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By Mike Dunn
ONAWAY The
Johannesburg- Lewi st on
Cardinals of coach John Bush
moved one step closer to
securing the runner-up spot
in 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 mark
and 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 every
drive behind the pounding
feet of Dillon Kibby, Mitch
Howitzer Hardy and QB
Alex Payne as the J-L front
wall of Dakota Finnerty,
Logan Miller, Garrett
Koronka, Brad Kussrow,
Drake Skowronski and Dylan
Helms, among others, creat-
ed holes and allowed the J-L
offense to gobble up yardage
and take long stretches of
time off the game clock and
keep the dangerous offense
of the explosive host
Cardinals off the field.
J-L scored four unan-
swered touchdowns in the
first half to take a 28-0 lead
into 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 just
nine 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, kick
return and interception
return yards into account.
Howitzer Hardy also had
a big game from his fullback
post, propelling forward for
164 yards rushing in 21 tries
with TDs of 13 and 4 yards.
Payne produced another
44 yards in nine carries with
TD runs of 2 and 9 yards and
the 17-yard TD hook-up with
the dangerous Kibby to start
off the scoring in the contest.
Onaway absorbed a tough
defeat but battled to the end.
The host Cardinals did dis-
play some of their explosive-
ness when fullback Chae
Whitsitt found a seam and
raced 65 yards midway
through the second quarter.
In the fourth quarter,
Cardinals signal caller Matt
Tollini turned the corner
cleanly on an option run and
turned on the afterburners.
Tollini didnt stop until he
crossed the goal line 96 yards
later.
Aside from the two long TD
gallops, though, the host
Cardinals had difficulty find-
ing much room running the
ball against the swarming J-L
defense.
Whitsitt finished with 94
yards in seven carries and
Tollini generated 92 yards in
three tries. The J-L defense
did a great job of surround-
ing Onaways breakaway
threat at tailback Jason
Sigsby, never letting the elu-
sive Sigsby get much distance
beyond the line of scrim-
mage. His longest run of the
night was 8 yards.
Tollini hit on 12-of-19 aeri-
als for 125 yards with Sigsby
grabbing four for 19 yards
while Tommy Auger pulled in
three for 39 yards and Carlos
Bautista three for 33 yards.
On the defensive side for J-
L, hard-nosed linebacker
Drake Skowronski put the
dreaded Dee-Skow Stop on
opposing ball carriers 18
times, including a tackle for
loss. Koronka put some of the
Krunch into the defensive
effort as well, accounting for
11 tackles. Helms put the
hammer down nine times
and Kibby had eight tackles
to go with his interception
and long return.
Defensively for Onaway,
the Meat Man Chris
Cleaver collected 10 tackles.
Whitsitt and Bautista each
had 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 winless
but definitely not punchless
and they play hard every
time out. Its been a long,
tough season for the young
Snowbirds of coach Denny
YoungeDyke but an upset
win at Johannesburg would
be a great salve for the boys
and take a lot of the sting
away. Bush realizes that and
knows his team must guard
against a letdown, especially
with a playoff berth riding on
the outcome.
J-L closes the regular sea-
son with a home game
against scrappy Pellston.
Onaway (5-2, 2-2) has a
tough test on the road
against Central Lake. The
Trojans started out with four
straight losses but have won
three straight and represent a
tough challenge for coach
Brian Whitsitts troops. The
Cardinals will seek to put the
J-L loss quickly behind them
and focus on getting win No.
6 this Friday and reach the
playoffs for the first time
since 2006.
Onaway closes out the reg-
ular season at home with
another strong test as
Pickford comes calling. The
purple-clad Panthers have
lost only to league powers
Mancelona and St. Ignace to
date.
Johannesburg-Lewiston 56, Onaway 14
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FOR WEEK OF
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JOSH
McDILL
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HIGH SCHOOL
The Chiefs' Man Mountain in the
trenches, the hulking 6-2, 295-pound
McDill was McMurder against the Soo,
dominating play at right tackle on the
O-line and making nine tackles with
two crucial sacks on the D-line in the
tense overtime win!
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.
Fullback Mitch Howitzer Hardy has crossed the goal line to score for J-L in Fridays
game.
J-Ls Pancake King Dakota Finnerty (56) leads the way
as dangerous Dillon Kibby sweeps the edge.
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improves to 5-2 log
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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 head
coach 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 make
some 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 this
night 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 grab
for 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-hitting
Handrich 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 night
when 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 124
rushing 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 Ty
Jensen 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 their
quest to host a playoff game.
