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man football? for this team. It’s his senior year and this
is his team. I see a lot of potential in him
and I think he is going to do great things
for us this season.”
By Brandon Watson a lot of teams away from the
watson@sturgisjournal.com speed running game and
make it more of a passing ■ Favorite type of music: Classic Rock
When smaller schools have wide-open style of game,”
trouble filling out a football Hardy said. “The field is still ■ Favorite band: Kiss
roster, there is still a way to 100 yards long but not every
field a team. team is going to the 40-wide ■ Favorite food: Pizza
Michigan has adopted an field. Some are going to have
eight-player option for schools their normal sized fields which ■ Favorite video game: Madden
that cannot meet the normal makes the field wide open.”
requirements of having a foot- However, an exception may ■ Favorite sport: Basketball
ball team. be made if mutual agreement
Burr Oak is one of those between the opponents is ■ Hobby: Wakeboarding
teams with less than 100 stu- made. Then they would be al-
dents in the high school. lowed to participate on a full ■ What are your plans after high school?
“I’d say 8-man football is a high school sanctioned field. Go to Purdue to be an engineer.
lot like Arena Football — it’s There is a free-blocking
a very high speed game and zone, which is a square area ■ Any pregame superstitions?
there is a lot of scoring going extending three yards laterally I throw up all the time and I wear a green
on,” Burr Oak coach Greg on either side of the spot of the shirt.
Hardy said. “It’s definitely a snap and three yards behind
fast-paced game and as a the line of scrimmage. ■ What’d you do this summer?
coach, you’re not looking for Normal timing would then Sat around, watched some TV.
big bulky kids to play power resume starting with the last
football. You’re looking for two minutes of the game. ■ Do you have any specific goals for this
guys that are all-around good “Last year we played four year?
athletes that can catch the games in the 8-man football Win a state championship and throw
ball and run.” format and we definitely have twice as many touchdowns than inter-
Rather than worry about some experience with that ceptions.
forfeiting from week to week style of play,” Hardy said. “My
because of injuries or lack of main emphasis to these kids
numbers, eight-man football is that I think we can be an
allows schools to classify elite team in the 8-man league
themselves prior to the season. and we can win.”
The rules are somewhat The playoff system does This season
similar but aren’t the same as not apply to 8-man football
what many would call “nor- this season. Week 1 Tekonsha 7 p.m.
Week 2 Owendale 7 p.m.
mal” high school football. The state will be split up
Week 3 OPEN
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between goal lines but the sion. At Week 10, which con- Week 5 @Tri-unity 7 p.m.
width is smaller at only 40 cludes the regular season, the Week 6 @Tekonsha 7 p.m.
yards. That number is clarified top team in both divisions Week 7 @DaVinci 7 p.m.
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emrick@sturgisjournal.com from day one, my first day just over 20 players with have to want to be here. On offense Howe will run we only get these kids for 90
here,” Heminger said. possibly more coming in Some of these kids it’s their the spread and trying to minutes.”
After a 25 year absence, The decision to play foot- next week. first exposure to high school run the ball. When Howe hosts a game,
football is returning to ball was made May 1. “I think when the dust football since middle “We’ll go no huddle, be- they will play on Saturday
Howe School with coach Al They will play a seven all settles we’ll have 25 play- school,” Heminger said. cause we have to,” Heminger afternoon.
Heminger at the helm. game schedule. ers,” Heminger said. “We On defense the Wildcats said. “We have to be very
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By Corky Emrick members talk then to bring that, in itself, is a relief to me.”
emrick@sturgisjournal.com football back. DeFelice said the students
“It had been discussed in are behind the players.
After being without football great detail in the early 90s,” “The kids at our school
for 25 years, the Howe School DeFelice said. “Ultimately it were elated when we an-
will be bringing back Ameri- was decided that the time nounced that we will be bring
ca’s game this year. was not right.” football back,” DeFelice said.
“Over the years we have Over the past four years “The interest is there with
had several prospective stu- DeFelice has been gathering our kids and we owe it to
dents that decided to go else- information and formulating them to offer the sport. Our
where because we didn’t have a plan to bring back football. school has been changing
football,” Athletic Director “The biggest challenge has lives for the better for 126
Tony DeFelice said. “We want- been to coordinate the start years.
ed to bring back one of the up, with a limited amount of “All of us that work here are
school’s traditional sports and resources it has been very here because of the kids and
realize that football is the important to prioritize the starting up football again
most popular sport in the items we need to have a foot- shows our commitment to
country.” ball team,” DeFelice said. them,” DeFelice said.
DeFelice has been at the “Right know, we are where we Guiding the Wildcats will be
school since 1990 and re- need to be to get started and coach Al Heminger.
Coach’s quote
“I think when the dust all settles we’ll have 25 players. We
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Nov. 27 Virginia, TBA Oct. 16 at Virginia Tech, TBA Sep. 4 Coastal Carolina, 3:30 p.m. Oct. 30 San Diego St., 2 p.m. Sept. 11 Elmhurst, 1 p.m.
W. KENTUCKY Oct. 30 at Maryland, TBA Sep. 10 at Marshall, 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at New Mexico, 6 p.m. Sept. 18 North Central, 1 p.m.
Sep. 4 at Nebraska, 7 p.m. Nov. 6 Boston College, TBA Sep. 18 Maryland, Noon Nov. 13 at UNLV, 10 p.m. Sept. 25 Wheaton, 6 p.m.
Sep. 11 at Kentucky, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at N.C. State, TBA Sep. 25 at LSU, 8 p.m. Nov. 20 Colorado St., 2 p.m. Oct. 9 Adrian (Homecoming), 2 p.m.
From Page 14 Sep. 18 Indiana, 5 p.m. Nov. 20 Clemson, TBA Oct. 9 UNLV, TBA Oct. 16 @Kalamazoo, 1 p.m.
Sep. 25 at South Florida, TBA Nov. 27 at Vanderbilt, TBA Oct. 14 South Florida, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 Albion, 1 p.m.
