27 over determined SaultSte. Marie in overtime as sen-
ior QB Damon Proctor, show-
ing purpose and poise in the
pocket, delivered a precision
strike to glue-fingered Ben
Pearson in the end zone and
Austin Ginop, with ice water
flowing through his veins,
put what proved to be the
game-winning extra point
through the uprights.
What a great game! Both
teams came into the contest
with a 4-2 mark and very
badly wanting to win to gain
the valuable playoff points.
The closeness of the game
can be seen in the final stats:
Cheboygan had 13 first
downs with 298 yards rush-
ing and 28 through the air for
a total of 326 yards; Sault had
13 first downs with 286 total
yards.
Each team turned the ball
over twice in the wild game.
The Blue Devils successfully
converted two onside kick
attempts and converted one
of their turnovers into a 70-
yard return for a touchdown
to gain a 14-13 halftime lead.
The never-say-die Chiefs
navigated an 11-play, 99
yard drive in the second h alfto regain the lead.
The seesaw game turned
out to be knotted at 21 after
regulation. Cheboygan won
the critical coin toss and
opted to let the Sault have
the ball first from the 10-yard
line. The Blue Devils scored
on third down when Kyle
Root busted over from 3
yards out but Matt Kibbles
extra point was blocked by
the penetrating interior of
the Chief line, so the visitors
had to settle for a six-point
lead, 27-21.
Cheboygan then got theball and on first down
Proctor deftly faked into the
line to gain some extra time
in the pocket. With Man
Mountain Josh McDill, Ian
Elliott and company forming
a formidable black-and-
orange wall of protection
against the big, aggressive
front wall of the Sault,
Proctor was able to wait for
Petroleum Pearson to break
free out of the backfield. The
10-yard tally tied the score at
27, eliciting a sudden scream
from everyone on the home
side of the Western Avenue
bleachers after they couldbreathe again.
The outcome of the tense
battle then shifted to the
right leg of the unflappable
Ginop, who had barely
missed a 32-yard field goal at
the end of regulation. This
time the junior came through
big time, booming the ball
through the uprights while
lifting the hearts and voices
of the Cheboygan faithful at
the same time. Some said the
ball finally came down some-
where near the downtown
district.
Cheboygans dramatic win
gives them a 5-2 log with a
final regular-season home
game this Friday against
Benzie Central (3-4) before a
HUGE week-nine showdown
at St. Ignace and the unbeat-
en Saints as the Battle of the
Straits resumes. Cheboygan
is seeking its first playoff
berth as an independent.
Its a credit to coach Coon
and his staff how resilient the
Chiefs have been this season
in spite of the rigors brought
about by the rugged inde-
pendent schedule, including
very long road trips against
tough opponents.The Sault, which had lost
11 straight to Cheboygan
coming in, proved to be one
of the toughest opponents
this season, as expected.
The visitors took the early
lead when Michael James
found athletic RayNell
Anderson for a 6-yard score
and Kibble was good with the
PAT.
The Chiefs answered with
an aerial touchdown of their
own when Proctor, who faced
heavy pressure at times from
the savage, swarming Blue
Devil defensive front, foundtight end John Garst in the
flats and Garst completed an
18-yard score. Ginops boot
made it a 7-7 game.
Then it was bruising full-
back Nik Bevier, who com-
bines Cadillac speed with
pickup truck power, finding a
seam straight ahead behind
the blocking of Elliott and
Colton Hudak and busting
loose for a sudden 64-yard
touchdown.
The Chiefs cornerback
Nick Comps then recovered a
fumble on the ensuing kick-
off to give his team great field
position and it appeared theChiefs would quickly add to
their lead. But the Blue Devils
showed plenty of passion in
this one and refused to go
down without a fierce fight.
On Cheboygans first play
after Comps fumble recov-
ery, it was Root of the Sault
making an incredible defen-
sive play, stripping the ball
and motoring 70 yards the
other way.
Instead of Cheboygan tak-
ing a two-touchdown lead,
the visitors from the Sault
turned the tables just that
fast and now they were in
front by a point, 14-13.
The Blue Devils had all the
momentum at that point.
They recovered a surprise
onside kick and sought to
add to their lead just before
the half, moving deep into
Cheboygan territory. But
coach Sturvists stubborn
Chiefs defense managed to
keep them out of the end
zone. Still, when the buzzer
sounded at Western Avenue
Field, the Chiefs were down
on the scoreboard by a point,
14-13.
Both teams could have
been ahead at half, Coontold a reporter from the Sault
Evening News after the game.
