Ubly's Season Ends In Semi-Finals

Ubly's bid for a return trip to Ford Field fell short Saturday afternoon at Brandon High School after Hudson defeated Ubly 26-6.
Ubly trailed 12-6 heading into the fourth quarter but the size of the Tigers wore down the Ubly defense and eventually pulled away with two 4th quarter touchdowns en route to the win.

There was no score after 1 quarter of play and for most of the second quarter there was no score until Drew Milligan ran 53 yards for the first TD of the game with 3:35 left in the 1st half. The PAT failed and Hudson led 6-0.
The Tigers got a big break on Ubly's next possession as Nathan Smith stripped a stacked up Brian Nash and returned it 21 yards for the Tigers second score in 19 seconds. Again the PAT failed and Hudson was up 12-0.
A mix of the run and pass set up Ubly's first and only TD of the game. A fourth down conversion inside the Hudson 20 gave the Bearcats a first and goal at the Tigers 10 yard line. Adam Glaza hit Eric Booms on the left side of the end zone for a Bearcats score. The PAT was no good and Hudson led 12-6 at the half.

The second half started much the begining of the game as neither team was able to get into the end zone trading possession after possession. But in the 4th quarter when Ubly's defense was showing signs of fatigue, Hudson struck again. Chris Robbins scored on 15-yard run with 7:29 left in the game. The PAT again failed and it was 18-6.
Nathan Smith added a 25-yard run with 26 seconds left and Chris Dickerson ran in the 2 point conversion to end the scoring.

Hudson will now face Traverse City St. Francis in the division 7 state title game at Ford Field next Saturday at 10 AM.
The Bearcats finish the season 12-1.

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Another Pregame Show Interview

As promised, here is the interview with former USA head coach Gary VanSumeran talking about the upcoming semi-final game with Ubly and Hudson and sharing some memories of former Ubly football coach Gerry Herp.

Click the link below to access the interview.

Gary VanSumeran pre game show interview.

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"Best Little Coach in Ubly" Passes On

Earlier this morning, former Ubly Bearcat head coach Gerry Herp passed away while surrounded by members of his family.

The following message was posted today on coach Herp's website, www.coachherp.com ......a website designed by daughter Betsy for people to post stories and thoughts on coach Herp to lift his spirits and aid in his recovery:
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE AND WILL RESPOND TO THIS WEB SITE. MY DAD, COACH HERP, LOVED THE MESSAGES AND LOOKED FORWARD TO HEARING THEM RIGHT UP UNTIL THE LAST FEW HOURS. HE PASSED AWAY ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, AT 11:22 A.M. MORE DETAILS WILL FOLLOW AS WE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH ZINGER SMIGIELSKI FUNERAL HOME IN UBLY, MICHIGAN.

Visitation is tentatively set for Monday and Tuesday at the funeral home and a funeral service is being planned for Wednesday afternoon in the Ubly High School gymnasium.
Arrangements are tentative and times will be finalized tomorrow (Friday).

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Ubly And Hudson Coaches Interviews

Ubly head coach Bill Sweeney and Hudson head coach Chris Luma joined me earlier tonight for interviews that will be featured on the WLEW 102.1 FM pre-game show.
My weekly interview with former USA head coach Gary Van Sumeran will be recorded and posted to the blog Thursday evening.

Click the link below to access the audio file.

Ubly and Hudson head coach interviews.

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Directions To Brandon High School

Headed to Ortonville for the game Saturday? Follow these directions to Brandon High School and you should arrive without a hitch. If you want directions from a more specific location, you may want to plug in the following address and that will take you to the school: 1025 S. Ortonville Rd. Ortonville MI 48462. I used http://www.mapblast.com/

Leaving from Ubly, travel time is estimated at 1 hour 40 minutes. Distance is estimated at 94 miles.
Directions from the Ubly area: Follow Atwater Rd. to M-53. Turn left onto M-53/S Van Dyke Rd.
Follow M-53 south to I-69. Approx. 49 miles.
Take ramp right for I-69 West toward Flint.
At exit 145, take ramp right for M-15 toward Clarkston/Davison
Turn left onto M-15/S State Rd and follow for 13 miles.
Arrive at 1025 S. Ortonville Rd, The last intersection is Wolfe Rd. School should be on the left.
If you reach Elizabeth St, you've gone too far.