Oct. 9 at Fla. International, TBA
Oct. 16 Louisiana-Monroe, 7 p.m.
WASHINGTON
Sep. 4 at BYU, 7 p.m.
Oct. 23 Syracuse, TBA
Oct. 29 at Connecticut, 8 p.m.
Local Colleges Oct. 30 @Trine, 1 p.m.
Nov. 6 Alma,1 p.m.
Oct. 23 at Louisiana-Lafayette, 5 p.m. Sep. 11 Syracuse, 7 p.m. Nov. 13 Cincinnati, TBA Adrian Nov. 13 @Hope, 1 p.m.
VIRGINIA Oct. 30 North Texas, 3 p.m. Sep. 18 Nebraska, 3:30 p.m. Nov. 20 at Louisville, TBA Sept. 4 @Wisconsin-Whitewater, 1 p.m.
Sep. 4 Richmond, 6 p.m. Nov. 6 Florida Atlantic, 4:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at Southern Cal, 8 p.m. Nov. 26 at Pittsburgh, TBA Sept. 11 Defiance, 6 p.m. Hope College
Sep. 11 at Southern Cal, 10:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at Arkansas St., TBA Oct. 9 Arizona St., TBA Dec. 4 Rutgers, TBA Sept. 18 Augustana (Ill.), 1 p.m. Sept. 4 Illinois Wesleyan, 1:30 p.m.
Sep. 25 VMI, TBA Nov. 20 Middle Tennessee, 4:30 p.m. Oct. 16 Oregon St., TBA WISCONSIN Oct. 2 Trine (Homecoming), 3 p.m. Sept. 11 @Wisconsin-Lutheran, NOON
Oct. 2 Florida St., TBA Nov. 27 at Troy, TBA Oct. 23 at Arizona, TBA Sep. 4 at UNLV, 11 p.m. Oct. 9 @Olivet, 2 p.m. Sept. 18 @Milikin, 1 p.m.
Oct. 9 at Georgia Tech, TBA W. MICHIGAN Oct. 30 Stanford, TBA Sep. 11 San Jose St., Noon Oct. 16 @DePauw , 1 p.m. Sept. 25 Lakeland, 1 p.m.
Oct. 16 North Carolina, TBA Sep. 4 at Michigan St., Noon Nov. 6 at Oregon, TBA Sep. 18 Arizona St., 3:30 p.m. Oct. 23 Kalamazoo, 6 p.m. Oct. 2 Alma, 1 p.m.
Oct. 23 E. Michigan, TBA Sep. 11 Nicholls St., 7 p.m. Nov. 18 UCLA, 8 p.m. Sep. 25 Austin Peay, TBA Oct. 30 @Albion, 1 p.m. Oct. 9 @Kalamazoo, 1 p.m.
Oct. 30 Miami, TBA Sep. 18 Toledo, 7 p.m. Nov. 27 at California, TBA Oct. 2 at Michigan St., TBA Nov. 6 Hope, 1 p.m. Oct. 16 @Albion, 1 p.m.
Nov. 6 at Duke, TBA Oct. 2 Idaho, TBA Dec. 4 at Washington St., TBA Oct. 9 Minnesota, Noon Nov. 13 @Alma, 1 p.m. Oct. 23Trine (Homecoming), 2 p.m.
Nov. 13 Maryland, TBA Oct. 9 at Ball St., Noon WASHINGTON ST. Oct. 16 Ohio St., 7 p.m. Nov. 6 @Adrian, 1 p.m.
Nov. 20 at Boston College, TBA Oct. 16 at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m. Sep. 4 at Oklahoma St., 7 p.m. Oct. 23 at Iowa, TBA Wheaton Thunder Nov. 13 Olivet, 1 p.m.
Nov. 27 at Virginia Tech, TBA Oct. 23 at Akron, 3:30 p.m. Sep. 11 Montana St., TBA Nov. 6 at Purdue, TBA Sept. 11 @Albion, 1 p.m.
VIRGINIA TECH Oct. 30 N. Illinois, Noon Sep. 18 at SMU, 3:30 p.m. Nov. 13 Indiana, TBA Sept. 19 Wisconsin-Platteville, 7 p.m. Defiance College
Sep. 6 Boise St., 8 p.m. Nov. 5 at Cent. Michigan, 6 p.m. Sep. 25 Southern Cal, 3 p.m. Nov. 20 at Michigan, TBA Sept. 25 @Olivet, 6 p.m. Sept. 4 @Muskingum, 1 p.m.
Sep. 11 James Madison, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 13 E. Michigan, 2 p.m. Oct. 2 at UCLA, 3:30 p.m. Nov. 27 Northwestern, TBA Oct. 2 Illinois-Wesleyan, 1 p.m. Sept. 11 @Adrian, 6 p.m.
Sep. 18 East Carolina, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 20 Kent St., 2 p.m. Oct. 9 Oregon, TBA WYOMING Oct. 9 @Elmhurst, 1 p.m. Sept. 18 @Hanover, 1:30 p.m.
Sep. 25 at Boston College, TBA Nov. 26 at Bowling Green, TBA Oct. 16 Arizona, TBA Sep. 4 S. Utah, 9 p.m. Oct. 16 North Park U., 6 p.m. Sept. 25 Franklin, 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 2 at N.C. State, TBA WAKE FOREST Oct. 23 at Stanford, TBA Sep. 11 at Texas, 7 p.m. Oct. 23 Carthage College, 6 p.m. Oct. 9 Mount St. Joseph, 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 9 Cent. Michigan, 1:30 p.m. Sep. 2 Presbyterian, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at Arizona St., TBA Sep. 18 Boise St., 8 p.m. Oct. 30 @Augustana, 1 p.m. Oct. 16 @Earlham, 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 16 Wake Forest, TBA Sep. 11 Duke, Noon Nov. 6 California, TBA Sep. 25 Air Force, 2 p.m. Nov. 6 North Central, 1 p.m. Oct. 23 Anderson, 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 23 Duke, TBA Sep. 18 at Stanford, 11:15 p.m. Nov. 13 at Oregon St., TBA Oct. 2 at Toledo, 7 p.m. Nov. 13 @Milinkin, 1 p.m. Oct. 30 Rose-Hulman, 1:30 p.m.