They could've been up by
two scores, we could've been
up by two scores. That's the
challenge in coaching
because the kids were as low
as a snake's belly.
At the outset of the second
half, the Blue Devils tried
another onside kick and it
worked again as Jack Seeley
pounced on the ball, giving
the Sault excellent field posi-
tion once again.
The Sault moved the ball
deep into Chief territoryagain but somehow the
Chiefs found a way to pre-
vent them from scoring
again.
The Blue Devils had first-
and-goal at the 5 before
Cheboygan did its version of
the Sturvist Stomp. Defensive
tackle Josh McDill, a
rawhide-tough senior three-
year starter in the trenches,
sacked Sault quarterback
James twice to push the ball
back to the 18-yard line. On
fourth down from there,
James connected with the
leaping Anderson but he was
tackled and stopped just
inches short of the goal line.
The good news from the
Cheboygan perspective wasthat the Sturvist Stormers did
their job and held. The bad
news was that the Chief
offense was starting at its
own 1-foot line still down by
a point against a swarming,
physical Blue Devil defense.
Cheboygan showed its
mettle, however, as Pearson,
Bevier, Andrew Dixon and
Proctor took turns toting the
ball and finding space
behind the blow-away blocks
of McDill, Elliott, Hudak,
Seth Johnson and Brandon
Orr along with tight ends
Garst and Ginop and senior
Stan Swiderek, who blocked
savagely and looked very
stylish doing so in those dis-
tinctive Cheboygan orange
pants.
Dixon, the little package of
dynamite, capped the mon-
ster drive with a short plunge
to paydirt. Proctor then hit
Pearson for two points and a
21-14 advantage on the
scoreboard.
Anyone who thought the
Blue Devils would be dis-
couraged after giving up a
near 100-yard scoring march
was completely wrong. The
Sault came to fight and did.The visitors had a chance to
show their mettle and did so,
coming back to score in the
fourth quarter and tie things
again.
The Chiefs, not to be out-
done, moved the ball into
Sault turf on their final drive
of regulation and very nearly
won it at the end but Ginops
field-goal attempt just
missed.
That set up the overtime
and its drama.
Bevier was the beast of the
backfield once again, crash-
ing, dashing and bashing his
way to 142 yards of real estate
in 17 carries and his 64-yard
TD gallop. Dixon delivered
for 76 yards in 13 tries with aTD and the slick Pearson, the
super-charged B.P. factor at
halfback, produced 59 yards
in eight rushing tries in addi-
tion to catching the TD pass
in overtime and also the two-
point conversion toss from
Proctor.
Proctor, showing strong
leadership behind center,
had 21 yards rushing and 28
passing while engineering
the sophisticated wing-T
attack of the Chiefs.
Proctor prowled the field
defensively like a predator
with a growling belly, making
14 stops from his linebacker
post. McDill was McMurder
on the Blue Devils from his
interior line post, mauling
and mashing his way to nine
tackles to go along with his
two critical sacks.
Jamieson Knolton put the
knock on enemy ball carriers
nine times and Zack Schley
zoomed in for seven tackled.
Ginop generated four tackles
with a sack. Hudak ham-
mered out three stops with a
fumble recovery. Comps and
Orr also recovered fumbles.
This Friday, Oct. 12, is
homecoming for the Chiefs
when Benzie comes calling.
In the words of one promi-
nent Chief insider who has
recently returned to writing
her wildly popular weekly
Chief reports: If you havent
been to a game this year,
HOMECOMING would be a
great game to see. Come
check out the new facility
and watch the Chiefs (battle
valiantly to try and) make the
playoffs. We will have cloth
goods for sale (T-shirts,
hooded sweatshirts, hats,
shorts, and old jerseys) under
the tent by the concession
stand. If you are a Cheboygan
alumni and come to the
game, stop by the tent and
get a name tag with your
graduation year on it. Dont
forget about meeting the
Chiefs after the game.
The Cheboygan JV team is
currently undefeated with a
record of 6-0-1. The Chiefs
tied the Sault last week even
though the starting halfbacks
and safety and cornerback
were sidelined with injuries.
Damon Proctor Josh McDill Andrew Dixon
Proctors TD pass to Pearson, Ginops successful PAT are difference in overtime
Chiefs prevail, push to 5-2 mark
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INDIAN RIVER InlandLakes gave the largeHomecoming crowd lots tocheer about in the secondhalf of an intense, physicalbattle with perennial rivalPellston on Friday in a Ski
Valley North clash.The Bulldogs scored two
second-half touchdowns tobreak open a tie game andprevail by a 28-14 scoreagainst the hungry Hornetsof coach Ben Schley, whobadly needed the game tostoke their playoff hopes.
