TRAVERSE CITY -- St. Francis and Frankfort will see familiar foes next weekend in the state football semifianls.
The Gladiators will face Ravenna, which beat Merill 77-49 in a Division 7 regional Saturday. Frankfort will take on Crystal Falls Forest Park in Division 8. Crystal Falls defeated Stephenson 42-7 Saturday.
Those are the same semifinal match-ups as a year ago.
Jake Fisher went to Oregon last weekend and came home a Duck. The Traverse City West standout ended a whirlwind month of recruiting on Wednesday when he signed his national letter of intent to play football at the University of Oregon.
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Area football leagues are exploring numerous possible changes, including a movement in the Lake Michigan Conference to kick out Traverse City St. Francis in football.
Continued ...Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio is sure the off-the-field headlines that embarrassed his program last season didn't hurt him on the recruiting trail, which included signing linebacker Max Bullough from Traverse City St. Francis.
Continued ...Frankfort quarterback Dan Nugent could still be throwing the football to teammate Andrew Newbold for a long time.
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It took more than a decade, but Thirlby Field is slated to get its final touches.
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The motto for the 2009 Traverse City St. Francis football team was "Iron Sharpens Iron." Equally appropriate would have been "Taking Care of Business."
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Blake Goodell dreamed of playing Division I college football when he was little. That dream moved closer to reality this week when the TC West offensive lineman verbally accepted a scholarship offer to play at Northern Illinois.
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Senior linebacker Max Bullough had about wrapped interviews when someone asked what advice he'd leave for his younger brother, Riley, a sophomore quarterback. "Get another one," Bullough said.
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Traverse City St. Francis won the opening coin toss on Saturday at Ford Field and deferred. Gladiators coach Greg Vaughan took the same approach when it came to accepting the Division 7 state championship trophy.
Continued ...Some things are just a way of life at Ford Field. The concessions are going to be over-priced, the hometown Lions are going to struggle and Ben Swan is going explode for a big day. Lock it in.
Continued ...An undefeated, top-ranked Traverse City St. Francis team taking on Hudson for a Division 7 state title. This is a story thats been told once before. Six years ago, the Gladiators traveled to the Pontiac Silverdome and secured a 28-14 win over the Tigers in the state championship game.
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Rome wasn't built in a day. Neither was the Traverse City St. Francis football program. St. Francis will look to add to its legacy on Saturday, but how did they get there?
Continued ...Coaches at Montague and Ovid-Elsie don't take Cody Kater and Chris Robinson for granted. They are impact players who've made their marks in high school football. And that's why they were chosen the Associated Press Division 5-6 co-Players of the Year for their standout senior seasons.
Continued ...Saturday morning's Division 7 state football championship game between unbeatens Traverse City St. Francis and Hudson will be shown live at the State Theatre.
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Traverse City's Max Bullough, who spearheads a Gladiators defense that surrenders just 34 rushing yards and 5.7 points a game, is the Associated Press Division 7-8 Player of the Year, as voted on by a panel of sports writers from around the state. (Plus, Zakrzewski, Newbold and Koronka honored.)
Continued ...Tickets for the Division 7 state championship game between St. Francis and Hudson are available today. The game will be shown live at the State Theatre.
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The Traverse City St. Francis coaches prepared their team to fight for every yard in Saturday's Division 7 semifinal, but in the end it was the big plays that made the difference.
Continued ...It was rough going for the Frankfort offense Saturday afternoon at Northern Michigan University's Superior Dome. The Panthers, who were limited to four first downs and 45 yards, were shut out by Crystal Falls Forest Park in a Division 8 state semifinal contest.
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A year ago, Ravenna coach Dusty Fairfield made some predictions about this year's season. "I expect to see Traverse City St. Francis in the semifinals next year," he said. Turns out, he was right.
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Bill Santilli admits he's "surprised" his Crystal Falls Forest Park football team is representing the Upper Peninsula in the Divison 8 semifinals on Saturday. The Trojans (10-2) face Frankfort (10-2) in a rematch of last November's semifinal at Marquette's Superior Dome.
Continued ...Mike and Andrew Pratley shared in each other's success last weekend. Andrew is the head football coach at Ogemaw Heights, and Mike is a longtime assistant at Frankfort. It sets up an unusual situation Saturday.
Continued ...Traverse City St. Francis will play Ravenna Saturday at Ferris State University.
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The rebuilding year keeps getting better and better for the Frankfort Panthers. The Panthers earned their second straight Division 8 regional championship Friday at Johannesburg -- a year after losing several starters to graduation.
Continued ...hings got a little scary for top-ranked Traverse City St. Francis in its Division 7 regional football final on Friday the 13th.
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