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(stjoefootball.com) - Wait.. We'ren't we here last year???
The Bears travel to Mattawan for a second straight season to face the Wildcats. St. Joseph have a 14-4 advantage in the series, including a 15-13 victory at Mattawan Stadium a year ago. St. Joe has won 8 straight in the head-to-head series with the Wildcats. St. Joe also holds at 7-1 advantage in games played at Mattawan Stadium, the first of which came in the 2001 season. Both teams are coming off of SMAC-West Division wins last week. With St. Joseph defeated Portage Northern (4-2) 48-34, Mattawan enters after a 42-7 win at Lakeshore (0-6). The Bears celebrated Homecoming with a 48-34 shootout victory over Portage Northern. After trailing 9-0 after the first quarter, St. Joe outscored the Huskies 28-6 in the seconds quarter to take the lead at halftime, a lead the Bears would not give up. Dylan Chapman had 37 carries for 245 yards and 3 touchdowns, his 9th in the last two weeks. Quarterback Davis Crossman ran for 94 yards and a pair of touchdown while Charles Halstead had a rushing touchdown. Crossman also had a touchdown pass to Bobby Delong to round the scoring. Nate Schmitt had 10 tackles to lead the Bears defense with Maguire Lange and Sam Zarotney with interceptions.
Mattawan bounced back after a 7-0 loss to Portage Central and evened their record at 3-3 with a 42-7 win over Lakeshore. Connor O’Rourke did most of the damage for the Wildcats as he had 3 rushing touchdowns for the Wildcats as they took a 35-0 lead at the half. Mattawan quarterback Preston Shakelford added a pair of touchdown passes in the Wildcats first win over Lakeshore since 2019. Shakelford finished with 158 yard passing for the Wildcats in the win. Mattawan also has a new head coach this season. Former Centreville head coach Jerry Schultz is now calling the shots for the Wildcats.
Midwest Family Radio Sports is once again the home of St. Joseph Bears
football, with News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM now serving as the flagship for St. Joe football in their 26th straight season. Midwest Family Radio Sports provides weekly coverage of
St. Joseph and Lakeshore football contests. The broadcast is also available worldwide at
www.wsjm.com. In addition, St. Joseph fans can now also listen on the St. Joseph Bears Sports Network at www.sjbearssports.com The newspaper recap will be in the Herald Palladium and at www.heraldpalladium.com. Video of all home contests and select road games are available for a subscription at the NFHS Network. |