Nov. 4 Georgia Tech, 7:30 p.m. Sep. 25 at Florida St., TBA Dec. 4 Washington, TBA Oct. 9 at TCU, 3:30 p.m. Nov. 6 @Manchester, 1:30 p.m.
Nov. 13 at North Carolina, TBA Oct. 2 Georgia Tech, TBA Oct. 16 Utah, 6 p.m. Olivet College Nov. 13 @Bluffton, 1:30 p.m.
Nov. 20 at Miami, TBA Oct. 9 Navy, TBA WEST VIRGINIA Oct. 23 at BYU, 2 p.m. Sept. 4 @Wittenberg, 6 p.m.
High SchoolSchedules 10/15/2010 H Coldwater Coldwater 9/10/2010 A Marshall 9/17/2010 A Stevensville Lakeshore 10/8/2010 A St Joseph
2010 Schedules By Team 10/22/2010 A Battle Creek Lakeview 8/27/2010 H Niles 9/17/2010 A Coldwater 9/24/2010 A St Joseph 10/15/2010 A Portage Central
9/2/2010 A Portage Central 9/24/2010 H Harper Creek 10/1/2010 H Portage Northern 10/22/2010 H Benton Harbor
SMAC East Battle Creek Harper Creek 9/10/2010 A Sturgis 10/1/2010 A Sturgis 10/8/2010 H Portage Central
All Games 7 p.m. 8/27/2010 H Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 9/17/2010 H Kalamazoo Central 10/8/2010 H Battle Creek Central 10/15/2010 A Niles Niles
9/3/2010 A St Joseph 9/24/2010 H Battle Creek Lakeview 10/15/2010 H Battle Creek Lakeview 10/22/2010 A Mattawan 8/27/2010 A Coldwater
Sturgis 9/10/2010 A Battle Creek Central 10/1/2010 A Jackson Lumen Christi 10/22/2010 A Jackson Lumen Christi 9/2/2010 A Marshall
8/27/2010 H Stevensville Lakeshore 9/17/2010 H Sturgis 10/8/2010 H Marshall Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 9/10/2010 H St Joseph
9/2/2010 A Benton Harbor 9/24/2010 A Kalamazoo Central 10/15/2010 A Battle Creek Central Marshall 8/27/2010 A Harper Creek 9/17/2010 A Portage Central
9/10/2010 H Coldwater 10/1/2010 H Battle Creek Lakeview 10/22/2010 H Harper Creek 8/27/2010 A St Joseph 9/2/2010 H Kalamazoo Central 9/24/2010 H Mattawan
9/17/2010 A Harper Creek 10/8/2010 A Jackson Lumen Christi 9/2/2010 H Niles 9/10/2010 A Benton Harbor 10/1/2010 H Stevensville Lakeshore
9/24/2010 H Battle Creek Central 10/15/2010 H Marshall Jackson Lumen Christi 9/10/2010 H Kalamazoo Central 9/17/2010 A St Joseph 10/8/2010 A Portage Northern
10/1/2010 H Kalamazoo Central 10/22/2010 A Coldwater 8/27/2010 A Portage Northern 9/17/2010 A Battle Creek Lakeview 9/24/2010 H Portage Central 10/15/2010 H Benton Harbor
10/8/2010 A Lakeview 9/2/2010 H Mattawan 9/24/2010 H Jackson Lumen Christi 10/1/2010 A Mattawan 10/22/2010 A Kalamazoo Loy Norrix
10/15/2010 H Jackson Lumen Christi Battle Creek Lakeview 9/11/2010 H Battle Creek Lakeview 10/1/2010 A Battle Creek Central 10/8/2010 A Stevensville Lakeshore
10/22/2010 A Marshall 8/27/2010 A Mattawan 9/17/2010 A Battle Creek Central 10/8/2010 A Coldwater 10/15/2010 H Portage Northern Portage Central
9/2/2010 H Portage Northern 9/24/2010 A Marshall 10/15/2010 A Harper Creek 10/22/2010 H Niles 8/27/2010 A Kalamazoo Central
Battle Creek Central 9/11/2010 A Jackson Lumen Christi 10/1/2010 H Coldwater 10/22/2010 H Sturgis 9/2/2010 H Coldwater
8/27/2010 H Benton Harbor 9/17/2010 H Marshall 10/8/2010 H Harper Creek Mattawan 9/10/2010 A Portage Northern
9/2/2010 A Stevensville Lakeshore 9/24/2010 A Coldwater 10/15/2010 A Sturgis SMAC West 8/27/2010 H Battle Creek Lakeview 9/17/2010 H Niles
9/10/2010 H Harper Creek 10/1/2010 A Battle Creek Harper Creek 10/22/2010 H Kalamazoo Central 9/2/2010 A Jackson Lumen Christi 9/24/2010 A Kalamazoo Loy Norrix
9/17/2010 H Jackson Lumen Christi 10/8/2010 H Sturgis Benton Harbor 9/10/2010 H Stevensville Lakeshore 10/1/2010 H St Joseph
9/24/2010 A Sturgis 10/15/2010 A Kalamazoo Central Kalamazoo Central 8/27/2010 A Battle Creek Central 9/17/2010 H Portage Northern 10/8/2010 A Benton Harbor
10/1/2010 H Marshall 10/22/2010 H Battle Creek Central 8/27/2010 H Portage Central 9/2/2010 H Sturgis 9/24/2010 A Niles
10/8/2010 A Kalamazoo Central 9/2/2010 A Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 9/10/2010 H Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 10/1/2010 H Kalamazoo Loy Norrix SEE PREP, 16
