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It took only 12 seconds for the Western Michigan Broncos to take the lead in their gridiron contest against cross-state rival Eastern Michigan as Darius Phillips returned the opening kick 93 yards for a touchdown. The Broncos poured it on after that amassing a 51-7 win. Zach Terrell goes over on a one-yard QB sneak in the second half as the …

  Colon was no match for Mendon’s powerful offense and stingy defense at Saturday’s opening round of the state playoffs. The Hornets dominated the Magi, 49-8, from start to finish. Mendon,9-1, now will host Climax-Scotts, also 9-1, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov.  8, at John Schwartz Field in Mendon.    

Vicksburg 14,  Three Rivers 13 Schoolcraft 42,  Constantine 28 Mendon 49,  Colon 8 Cassopolis 29,  Decatur 28  (OT)

Sophomore wide receiver Corey Davis is off to the races against Ohio’s Bo Hardy and Ian Wells on the way to the end zone as Western Michigan won its homecoming game on Saturday against Ohio, 42-21. Davis had nine catches for 212 yards and two TDs. Jarvion Franklin, Bronco freshmen running back, had another outstanding day in his short career …

Three Rivers 49,  Allegan 16

Three Rivers 35,  Otsego 14

The Western Michigan Broncos improved their record to 2-1 on the season with a 45-14 victory over visiting Murray State on Saturday. WMU amassed 607 yards of offense and held the races to just 305. The Broncos rushed for 379 yards. Freshman running back Jarvion Franklin carried the ball 30 times for 168 yards and three touchdowns. Zach Terrell completed 20 of 29 …

Three Rivers 22,  Dowagiac 19

Michigan residents are tipping their hats to Kalamazoo native Derek Jeter in a tribute video to the retiring New York Yankees captain.  The video has been in production since July and is inspired by Nike’s tribute commercial. The local video features teachers from Kalamazoo Central High School who taught Jeter, as well as former classmates and old friends.  The public …

Paw Paw 29,  Three Rivers 0