Tuscola County Sports

Scores Caro 46 - Cass City 20 Millington 42 - Lakeville 0 Vassar 48 - Frankenmuth 22 North Branch 21 - Yale 20 OT Mayville 20 - Kingston 7 Mt. Morris 14 - Reese 7 USA 33 - Harbor Beach 22 Arenac Eastern 70 - Akron-Farigrove 18 (11-man game) Marlette 17 - Peck 6 Friday's Freaks for Week #9 Millington - Justin Stutler 15-255 rush 3 TD. Stutler is now Millington's single season rushing leader. Frankenmuth - Jacob Frank 18-133 rush Vassar - Kyler Auernahmer 9-15 pass 157 3TD INT, Troy Hecht 4-74 rec 3TD 9-141 rush 2TD 2PAT 10 tck, Keif Vickers 23-135 rush TD 2-2PAT Caro - Mike Daniel 15-145 rush 3TD, Caleb Sundblad 3-5 pass 96 TD 4-66 rush 2-2PAT, Brant Miller 8-111 rush TD 2PAT, Tim Curtis 2-86 rec TD Cass City - Austin Osentoski 21-142 rush TD, Alex Varney 17-117 rush 1-65 rec, Josh Jensen 10 tck, Justin Ketterer 5-14 pass 95 TD North Branch - Doug Griffin 60 yds rush TD 7-13 pass 83 yds TD, Dennis Natke TD rush 2-44 rec TD, Kyle Cline 3-3 PAT, Mitch Bruise 11 tck Mayville...

Tuscola County Scores Reese 48 USA 13 Millington 40 North Branch 8 Birch Run 52 Frankenmuth 18 Caro 48 Tawas Area 28 Vassar 35 Cass City 3 Brown City 41 Marlette 15 Harbor Beach 46 Mayville 12 Friday's Freaks Mayville - Aaron Mercer 12-21 pass 97 yds TD 2 INT 54 yds rush, Jake Coutcher 4-35 rec TD USA - Tyler Masse 22-107 rush 2 TD 1-34 rec Reese - Jimmy Hahn 9-75 rush 3 TD, Kevin Kinasz 15 tck, Caleb Gnatkowski 2 of the hardest hits seen all year, Kyle Yaklin 62 yd punt return for a TD 65 yd INT return for a TD, Cody Somerville 54 yd fumble return for a TD, Chris Bauer 6-7 PAT Caro - Mike Daniel 33-216 rush 2 TD 3 2PAT, Brant Miller 11-103 TD, Tim Curtis 2 TD rec, Caleb Sundblad 2TD pass TD rush Millington - Justin Stutler 28-283 rush 3 TD, Jesse Stewart 12-98 rush North Branch - Doug Griffin 2-15 pass 27 TD 13-44 rush, Kyle Cline 12 tck Vassar - Tyler Best 14 tck, Kyle Auernhamer 10-14 pass 201 TD TD rush 3-4 PAT, Troy Hecht 11-128 rush TD, Keif Vickers 15-113 rush 2TD 2PAT Cass ...

Frankenmuth - Luke Sheppard 10-38 rush TD 124 yds pass TD, Jacob Frank 13-61 rush TD Millington - Justin Stutler 26-219 rush 2 2PAT, Jesse Stewart 16-80 rush 2TD 2PAT, Zach Stewart 12 tck Caro - Mike Daniel 24-151 rush TD 2-60 rec North Branch - Doug Griffin 9-88 rush TD 1-1 pass 15 TD, Shelby Warburton 12-55 2TD, Brandon Urchick 8-46 2TD Kingston - Taylor Nichol 5-90 rec TD, Ish Morrell 8-51 TD 17 tck, Dustin Pennington 19tck Cass City - Austin Osentoski 25-186 3TD 8tck Mayville - Aaron Mercer 16-196 rush TD, 13-26 pass 137 TD Reese - Cody Summerville 10-189 rush 2TD, Travis Menapace 3-7 pass 62 2TD, Justin Heinlein 3-60 rec 2TD 8tck INT, Travis Mendyk 12 tck, Kevin Keinath 11 tck, Kevin Kinasz 11 tck Vassar - Kyle Auernhamer 5-12 pass 133 TD TD rush, Troy Hecht TD rec INT USA - Tyler Masse 14-114 TD, Tim Canfield 12-57 2TD, Dakota Gangler 9 tck sack fumble recovery blocked punt Week 7 Friday's Freak Nasty Player of the Week is ........... Millington's Justin Stutler...