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. When
you 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 3
touchdowns 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, including
Spiderman 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 Sault
Ste. 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 half
to 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 the
ball 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 could
breathe 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, found
tight 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 the
Chiefs 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, Coon
told 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 territory
again 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 was
that 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 a
TD 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 Inland
Lakes gave the large
Homecoming crowd lots to
cheer about in the second
half of an intense, physical
battle with perennial rival
Pellston on Friday in a Ski
Valley North clash.
The Bulldogs scored two
second-half touchdowns to
break open a tie game and
prevail by a 28-14 score
against the hungry Hornets
of coach Ben Schley, who
badly needed the game to
stoke their playoff hopes.
The Bulldogs of coach Stan
Schramm overcame the
rugged Hornets and also
overcame five turnovers to
ultimately win and push
their record to 3-4 overall and
2-2 in the Ski Valley North.
Pellston, meanwhile, slipped
to 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 behind
the leg-churning, pad-pop-
ping pushes of seniors Cody
Bonilla, Jordyn Smeltzer and
Shane Bacon.
Bonilla, who possesses the
palomino strides to carry the
ball around the edge and the
bulldozer toughness to ram
the ball up the gut, was the
beast of the backfield in this
one, carrying the ball 23
times and rumbling to a
game-high 145 yards with a
TD on his stat line. Smelzter
smacked and crashed his
way to 78 yards in 12 tries
and scored the go-ahead TD
in the third quarter.
Bacon sizzled and
slammed his way to 48 yards
and scored twice on short
plunges into the end zone,
including the insurance TD
in the fourth quarter to help
the 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 with
a conversion run.
Coach Schramm credited
three-year starter Sean
Boughner with a blast of a
game in the trenches.
Boughners blow-away
blocks as tackle on offense
and his ability to jam the
middle like peanut butter in
a straw on defense helped
the Bulldog cause immense-
ly.
For the Bulldogs defensive-
ly, Smeltzer was in Smack
Mode from his linebacker
post all game long, making
12 stops. Stanley Schramm
struck for nine takedowns
and Boughner blasted to six
tackles. The opportunistic
Bonilla added another inter-
ception to his growing totals
this season.
Even though Pellston lost,
the Hornets are in the midst
of their best season in a num-
ber of years. Just to be in a
position to mouth the word
playoff after seven games is
a credit to the efforts of
Schley in his first year at the
helm and determined sen-
iors like Nitro Nick Nathan,
Jake Friedenstab, Justin
Price, Baylon Kerr, Travis
Matthews and QB Austin
Wright, who have helped
Pellston to take a long leap
from the basement of the
standings this year.
Nathan tallied on a 6-yard
run in the first half for the
visiting Hornets on Friday
and Price plowed over from 2
yards in the third quarter.
Defensively for the
Hornets, jaw-jarring senior
linebacker Jared Reimann,
who is having a whale of a
season, made a game-high 13
stops. Friedenstab and Price
flew to the football with typi-
cal vigor, making eight tack-
les apiece, and predatory
Kurtis Spencer put the Ka-
Boom on enemy ball carriers
seven times.
Au Gres-Sims 48
Mio 26
AU GRES When Mio and
Au Gres-Sims met the first
time this season at Mio in a
non-league clash, the
Thunderbolts prevailed 36-
30 in a high-scoring affair.
The rematch on Friday at Au
Gres figured to be a showcase
for the considerable offen-
sive talents of both teams
and thats just what it turned
out to be.
The Wolverines turned on
the jets in the second half,
scoring four touchdowns in
the third quarter en route to a
wild 48-26 victory over Mio.
Au Gres improved to 4-3 and
3-1 in the North Star League
while the Thunderbolts
slipped to 3-4 and 1-2 in the
league.
Turnovers were killers for
Mio, which lost five fumbles
in the contest on the cool,
rainy night.
Mio still put up some big
numbers in the loss. Junior
QB Brad Rhoads, showing
plenty of grit and poise in the
pocket, hit for 9-of-19
through the air for 200 yards
of air traffic, including a
highlight-reel 63-yard pitch-
and-catch to the fleeting fig-
ure of junior Seth Thomey
and a 50-yard TD strike to
elusive junior Bryson Devers
out of the backfield.
Senior north-south slam-
mer Aaron Wood was oak-
strong at fullback for the
Thunderbolts once again,
crashing and bashing his way
to a team-high 93 yards on 10
carries with a pair of TD gal-
lops, including a 43-yard
burst on a pretty counter-
trap up the gut. The danger-
ous Devers deked and
dashed to 72 yards in 12 car-
ries for the Bolts to go with
his three receptions for 83
yards.
