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Facts and Stats from Last Friday's Thrilling Victory over the #1 seed Whitehall Vikings: In D4 Rankings, BR is ranked #22 while Whitehall was ranked #4 8 teams remain playing in D4 after last Friday: Reg1: BR @ GR S Christian Reg2: Portland @ Niles Reg3: Haslett @ Goodrich Reg4: Carleton Airport @ Harper Woods Of the top 8 ranked teams in D4, 4 remain #1 Harper plays Carleton Airport in the Reg4 Final @Harper Woods #2 Chelsea lost to #15 Haslett: 30-22 #3 Goodrich hosts Haslett in the Reg3 Final #4 Whitehall lost to Big Rapids: 28-27 #5 Carleton Airport plays @Harper Woods in the Reg4 Final #6 Niles beat Paw Paw to move to the Reg2 Final vs Portland #7 Paw Paw lost to Niles: 42-13 #8 Hastings lost to #10 Portland 38-24 BR is the lowest ranked team remaining with GR South Christian the 2nd lowest: #22 Big Rapids @ #20 GR South Chrisitian #10 Portland @ #6 Niles #15 Haslett @ #3 Goodrich
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PETOSKEY - Clare’s football team closed the 2023 regular season out with a solid road win Friday as the Pioneers doubled up host Petoskey 28-14 in a non-conference contest.
What was projected to be a gritty conference championship winning game certainly followed the mantra through the first half. What happened in the second half? The Cardinals seized their trophy outright in their most dominant second half performance of the season, outscoring Tri-County 28-0 in the second half to secure a 35-6 victory.
The Cardinals scoring started behind a strong first drive, capped off by a Jack Bollman 18-yard touchdown run three minutes into the game. Big Rapids would force a Viking punt but would come up short on their next possession, missing a 34-yard field goal on the heels of the first quarter ending.
Tri-County would answer following a long 16-play, 86-yard drive with their own 18-yard touchdown run by Chase Keller. A missed extra point would keep the Cardinal lead at one. An exchange of interceptions, a Cardinal punt, and a Viking fumble on the next four possessions would take the teams into the half with a one-point different on the scoreboard.
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