The Bulldogs of coach StanSchramm overcame therugged Hornets and alsoovercame five turnovers toultimately win and pushtheir record to 3-4 overall and2-2 in the Ski Valley North.Pellston, meanwhile, slippedto 4-3 and 2-2 and now must
win out to make the playoffs.I-Lakes pounded the ball
between the tackles and gob-bled up real estate behindthe leg-churning, pad-pop-ping pushes of seniors CodyBonilla, Jordyn Smeltzer andShane Bacon.
Bonilla, who possesses thepalomino strides to carry theball around the edge and the
bulldozer toughness to ramthe ball up the gut, was thebeast of the backfield in thisone, carrying the ball 23times and rumbling to agame-high 145 yards with aTD on his stat line. Smelztersmacked and crashed his
way to 78 yards in 12 triesand scored the go-ahead TDin the third quarter.
Bacon sizzled andslammed his way to 48 yardsand scored twice on shortplunges into the end zone,including the insurance TDin the fourth quarter to helpthe Bulldogs seal the deal,much to the approval of the
vocal fans in the bleachers.Christian Wallace con-tributed 65 yards valuable
yards rushing on 10 tries witha conversion run.
Coach Schramm creditedthree-year starter SeanBoughner with a blast of agame in the trenches.Boughners blow-away
blocks as tackle on offenseand his ability to jam themiddle like peanut butter ina straw on defense helpedthe Bulldog cause immense-ly.
For the Bulldogs defensive-ly, Smeltzer was in SmackMode from his linebackerpost all game long, making12 stops. Stanley Schrammstruck for nine takedownsand Boughner blasted to sixtackles. The opportunisticBonilla added another inter-ception to his growing totalsthis season.
Even though Pellston lost,
the Hornets are in the midstof their best season in a num-ber of years. Just to be in aposition to mouth the wordplayoff after seven games isa credit to the efforts ofSchley in his first year at thehelm and determined sen-iors like Nitro Nick Nathan,Jake Friedenstab, JustinPrice, Baylon Kerr, TravisMatthews and QB Austin
Wright, who have helpedPellston to take a long leapfrom the basement of thestandings this year.
Nathan tallied on a 6-yardrun in the first half for thevisiting Hornets on Fridayand Price plowed over from 2
yards in the third quarter.Defensively for the
Hornets, jaw-jarring seniorlinebacker Jared Reimann,
who is having a whale of aseason, made a game-high 13stops. Friedenstab and Priceflew to the football with typi-cal vigor, making eight tack-les apiece, and predatoryKurtis Spencer put the Ka-Boom on enemy ball carriersseven times.
Au Gres-Sims 48Mio 26
AU GRES When Mio and
Au Gres-Sims met the firsttime this season at Mio in anon-league clash, theThunderbolts prevailed 36-30 in a high-scoring affair.The rematch on Friday at AuGres figured to be a showcasefor the considerable offen-sive talents of both teamsand thats just what it turned
out to be.The Wolverines turned on
the jets in the second half,scoring four touchdowns inthe third quarter en route to a
wild 48-26 victory over Mio.Au Gres improved to 4-3 and3-1 in the North Star League
while the Thunder boltsslipped to 3-4 and 1-2 in theleague.
Turnovers were killers forMio, which lost five fumblesin the contest on the cool,rainy night.
Mio still put up some bignumbers in the loss. JuniorQB Brad Rhoads, showing
plenty of grit and poise in thepocket, hit for 9-of-19through the air for 200 yardsof air traffic, including ahighlight-reel 63-yard pitch-and-catch to the fleeting fig-ure of junior Seth Thomeyand a 50-yard TD strike toelusive junior Bryson Deversout of the backfield.
Senior north-south slam-mer Aaron Wood was oak-strong at fullback for theThunderbolts once again,crashing and bashing his wayto a team-high 93 yards on 10carries with a pair of TD gal-lops, including a 43-yardburst on a pretty counter-trap up the gut. The danger-
ous Devers deked anddashed to 72 yards in 12 car-ries for the Bolts to go withhis three receptions for 83
yards.Thomey tucked in two
catches from Rhoads for 74yards and senior DennyKann collected two for 31
yards.On the defensive side, it
was the Mio Man Eater, NickMangutz, with another sen-sational showing, making a
whopping 22 tackles. Deversdelivered the takedown 17times while active Aaron Foxfurnished 12 and junior
Aaron Georgieff took part in
10.Mio is on the road againstHale (2-4, 0-2) this Friday inanother league clash.
