ONSTED – The Clinton Redwolves were in complete control, rolling past Lenawee County foe Onsted 45-0 on Friday, Sept. 26, in Week 5 high school football.
Clinton led 14-0 by early in the second quarter as Clifford Jones found the end zone twice with 11:02 left in the half.
Clinton extended its lead to 20-0 with 3 minutes left in the half thanks to a Gradyn Whelan quarterback keeper.
The second half was more Redwolves domination, starting with a Jake Halchishak touchdown, followed by a score through the air as Whelan found Dacari Garrison for the touchdown, pushing the lead to 42-0 with 7:42 left in the game. Clinton went on to add a field goal thanks to the golden leg of Speth, finding the final score of 45-0.
Clinton improves to 4-1 on the season and will continue their playoff push next Friday when they travel to Hillsdale.
Onsted meanwhile falls to 1-4 and will look to get back on the winning track at Blissfield.
Adrian 3, Lincoln 0
ADRIAN – It took nearly 48 minutes to decide a winner Friday night, but Adrian’s Zach Hassan got the only points of the night on a last-second field goal, giving the Maples a win over the Railsplitters, the seventh-ranked team in Division 2.
It was not the cleanest of games for either team, as Adrian recovered an early Lincoln fumble in the first quarter, only to turn the ball over back to Lincoln on a 48-yard missed field goal.
Adrian dug deep and drove the field over the final two minutes however to get into field goal range, and it was Hassan driving home the kick to give the Maples a dramatic victory.
Adrian (4-1) will host Tecumseh next Friday for a Lenawee County battle. Lincoln (4-1) is at Pinckney.
Tecumseh 34, Jackson 14
JACKSON – Tecumseh improved to 3-2 with a road victory.
The game was statistically even, with Jackson out rushing Tecumseh 272-236 while the Indians controlled the air 114-70.
Both teams took their first drives for a score, with Tecumseh starting things off with a 7-play, 91-yard drive that culminated in a 55-yard touchdown pass from Chance Gormley to Jeremy Bennett, giving the Indians the early 6-0 lead after the extra point was blocked.
Jackson countered with a grinding 18-play, 80-yard drive and 1-yard touchdown run by Jaiden Ramirez. Kenyon Dunklin scored the 2-point conversion, making it 8-6 for Jackson.
Tecumseh’s next drive went 77 yards in 14 plays, scoring on a 9-yard touchdown pass from Gormley to Connor Bullinger. Jackson retook the lead early in the second quarter thanks to a 30-yard touchdown pass from Kylin Davis to Qwynton Rawls, pushing the Vikings ahead 14-12.
Tecumseh’s defense took over from there. The offense meanwhile found the end zone twice, scoring on a pair of Gormley touchdown runs of 7-yards and 3-yards.
The Indians’ defense even got in on the action, as a Kylin Davis pass was picked off by Logan Ware who ran the ball in from 44-yards out to help pad the Tecumseh lead.
Top Performers
Chance Gormley, RB, Tecumseh – Gormley had a huge day in leading Tecumseh to the win, carrying the ball 24 times for 145 yards and two touchdowns while also adding 7 of 11 pass completions for 114 yards and two scores.
Braylon Zimmerman, RB, Tecumseh – Zimmerman was second on the team in rushing for the day, carrying the ball 15 times for 91 yards.
Jeremy Bennett, WR, Tecumseh – Bennett led the Tecumseh receiving corps, pulling in four catches for 72 yards and one touchdown. Bennett also had three tackles, one for a loss, on defense.
Connor Bullinger, WR/DB/Tecumseh – Bullinger hauled in one pass for nine yards and a touchdown while also adding three tackles on defense.
Brayden Zacklan, LB, Tecumseh – Zacklan led the Tecumseh defense with eight tackles on the night, including one and a half for a loss
Logan Ware, DB, Tecumseh – Ware had a big game on defense for Tecumseh, not only notching seven tackles, including one and a half for loss, but also hauling in an interception returned 44 yards for a touchdown.
What’s Next?
With the loss Jackson falls to 1-4 on the season and will return to action with a visit from Monroe next Friday.
Tecumseh meanwhile improves to 3-2 on the season and will take an important trip next Friday when they travel to Adrian to take on the Maples who sit at 4-1 on the season after a tough 3-0 win over Lincoln.
Lenawee County Scores
Hudson 56, Adrian Madison 7
Tecumseh 34, Jackson 14
Ida 55, Blissfield 6
Clinton 49, Onsted 0
Brooklyn Columbia Central 56, Addison 26
8-player Football
Britton Deerfield 56, Lenawee Christian 18
Concord 70, Morenci 20
This article originally appeared on The Daily Telegram: Adrian’s last-second upset leads Week 5 high school football results in Lenawee County
Reporting by Troy Tennyson, The Daily Telegram / The Daily Telegram
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