Midland Dow at TC Central
WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Thirlby Field, TC
RECORDS: TC Central 2-2; Dow 2-2
LAST WEEK: TCC lost to Mt. Pleasant 35-20; Dow beat Bay City Western 28-14
LAST YEAR: Dow won 31-8
SERIES: TCC leads 7-6
RADIO: FM-92.9
STREAM: nfhsnetwork.com/events/mhsaa-mi/gam7d474dc7e7
BACKGROUND: TC Central still leads the Saginaw Valley in rushing yards by 300, but trails Grand Blanc in total offense by almost 100. Dow is the most pass-happy SVL team, led by QB Wynn Diegel and his 897 yards through 4 games, although he had 5 INTs to 7 TDs.
TC West at Midland
WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Midland Community Stadium
RECORDS: TC West 2-2; Midland 3-1
LAST WEEK: West lost 54-22 to Grand Blanc; Midland beat Bay City Central 49-19
LAST YEAR: West won 27-21
SERIES: Tied 6-6
RADIO: FM-101.1
STREAM: nfhsnetwork.com/events/mhsaa-mi/gam2c326c7f50
BACKGROUND: Traverse City West plays on only three fields all regular season — Howell, Thirlby and Midland, which is shared by Midland and Midland Dow. Brayden Tillman trailed only Davison’s Maximus Persails in SVL passing TDs, 10 to 9. Aidan Jacobs leads the SVL in receiving yards (352) and TDs (7).
TC St. Francis at Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Community Memorial Stadium, Mt. Pleasant
RECORDS: TCSF 2-2; MPSH 2-2
LAST WEEK: TCSF beat Glen Lake 39-20; MPSH lost 46-0 to Eureka St. Bernard (Calif.)
LAST MEETING: TCSF won 49-0 in 1972
SERIES: SF leads 5-0
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BACKGROUND: The Gladiators won a big game over Glen Lake to avoid the program’s first 1-3 start since 1989. Now they play a team they haven’t faced since 1972.
McBain at Charlevoix
WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Kipke Field, Charlevoix
RECORDS: Charlevoix 3-1; McBain 2-2
LAST WEEK: Charlevoix beat the Soo 57-6; McBain lost 35-16 to Beal City
LAST YEAR: Charlevoix won 28-27 in the playoffs
SERIES: Charlevoix leads 1-0
STREAM: nextlevelbroadcasting.net / nfhsnetwork.com/events/mhsaa-mi/game838aed88a
BACKGROUND: These teams were slated to play Cheboygan and Roscommon this week, but both those programs canceled their seasons, so they decided to just play each other. Last year’s one-point Rayders win on a two-point conversion stop with no time on the clock was the first meeting of the programs.
Petoskey at Cadillac
WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Veterans Memorial Stadium, Cadillac
RECORDS: Petoskey 3-1; Cadillac 2-2
LAST WEEK: PHS shut out Escanaba 34-0; Caddy lost 33-27 to Marquette
LAST YEAR: Petoskey won 20-13
SERIES: Petoskey leads 39-35
RADIO: FM-107.1 (Cadillac); AM-1340/FM-104.7 (Petoskey)
STREAM: nfhsnetwork.com/events/mhsaa-mi/gam319dfb4914
BACKGROUND: Petoskey, Cadillac, Gaylord and Marquette all have two Big North wins under their belt. Cadillac and Gaylord also have a league loss, and a second would make it difficult to catch up.