Thomey tucked in two
catches from Rhoads for 74
yards and senior Denny
Kann collected two for 31
yards.
On the defensive side, it
was the Mio Man Eater, Nick
Mangutz, with another sen-
sational showing, making a
whopping 22 tackles. Devers
delivered the takedown 17
times while active Aaron Fox
furnished 12 and junior
Aaron Georgieff took part in
10.
Mio is on the road against
Hale (2-4, 0-2) this Friday in
another league clash.
JV
Mancelona 40, T.C.
Central 8
TRAVERSE CITY The
young Mancelona Ironmen
of coach Doug Derrer deliv-
ered a big-time victory over
the host Traverse City fresh-
men on Thursday, Oct. 4,
breaking things wide open
with four second-half touch-
downs while securing an
impressive 40-8 triumph.
The Ironmen led 14-8 at
the half before scoring two
times each in the third and
fourth quarters.
QB Cole VanWagoner,
Mancys super-charged V.W.
behind center, tallied twice
on short runs to help fuel the
offensive uprising. Halfbacks
Tyler Fults and Chase Wilcox
and fullback C.J. Short
stomped and strode to nearly
400 rushing yards in the con-
test.
Short struck first on a short
run to put the Ironmen
ahead at the 2:27 mark of the
first quarter and VanWagoner
wheeled his way into the end
zone for the conversion and
an 8-0 lead.
T.C. rebounded to score its
only touchdown midway
through the second quarter
when Reagan Cotton tossed 4
yards to Mason Houston and
Zach Mayo ran in for two
points. But it was all
Mancelona after that.
Cole collided with the end
zone on plunges of 4 yards
and 1 yard to score the next
two Ironmen touchdowns.
Wilcox galloped to a 31-yard
score and the flying feet of
Fults carried him to a 68-yard
burst.
Wilcox ended the scoring
with a defensive TD, return-
ing an interception an even
50 yards.
For the game, it was Fults
doing his fast and furious
imitation, flying with the ball
at breakneck speeds as he
generated a whopping 214
rushing yards in 13 carries.
Wilcox also surpassed the
century mark, racking up 112
yards of real estate on 10 tries
while Short slammed his way
to 61 yards in 10 carries and
Cole collected 8 yards in
three tries to go with his two
short TD runs.
On the other side, Brandon
Wilson was B.W. Trouble for
Traverse City, moving to the
ball like a heat-seeking mis-
sile and making 11 stops. The
Ironman Outlaw, Jessey
Janus, had another big day
piling the bodies of T.C. ball
carriers. He made 10 tackles.
Short came up big on
defense, too, making 10 stops
and Wilcox had 10 takedowns
with his interception return
for a TD.
Strong second half lifts I-Lakes
Bulldogs overcome tough Pellston challenge; Mio falls short in shoot-out with
explosive AuGres-Sims
Football Roundup
Week 7:
Cheboygan 28, Sault Ste. Marie 27, OT
Ogemaw Heights 56, Gaylord 6
Mancelona 58, Gaylord St. Mary 14
Grayling 33, Kalkaska 6
Inland Lakes 28, Pellston 14
Johannesburg-Lewiston 56, Onaway 14
AuGres-Sims 48, Mio 26
T.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 L
Sept. 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
MANCELONA (7-0, 4-0)
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 W
Sept. 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.3disciplines.
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 Run
Race 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 available 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 bear
registration 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 bear
hunters to call ahead
There are 75 registration stations open
throughout state but staffing is limited
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Cross Country
By Mike Dunn
SAGINAW Gaylord com-
peted Saturday in the annual
Heritage Invitational cross
country hosted by Saginaw
Heritage and fared well. The
Blue Devil boys had 13 sea-
son-best times and the girls
had 14.
It was an awesome effort
by all against tough D-1
teams, said Gaylord coach
Jeff Kalember. Saginaw
Heritage is currently ranked
seventh in the state in D-1
boys.
Senior Charlend Howard
earned another top-10 finish
in the meet, taking eighth
place overall in a lung-defy-
ing time of 16:54. Junior Josh
Green had a phenomenal
showing, taking 14th place in
17:11.
Junior Sterling McPherson
was 22nd in 17:38 with soph-
omore Collin Monusko in
26th in 17:42 and senior Ian
Callison rounding out the top
five in 27th in 17:48. Seniors
Nate Fischer (18:03, 30th)
and Chris Ryan (18:32, 39th)
were sixth and seventh for
the Blue Devils.