I hope all of this is correct.....if anyone has spotted an error or something different, please let me know.
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Ubly vs. Hudson In Semi-Finals Showdown

The Bearcats have reached the Division 7 final four for the second straight year by defeating Petersburg-Summerfield 42-20 in Ubly tonight in front of an estimated crowd of 2000 to 2500 fans.
This makes back to back regional championships for the Bearcats for the first time in school history.
Up next for the Bearcats is the Hudson Tigers next Saturday afternoon, 1 PM at Ortonville-Brandon High School.
The Tigers are fresh off of a regional championship win over Mendon Friday night, 42-41 in double overtime.

Justin Cleary (TD runs of 4 and 9 yards), Bryan Nash (TD runs of 2 and 22 yards), Jordan Terassi (TD run of 27 yards) and Adam Glaza (TD run of 3 yards) led Ubly, 12-0 on the season, in the winning effort.
Eric Cogan had 3 TD catches ( 20, 45 and 60 yards) for the Bulldogs in the losing cause.

I will have much more in the Weekend Roundup Show tomorrow with Paul Adams.......look for the link for the show on the right side of the page Sunday afternoon.

Until then.....happy hunting for those heading out tomorrow morning looking for the big one!!!!

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Information For Tonight

For those that are looking to link up via skype for tonight's game, Kyle Recker will have the connection available at 6:30 tonight.
Everything should go fine, just remember to turn off or disable the microphone on your laptop or desktop computer. If it's left on it will affect everyone that is trying to listen.

If you have problems......leave a post here and hopefully Kyle will pick up on it and be able to help you out.

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Listen Live To Ubly/Petersburg-Summerfield Game

Good news for those of you wishing to listen to the WLEW feed of the Ubly/Petersburg-Summerfield game from out of town......Kyle Recker has sent me an email with instructions similar to last season on how to link up and listen live.
Follow the directions posted below and it should work out fine. However, be prepared for the outside chance that it might not work correctly. Cross your fingers!!

Here are the instructions:
Tell people to call "ublyplayoffradio" on skype. The computer is set to auto answer. If anything goes wrong the whole things goes down. It should be fine though.
Please remember to turn off/disable the computers microphone. If you leave it on or connected it will disable the connection for everyone trying to listen.

You will need to download the skype software in order to connect to the link. It should be the same as the set up last season in which many of you participated.
If you have questions/problems post them here or email me and we will try our best to get them ironed out before Saturday night.

Mr. Horn are you excited?!?!

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Coaches Interviews Are Available

Interviews for the Cruise 102.1 FM High School Football Game of the Night featuring Ubly hosting Petersburg-Summerfield are posted.
Ubly head coach Bill Sweeney, Petersburg-Summerfield head coach Erik Johnson and former USA head coach Gary VanSumeran were nice enough to give me some of their time tonight to offer some insight into the regional championship game Saturday.

The interviews will be used on the pre-game show Saturday and were recorded for that format.
All three are on the same audio file starting with coach Erik Johnson followed by coach Bill Sweeney and then former coach Gary VanSumeran.

Click on the link below to access the file.

Cruise 102.1 pre-game show coach interviews.

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Get Well Coach Herp

I came across a website on Chris Ogryski's blog in which you can send out get well wishes to former Ubly Bearcat head coach Gerry Herp.
Coach Herp is battling liver disease and needs all the support and prayers he can get. Friends, coaches, former players and anyone who knows Gerry can leave words of encouragement, funny stories and get well wishes at the following website: http://www.coachherp.com/

Our thoughts and prayers are with you Coach......get well soon!!!

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District Championship Scores

Scores in from around the state, congratulations to all the District Champions from tonight:

DIVISION 1
Rockford 14, Grand Haven 7
Holt 34, Howell 0
Canton 60, Ann Arbor Pioneer 24
Clarkston 21, Romeo 3
Macomb Dakota 28, Utica Eisenhower 10
Sterling Heights Stevenson 35, Warren Mott 21

DIVISION 2
Lowell 26, Muskegon 19
Portage Central 27, Caledonia 14
Midland 26, Lapeer West 19
Birmingham Brother Rice 24, Rochester Adams 7
Warren DeLaSalle 21, Grosse Pointe North 7
Inkster 50, Redford Thurston 28
Southgate Anderson 21, Brownstown Woodhaven 6

DIVISION 3
East Grand Rapids 37, Byron Center 14
St Joseph 19, Stevensville Lakeshore 16
DeWitt 42, Lansing Sexton 14
Adrian 30, Chelsea 20
Orchard Lake St Mary's 35, Melvindale 21

