Football Week VII: Cloud Wins Third Straight; ‘Cats Stuff Pack; Vikes Fall To Cards

10/10/2022

Nathan Compeau heading for one of his two TDs

Landyn McGowen fighting for yardage

White Cloud photos By Cassie Rickert

White Cloud 30 Morley Stanwood 8
The Cloud celebrated homecoming in style as they hammered out a decisive victory and snapped a 14 game losing streak to the ‘Hawks in the process. The win gives the team a 3 game winning streak and keeps alive the playoff hopes for Coach Gorman’s squad.
Once again the WC offense kicked into high gear led by Jace Silverthiorn who had a monster night passing for 69 yards and a TD while running for 104 and finding the endzone twice. Silverthorn also returned a kick for 75 yards,collected 13 tackles and recovered a fumble. He likely would have also driven the bus home had they been on the road.
Landyn McGowen also tallied a TD and Nate Compeau pulled in TD passes from Siverthorn and Mason Reuther. Carlos Brown led the defensive effort with 16 tackles and Lloyd Seebright-Johnson added 10. Reuter snared an interception and Compeau showed he could catch the ball from either side of the line as he picked off two.
White Cloud (1-1, 5-2) will look to punch their playoff ticket when they visit Lakeview (1-1, 3-4) on Friday.

Montague 20 Fremont 0
The Packers struggled with finishing drives and the Wildcat defense put their team in position to generate the offense needed to capture the conference win. Turnovers had a huge impact on the game as they always do and the Wildcats picked off three passes intended for Packer receivers.
Justin Dirheimer provided the bulk of the offense as he grinded out 168 tough yards on the ground but the visitors failed to find their way into the endzone. Montague QB Chase Gowell tossed a perfect 8 for 8 including a TD strike to Isaiah Atkinson that opened the scoring in the second quarter. The hosts took a 13-0 lead into intermission after a 1 yard run by Austin Cook and added another score in the third with Cook again plunging in from a yard out.
The Good news is Fremont (1-3, 4-3) will finally play at home this Friday for the first time since the week after Labor Day.
The less good news is that undefeated and top ranked Whitehall (4-0, 7-0) is coming to town.

Big Rapids 27 Tri County 26
In their past 8 of their 9 games since TC joined the CSAA games between these two have been decided by no more than a single score. 5 have been decided by 3 points or less.
So there should not have been a surprise when this one ended up being a classic close contest with the Cardinals forcing their way into the title share with a win on the Viking home turf.
After a rally by the Cards to take the lead a late score by Tri County along with a 2 point conversion put them in the driver's seat with a 26-19 lead and just 2 minutes on the clock.
BR began a furious drive getting to the Viking 10 with just 39 ticks left.
Enter Cardinal QB Wil Strickler. After leading the drive into the red zone he took matters into his own hands with a keeper play that saw him find paydirt. The score left BR a point short. Going for the 2 point conversion s Strickler found an open Garret Foster and connected for the deuce ,and the win while clinching a share of the Gold title.
Tri County (4-1, 6-1) can capture their own share of the title next week when they visit Chippewa Hills. Big Rapids (5-1, 5-2) will visit Morley Stanwood where they can sew up a playoff spot with a win.

Central Montcalm 53 Grant 28
Grant (1-4, 1-6) visits Reed City (4-1, 6-1) Friday

Hart 53 Holton 0
Too much Trayce Tate. The Pirates sailed past the Red Devils.
Holton (0-4, 0-7) will host North Muskegon (4-0, 6-1) Friday.

Mason County Central 50 Hesperia 0
After a scoreless first quarter the Spartans gave their homecoming crowd plenty to cheer about as they ran off 29 unanswered points in the second to take control of the game by intermission.
Hesperia (0-4, 1-6) visits Hart (3-1, 5-2) Friday