High school football: Airport, Dundee, Carlson, Whiteford move to 4-0

GROSSE ILE − Airport knew what kind of weapon Jack Mills could be on the ground this season.

He proved that Friday, rushing for a career-high 217 yards and four touchdowns on 32 carries.

But it was his receiving game that turned the tide.

Mills made a key reception on a fourth-and-9 play in the final quarter with his team trailing by a score. The reception was just his second of the night, keeping alive a drive that led to the go-ahead touchdown and helped give Airport its biggest win of the season.

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The Jets defeated state-ranked Grosse Ile 41-34 to improve to 4-0 this season. It is just the eighth time in school history an Airport team has started the season 4-0 and the first since 2009.

"Jack had a great night," Airport coach Jim Duffy said. "Jack is a guy that we lean on all the time to make plays that a lot of other people can't because he runs through contact."

Airport for 4-for-5 on fourth downs in the game, but none bigger than Mills' catch.

The Jet junior followed his catch with a 22-yard touchdown run to put Airport ahead 28-27. He added a 6-yard rushing score on his team's next drive to make it 34-27. He also had touchdown runs of 3 yards and 31 yards in the first half.

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Airport quarterback Cooper Nye ultimately delivered the killing blow. Nye scored on a 22-yard run late in the fourth to put Airport back in the lead for good after Grosse Ile had scored to tie it.

Brett Moore had a 94-yard run in the second quarter to put Airport ahead 21-14 at halftime. Grosse Ile outscored Airport 13-0 in the third to take control.

The Jets compiled a season-high 582 yards of total offense.

"It was a physical game on both sides of the ball," Duffy said. "It was a true test of will by the end because we had a lead, lost the lead, and went down in the fourth quarter. Grosse Ile is one of the toughest places to play. Our kids did a great job executing and coming up with a big win on the road in a big spot."

First Quarter

A – Jack Mills 3 run (Nolan Zajac kick)

Second Quarter

A – Mills 31 run (Zajac kick)

GI – Brody Kelems 21 pass from Travis Symons (Hunter Proctor kick)

A – Brett Moore 94 run (Zajac kick)

GI – Tyler Fraczek 7 run (Proctor kick)

Third Quarter

GI – Matthew Pizzo 3 run (Proctor kick)

GI – Fraczek 5 interception return (kick blocked)

Fourth Quarter

A – Mills 22 run (Zajac kick)

A – Mills 6 run (kick failed)

GI – Pizzo 56 run (Proctor kick)

A – Cooper Nye 22 run (Zajac kick)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: Jack Mills, A, 32-217; Brett Moore, A, 5-110; Cooper Nye, A, 9-34.

Passing: Cooper Nye, A, 10-23-211.

Receiving: Colin Nowak, A, 4-94; Shade Daniels, A, 2-50; Jack Mills, A, 2-32; Brett Moore, A, 1-13.

Dundee 36, Onsted 6

DUNDEE − Ryan Zanger torched Onsted through the air Friday night, completing 16 of 27 passes for 273 yards and four touchdowns. The sophomore quarterback also added 20 rushing yards and a touchdown on 7 carries.

"We threw the ball extremely well," Dundee coach Steve Ayer said. "We had some pretty big passing plays."

Braiden Whitaker led the way with 6 receptions for 156 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Ethan Layton also had a TD on one of his three catches, and Matt Atkinson, Joey Brink, Caden Bellaire, and Trey Parker also made plays through the air. Colton Bordine led the ground game with 5 carries for 47 yards.

"They (Onsted) have some athletes that were up last year as freshmen and they're all sophomores now," Ayer said. "We knew we'd be okay if we could keep them in front of us and keep the quarterback contained. We did a pretty good job with that."

Dundee improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2011 and just the second time in the past 30 years.

"We're not trying to get too much into the history of it," Ayer said. "We're trying to change the culture. ... We're just trying to teach the kids that we want to perform at a certain standard and then the wins and losses will take care of themselves."

First Quarter

D – Braiden Whitaker 20 pass from Ryan Zanger (Brayden Ratliff run)

E – Matt Atkinson 10 pass from Zanger (Ratliff kick)

Second Quarter

D – Ethan Layton 28 pass from Zanger (Ratliff kick)

D – Whitaker 56 pass from Zanger (Ratliff kick)

Third Quarter

D – Zanger 1 run (Ratliff kick)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: Colton Bordine, D, 5-47; Ryan Zanger, D, 7-20; Trey Parker, D, 1-20.

Passing: Ryan Zanger, D, 16-27-273.

Receiving: Braiden Whitaker, D, 6-156; Ethan Layton, D, 3-40; Matt Atkinson, D, 2-40; Joey Brink, D, 1-13; Caden Bellaire, D, 2-9; Parker, D, 2-9.

Gibraltar Carlson 27, Trenton 6

GIBRALTAR − Gibraltar Carlson scored twice in the fourth quarter Friday to pull away for the win in a battle of two unbeaten teams.

Trenton scored in the third quarter to cut the Marauder lead down to 14-6. Omari Carter extended Carlson's lead with a 4-yard touchdown run followed by a successful onside kick and then a 6-yard rushing score by Izaiah Wright.

Carter opened the scoring with a 10-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, followed by a 7-yard TD by Wright. Carter finished with 138 yards rushing on 18 carries and Wright had 15 carries for 122 yards.

"Omari and Izaiah both complimented each other really well," Carlson coach Jason Gendron said. "They ran their tails off. They both had big games and had some big carries. They shared the wealth and had an awesome night."