DIVISION 4
Saginaw Swan Valley 28, Stanton Central Montcalm 22
Holland Christian 16, Grand Rapids West Catholic 9
Three Rivers 24, Hamilton 21
Detroit Country Day 45, Madison Heights Lamphere 6
Goodrich 23, Flint Powers Catholic 13

DIVISION 5
Ovid-Elsie 46, Durand 8
Millington 21, Vassar 6
Muskegon Heights 50, Morley-Stanwood 36
Berrien Springs 35, Wyoming Kelloggsville 26
Jackson Lumen Christi 42, Stockbridge 14
Madison Heights Madison 25, Capac 7

DIVISION 6
Iron Mountain 48, Calumet 12
Ithaca 50, Olivet 7
St Charles 35, Reese 14
Constantine 47, Watervliet 0
Bronson 42, Michigan Center 0
Manchester 11, Clinton 0
Monroe St Mary Catholic Central 34, Blissfield 6

DIVISION 7
Ishpeming 38, Ishpeming Westwood 0
Traverse City St Francis 54, Rudyard 8
Merrill 33, Whittemore-Prescott 26
Hudson 40, Reading 0
Ubly 52, Genesee 6
Petersburg-Summerfield 28, Detroit Loyola 22

DIVISION 8
Stephenson 24, Bark River-Harris 0
Johannesburg-Lewiston 30, St Ignace La Salle 27
Frankfort 42, Manistee Catholic Central 30
Muskegon Catholic Central 28, Climax-Scotts 27
Colon 33, Pittsford 21
Beal City 25, Fulton 6

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New Pre-Game Show Guest And Ubly Head Coach Interview

Former USA head coach Gary Van Sumeran was nice enough to give us some of his time and lend some insight into the Friday night games involving Ubly, Vassar and Reese this week.

Coach V will be a regular contributor thru the end of our coverage of high school football on WLEW.
Below are the audio files for both Coach V and Ubly head coach Bill Sweeney that will be used on the WLEW pre-game show this Friday.

Click on the links below to access the audio files.

Gary Van Sumeran Interview

Ubly Head Coach Bill Sweeney Interview

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Listen Live To Ubly/Genesee Game

Good news for those of you wishing to listen to the Ubly/Genesee game from out of town......Kyle Recker has sent me an email with instructions similar to last season on how to link up and listen live.
Follow the directions posted below and it should work out fine. However, be prepared for the outside chance that it might not work correctly. Cross your fingers!!

Here are the instructions:
Tell people to call "ublyplayoffradio" on skype. His computer is set to auto answer. He will not be at his computer, so if anything goes wrong the whole things goes down. It should be fine though.

You will need to download the skype software in order to connect to the link. It should be the same as the set up last season in which many of you participated.
If you have questions/problems post them here or email me and we will try our best to get them ironed out before Friday night.

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Final TSA Top Ten Poll

Here is the final TSA top ten poll for this season. Ubly started #1 and finished #1 in the voting.
Interested to hear the thoughts of others on this poll and the weekends playoff games.

1. Ubly - 50
2. Millington - 45
3. Cros-Lex - 40
T4. North Branch - 31
T4. Reese - 41
6. EPBP - 27
7. Brown City - 18
8. Vassar - 14
9. Caro - 10
10. Sandusky - 8

Top ten voting members are: Chris Ogryski, Huron County Press; Paul Adams, Huron Daily Tribune; Chad Wingert, Tuscola County Advertiser; Christian Selich, 92.1 FM WIDL and Rick Glaza, 102.1 FM WLEW.

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Playoff Finals From Around The State

DIVISION 1
Ann Arbor Pioneer 28, Temperance Bedford 7
Canton 40, Plymouth 17
Clarkston 17, Lake Orion 7
Detroit Cass Tech 24, Dearborn Fordson 23
Grand Haven 34, Grand Ledge 10
Holt 13, Brighton 10
Howell 19, Jackson 14
Livonia Stevenson 21, Northville 7
Macomb Dakota 34, Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 10
Rockford 30, East Kentwood 20
Romeo 35, Grand Blanc 21
Sterling Heights Stevenson 35, Roseville 0
Warren Mott 35, Troy 21