Garber 35 - Caro 0 Frankenmuth 28 - Bridgeport 6 Ogemaw Heights 42 - North Branch 6 Millington 26 - Birch Run 14 Ubly 40 - Vassar 14 Reese 42 - Cass City 7 USA 34 - Bad Axe 22 Deckerville 50 - Mayville 6 Marlette 22 - Harbor Beach 20 Frankenmuth - Anthony Warnemunde 21-169 rush TD, Jacob Frank 20-91 rush, Doug Ham 2-41 rec 2TD North Branch - Doug Griffin 9-17 pass 91 TD-2INT Millington - Tim Furno for clinching his 21st consecutive winning season Vassar - Joe Harper 11 tck, Tyler Best 10 tck, Keif Vickers 21-58 rush rec TD Reese - Travis Menapace 3-116 rush, Cody Sommerville 17-82 rush 2TD, Reese Offensive Line for the Rocket's 494 yards rushing and 5 backs with 70 plus yards rushing, Kyle Yaklin 2 INT and fumble recovery USA - Tyler Masse 23-127 rush TD, Jon Slack 18-108 rush TD, Derek Kundinger 10 tck INT return for TD, Tim Canfield 49 yd punt return for TD, USA Offensive Line for 53-310 rushing, Jason Beagle for his first head coaching victory Mayville - Aaron Mercer 12-12...

Cass City 41 - USA 24 Brown City 41 - Mayville 0 North Branch 21 - Caro 20 Frankenmuth 45 - Buena Vista 14 Garber 14 - Millington 7 Vassar 26 - Reese 17 Marlette 39 - Sandusky 27 OT Big Rapids Crossroads Academy 27 - Kingston 14 Akron-Fairgrove 46 - Michigan School for the Deaf 8 Owendale-Gagetown 3 - CPS 16 Cass City - Josh Jensen 11 tck 13-97 rush 2TD, Nick Atkins 11 tck, Austin Osentoski 23-148 3TD Caro - Mike Daniel 28-134 85 yd KO return for TD, Seth Kratz 18-69 rush TD Frankenmuth - Jacob Frank 24-124 rush 2TD, Luke Sheppard 6-9 pass 83 62 rush 2TD, Anthony Warnemuende 14-105 rush TD, Spencer Bell 4-65 rec rush TD, Cameron Lail 6-6 PAT 21 yd FG Kingston - Joe Strauel 11-29 pass 139 TD rush TD, Taylor Nicol 9-115 rec TD Mayville - Keith Whitaker 13 tck, Kyle Perkins 12-101 rush Marlette - Justin Shaver 7-17 pass 126 3TD, Donnie Thomas 5-118 rec 3TD 2PAT conv, Brandon King 19 tck, Joey Volz 14 tck, Kyle Jickling 40 yd INT for TD, Dee Sanchez 18-75 TD def INT, Brent Speer 4-4 ...

Laker High 46 USA 15 Cass City 42 Bad Axe 16 Memphis 27 Kingston 0 Caro 26 Birch Run 20 Millington 34 Frankenmuth 14 Garber 21 North Branch 14 Reese 35 Marlette 14 Ubly 48 Mayville 21 Vassar 40 BCAS 14 Caro - Max Schlereth 16 tck, Mike Daniel 29-173 rush 2TD, Caleb Sundblad 4-5 pass 37 TD Millington - Jesse Stewart 11 tck TD rush, Noah Moore 5-9 107 pass 3TD, Justin Stutler 24-198 rush TD North Branch - Dennis Natke 13 tck 3-40 rec, Kyle Cline 9 tck sack, Doug Griffin 9-16 pass 79 14-102 rush 2TD Kingston - Dustin Pennington 14 tck, Joe Strauel 11 tck 23-70 rush 9-26 pass 94, Taylor Nicol 7-68 rec Reese - Josh Pickell 9-14 pass 256 4TD 8-21 rush, Justin Heinlein 3-145 rec 2TD, Chris Bauer TD rush & 5 PAT, Travis VanAlst 11-90 rush Marlette - Justin Shaver 9-22 pass 123 TD 4INT, Brandon King 88 rec TD Mayville - Kyle Perkins 11 tck 6-66 rush TD, Keith Whitaker 13 tck, Aaron Mercer 11-20 pass 199 TD 2INT TD rush, Paul Squires 3-86 rec TD USA - Tyler Masse 12 tck 2-17 rec 10-8...