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10/15/2010 A Schoolcraft 10/15/2010 H Allegan 10/22/2010 A Waldron 10/8/2010 AEastside
Constantine 10/22/2010 H Maple Valley 10/22/2010 A Dowagiac 10/15/2010 H Angola
8/27/2010 H Maple Valley at WMU, Climax-Scotts
8 p.m. Schoolcraft Plainwell 8/27/2010 A Camden-Frontier Churubusco
From Page 15 9/2/2010 H Battle Creek Pennfield 8/28/2010 A Battle Creek Pennfield 8/26/2010 A Paw Paw 9/2/2010 A Pittsford 8/20/2010 H Fremont
9/10/2010 H Olivet at WMU, 8 p.m. 9/2/2010 H South Haven 9/10/2010 H Bellevue 8/27/2010 ACentral Noble
9/17/2010 A Kalamazoo Hackett 9/3/2010 H Kalamazoo Christian 9/10/2010 A Three Rivers 9/17/2010 H Litchfield 9/3/2010 H Prairie Heights
10/15/2010 H Mattawan 9/24/2010 H Parchment 9/10/2010 H Galesburg-Augusta 9/17/2010 H Vicksburg 9/25/2010 A Adrian Lenawee Chris- 9/10/2010 A Eastside
10/22/2010 A Stevensville Lakeshore 10/1/2010 H Galesburg-Augusta 9/17/2010 A Parchment 9/24/2010 A Allegan tian, 12 p.m 9/17/2010 H Angola
10/8/2010 A Kalamazoo Christian 9/24/2010 H Maple Valley 10/1/2010 H Dowagiac 10/1/2010 H North Adams-Jerome 9/24/2010 AWest Noble
Portage Northern 10/15/2010 A Delton Kellogg 10/1/2010 A Kalamazoo Hackett 10/8/2010 A Comstock 10/8/2010 A Waldron 10/2/2010 ACulver Academy, 1:00 pm
8/27/2010 H Jackson Lumen Christi 10/22/2010 H Schoolcraft 10/8/2010 A Delton Kellogg 10/15/2010 A Richland Gull Lake 10/15/2010 A Colon 10/8/2010 A Fairfield
9/2/2010 A Battle Creek Lakeview 10/15/2010 H Olivet 10/22/2010 H Otsego 10/22/2010 H Battle Creek St Philip 10/15/2010 HLakeland
9/10/2010 H Portage Central Battle Creek Pennfield 10/22/2010 A Constantine
9/17/2010 A Mattawan 8/28/2010 H Schoolcraft at WMU, 8 Richland-Gull Lake Litchfield Eastside
9/24/2010 H Stevensville Lakeshore p.m. Vermontville-Maple Valley 8/27/2010 A Otsego 8/27/2010 H Colon 8/20/2010 A Garrett
10/1/2010 A Benton Harbor 9/2/2010 A Constantine 8/27/2010 A Constantine at WMU, 9/2/2010 H Paw Paw 9/2/2010 A Camden-Frontier 8/27/2010 AWest Noble
10/8/2010 H Niles 9/10/2010 H Kalamazoo Hackett 8 p.m. 9/10/2010 A South Haven 9/10/2010 H Adrian Len Christian 9/3/2010 H Angola
10/15/2010 A Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 9/17/2010 A Maple Valley 9/2/2010 A Galesburg-Augusta 9/17/2010 H Three Rivers 9/17/2010 A Climax-Scotts 9/10/2010 HChurubusco
10/22/2010 H St Joseph 9/24/2010 H Olivet 9/10/2010 A Delton Kellogg 9/24/2010 A Vicksburg 9/24/2010 ? Waldron 9/17/2010 A Fairfield
10/1/2010 A Parchment 9/17/2010 H Battle Creek Pennfield 10/1/2010 H Allegan 10/1/2010 H Bellevue 9/24/2010 HLakeland
St. Joseph 10/8/2010 H Galesburg-Augusta 9/24/2010 A Schoolcraft 10/8/2010 A Dowagiac 10/8/2010 H Battle Creek St Philip 10/1/2010 A Fremont
8/27/2010 H Marshall 10/15/2010 A Kalamazoo Christian 10/1/2010 H Kalamazoo Christian 10/15/2010 H Plainwell 10/15/2010 H North Adams-Jerome 10/8/2010 HCentral Noble
9/3/2010 H Harper Creek 10/22/2010 H Delton Kellogg 10/8/2010 H Kalamazoo Hackett 10/22/2010 A Comstock 10/22/2010 A Pittsford 10/15/2010 APrairie Heights
9/10/2010 A Niles 10/15/2010 H Parchment
9/17/2010 H Kalamazoo Loy Norrix Delton Kellogg 10/22/2010 A Olivet South Haven North Adams-Jerome Fairfield
9/24/2010 H Benton Harbor 8/28/2010 A Kalamazoo Christian 8/27/2010 H Dowagiac 8/27/2010 H Battle Creek St Philip 8/20/2010 H Central Noble
10/1/2010 A Portage Central at WMU, 5 p.m. Wolverine 9/2/2010 A Plainwell 9/2/2010 H Waldron 8/27/2010 APrairie Heights
10/8/2010 H Mattawan 9/2/2010 A Parchment All Games 7 p.m. 9/10/2010 H Richland Gull Lake 9/10/2010 A Camden-Frontier 9/3/2010 H Fremont
10/15/2010 A Stevensville Lakeshore 9/10/2010 H Maple Valley 9/17/2010 A Otsego 9/17/2010 H Adrian Len Christian 9/10/2010 AWest Noble
10/22/2010 A Portage Northern 9/17/2010 A Galesburg-Augusta Three Rivers 9/24/2010 H Paw Paw 9/24/2010 H Colon 9/17/2010 HEastside