DIVISION 2
Birmingham Brother Rice 35, Walled Lake Central 7
Brownstone Woodhaven 28, Gibraltar Carlson 12
Caledonia 40, Portage Northern 34, OT
Grosse Pointe North 43, Port Huron 22
Inkster 51, Dearborn Edsel Ford 19
Lapeer West 14, Bay City Western 0
Lowell 42, St. Johns 3
Midland 31, Flushing 21
Muskegon 15, Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills 6
Portage Central 28, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills 13
Rochester Adams 29, Fenton 23
Southgate Anderson 20, Wyandotte Roosevelt 17, OT
Warren De La Salle 20, Grosse Pointe South 0

DIVISION 3
Adrian 28, Milan 0
Byron Center 41, Hastings 6
Chelsea 24, Carleton Airport 21
DeWitt 42, Mason 0
East Grand Rapids 43, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern 0
Hazel Park 40, St. Clair Shores Lake Shore 27
Lansing Sexton 33, Fowlerville 20
Linden 54, Bay City John Glenn 29
Melvindale 33, Dearborn Divine Child 10
St Joseph 56, Richland Gull Lake 13
Stevensville Lakeshore 14, Battle Creek Harper Creek 7
West Branch Ogemaw Heights 8, Petoskey 0

DIVISION 4
Big Rapids 40, Fremont 7
Detroit Country Day 49, Dearborn Heights Annapolis 6
Flint Powers 7, Croswell-Lexington 0
Goodrich 31, Yale 8
Grand Rapids West Catholic 25, Grand Rapids Catholic Central 6
Hamilton 28, Dowagiac Union 3
Holland Christian 28, Spring Lake 6
Marine City 28, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 12
Marysville 50, Richmond 7
Saginaw Swan Valley 26, Portland 14
Stanton Central Montcalm 24, Essexville Garber 22
Three Rivers 14, Otsego 0
Williamston 42, Battle Creek Pennfield 6

DIVISION 5
Clare 25, Freeland 20
Vassar 28, Flint Beecher 0
Millington 53, Carrollton 21
Pinconning 12, Houghton Lake 0
Durand 34, Laingsburg 14
Morley-Stanwood 38, North Muskegon 7
Ovid-Elsie 36, Lake Fenton 8
Wyoming Kelloggsville 22, Hillsdale 8
Stockbridge 13, Onsted 6
Jackson Lumen Christi 40, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 0
Berrien Springs 19, Hopkins 0
Madison Heights Madison 47, Detroit University Prep 0
Capac 35, Harper Woods Chandler 0

DIVISION 6
Ithaca 21, Grandville Calvin Christian 0
Reese 29, Lakers 6
Sanford Meridian 14, Suttons Bay 7
St. Charles 51, Sandusky 12
Olivet 20, Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian 16
Montague 42, Lake City 0
Calumet 54, Charlevoix 13
Michigan Center 14, Union City 8
Bronson 27, Addison 13
Watervliet 49, Lawton 15
Clinton 14, Adrian Madison 12
Manchester 10, Grass Lake 8
Monroe St Mary Catholic Central 42, Harper Woods 22

DIVISION 7
Ubly 52, RHLN 0
Merrill 20, McBain 18
Ishpeming 34, Norway 0
Traverse City St Francis 54, Indian River Inland Lakes 0
Rudyard 26, Rogers City 20
Potterville 29, Pewamo-Westphalia 6
Ravenna 43, Saugatuck 14
White Pigeon 14, Decatur 6
Reading 20, Ottawa Lake Whiteford 8
Hudson 56, Concord 12
Petersburg Summerfield 28, Roseville Michigan Collegiate 8

DIVISION 8
Beal City 45, Ashley 8
Fulton-Middleton 20, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 16
New Lothrop 56, Sterling Heights Parkway Christian 33
Crystal Falls Forest Park 21, Iron Mountain 15
Bark River-Harris 25, Pickford 20
St Ignace 29, Gaylord St Mary 28
Johannesburg-Lewiston 38, Hillman 0
Climax-Scotts 22, Fowler 6
Manistee Catholic Central 28, Central Lake 22
Frankfort 21, Mio 14
Colon 45, St Joseph Michigan Lutheran 0
Pittsford 36, Eau Claire 0

Coaches Interviews For Friday's Games

I was able to make contact with Lakers head coach George Gardy, Ubly head coach Bill Sweeney and RHLN head coach Don Justice for their thoughts heading into Friday's games.

These interviews will be used in the WLEW 102.1 FM pre game show on Friday night so never mind the fluff that precedes and follows each interview as they are made to fit the pre game show format.

