Prep Football: Sand Creek, Addison earn 5th win
Sand Creek's football team used a 20-point fourth quarter surge to rally past Tri-County Conference foe Summerfield for a 35-26 victory Friday night.
The Aggies (5-3, 4-2 TCC) trailed 14-7 at the half, 20-15 after three quarters and took the lead with Payton Woodard's second touchdown run of the night with 8:23 left. After Summerfield answered with a 63-yard touchdown pass 68 seconds later, Alec Muck scored from 61 yards out with 5:55 to go to put the Aggies in front for good.
Despite fumbling nine times, the Aggies rushed for 460 yards of offense. The Sand Creek defense held the Bulldogs (4-4, 3-3) to 79 yards on the ground, while forcing three turnovers.
Woodard's 235 yards and three touchdowns, all coming in the second half, led the Sand Creek attack. Muck finished with 160 yards and the go-ahead score on 25 carries, while Carson Scroggie added a 22-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and 65 yards on six carries.
The Aggies close out the regular season next Friday against Whitmore Lake.
Addison 26, Vandercook Lake 7: At Jackson, the Panthers kept their playoff hopes alive with a late rally to pull away from the Jayhawks in Cascades Conference play.
Addison (5-3, 4-3 Cascades) held a 14-0 lead entering the fourth quarter, before Vandercook Lake (1-7, 1-6) cut it to 14-7 with 9:23 left.
Dominic Young broke off a 53-yard touchdown run seconds later to make it 20-7, before Nathan Rodlund added a short burst for a score with 4:54 left to finish off the scoring.
Young carried the Panthers to the win with 18 carries for 145 yards and two touchdowns on the night.
Addison will play its Cascades-Big 8 Conference crossover game next week to finish the regular season.
Lenawee Christian 42, Montabella 7: At Blanchard, the Cougars made the long journey north to Mid-Michigan and cruised to a win in what will be their final regular season game of the year.
Adam Baker had himself another big night, as he completed 15 of 20 passes for 215 yards and three touchdowns.
Jameson Chesser carried the ball five times for 101 yards, including an 85-yard touchdown run, while Ahsaan Jones caught three passes for 53 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown pass.
Chesser added to his strong night with 16 1/2 tackles, while the defense picked off the Mustangs three times and forced five fumbles, recovering three.
The Cougars improved to 7-1 on the season, but with Detroit Universal Academy folding during the season, LCS will get a forefit win next week to finish 8-1.
Ypsilanti 6, Adrian 0: At Ypsilanti, the Maples' defense held the Grizzlies scoreless for more than 44 minutes in the Southeastern Conference White Division contest, but the Adrian offense couldn't find the end zone to pick up its first win of the season.
Adrian (0-8, 0-7 SEC White) allowed 209 yards rushing, but held Ypsilanti out of the end zone until the Grizzlies (4-4, 3-3) punched the ball in from 12 yards out with 3:43 left.
Levi Peck led the Maples' offense, rushing for 70 yards on 15 carries and adding 55 yards on six completions. Ja'Kwan Parra pulled in five catches for 50 yards.
Adrian closes out its season next Friday against Parma Western.
Ida 43, Onsted 18: At Ida, the Wildcats struck early, but could not keep pace with the Bluestreaks in Friday's Lenawee County Athletic Association contest despite a big day from Rourke Barth.
Barth led Onsted (2-6, 0-6 LCAA) with 159 yards and two touchdowns runs. Jeron Seel tacked on 58 yards on 12 carries and caught both of Chase Hiram's completions for 12 yards.
Barth opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run with 4:36 left in the opening quarter. But the Ida (6-2, 4-2) offense scored 30 straight points, before Barth scored from 80 yards out with 2:55 gone in the second half.
Onsted wraps up the season next Friday at Erie Mason.
Whitmore Lake 18, Britton Deerfield 15: At Whitmore Lake, the Patriots fell in TCC play thanks to a last-minute touchdown.
The Trojans (4-4, 2-4 TCC) scored on a 25-yard touchdown run with 1:37 left, but the Patriots muffed the ensuing kickoff, only to have Whitmore Lake recover and run out the clock.
Spencer Hoffman completed 11 of 25 passes in the rain for 195 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown pass to Zac Clark to put BD up 15-12 with 6:43 to go.
Dillon Sharp caught five passes for 87 yards, while Clark caught three for 40.
The Patriots (1-7, 1-5 TCC) will finish the season next Friday, when they host Whiteford.
Chelsea 42, Tecumseh 21: At Chelsea, the Indians were up 14-7 after the opening quarter, but the Bulldogs responded to take a 28-14 lead into the break and ran away in the second half of the SEC White Division game.
Dylan Day rushed for 135 yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns in the loss and was 5 of 12 passing for 40 yards and an interception.
The Indians will finish the season next week when they travel to Carleton Airport.