JV
Mancelona 40, T.C.Central 8
TRAVERSE CITY Theyoung Mancelona Ironmenof coach Doug Derrer deliv-ered a big-time victory overthe host Traverse City fresh-men on Thursday, Oct. 4,breaking things wide open
with four second-half touch-downs while securing animpressive 40-8 triumph.
The Ironmen led 14-8 atthe half before scoring twotimes each in the third andfourth quarters.
QB Cole VanWagoner,Mancys super-charged V.W.behind center, tallied twice
on short runs to help fuel theoffensive uprising. HalfbacksTyler Fults and Chase Wilcoxand fullback C.J. Shortstomped and strode to nearly400 rushing yards in the con-test.
Short struck first on a shortrun to put the Ironmenahead at the 2:27 mark of thefirst quarter and VanWagoner
wheeled his way into the endzone for the conversion andan 8-0 lead.
T.C. rebounded to score itsonly touchdown midwaythrough the second quarter
when Reagan Cotton tossed 4yards to Mason Houston andZach Mayo ran in for two
points. But it was allMancelona after that.
Cole collided with the endzone on plunges of 4 yardsand 1 yard to score the nexttwo Ironmen touchdowns.
Wilcox galloped to a 31-yardscore and the flying feet ofFults carried him to a 68-yardburst.
Wilcox ended the scoringwith a defensive TD, return-ing an interception an even50 yards.
For the game, it was Fultsdoing his fast and furiousimitation, flying with the ballat breakneck speeds as hegenerated a whopping 214rushing yards in 13 carries.
Wilcox also surpas sed thecentury mark, racking up 112yards of real estate on 10 trieswhile Short slammed his wayto 61 yards in 10 carries andCole collected 8 yards inthree tries to go with his twoshort TD runs.
On the other side, BrandonWilson was B.W. Trouble forTraverse City, moving to theball like a heat-seeking mis-sile and making 11 stops. TheIronman Outlaw, JesseyJanus, had another big daypiling the bodies of T.C. ballcarriers. He made 10 tackles.Short came up big ondefense, too, making 10 stopsand Wilcox had 10 takedowns
with his interception returnfor a TD.
Strong second half lifts I-LakesBulldogs overcome tough Pellston challenge; Mio falls short in shoot-out with
explosive AuGres-Sims
Football Roundup
Week 7:Cheboygan 28, Sault Ste. Marie 27, OTOgemaw Heights 56, Gaylord 6Mancelona 58, Gaylord St. Mary 14Grayling 33, Kalkaska 6Inland Lakes 28, Pellston 14Johannesburg-Lewiston 56, Onaway 14AuGres-Sims 48, Mio 26T.C. West 24, Petoskey 17
Week 8:Benzie Central (3-4) at Cheboygan (5-2)T.C. Central (6-1, 4-0) at Gaylord (0-7, 0-5)*Gaylord St. Mary (0-7, 0-4) at Johannesburg-Lewiston (5-2, 3-1)*East Jordan (0-7, 0-4) at Grayling (7-0, 4-0)*Inland Lakes (3-4, 2-2) at Rogers City (1-6, 1-3)*Forest Area (1-6, 1-3) at Mancelona (7-0, 4-0)*Mio (3-4, 1-2) at Hale (2-4, 0-2)*Onaway (5-2, 2-2) at Central Lake (3-4, 2-2)*Pellston (4-3, 2-2) at St. Ignace (7-0, 4-0)*Petoskey (4-3, 2-3) at Alpena (1-6, 1-3)*
* League
FOOTBALL
SCHEDULES
CHEBOYGAN (5-2)
Aug. 23 GAYLORD 42-7 W
Aug. 30 MARQUETTE 21-34 L
Sept. 7 Standish-Sterling 42-7 W
Sept. 14 LUDINGTON 55-27 W
Sept. 21 at Petoskey 14-33 L