Millington 55 - Bridgeport 12 Kinde-North Huron 47 - Kingston 8 Reese 42 - Bad Axe 12 BCAS 28 - USA 27 Laker 41 - Vassar 21 Ubly 50 - Marlette 21 Sandusky 55 - Mayville 14 Cass City 54 - Harbor Beach 42 North Branch 31 - Birch Run 24 Frankenmuth 29 - Caro 22 Akron-Fairgrove 60 - CPS 46 in 8-man Caro - Mike Daniel 21-81 rush TD & TD rec Frankenmuth - DJ Duvernois 18-142 TD Millington - Justin Stutler 11-134 TD, Matt Harrington 2TD rush, Tim Furno 200th coaching victory North Branch - Doug Griffin 13-135 TD, Bill Natke 2TD rush, Kyle Cline 4-4 PAT 28yd FG Cass City - Alex Varney 19-185 3TD 1-64 rec TD 2ptPAT, Austin Osentoski 18-160 4TD Mayville - Keith Whitaker 14 tck sack, Aaron Mercer 6-16 135 2TD INT 8-107 rush, Paul Squires 4-98 rec TD Reese - Kevin Kinasz 12 tck, Jared Bender 10 tck, Cody Reis 10 tck, Josh Pickell 4-6 126 2TD, Justin Heinlein 2-98 rec TD, Chris Bauer 9-105 TD rec 4-6 PAT USA - Dakota Gangler 10 tck, Jakob Holland 10 tck, Andrew Botello 10 tck, Cole Anke...

Marlette 52 Mayville 20 Laker High 26 Cass City 7 Reese 54 All Saints 21 Millington 45 Macomb Lutheran North 6 North Branch 30 Frankenmuth 13 Caro 42 Bridgeport 6 Dryden 50 Kingston 12 Brown City 40 USA 12 Vassar 42 Bad Axe 16 Marlette - Dee Sanchez 8-62 2TD & INT return for a TD, Donnie Thomas 3-17 TD & INT return for a TD, Brandon King 12-103 2TD, & Brent Speer 7-7 PAT with a 32 yd FG, also 7 out of 8 kickoffs resulted in a touchback. Mayville - Aaron Mercer 13-23 pass 137 2TD 2INT & Kyle Perkins 11-115 TD Reese - Josh Pickell 5-7 pass 128 4TD 3-26 rush TD, Caleb Gnatkowski 2 TD rec, & Travis VanAlst 9-57 2TD, Kyle Yaklin 2-89 rec TD Millington - Justin Stutler 14-83 4TD, Noah Moore 9-12 156 TD, Cam Wilson 2-70 rec North Branch - Doug Griffin 20-137 3TD & 2-7 pass 11 yds, Kyle Cline 3-4 PAT with a 34 yd FG, & Ron Jones 3 INT Caro - Mike Daniel 22-138 3TD 3 2PAT & Brant Miller 20-178 TD Kingston - Joe Straul 5-15 137 2TD 12-46 rush, Taylor Nicol ...