9/24/2010 H Kalamazoo Hackett 8/26/2010 H Allegan 10/1/2010 H Comstock 10/1/2010 A Climax-Scotts 9/24/2010 A Angola
Stevensville-Lakeshore 10/1/2010 A Olivet 9/2/2010 A Dowagiac 10/8/2010 A Three Rivers 10/8/2010 A Pittsford 10/1/2010 ALakeland
8/27/2010 A Sturgis 10/8/2010 H Schoolcraft 9/10/2010 H Plainwell 10/15/2010 H Vicksburg 10/15/2010 A Litchfield 10/8/2010 HChurubusco
9/2/2010 H BattleCreek Central 10/15/2010 H Constantine 9/17/2010 A Richland Gull Lake 10/22/2010 A Allegan 10/22/2010 A Bellevue 10/15/2010 A Culver Academy
9/10/2010 A Mattawan 10/22/2010 A Battle Creek Pennfield 9/24/2010 H Otsego
9/17/2010 H Benton Harbor 10/1/2010 A Paw Paw Vicksburg Pittsford Fremont
9/24/2010 A Portage Northern Galesburg-Augusta 10/8/2010 H South Haven 8/26/2010 A Comstock 8/27/2010 H Ottawa Lake Whiteford 8/20/2010 A Churubusco
10/1/2010 A Niles 8/27/2010 H Olivet at WMU, 5 p.m. 10/15/2010 H Comstock 9/2/2010 A Allegan 9/2/2010 H Climax-Scotts 8/27/2010 H Lakeland
10/8/2010 H Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 9/2/2010 H Maple Valley 10/22/2010 A Vicksburg 9/10/2010 H Dowagiac 9/10/2010 H Colon 9/3/2010 A Fairfield
10/15/2010 H St Joseph 9/10/2010 A Schoolcraft 9/17/2010 A Plainwell 9/17/2010 A Bellevue 9/10/2010 ASouthern Wells, 7:00 pm
10/22/2010 H Portage Central 9/17/2010 H Delton Kellogg Allegan 9/24/2010 H Richland Gull Lake 9/25/2010 A Battle Creek St Philip 9/17/2010 A Central Noble
9/24/2010 A Kalamazoo Christian 8/26/2010 A Three Rivers 10/1/2010 A Otsego 10/1/2010 A Waldron 9/24/2010 HPrairie Heights
SJV 10/1/2010 A Constantine 9/2/2010 H Vicksburg 10/8/2010 H Paw Paw 10/8/2010 H North Adams-Jerome 10/1/2010 H Eastside
All Games 7 p.m., unless noted 10/8/2010 A Battle Creek Pennfield 9/10/2010 A Comstock 10/15/2010 A South Haven 10/15/2010 A Camden-Frontier 10/8/2010 AAngola
10/15/2010 H Kalamazoo Hackett 9/17/2010 A Dowagiac 10/22/2010 H Three Rivers 10/22/2010 H Litchfield 10/15/2010 HWest Noble
Bronson 10/22/2010 A Parchment 9/24/2010 H Plainwell
8/27/2010 H Quincy 10/1/2010 A Richland Gull Lake SCAA Waldron Prairie Heights
9/2/2010 A Buchanan Kalamazoo Christian 10/8/2010 H Otsego All Games 7 p.m., unless noted 8/27/2010 A Bellevue 8/20/2010 A Lakeland
9/10/2010 A Edwardsburg 8/28/2010 H Delton Kellogg at 10/15/2010 A Paw Paw 9/2/2010 A North Adams-Jerome 8/27/2010 H Fairfield
9/17/2010 A White Pigeon WMU, 5 p.m. 10/22/2010 H South Haven Colon 9/11/2010 A Battle Creek St Philip 9/3/2010 AChurubusco
10/1/2010 A Centreville 9/3/2010 A Schoolcraft 8/27/2010 A Litchfield 9/17/2010 H Colon 9/10/2010 H Central Noble
10/8/2010 H La SalleOf Villanova 9/10/2010 H Parchment Comstock 9/2/2010 H Battle Creek St Philip 9/24/2010 ?Litchfield 9/17/2010 ACaston
10/15/2010 H Mendon 9/17/2010 A Olivet 8/26/2010 H Vicksburg 9/10/2010 A Pittsford 10/1/2010 H Pittsford 9/24/2010 AFremont
10/22/2010 H Concord 9/24/2010 H Galesburg-Augusta 9/2/2010 A Otsego 9/17/2010 A Waldron 10/8/2010 H Climax-Scotts 10/1/2010 HAngola
10/1/2010 A Maple Valley 9/10/2010 H Allegan 9/24/2010 A North Adams-Jerome 10/16/2010 A Adrian Len Christian 10/8/2010 A West Noble
Centreville 10/8/2010 H Constantine 9/17/2010 A Paw Paw 10/1/2010 H Camden-Frontier 10/22/2010 H Camden-Frontier 10/15/2010 HEastside
8/27/2010 H Marcellus, 8 p.m. 10/15/2010 H Battle Creek Pennfield 9/24/2010 H Dowagiac 10/8/2010 H Bellevue
9/2/2010 A Niles Brandywine 10/22/2010 A Kalamazoo Hackett 10/1/2010 A South Haven 10/15/2010 H Climax-Scotts NECC West Noble
9/10/2010 H Cassopolis 10/8/2010 H Plainwell 10/22/2010 H Athens All Games 7:30 p.m., unless noted 8/20/2010 A Angola
9/17/2010 A Mendon Kalamazoo Hackett 10/15/2010 A Three Rivers 8/27/2010 HEastside
10/1/2010 H Bronson 8/28/2010 A Parchment at WMU, 2 10/22/2010 H Richland Gull Lake Battle Creek St. Philip Lakeland 9/3/2010 HCulver Academy
