Grand Blanc at TC West
WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Thirlby Field, TC
RECORDS: TC West 2-1; Grand Blanc 3-0
LAST WEEK: West beat Bay City Central 56-18; Grand Blanc beat Saginaw Heritage 34-0
LAST YEAR: Grand Blanc won 49-6
SERIES: Grand Blanc leads 4-0
RADIO: FM-101.1
STREAM: nfhsnetwork.com/events/mhsaa-mi/gamce2f1e982d
BACKGROUND: The only two undefeated Saginaw Valley League squads take on TC teams this week. The 3-0 Bobcats and their 2,350 enrollment come to Thirlby after two consecutive shutouts. Grand Blanc is led by QB Jake Dewitt (457 pass yards, 6 TD, 2 INT, 171 rush yards), RB Jeremiah Coleman (166 yards), RB Ashton Brown (124 yards) and WR BJ Cleveland (140 yards, 3 TD), while the Titan offense counters with QB Brayden Tillman (588 pass yards, 8 TD, 0 INT, 167 rush yards), RB Henry Olson (170 yards, 2 TD), WR Aiden Jacobs (273 yards, 5 TD), WR Ethan Hendrix (145, TD) and WR Sawyer Kirschner (106 yards).
TC Central at Mt. Pleasant
WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Mt. Pleasant Community Stadium
RECORDS: TC Central 2-1; Mt. Pleasant 3-0
LAST WEEK: TCC lost to Davison 54-28; Mt. Pleasant beat Midland Dow 28-7
LAST YEAR: Mt. Pleasant won 28-13
SERIES: Mt. Pleasant leads 6-4
RADIO: FM-92.9
STREAM: nfhsnetwork.com/events/mhsaa-mi/gam31fe9635aa
BACKGROUND: After shutting down Bay City Central’s run game for large stretches last week, Mount Pleasant is the team closest to the Trojans in SVL rushing offense. The Oilers have 659 to Central’s 976. Oilers all-conference quarterback Xavier Creguer sustained a knee injury in Mt. Pleasant’s 23-13 Week 1 win over Saginaw Heritage at The Big House in Ann Arbor, with Fred Makinen stepping in to throw for 293 yards, 4 TDs and an INT in two games. Central’s duo of QB Isaac Turnwald and RB Tripp Gle have combined for over 500 rushing yards, with Elliot Hindbaugh and Landon Herendeen adding another 264 ground yards between them.
TC St. Francis at Glen Lake
WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Glen Lake HS
RECORDS: TCSF 1-2; Glen Lake 2-1
LAST WEEK: SF lost 45-0 to Jackson Lumen Christi; Glen Lake lost 20-19 to East Jordan.
LAST YEAR: TCSF won 30-6
SERIES: TCSF leads 15-5
STREAM: nextlevelbroadcasting.net
BACKGROUND: Glen Lake’s .250 win percentage against St. Francis is the lowest the Lakers have produced against any school it’s played four or more times. The Lakers won nine straight after a season-opening loss to the Gladiators. If Glen Lake can replicate that streak after playing TCSF this time around, it’d put GL in the state finals.
Kingsley at Grayling
WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Ferguson Field, Grayling
RECORDS: Kingsley 3-0; Grayling 2-1
LAST WEEK: Kingsley beat Charlevoix 39-13; Grayling beat Kalkaska 12-8
LAST YEAR: Kingsley won 48-21
SERIES: Kingsley leads 8-4
RADIO: FM-96.7
STREAM: nfhsnetwork.com/events/mhsaa-mi/gamb1361fdb8c
BACKGROUND: While Kingsley has largely been steamrolling teams, Grayling has proven very resilient this season, winning close contests against Houghton Lake and Kalkaska and rallying from a 28-0 deficit against Elk Rapids in a 28-14 setback. The Stags start a four-week stretch for the Vikings with Boyne City, Charlevoix and St. Francis following.