Thank you coaches for your time......I and the readers/listeners on this blog certainly appreciate the time you give us!!!

Click on the links below to access the audio files.

Laker head coach George Gardy

Ubly head coach Bill Sweeney and RHLN head coach Don Justice

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Ubly/RHLN Radio Coverage And Gametime Set

Received word from Athletic Director Dan Delamarter from Ubly that this game will take place Friday night at 7:30.
This game will be on WLEW, 102.1 FM. Jason Particka and I will be in Ubly for this one.

Lakers @ Reese will be Friday 7 PM.

If your having trouble with the MHSAA web site, click here for the entire 2009 football playoff field: http://studentandathlete.com/sa_2009_footballplayoffs.htm

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Pairings Announced Tonight On TV And Radio

Eddie Fury, Paul Adams, Chris Ogryski and I will be on 102.1 FM, WLEW tonight around 6:45 PM with a playoff preview then we'll have the live announcement of the pairings shortly after 7 PM.

If you are at home watching on TV the MHSAA selection show will be on Fox Sports Detroit begining at 7 PM.

Radio coverage for next weekend on WLEW will be announced Monday mid-day and will be posted here as soon as I get the information.

Paul Adams and I will be doing the Weekend Roundup Show Monday afternoon and I should have it posted sometime Monday night. We'll take a quick look back at Friday's action and look ahead to next weekends playoff games.
Have a question for Paul or me.......post it here or send it to my email: rickglaza@gmail.com

Playoff Projections With Pairings And Map

Here is another link to check out that offers the latest up to date information including possible pairings and mapping of all teams in all divisions.

http://www.snooze2you.com/index.htm

Click on the link: 2009 Projected Playoff Maps - NEW!

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Playoff Projections

Here is a site worth looking at that has a list of automatic qualifiers and projected 5-4 teams that could be in. It looks like Division 7 is going to be loaded this year with the likes of Hudson, Reading, TCSF, Ravenna, Ubly and Mendon. Could be a wild ride in this years playoffs!

Scroll down when you open this site.
http://www.legends247.com/256/2009/watchlist/projected_field.htm

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Week 9 Final Scores

Scores that we have at this point:

USA 33,Harbor Beach 22
Ubly 51, Bad Axe 12
Lakers 22, Sandusky 0
Brown City 44, Memphis 6
Mayville 20, Kingston 7
Caro 46, Cass City 20
Carrollton 49, Bay City All Saints 0
Deckerville 44, Lincoln Alcona 22
Vassar 48, Frankenmuth 22
Mt.Morris 14, Reese 6
Morrice 22, Dryden 14
Au Gres-Sims 21, Kinde North Huron 7
Marlette 17, Peck 6
Capac 27, Loyola High School 8
Richmond 26, Macomb Lutheran North 20 OT
Arenac Eastern 70, Akron-Fairgrove 18
Freeland 55, Bridgeport 0
Pinconning 35, Bullock Creek 20
Dexter 21, Swan Valley 20
Ithaca 32, Shepherd 14
Williamston 36, Chesaning 0
Alma 21, Howard City Tri-County 0
St. Charles 38, Hemlock 0
Freeland 55, Bridgeport 0
Millington 42, Otisville Lakeville 0
Birch Run 49, Algonac 21
North Branch 21, Yale 20 OT
St. Charles 38, Hemlock 0
Breckenridge 16, Ashley 8
Coleman 52, Valley Lutheran 20
Webberville 16, M.L. Seminary 0
Ithaca 32, Shepherd 14
St. Louis 27, Edmore Montabella 26
Merrill 47, Vestaburg 6
Beal City 1, Evart 0
Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 26, Leslie 0
Montrose 38, New Lothrop 18
Buena Vista 26, Flint Hamady 0
Clare 56, Roscommon 0
Sanford Meridian 54, Beaverton 0
Farwell 9, Gladwin 6
Houghton Lake 22, Harrison 0
Midland 14, Midland Dow 0
Heritage 29, Flint Southwestern 0
Mount Pleasant 45, Fruitport 7
Bay City Central 27, Bay City Western 19
Flint Northern 20, Flint Northwestern 8

TSA Top Ten Poll After Week 8

Last weeks poll generated a lot of repsonses, let's see what this week brings. Here is the TSA Top Ten after 8 weeks of play:

1. Ubly - 50 Last Week:#1
2. Millington - 44 Last Week:#3
3. Reese - 38 Last Week:#4
4. Cros-Lex - 37 Last Week:#2
5. Sandusky - 25 Last Week: #6
6. EPBP - 24 Last Week: #7
7. North Branch - 20 Last Week: #5
8. Brown City - 15 Last Week: #8
9. Caro - 10 Last Week: #9
10. Vassar - 9 Last Week: #10

*Ubly received all first place votes.