10/8/2010 A Eau Claire p.m. 8/27/2010 A North Adams-Jerome 8/20/2010 HPrairie Heights 9/10/2010 HFairfield
10/15/2010 H White Pigeon 9/2/2010 H Olivet Dowagiac 9/2/2010 A Colon 8/27/2010 A Fremont 9/17/2010 ALakeland
10/22/2010 HLaporte Lalumiere, TBD 9/10/2010 A Battle Creek Pennfield 8/27/2010 A South Haven 9/11/2010 H Waldron 9/3/2010 HCentral Noble 9/24/2010 HChurubusco
9/17/2010 H Constantine 9/2/2010 H Three Rivers 9/18/2010 H Camden-Frontier 9/10/2010 A at Angola 10/1/2010 ACentral Noble
Mendon 9/24/2010 A Delton Kellogg 9/10/2010 A Vicksburg 9/25/2010 H Pittsford 9/17/2010 HWest Noble 10/8/2010 HPrairie Height
8/27/2010 H Gobles 10/1/2010 H Schoolcraft 9/17/2010 H Allegan 10/2/2010 H Adrian Len Christian 9/24/2010 AEastside 10/15/2010 AFremont
9/3/2010 A LakeMichigan Catholic 10/8/2010 A Maple Valley 9/24/2010 A Comstock 10/8/2010 A Litchfield 10/1/2010 H Fairfield
9/10/2010 A Edgerton (OH), 7:30 10/15/2010 A Galesburg-Augusta 10/1/2010 A Plainwell 10/15/2010 A Bellevue 10/8/2010 ASouth Bend St. Joseph's, Independents
p.m. 10/22/2010 H Kalamazoo Christian 10/8/2010 H Gull Lake 10/22/2010 A Climax-Scotts 7:00 pm All Games 7 p.m., unless noted
9/17/2010 H Centreville 10/15/2010 A Otsego 10/15/2010 H Churubusco
10/1/2010 A White Pigeon Parchment 10/22/2010 H Paw Paw Bellevue Burr Oak
10/8/2010 H Plymouth Chris- 8/28/2010 H Hackett at WMU, 2 8/27/2010 H Waldron Angola 8/27/2010 H Tekonsha
tian,7:30 p.m. p.m. Otsego 9/3/2010 H Adrian Len Christian 8/20/2010 HWest Noble 9/2/2010 H Owendale-Gagetown
10/15/2010 A Bronson 9/2/2010 H Delton Kellogg 8/27/2010 H Richland Gull Lake 9/10/2010 A Climax-Scotts 8/27/2010 H DeKalb 9/17/2010 H Jackson Da Vinci In-
10/22/2010 H Berrien Springs 9/10/2010 A Kalamazoo Christian 9/2/2010 H Comstock 9/17/2010 H Pittsford 9/3/2010 AEastside stitute
9/17/2010 H Schoolcraft 9/10/2010 A Paw Paw 9/24/2010 A Camden-Frontier 9/10/2010 HLakeland 9/25/2010 AWyoming Tri-unity
White Pigeon 9/24/2010 A Constantine 9/17/2010 H South Haven 10/1/2010 A Litchfield 9/17/2010 AChurubusco Christian, 1 p.m.
8/27/2010 H Union City, 7:30 p.m. 10/1/2010 H Battle Creek Pennfield 9/24/2010 A Three Rivers 10/8/2010 A Colon 9/24/2010 H Fairfield 10/2/2010 A Tekonsha, 4 p.m.
9/2/2010 A Edwardsburg 10/8/2010 A Olivet 10/1/2010 H Vicksburg 10/15/2010 H Battle Creek St Philip 10/1/2010 A Prairie Heights 10/8/2010 A Jackson Da Vinci In-
9/10/2010 A Berrien Springs 10/15/2010 A Maple Valley 10/8/2010 A Allegan 10/22/2010 H North Adams-Jerome 10/8/2010 H Fremont stitute
9/17/2010 H Bronson 10/22/2010 H Galesburg-Augusta 10/15/2010 H Dowagiac 10/15/2010 ACentral Noble 10/15/2010 H Wyoming Tri-unity
9/24/2010 H Plymouth Christian, 10/22/2010 A Plainwell Camden-Frontier Christian, 6 p.m.
7:30 p.m. Olivet 8/27/2010 H Climax-Scotts Central Noble 10/22/2010 A Carsonville-Port Sani-
10/1/2010 H Mendon 8/27/2010 A Galesburg-Augusta at Paw Paw 9/2/2010 H Litchfield 8/20/2010 A Fairfield lac
10/8/2010 H Comstock Park, 7:30 WMU, 5 p.m. 8/26/2010 H Plainwell 9/10/2010 H North Adams-Jerome 8/27/2010 H Churubusco
p.m. 9/2/2010 A Kalamazoo Hackett 9/2/2010 A Richland Gull Lake 9/18/2010 A Battle Creek St Philip 9/3/2010 ALakeland Howe
10/15/2010 A Centreville 9/10/2010 A Constantine 9/10/2010 H Otsego 9/24/2010 H Bellevue 9/10/2010 APrairie Heights 9/11/2010 HElkhart Christian, 12
10/22/2010 A Cassopolis 9/17/2010 H Kalamazoo Christian 9/17/2010 H Comstock 10/1/2010 A Colon 9/17/2010 H Fremont p.m.
9/24/2010 A Battle Creek Pennfield 9/24/2010 A South Haven 10/9/2010 A Adrian Lenawee Chris- 9/25/2010 H East Chicago Central, 9/23/2010 AWhite Pigeon, 6:30 p.m.
KVA 10/1/2010 H Delton Kellogg 10/1/2010 H Three Rivers tian 4:00 pm 10/2/2010 ACalumet, 11 a.m.
All Games 7 p.m., unless noted 10/8/2010 H Parchment 10/8/2010 A Vicksburg 10/15/2010 H Pittsford 10/1/2010 H West Noble 10/7/2010 HPrairie Heights, 5 p.m.
