Football roundup: Portland, Mason, P-W among district semifinal winners

PORTLAND 22, PAW PAW 13

PORTLAND — Alex Atwell rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown and Carson Simon rushed for two scores and threw for 72 yards for the Raiders (10-0) in their Division 4 district semifinal win over Paw Paw.

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MASON 45, DEXTER 21

MASON — Troy Peters had nine carries for 78 yards and two touchdowns and Jeffrey Reisner added 51 yards on the ground and two scores for the Bulldogs in a Division 3 district semifinal win over Dexter. Brett Camp added seven tackles, two interceptions and a fumble recovery and Ethan Doerr added a fumble recovery he returned 34 yards.

PEWAMO-WESTPHALIA 47, CASS CITY 20

WESTPHALIA — Luke Nurenberg completed 8-of-11 passes for 143 yards and three touchdowns and added a rushing score in a Division 7 district semifinal victory over Cass City. Caleb Blythe added four catches for 89 yards and two TDs, while Carter Thelen ran for 164 yards and a touchdown for the Pirates (9-0).

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ST. JOHNS 49, ORTONVILLE BRANDON 21

ST. JOHNS — Conner Kurncz passed for 159 yards and a touchdown and Ian Smith had two TD runs for the Redwings (8-2) in a Division 4 district semifinal win over Ortonville Brandon. Alex Oberlin had two catches for 95 yards and a TD, while Lucas McCastle and Cody Carn each had touchdown runs for St. Johns.

ITHACA 49, SAGINAW VALLEY LUTHERAN 0

ITHACA — The Yellowjackets scored 35 points in the second quarter to break things open en route to the Division 7 district semifinal win. Gibson Rondy completed 15-of-18 passes for 188 yards and three touchdowns, while Greyson Merchant had four catches for 95 yards and two TDs for Ithaca (9-1). Harper Merchant and Landon Bratschi each had two touchdown runs and Connor McMurphy had seven catches for 61 yards and a TD for the Yellowjackets.

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OLIVET 41, KENT CITY 16

OLIVET — Caleb Frazier had 14 carries for 232 yards and three touchdowns and Caleb Waffle added a rushing score for the Eagles in their Division 6 district semifinal win over Kent City.

BERRIEN SPRINGS 34, LAKEWOOD 28 (OT)

LAKE ODESSA — Max Thrun ran for a score and connected with Bryer Poll for a pair of touchdowns to lead the Vikings in their Division 5 district semifinal loss. Michael Goodemoot added 143 yards rushing and a TD and 11 tackles on defense, while Bubby Wilkins had an interception for Lakewood (8-2).

CALEDONIA 41, EAST LANSING 13

CALEDONIA — Baylor Schanski ran for 95 yards and a touchdown and added seven tackles and an interception on defense for the Trojans in their Division 2 district semifinal loss. Rodney Moore had nine catches for 88 yards and a score for East Lansing (4-6).

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DECATUR 22, MAPLE VALLEY 6

DECATUR — Darren Carpenter’s 6-yard touchdown pass to Teegan McDonald accounted for the lone score for the Lions in their Division 8 district semifinal loss to Decatur. McDonalds threw for 131 yards and rushed for 64 yards, while McDonald had six catches for 95 yards for Maple Valley.

MERRILL 52, FULTON 7

MERRILL — Lucas Podolak ran for 87 yards and Zach Litwiller had a touchdown pass to lead Fulton (6-4) in an 8-man Division 1 regional semifinal setback.

IMLAY CITY 39, CORUNNA 0

IMLAY CITY — Tye DeLorge rushed for 41 yards and Hoyt McCorkle threw for 35 yards to lead Corunna in a Division 5 playoff loss.

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