Sept. 28 at Alpena 42-14 W
Oct. 5 SAULT STE. MARIE 28-27 W, OT
Oct. 12 BENZIE CENTRAL
Oct. 19 at St. Ignace
GAYLORD (0-7, 0-5)
Aug. 23 at Cheboygan 7-42 L
Aug. 30 T.C. ST. FRANCIS 13-28 L
Sept. 8 at T.C. West* 14-48 L
Sept. 14 at Cadillac* 6-33 L
Sept. 21 ALPENA* 21-36 L
Sept. 28 PETOSKEY* 20-49 L
Oct. 5 at Ogemaw Heights* 6-56 L
Oct. 12 T.C. CENTRAL*
Oct. 19 at St. Johns
* Big North
GAYLORD ST. MARY (0-7, 0-4)
Aug. 24 HILLMAN 14-27 L
Aug. 31 PELLSTON 18-31 LSept. 7 Central Lake* 22-34 L
Sept. 14 ONAWAY* 20-31 L
Sept. 21 FOREST AREA* 18-22 L
Sept. 28 at Mio 24-38 L
Oct. 5 MANCELONA* 14-58 L
Oct. 12 at Johannesburg-Lewiston*
Oct. 19 at Atlanta
* Ski Valley South
GRAYLING (7-0, 4-0)
Aug. 23 at Roscommon 28-20 W
Aug. 30 HOUGHTON LAKE 47-6 W
Sept. 7 at Charlevoix* 27-13 W
Sept. 14 T.C. ST. FRANCIS 28-20 W
Sept. 21 HARBOR SPRINGS* 35-21 W
Sept. 28 at Elk Rapids* 41-22 W
Oct. 5 at Kalkaska* 33-6 W
Oct. 12 EAST JORDAN*
Oct. 19 at Boyne City** Lake Michigan Conference
INLAND LAKES (3-4, 2-2)
Aug. 24 at Onaway 0-28 L
Aug. 31 at Johannesburg-Lewiston* 34-28 W
Sept. 7 PICKFORD 14-36 L
Sept. 14 ST. IGNACE* 6-58 L
Sept. 21 at Rudyard* 38-16 W
Sept. 28 at Central Lake 14-37 L
Oct. 5 PELLSTON* 28-14 W
Oct. 12 at Rogers City*
Oct. 19 MANCELONA
* Ski Valley North
JOHANNESBURG-
LEWISTON (5-2, 3-1)
Aug. 24 ATLANTA 28-26 W
Aug. 31 INLAND LAKES 28-34 L
Sept. 7 at Mancelona* 0-22 L
Sept. 14 at Forest Area* 60-8 W
Sept. 21 CENTRAL LAKE* 22-18 W
Sept. 28 at Rudyard 51-0 W
Oct. 5 at Onaway* 56-14 W
Oct. 12 GAYLORD ST. MARY*
Oct. 19 PELLSTON
* Ski Valley South
Aug. 24 at Elk Rapids 20-14 W
Aug. 30 at Rudyard 49-6 W
Sept. 7 JOBURG-LEWISTON* 22-0 W
Sept. 14 at Central Lake* 45-6 W
Sept. 21 ONAWAY* 56-14 W
Sept. 28 PICKFORD 36-8 W
Oct. 5 at Gaylord St. Mary* 58-14 W
Oct. 12 FOREST AREA*
Oct. 19 at Inland Lakes
* Ski Valley South
MIO (3-4, 1-2)
Aug. 24 at Whittemore-Prescott 6-57 L
Aug. 31 Muskegon Heights 18-25 L
Sept. 7 ATLANTA* 16-46 L
Sept. 14 AuGRES-SIMS 38-30 W
Sept. 21 HILLMAN* 14-9 W
Sept. 28 GAYLORD ST. MARY* 38-24 W
Oct. 5 at AuGres-Sims* 26-48 L
Oct. 12 at Hale*
Oct. 19 ROGERS CITY
* North Star League
ONAWAY (5-2, 2-2)
Aug. 24 INLAND LAKES 28-0 W
Aug. 30 at Rogers City 50-12 W
Sept. 7 FOREST AREA* 41-8 W
Sept. 14 at Gaylord St. Mary* 31-20 W
Sept. 21 at Mancelona* 14-56 L
Sept. 28 at Pellston 29-13 W
Oct. 5 JOHANNESBURG-LEWISTON* 14-56 L
Oct. 12 at Central Lake*
Oct. 19 PICKFORD
* Ski Valley South
PELLSTON (4-3, 2-2)
Aug. 24 at Forest Area 13-6 W
Aug. 31 at Gaylord St. Mary 31-18 W
Sept. 7 ROGERS CITY* 7-6 W
Sept. 14 RUDYARD* 31-8 W
Sept. 21 at Pickford* 0-32 L
Sept. 28 ONAWAY 13-29 L
Oct. 5 at Inland Lakes* 14-28 L
Oct. 12 at St. Ignace*
Oct. 19 at Johannesburg-Lewiston
* Ski Valley North
PETOSKEY (4-3, 2-3)Aug. 24 at Sault Ste. Marie 21-0 W
Aug. 31 OGEMAW HEIGHTS* 34-8 WSept. 7 CADILLAC* 14-44 L
Sept. 14 at T.C. Central* 0-40 L
Sept. 21 CHEBOYGAN 33-14 W
Sept. 28 at Gaylord* 49-20 W
Oct. 5 T.C. WEST* 17-24 L
Oct. 12 at Alpena*
Oct. 19 MENOMINEE
* Big North
GAYLORD The first-ever
Over the Top 5K Extreme Run
will be held on Saturday, Oct.