Michigan expects to move Michigan State talking about winning the Big Ten
past misery this season LARRY LAGE, with their last Rose Bowl ap- “A lot of times, we were in a “We were very close —
AP Sports Writer pearance and stopped with position to make plays,” said maybe only a few plays —
By LARRY LAGE competitive guy. The hard part their previous Big Ten title. cornerback Chris Rucker, one from having a special season
AP Sports Writer for us is to limit their contact. We Michigan State coach Mark Jones and Cousins give the of two returning starters in the and maybe being 10-2,”
don’t want to get them beat up Dantonio likes the fact that his Spartans a shot to be good on secondary. “This year, we have Cousins said. “When we get in
Michigan has endured a lot of in August, but we want to get players are openly talking both sides of the ball. to make plays.” close situations this year, we
misery in Rich Rodriguez’s two them ready to play.” about ending the school's Big The All-American Jones The Spartans shouldn't have need to come out on top.”
seasons in charge. Rodriguez also has to identi- Ten title drought and finally won the Big Ten defensive trouble scoring when they Michigan State doesn't have
The Wolverines lost a school- fy his best running backs to re- getting back to the Rose Bowl. player of the year award last have the ball. its all-time scoring leader —
record nine games in his debut place Brandon Minor and Car- “Those possibilities are real,” season after ranking among Cousins trailed only one Brett Swenson — around any-
season, flopped to a 5-7 finish last los Brown in camp this month. Dantonio said Tuesday, a day the nation's leaders with 154 Big Ten player in passing ef- more to make game-winning
year, then acknowledged the Vincent Smith, coming off knee after the team's first practice. tackles and the conference's ficiency last season, throwing kicks and hopes Dan Con-
football program broke major surgery, Michael Cox and The Spartans have one of best with nine sacks. Instead 19 touchdowns and nine in- roy, Kevin Muma or Mike
NCAA rules for the first time. Fitzgerald Toussaint are the the best defensive players in of entering the NFL draft terceptions. He was the sec- Sadler emerge as a clear-cut
Rodriguez can’t change his- leading candidates to get hand- the country, linebacker Greg and cashing in on his success, ond player in school history starter during training camp.
tory, but he knows how to make offs. Roy Roundtree, Martavious Jones, and experienced quar- he returned for his senior and the first in 60 years to be As important as anything
the present more pleasant. Odoms and Junior Heming- terback Kirk Cousins. season. named captain as a sopho- the Spartans do on the field,
“Winning cures a lot of things,” way will likely be the go-to re- History is working against “I'm just really excited to be more, then showed more lead- their conduct off it will viewed
Rodriguez said Monday night af- ceivers. them: Michigan State's last back with the team to help us ership by spending time with with a critical eye.
ter the team’s first practice. The Schilling-led line has al- conference championship was try to win a championship,” teammates this summer. Eleven current or former
If Michigan keeps losing, ready made a favorable im- in 1990 and the Spartans said Jones, who said he has B.J. Cunningham and Mark players pleaded guilty to mis-
though, Rodriguez might face pression. have not played in Pasadena, added 15 pounds of muscle Dell will have an opportuni- demeanor charges in con-
more scrutiny than any coach in “I like the way we looked Calif., since the 1987 season. since last season. “Instead of ty to be go-to targets — getting nection with the fraternity
college football. physically up front,” Rodriguez Dantonio said both streaks guys just saying we want to be a second chance to play after fight last November, and
New athletic director Dave said. “Our young guys on the O- can end this season because a champs, guys actually put in being involved in a brawl with Rucker says he accepts that
Brandon has said repeatedly linemen look like they’ve grown his fourth team at Michigan the work during the offseason.” a fraternity last year — and the poor choices he and team-
that Rodriguez will be the up. We’ll be a deeper team up State is the most talented he's To win this fall, Michigan converted quarterback Keith mates marred the program.
school’s coach this season while front on both sides of the ball.” ha” State has to be much better Nichol is trying to get on the “When you make mistakes,
making it clear he expects bet- On defense, Michigan des- “We go into every game than it was last year when field as a receiver. you've got to be ready to pay
ter results. Rodriguez insisted he perately needs to get better. feeling like we can win,” he teams threw the ball. Larry Caper and Edwin the consequences,” said Ruck-
doesn’t feel more pressure now The Wolverines gave up near- said. The Spartans ranked last in Baker, who combined to run er, who was sentenced to 12
than he did last year or before ly four touchdowns a game last If the Spartans earn enough the Big Ten in pass defense — for nearly 900 yards as fresh- months of probation and 150
any season, dating back to his season and have to cope with the victories to make it to any giving up 32 touchdowns men last year, will share hand- hours of community service.
first job as a head coach at losses of defensive end Brandon bowl game, they will match a through the air — and didn't offs behind an offensive line “I know it's going to be a
Glenville State three decades ago. Graham, cornerback Donovan school record with a fourth have a player with more than with two returning starters rough road with that, but I'm
“I feel the sense or urgency Warren and linebacker Stevie straight postseason bid, equal- one interception for the first from last year's 6-7 team. looking forward to us clean-
every day,” he said. Brown. Defensive coordinator ing the streak that started time since 1954. ing up our image.”
Michigan’s highly anticipated Greg Robinson is back despite
season opens Sept. 4 against the problems last season, giving
Connecticut in the new-look
Big House, where luxury suites
the players some consistency.
“The familiarity, not just Another title would put Ohio St. in elite company
and club seats loom along both schemes, but also personality re-
sidelines. The second game is at ally helps,” said Rodriguez, who By RUSTY MILLER Buckeyes with those legendary getting anxious.” once again hold down the cor-
Notre Dame. calls plays on offense and dele- AP Sports Writer teams from the ’70s that in- Pryor became the first Ohio ner positions.