Caro 26 - Vassar 12 Ubly 38 - USA 12 Millington 35 - Alma 0 Reese 12 - Houghton Lake 6 Dryden 32 - Mayville 31 Marlette 57 - Kingston 19 Sandusky 33 - Cass City 6 Au Gres-Sims 42 - Akron-Fairgrove 6 North Branch 35 - Imlay City 7 Friday's Freaks Caro - Nathan Dillon 8 tackles 1 sack; Mike Daniel 33-205 rush 2TD 1-20 rec TD; Brant Miller 2 INT Vassar - Kyle Auernhamer 70 yd fumble return for a TD USA - Kyle Masse 10-103 rush 2TD Millington - Justin Stutler 21-114 rush TD; Noah Moore 2TD rush; Jesse Stewart 102 rush Reese - Caleb Gnatkowski 85 yd fumble return for a TD; Kevin Kinasz 13 tackles Mayville - Keith Whitaker 22 tackles; Paul Squires 13 tackles; Aaron Mercer 5-18 pass 121 yd 2TD INT 16-217 rush 3TD Kingston - Taylor Nicol 5-112 rec TD; Joe Strauel 17-137 rush 2TD 8-17 pass 152 yd TD 4INT Marlette - Justin Shaver 6-8 pass 201 yd 4 TD INT 5-6 rush; Dee Sanchez 7-101 2TD; Donnie Thomas 2-134 rec 2TD; Brandon King 2-93 rec 2TD; Kyle Jickling 3 INT North Branch - Doug G...

As chosen by you, the 1st Annual Freak Nasty Player of the Year is Millington's Ken Hoffman. Hoffman won the award with his Week #1 performance against Alma. In the win, Hoffman had 12 tackles, including six tackles for a loss and three sacks. He also had a rushing touchdown and a two point conversion. Hoffman was a main cog in the Millington machine this year, leading the Cardinals to their first league championship since 2000. In the regular season, Hoffman led the Cardinals with 104 tackles, including 19 tackles for a loss and 10 sacks. Hoffman also scored five touchdowns on the year with four of them coming on the ground. Congratulations Ken. Browse by and download your trophy. Democracy can be fun some times.

Nine weeks are complete, only one Freak Nasty Player of the Week Award to give out. Here are your best players from the last week of 2008. Vassar - Zach Germain 12-29 passing 270 yards 4 TD 11 tackles and an interception - Marcus Taylor 5-191 receiving 2 TD - Troy Hecht 5-74 receiving TD - Tyler Best and Josh DuBois 11 tackles apiece. Mayville - Nate Richardson 29-207 rushing 6 TD 6-12 passing 102 yards 12 tackles with a fumble recovery - Dylan Schenk 20-163 rushing TD 4 tackles and an interception Kingston - Raydar Williams 23-160 rushing 4 TD - Jordan Pennington 15 tackles - Jake Shinabarger 11 tackles Akron-Fairgrove - Matt Chorba 18-134 rushing TD - Cory Jobson 18-101 rushing Reese - Travis VanAlst 17-190 rushing TD - Andrew Mendyk 11 tackles Marlette - John Bishop 9-181 rushing 2 TD - Jordan Hayward 16-87 rushing 3 TD - Brandon King 13 tackles - Andrew Huffman 8 tackles and a sack Cass City - Blake Messing 19-113 rushing TD - Luke Newton 20-106 rushing TD Millington - Kyle...

The best games of Week #8 are as follows: USA - Cole Anker 8-14 passing 113 yards TD Mayville - Nate Richardson 16-185 rushing TD 13-25 passing 181 yards 3TD 18 tackles - Corey Travis 8-123 receiving 2TD - Dylan Schenk 2 INT Vassar - Dontay Crist 7-66 rushing 2TD - Zach Germain 12-15 passing 175 yards 2TD 4-89 rushing 7 tackles - Ryan Huber 30 yard fumble return for TD - Tyler Best 10 tackles Cass City - Luke Newton 6-114 rushing 2TD - Blake Messing 16-128 rushing - Austin Babich 2 TD passes Kingston - Raydar Williams 9-286 rushing 4TD Frankenmuth - Ben List 13-75 rushing 2TD - Matt Cramer 7-60 rushing TD pass - Tyler Schiefer 15 tackles 3 tackles for loss Caro - Kyle Diaz 26-201 rushing TD - Caleb Sundblad 7-10 passing 175 yards 4TD - Tim Curtis 3-68 receiving 3TD - RJ Fritz 2-92 receiving TD Millington - Tyler Reinert 9-116 rushing 2TD 5-12 passing 97 yards TD defensive INT - Ken Hoffman 10 tackles sack fumble recovery TD rushing The Freak Nasty Player of the Week for Week #8...