Charlend and Nate were
not as fast as I'd have expect-
ed, but its still not the point
in the season where they
need to be fast, Kalember
reported. Josh Green, how-
ever, made a HUGE drop in
time for us, giving us a solid
No. 3 runner who can be
below 17:00 at regionals.
Sterling, Ian and Collin all
were well into the 17's, which
is a good sign at this point in
the season.
Cheboygan junior Max
Pletcher also competed in
the race, taking 42nd overall
in 19:01.
IN THE girls race,
Cheboygans super sopho-
more Mandy Paull pushed to
a strong sixth-place time in
20:17.
The Gaylord girls, with two
finishers in the top 20, came
in sixth place in the final
team standings. Senior
Katelynn Dreyer, who contin-
ues to drop times and is with-
in 30 seconds of a personal
best, came in a respectable
11th place in 20:43 with jun-
ior Ellen Seidell surging at
the end to drop more than
two minutes from her time at
Ogemaw and take 19th over-
all in 21:16. Kalember said it
was simply the best race
ever for the strong-striding
Seidell.
Senior Maria Warren
pushed to a 27th-place time
of 21:55 with sophomore
Grace Porta (22:16, 30th) and
senior Geena Duff (22:27,
32nd) rounding out the top
five followed by freshman
Mallory Marshall (23:21,
42nd) and Noelle Warren
(23:30, 43rd) in sixth and sev-
enth.
IN THE second Big North
Conference jamboree of the
season held Tuesday, Oct. 2,
at Ogemaw Heights, the
Gaylord boys took third and
Petoskey was fifth. In the
girls race the Blue Devils
were fifth and the Northmen
seventh.
Charlend Howard was sec-
ond overall for the Gaylord
boys in 16:50 with Nate
Fischer seventh in 17:14 fol-
lowed by Josh Green (17:52,
18th), Sterling McPherson
(18:07, 24th) and Ian Callison
(18:14, 27th).
Junior Mark Smith led
Petoskey with his 14th-place
time of 17:40 followed by
Logan Hensley (17:52, 19th),
Thomas VanSlembrouck
(18:13, 26th), Max Meyerson
(18:36, 31st) and Jacob
Kromm (19:39, 38th).
On the girls side, Katelynn
Dryer finished in 21:25 to
take 16th for Gaylord fol-
lowed by Maria Warren
(22:06, 21st), Geena Duff
(22:25, 25th), Grace Porta
(23:04, 36th) and Ellen Seidell
(23:17, 38th) in the top five.
For Petoskey, Sydney Hopp
hurried to a solid 12th-place
time of 20:48 followed by
Morgan Jons (22:58, 33rd),
Megan Wilson (23:11, 37th),
Melissa Myers (23:54, 43rd)
and Jill Antonishen (24:29,
44th).
Blue Devils fare well
at Heritage
Gaylord boys take second overall; Paull of
Cheboygan earns top-10 finish in girls race
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Offers good on new and unregistered units purchased between 7/31/12-10/31/12. *On select models. See your dealer for details. **Rates as low as 2.99% for 36 months. Offers only
available at participating Polaris
dealers. Approval, and any rates and terms provided, are based on credit worthiness. Other nancing offers are available. Applies to the purchase of
all new, quali ed ATV and RANGER models made on the Polaris Installment Program from 7/31/12-10/31/12. Fixed APR of 2.99% , 6.9 9%, or 9.99% will be assigned based on credit
approval criteria. An example of monthly payments required on a 36-month term at 2.99% is $29.08 per $1,000 nanced. An example of monthly payments required on a 36-month
term at 9.99% APR is $32.26 per $1,000 nanced. See participating retailers for complete details and conditions. Warning: The Polaris RANGER and RZR are not intended for on-road
use. Driver must be at least 16 years old with a valid drivers license to operate. Passengers must be at least 12 years old and tall enough to grasp the hand holds and plant feet
rmly on the oor. All SxS drivers should take a safety training course. Contact ROHVA atwww.rohva.org or (949) 255-2560 for additional information. Drivers and passengers should
always wear helmets, eye protection, protective clothing, and seat belts. Always use cab nets. Be particularly careful on dif cult terrain. Never drive on public roads or paved surfaces.
Never engage in stunt driving, and avoid excessive speeds and sharp turns. Riding and alcohol/drugs dont mix. Check local laws before riding on trails. ATVs can be hazardous to
operate. Polaris adult models are for riders 16 and older. For your safety, always wear a helmet, eye protection and protective clothing, and be sure to take a safety training course. For
safety and training information in the U.S., call the SVIA at (80 0) 887-2887. You may also contact your Polaris dealer or call Polaris at (800 ) 342-3764. 2012 Polaris Industries Inc.
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