The Wolverines will host gates most decisions on de- cluded Archie Griffin, Pete John- State quarterback to lead the Tressel will rely on promising
Michigan State on Oct. 9, trying fense. Linebackers Obi Ezeh There’s a spot in the histo- son, Cornelius Greene, Tom team in rushing since the school but unproven young players
to avoid their first three-game and Jonas Mouton, holdovers ry books awaiting the 2010 Cousineau and Tim Fox. started keeping records back in such as John Simon, Solomon
skid in the rivalry since the from Carr’s last team, will get a Ohio State Buckeyes. “You have those discussions the ’40s. He also completed 57 Thomas and Nathan Williams
1960s. They close the regular chance to lead a unit that needs Thing is, their coach doesn’t about streaks and accomplish- percent of his passes for 161 yards up front, Etienne Sabino in the
season at Ohio State, which has Ryan Van Bergen and Craig want them to give it a second ments and all those kinds of a game, for 18 touchdowns with linebacker spot held by the
won six straight in The Game’s Roh to rush the passer to help a thought. things when seasons are over, 11 interceptions. graduated Austin Spitler, and
most dominant stretch in near- shaky secondary. Only Woody Hayes’ power- and hopefully not during them,” He may be the triggerman but Jermale Hines and Orhian
ly a century. Michigan’s kicking game house Ohio State squads of he said. he has lots surrounding him. His Johnson, among others, plug-
Rodriguez and at least some might be a problem with an un- 1972-77 ever captured all or a Quarterback Terrelle Pryor, favorite receivers are both back. ging the holes at safety.
of his players sound convinced proven kicker — Brendan Gib- piece of six straight conference coming off an MVP perform- DeVier Posey had 60 catches for “As excited as I am about the
brighter days are ahead. bons or Seth Broekhuizen — titles. The Buckeyes, winners of ance in the Rose Bowl, believes 838 yards and eight touch- older group, the younger guys
“We’ve got enough to win freshman punter Will Hagerup three outright and two shared ti- he and his teammates not only downs with Dane Sanzenbach- are an unknown,” said Tressel,
with,” Rodriguez said. and without a returner with a tles in the last five years, could have the talent but the togeth- er adding 36 receptions for 570 94-21 overall and 59-13 in the
Stephen Schilling — the of- successful track record. do it again this fall. erness to make it six in a row. yards (15.8 per catch) and six Big Ten during his Ohio State
fensive lineman who has been Rodriguez will create a lot of Coach Jim Tressel, entering “If you’re willing to make that scores. tenure. “I think they’re talented.
around long enough to re- competitive situations in camp his 10th year on the job, is wary play for the guy next to you, that’s Saine (739 yards, 5.1 per car- I think our biggest concern is still
member beating the Tim and he’ll have to take a break of using a Buckeye Six-Pack as the biggest thing,” said the jun- ry) and Herron (600 yards, 3.9 figuring out who we are as a
Tebow-led Florida Gators in during his first week of practice, motivation. ior. “We compete like crazy here per) are both back. So is fullback whole. I think we know who we
the 2008 Capital One Bowl in flying to Seattle on Friday for an “It might mean something to and we’re all willing to get bet- Zach Boren, linemen J.B. are from a core, but who are we
Lloyd Carr’s finale — agrees. NCAA hearing the next day. that guy who’s been here four or ter. Guys are always out after the Shugarts, Bryant Browning, as a whole group?”
“I definitely think that this The NCAA outlined five ma- five years,” he said. Then he workouts, doing extra lifting Mike Brewster and Zach’s big After a Thursday night open-
could be our year,” Schilling jor rules violations, all related to added, “If that becomes a focal and doing extra running and just brother, Justin Boren. That er against Marshall on Sept. 2,
said. “As seniors, we want to be practices and workouts, in a no- point at all, I’m sure that’s not the getting their technique down. leaves just one spot on the line, the Buckeyes host those ’Canes
the team that says we got Michi- tice of allegations sent to the way any of us should be think- Stuff like that. Working on their the one filled last year by left in the first of a home-and-home
gan back on track.” school in February. The only ing.” hands, guys catching 500 balls tackle Jim Cordle, and the tight series on Sept. 11. They open Big
Quarterback Tate Forcier one the school strongly dis- To Tressel, looking ahead a week.” end spot vacated by Jake Ballard, Ten play against Illinois and
started every game last year as agrees with was the one that spells doom. Pryor had an up-and-down to be filled. Indiana before a big test at Wis-
a freshman and is trying to charged Rodriguez with a The Buckeyes are stacked 2009 season, stepping into the There are more losses on de- consin and reigning Big Ten of-
hold off speedy sophomore failure to promote an atmos- with talent, with nine starters background to hand off to run- fense, but the core players return. fensive player of the year John
Denard Robinson and freshman phere of compliance in his back on offense and five on de- ning backs Brandon Saine and Cameron Heyward will anchor Clay. Purdue, which stunned
Devin Gardner. Rodriguez said program. fense. The schedule isn’t a killer, Dan Herron after injuring a the line from his end spot, from the Buckeyes in West Lafayette,
they all took the first snap — dur- Rodriguez insisted the despite the dangerous Miami knee late in the campaign. which he had 6.5 sacks and 10 Ind., last year, comes next, this
ing a drill — and said he’d keep NCAA hearing will not be a Hurricanes coming to Columbus Arthroscopic surgery in Febru- tackles for minus yardage in last time at Ohio Stadium.
details a “secret” on the three- distraction for his players. in Week 2, along with road ary cleaned up the knee and has year’s 11-2 season. Mobile and ac- Ohio State closes out the year
man race to be the No. 1 QB. “All that other stuff, I told tests against conference bullies him bristling to get going this fall. tive Ross Homan and Brian with home games against Penn
“You can see Tate and Denard them, ‘Let me handle it,”’ Ro- Iowa and Wisconsin. “It’s night-and-day from last Rolle are back for their senior State and Michigan, with a ma-
have some experience,” Ro- driguez said. But Tressel says it’s far too ear- year until now,” he said. “It’s seasons at linebacker. Chimdi jor showdown at Iowa in be-
driguez said. “But Devin’s a real ly to start comparing his current amazing to me and I’m just Chekwa and Devon Torrence tween.