Week #7 saw some outstanding performances. Here are the best of the best, this week's Friday's Freaks. Reese - Derek Saylor 30-244 rushing 3 TD USA - Tim Canfield 11-134 rushing TD - Scott Fletcher 12 tackles INT Kingston - Raydar Williams 20-343 rushing 4 TD - Dakota Fee 7-69 rushing 2 TD Akron-Fairgrove - Matt Chorba 19-140 rushing - Corey Jobson 15-101 rushing TD Vassar 8-87 rushing 3 TD - Tyler Best and Josh - Zach Germain 8-11 passing 110 yards TD 16-105 rushing TD 11 tackles - Keif VickersDuBois 13 tackles apiece Owendale-Gagetown - Nick Zaleski 21-181 rushing 4 TD - Brent Reil 15-185 rushing TD 96 yards passing 2 TD Millington - TylerReinert 17-223 rushing 4 TD - Kyle Hemingway 20-162 rushing TD Caro - Kyle Diaz 27-128 rushing TD - Seth Kratz 14-106 rushing TD & TD receiving Mayville - Nate Richardson 16-120 rushing 14-22 passing 159 yards TD 18 tackles fumble recovery North Branch - Cody Stawecki 23-165 rushing TD - Dion Cimini 17-100 rushing TD Marlette...

Week #6 had some huge games by Tuscola County Area athletes. Choosing the Freak Nasty player of the week was a tough choice. Here are your Friday's Freaks for Week #6. Akron-Fairgrove - Corey Jobson 8-268 rushing with 5 TD - Eric Cunningham 14 tackles - Trevor Winnine 14 tackles Owendale-Gagetown - Nick Zaleski 24-242 rushing with 3 TD Millington - Tyler Reinert 97 rushing with a TD 106 passing with a TD - Ken Hoffman 16 tackles and 53 yards receiving Vassar - Dontay Crist 16-179 rushing and 2 TD - Zach Germain 7-13 passing for 202 yards and 3 TD 12 tackles - Troy Hecht 4-81 receiving 2 TD - Marcus Taylor 3-121 receiving TD - Josh DuBois 11 tackles - Ryan Huber 7 tackles and a fumble recovery for a TD USA - Tyler Masse 2 TD rushing Reese - Chris Bauer 24-106 rushing with a TD Mayville - Nate Richardson 60 rushing with 2 TD 13-20 passing for 274 yards with 3 TD 20 tackles - Corey Travis 7-187 receiving 3 TD - Frank Labadie 15 tackles Kingston - Raydar Williams 20-155 rushing...

Week 5 is come and gone already. Here are Friday night's best players from Tuscola County. Akron-Fairgrove - Cory Jobsen 8-62 rushing with a TD Mayville - Nate Richardson 8-145 rushing and 13 tackles - Dylan Schenk 11 tackles and a rush TD Caro - Kyle Diaz 28-165 rushing with a TD - Tim Curtis 6-53 recieving Kingston - 20-429 rushing with 6 TDs along with 7 tackels and a fumble recovery Cass City - Austin Babich 5-101 rushing with a TD - Luke Newton 15-95 rushing with a TD - Blake Messing 18-90 rushing with a TD Reese - Mike Herbolsheimer 14-127 rushing - Luke Summerfield 4-141 receiving with 2 TDs - Josh Pickell 6-13 passing with 173 yards and 3 TDs along with 35 yards rushing Frankenmuth - Jacob Frank 16-115 rushing with 2 TDs - Matt McMeans 20-95 rushing with a TD Millington - Kyle Hemingway 21-95 rushing with a TD - Ken Hoffman 12 tackles with a sack - Tyler Reinert 101 all-purpose yards with a blocked punt - Josh Williams 4 tackles and 2 interceptions Vassar - Zach Ge...

Four weeks down to the high school football season, only one Tuscola County team has been eliminated from playoff contention. Here are your Friday's Freaks for Week 4. Reese - Mike Herbolsheimer - 38-188 rushing with a TD Vassar - Zach Germain - 9-21 passing with 124 yards and a TD with 42 yards rushing. Troy Hecht - 2-74 receiving with a TD Akron-Fairgrove - Matt Chorba - 19-72 rushing, 8 tackles, and a 93 INT return for a TD. Matt Chorba was also awarded the Player of the Night through the Saginaw News . Austin Rodriguez - 9-70 rushing with a TD and a safety. Eric Cunningham - 16 tackles Caro - Kyle Diaz - 21-183 rushing and a TD, Mike Greene 17 tackles and fumble recovery, Seth Kratz 18 tackles Millington - Kyle Hemingway - 33-136 rushing and a TD. Ken Hoffman - 14 tackles, 1 sack, 4 tackles for a loss and 2-20 receiving. Kingston - Raydar Williams - 16-76 rushing with a TD. Ron Godin - 14 tackles Owendale-Gagetown - Mike Boli - 20-107 rushing Mayville - Nate Richardson ...