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Top ten voting members are: Chris Ogryski, Huron County Press; Paul Adams, Huron Daily Tribune; Chad Wingert, Tuscola County Advertiser; Christian Selich, 92.1 FM WIDL and Rick Glaza, 102.1 FM WLEW.

Post Updates Here

We hope to have an internet connection at Deckerville. In the event that we don't you can post score updates on this thread. If you have updates that we can pass along over the air, contact the station at: 989.269.9931 and we'll get them out.

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TSA Top Ten Poll

After 7 weeks of action the latest poll looks like this:

1. Ubly - 49 (4) Last Week #1
2. Cros-Lex - 46 (1) Last Week #2
3. Millington - 40 Last Week #3
4. Reese - 34 Last Week #T5
5. North Branch - 31 Last Week #T5
6. Sandusky - 22 Last Week #T8
7. EPBP - 21 Last Week #4
8. Brown City - 11 Last Week #7
9. Caro - 10 Last Week #T8
10. Vassar - 9 Last Week, not in.

Top ten voting members are: Chris Ogryski, Huron County Press; Paul Adams, Huron Daily Tribune; Chad Wingert, Tuscola County Advertiser; Christian Selich, 92.1 FM WIDL and Rick Glaza, 102.1 FM WLEW.

Bearcats, Rockets Dominate.....Week 7 Final Scores

Thanks to Chris Ogryski and Paul Adams for the info on tonights game.

Ubly held Brown City to a whopping 27 yards thru 3 quarters tonight en route to a 44-8 thumping of the Green Devils. Brown City ended with 80 yards rushing and 31 yards passing on the night in the loss.
The Green Devils only score came on a 99 yard fumble recovery at the goal line while the Bearcats were driving near the end of the 2nd qtr.
Any more doubters out there now?? Ubly has passed the test in beating both the Vulcans and Green Devils with ease. Next up....Deckerville.

Meanwhile over at Lakers, the Rockets kept their Greater Thumb West title hopes alive with a 33-7 win over the Lakers. Who saw this coming? Many, including me, figured the Lakers would finish off the Rockets and claim a share of the title tonight. Now the Lakers are in a must win situation against the Hatchets next Friday. Bad Axe beat up big time on Mayville.

Other finals we have:

GREATER THUMB WEST
Vassar 24, USA 21
BCAS 42, Cass City 35
Reese 33, Lakers 7
Bad Axe 44, Mayville 14

GREATER THUMB EAST
Sandusky 44, Harbor Beach 6
Ubly 44, Brown City 8
Deckerville 38, Marlette 0

NORTH CENTRAL THUMB
North Huron 33, Kingston 14
Peck 14, Arenac Eastern 8
Dryden 28, Hale 6

SAGINAW VALLEY LEAGUE
Bay City Central 42, Flint Northern 26
Midland Dow 30, Arthur Hill 0
Midland High 41, Flint Southwestern 0
Bay City Western 15, Saginaw High 12
Mount Pleasant 35, Heritage 0

TRI VALLEY CENTRAL
Swan Valley 31, Alma 20
Ovid-Elsie 28, Chesaning 0
Freeland 53, Hemlock 30
Shepherd 28, Bullock Creek 6

TRI VALLEY EAST
North Branch 55, Bridgeport 0
Millington 24, Caro 22
Essexville Garber 34, Frankenmuth 20
Birch Run 28, Livonia Clarenceville 21

TRI VALLEY WEST
ML Seminary 24, Breckenridge 20
Ithaca 55, Valley Lutheran 3
St Charles 48, St Louis 6
Carrollton 35, Merrill 6

JACK PINE CONFERENCE
Gladwin 40, Beaverton 0
Harrison 18, Roscommon 13
Clare 24, Houghton Lake 0
Sanford Meridian 51, Farwell 0

OTHER SCORES
Nouvel CC 41, Chaminade College School 21
New Lothrop 15, Byron 6
Beal City 48, Marion 0
Mason 42, Buena Vista 0