20, at Treetops Resort. The
race is set for 10 a.m.Come on out with your
friends and challenge each
other on this great 5K obsta-
cle mud run and an 800-
meter kids race. Bring the
whole family to get muddy
and have some fun.
It is a race with OVER THE
TOP amenities, hoodies,daycare, Michigan vs.
Michigan State game airing
all around the venue, an
after-race party, great food
and lots of fun.
Visit www.3discipl ines.
com for race information,
course map and registration.
The event will benefit the
Gaylord swim team and the
Atlanta band boosters. For
more details, send an e-mail
to info@3disciplines.com or
call 231-546-2229.
Over the Top 5K Extreme RunRace set for Saturday, Oct. 20, at Treetops Resort; 5K obstacle mud run is part
of the fun along with 800-meter kids race
LANSING -- With the bear
hunting season in full swing,
the Department of Natural
Resources reminds success-
ful bear hunters to call ahead
to registration stations to be
sure staff are available to reg-
ister and seal a bear.
There are more than 75
bear-registration stations
open throughout the state for
mandatory bear registration
during the bear hunting sea-
son. However, due to depart-
ment staffing limitations, it is
important for hunters to call
ahead and, in some cases,
make an appointment to reg-
ister a bear if they will be tak-
ing it to a DNR office for reg-
istration.
The list of bear registration
stations is available in the
2012 Bear Hunting Digest,
which is availabl e at DNR
Operations Service Centers
and from license vendors, or
online at
www.michigan.gov/hunting.
Registration stations that
require an appointment are
marked with an asterisk.
The data collected at bearregistration stations is used
to estimate the bear popula-
tion. This data also helps
DNR wildlife staff make rec-
ommendations on hunting
season structure and license
quotas.
DNR asks bearhunters to call ahead
There are 75 registration stations openthroughout state but staffing is limited
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Plan your Michigan hunt-ing or outdoor adventure
with DNRs Mi-HUNTAs firearm deer hunting
season approaches inMichigan and with manyother seasons already under
way the Departme nt ofNatural Resources (DNR)reminds hunters and out-door enthusiasts to begin
their outdoor adventureswith Mi-HUNT atwww.michigan.gov/mihunt.
Mi-HUNT, originallyreleased in 2010, is a cutting-edge application that dis-plays multiple layers of infor-mation, which can be cus-tomized to fit specific out-door interests and trip-plan-ning needs. This sophisticat-ed application allows huntersand outdoor enthusiasts toview, print, measure and cre-ate custom routing to theirdesired destinations.
In addition to the originalMi-HUNT features, theenhancements completedthis year have made the pro-gram more user-friendly.
Anyone with access to acomputer and the Internetnow has the opportunity toeasily learn how to use Mi-HUNT in a way that caters totheir specific outdoor sport,
said Russ Mason, chief of theDNRs Wildlife Division.This program makes it pos-sible to target lands for differ-ent types of hunting and out-door recreation.
The Mi-HUNT updatesnow make it possible to:
* View 7 million acres ofDNR and United StatesForest Service (USFS) landsand printable hunting mapshighlighting the vegetation ofmost interest to hunters;
* View detailed informa-tion on Hunting AccessProgram (HAP) lands andview or print downloadablemaps for all HAP lands;
* View detailed informa-tion on state game andwildlif e areas, includin ginformation on wildlifespecies and Wildlife Divisionmanagement activities, andview or print detailed maps;
* Target specific types ofhabitat, create waypointsand load this information
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Mi-HUNT development
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made possible with financial
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This fall marks the 75th
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Robertson Wildlife
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program that directs funds
acquired through a federal
excise tax on archery equip-
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tion back to state wildlife
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hunter education.
The vast majority of all
wildlife conservation efforts
have been funded by hunters
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For more information on PR,
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