Hard to believe Week 3 had come and gone. Here are Week 3's Friday's Freaks. Cass City - Austin Babich - 3-76 rushing with 3 TD, Blake Messing - TD rush and 9 tackles, Lucas Varney - TD rush and 3 PAT's Mayville - Nate Richardson - 11-70 rushing and 11 tackles Millington - Tyler Reinert - 160 rushing with 3 TD and 182 passing with 1 TD, Ken Hoffman - TD rush and 7 tackles with 3 sacks Reese - Will Tack - 15-97 rushing with a TD Marlette - Jordan Hayward - 2 TD passing and a 60 yard fumble return for a TD Akron-Fairgrove - Corey Jobson 17-202 rushing with 2 TD, Matt Chorba 20-197 rushing with TD Vassar - Zach Germain - 18-65 rushing 2TD and 58 yards passing and 13 tackles Caro - Seth Kratz - 16-107 rushing with a TD, Brant Miller - 18-127 rushing, Caleb Sundblab - 2 TD passes, Michael Greene 10 tackles and a fumble recovery Frankenmuth - Matt McMeans - 25-182 rushing with a TD Kingston - Raydar Williams 15-99 rushing witha TD and 2 point conversion with 6 tackles, ...

Finally we are playing on a Friday, and we had a lot of great performances by our area student-athletes. Here we go: North Branch - Dion Cimini 312 all purpose yards, 15-232 on the ground with 2 TD Frankenmuth - Matt Cramer 25-119 rushing 3 TD, 2-2 passing 38 yds, 6 tackles 1 tfl Millington - Tyler Reinert 122 passing TD, and TD rushing Tyler Hemingway 31-162 rushing 2 TD Caro - Seth Kratz 20-116 rushing 2 TD USA - Tyler Masse 17-135 rushing 3 TD Reese - Chris Bauer 152 rushing 3 TD, a 2 point PAT, 6 PAT's and a defensive INT Cass City - Blake Messing 16-70 rushing 2 TD, 8 tackles Vassar - Zach Germain 2 TD rushing 1 TD passing Mayville - Nate Richardson 16-118 rushing, 8-16 passing TD 2INT, 15 tackles Frank Labadie 20 tackles Akron-Fairgrove - Kyle Winnie 2 TD passing, 7 tackles The Freak Nasty Player of the Week.....Once again a tie. North Branch's Dion Cimini and Reese's Chris Bauer have been named this week's Freak Nasty Player of the Week. Congratulations, gentlema...

Yes, I know the games took place on Thursday night, but just bare with me. Here are Friday's Freaks (in no particular order). Matt Chorba (Akron-Fairgrove) - 77 yards rushing and 10 tackles Ken Hoffman (Millington) - 12 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 2pt PAT, and 1 rushing TD Kyle Hemingway (Millington) - 19 carries for 79 yards and 2 TD Blake Messing (Cass City) - 23 carries for 142 yards and 10 tackles Lukas Varney (Cass City) - 2 rushing TD and 2 PATs Austin Babich (Cass City) - Fake Punt for a touchdown and an interception return for a touchdown. Nate Richardson (Mayville) - 19 carries for 123 yards and 7-9 passing for 75 yards and a TD Will Tack (Reese) - 20 carries for 169 yards 2 TD and a 2pt PAT and 7 tackles Josh Pickell (Reese) - 2 TD rushing and 1 TD passing Raydar Williams (Kingston) - 14 carries for 118 yards and 1 TD Matt Cramer (Frankenmuth) - 2 rushing TD Brandon Bitzer (USA) - 8-17 passing for 66 yards and 71 yards rushing for 1 TD Cody Stawecki (North Bran...