Adrian, MI – Friday’s Lenawee County football games were quite entertaining, with many games featuring one-score differences. The Adrian Maples won on a late two-point conversion to win on Homecoming, Hudson scored late to win a defensive battle vs. Ida, and Blissfield backed-up their week 2 win at Tecumseh with a hard-fought 10-point win at Hillsdale.
Local college football Saturday afternoon saw the Siena Heights University Saints (0-3) fall in OT, 20-14, on a fumble returned for a game-winning TD. The Adrian College Bulldogs (2-0) handled NAIA school Madonna University in a 38-20 win under the lights at Docking Stadium.
High School Football-
East Jackson 8 @ Addison 46
Ypsilanti 38 @ Adrian 39
Blissfield 24 @ Hillsdale 14
Colon 7 @ Britton-Deerfield 40
Madison 0 @ Clinton 30
Ida 8 @ Hudson 16
Climax-Scotts 56 @ Lenawee Christian 35
Athens 14 @ Morenci 50
Onsted 34 @ Dundee 31
Sand Creek 12 @ Springport 36
Tecumseh 20 @ Jackson 28
College Football-
Madonna University 20 @ Adrian College 38
Dawg’s Shine in Nighttime Clash with Madonna…
The Adrian College football team moves to 2-0 on the season after a 38-20 victory over Madonna University on Saturday night. The Bulldogs played their first home night game in three seasons and marketed the game as a “Blackout”.
The Bulldogs defense forced a quick three-and-out for Madonna. On Adrian’s first possession, quarterback Jake Kelbert scored the game’s first points on a 25-yard touchdown run. Madonna scored a TD on their next drive, but had their extra point blocked by AC. Adrian quickly answered by a rushing touchdown from Trey Brueggemann to claim a 14-6 lead. The Bulldogs went on to add another touchdown in the second quarter on a 3-yard run from Shondel Hardnett to lead 21-6 at half.
In the third quarter, Jack Boike started the scoring with a 34-yard field goal which was later followed by an interception returned for a touchdown by Ryan Morgan to take a 31-6 lead into the fourth quarter. Early in the fourth, Caid Fox caught a 12-yard pass in the back corner of the end zone to extend the lead. Later in the quarter, Madonna went on to score two touchdowns, but ran out of time to complete the coming allowing the Bulldogs to claim the victory under the lights.
The Bulldogs threw for 196 yards led by Kelbert who finished the game 19-of-28 with 184 yards passing. Hardnett led Adrian with 98 yards rushing as the team rushed for 196. Fox led the Bulldogs with seven receptions for 55 yards and a touchdown. On defense, Mike White led Adrian with seven total tackles to go with a forced fumble and a QB hurry. Brueggemann collected four solo tackles for Adrian with three tackles for loss, a sack, and three QB hurries.
Adrian will hit the road for the first time this season on Saturday, September 21st when they travel to Franklin College. Franklin currently sits 0-2 on the season with a 45-7 loss at Ohio Northern and a 48-6 loss at Hope College. Saturday’s game is Franklin’s home opener. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 PM.
Saints Stunned in OT Loss vs. Olivet Nazarene…
Olivet Nazarene 20 Siena Heights University 14 (OT)
The Siena Heights football team lost to Olivet Nazarene, 20-14, in overtime during MSFA interdivisional competition on Saturday at O’Laughlin Stadium.
The Saints (0-3) had come back from a 14-0 deficit to tie the contest at 14-all with 2:30 left in the fourth quarter. SHU had possession first in OT, but a fumble return went the other way for ONU to cash-in the winning score.
Running back Brendan Haisenleder led the Siena Heights offense with 22 carries for 122 yards. Quarterback Elijah Taylor scored both SHU touchdowns on 1-yard dive plays. He connected with wide-out Credell Prather on the game-tying, two-point conversion.
Prather finished with five receptions for 47 yards. Bailey Jackson had three catches for 50 and Tendaji Alexander had three for 36. On defense, George Talley III, A.J. Knox and Joshua Mack had sacks. Tanner Rubenstein was SHU’s leading tackler with 15 stops. Joshua Mack also had an interception.
The Saints will play next on Saturday, Sept. 21st, when they visit Saint Francis (Ind.) for a non-conference game.
*featured image courtesy of Adrian College Athletics*