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(stjoefootball.com) - Back to Dickinson to face the Cats
St. Joseph returns home tonight looking for a bit of payback, not only after last week but last year. St. Joseph’s 8 game winning streak against Mattawan was snapped last year with a 24-7 loss at Mattawan Stadium. St. Joseph still holds a 14-5 series advantage over the Wildcats. St. Joe has also won the last four games played here at Dickinson Stadium, overall St. Joe is 7-2 at home against Mattawan which includes the 2002 game played at Bridgman while Dickinson Stadium was under construction. Coach Andrew Pratley is 4-1 lifetime against Mattawan. The Bears have outscored Mattawan 525-343. St. Joseph’s 1000th football game turned into a furious late rally that fell just short, as the Bears dropped a 42-36 heartbreaker at No. 8 Portage Northern. After falling behind 26-0 midway through the third quarter, St. Joe’s offense caught fire behind senior Ish Dixon, who ran for 111 yards and three touchdowns and also threw a 29-yard scoring strike to Nate Schmitt. Brayden Malone churned out 99 rushing yards to help power the comeback, and quarterback Caden LeClear hit Jace Hopkins for a 28-yard touchdown with just 14 seconds left to pull within six. But the early deficit — fueled by Keniel Ortiz’s 211 rushing yards and three scores and Aireus Jackson’s 102 yards and three touchdowns for the Huskies — proved too much to overcome, leaving the Bears 3-4 overall and 1-2 in SMAC West play after the milestone contest.
Mattawan powered its way to a 42-31 home win over Lakeshore, using big plays and timely turnovers to pull away. Quarterback Nolan Jominy set the tone early with a 54-yard touchdown pass to Patrick Dougherty and added an 11-yard scoring run to give the Wildcats a first-quarter lead. Dougherty finished with 119 receiving yards and two touchdown grabs, while Jominy threw for 148 yards and ran for 42 more without an interception. Mattawan’s special teams struck in the third quarter when Blake Mahorney returned the opening kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown, and later Kaden Jominy sealed the game with a 23-yard pick-six in the final minutes.
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 27th 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. |