Carlson improved to 4-0 to start the season for just the 10th time in school history.

"Our kids are playing inspired football right now, playing for each other," Gendron said. "Our guys are just locked in and playing good ball."

Second Quarter

C – Omari Carter 10 run (Kyler Ostrowski kick)

C – Izaiah Wright 7 run (Ostrowski kick)

Fourth Quarter

C – Wright 4 run (Ostrowski kick)

C – Carter 6 run (kick failed)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: Omari Carter, C, 18-138; Izaiah Wright, C, 15-122; Eddie Light, C, 8-27; Brandon Scheffler, C, 7-11.

Passing: Light, C, 2-8-36; Scheffler, C, 1-1-13.

Receiving: Aidan Nagy, C, 1-13; Jackson Zachary, C, 1-13; Scheffler, C, 1-6.

Whiteford 48, Madison 0

ADRIAN – Jake Iott rushed for 135 yards and three touchdowns and had 15 tackles on defense to help the No. 1-ranked Whiteford Bobcats to an easy Tri-County Conference win.

The Bobcats (4-0) outgained Madison 452 yards to 135 and took advantage of two Trojan turnovers.

Iott had touchdown runs of 4, 3, and 9 yards.

Hunter DeBarr rushed 12 times for 119 yards and Drew Knaggs picked up 53 yards on 12 carries. As a team, the Bobcats averaged 7.6 yards per rush and picked up 27 first downs.

First Quarter

W – Kolby Masserant 12 pass from Shea Ruddy (run failed)

Second Quarter

W – Jake Iott 4 run (Iott run)

W – Ruddy 21 run (Ruddy run)

W – Ryin Ruddy 40 fumble recovery (pass failed)

Third Quarter

W – Iott 3 run (pass failed)

W – Iott 9 run (pass failed)

Fourth Quarter

W – Luis Trejo 19 run (Drew Ruddy run)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: Iott, W, 15-135; DeBarr, W, 12-119; DeLeon, M, 14-94; D. Knaggs, W, 12-53; Trejo, W, 5-48.

Passing: S. Ruddy, W, 4-9 72.

Receiving: K. Masserant, W, 3-55; Iott, W, 1-17.

Saline 40, Monroe 0

Monroe played a competitive first half but struggled to contain state-ranked Saline. The Hornets, No. 9 in Division 1, improved to 4-0 overall, while Monroe dropped to 2-2.

"We showed signs of being competitive with them, but as the score grew, it piled up on us," Monroe coach Dave Mifsud said. "I really feel like we came out in the second half flat. Saline did a nice job and they were just the better team tonight."

Mifsud said the Trojans had strong performances from running back Logan Loveland, receiver/running back Owen Yount, and linebacker Roman Beck.

Loveland led the offense with 12 touches, churning out 21 yards on the ground. He was a difference maker on special teams, returning five kickoffs for 81 yards, and on defense where he led the team with 10 total tackles and a pass defended. Yount added 5 carries for 44 yards.

Other defensive standouts were Tanner Collett (10 tackles), Makhi Hyden (9 tackles), Angel Rincon (8 tackles), and Beck (7 tackles, sack).

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: Owen Yount, M, 5-44; Ryan Sieler, M, 6-27; Logan Loveland, M, 12-21.

Passing: Ryan Sieler, M, 5-12-19; Owen Yount, M, 0-1-0.

Receiving: Aiden Brodie, M, 3-12; Owen Yount, M, 1-5; Drew Scznsny, M, 1-2.

AA Huron 30, Bedford 25

ANN ARBOR – Trey Brueggemann got Bedford off to a great start with an interception return, and Lucas Gerber staked the Mules to a two-score lead with a 32-yard touchdown run just minutes later. But Ann Arbor Huron’s Kameron Flowers responded with a 95-yard kickoff return to set the stage for a back-and-forth contest that ended in the home team’s favor.

“Our kids played a physical game and got off to a great start,” said Bedford coach John Phillips. “Trey Brueggemann and the defense carried us all game. Our mistakes at key moments were the difference in the score.”

Three lost fumbles were costly for the Mules.

Brueggemann led the Mules with 276 yards on 24 carries to go with his pick six. Bedford's school record for rushing yards in a game is 331 by Christian Brown.

First Quarter

B – Trey Brueggemann interception return (Jack Decker kick)

B – Lucas Gerber 32 run (Decker kick)

H – Kameron Flowers 95 kickoff return (Adam Samaha kick)

Second Quarter

H – Samaha 40 field goal

B – Decker 37 field goal

H – Donel Green 6 run (Samaha kick)

H – Samaha 43 field goal

Third Quarter

B – Safety

Fourth Quarter

H – Samaha 42 field goal

H – Flowers 99 pass from Andrew Harding (Samaha kick)

B – Tyler Boerst 1 run (Gerber run)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: Trey Brueggemann, B, 24-276; Lucas Gerber, B, 12-65.

Passing: Andrew Harding, AAH, 9-22-174; Brody Leonard, B, 2-2-18; Gerber, B, 1-4-14.

Receiving: Kameron Flowers, AAH, 2-111.

Riverview 36, Flat Rock 15

FLAT ROCK − Flat Rock scored in the third quarter to pull within one score of state-ranked Riverview, but the Pirates put the game away in the fourth.

Brian Booms scored on a 3-yard run before halftime to make it 21-8. Then Graham Junge tossed a 12-yard touchdown pass to Rocco Breslin in the third to make it 21-15.

"It was tight," Flat Rock coach Buck Reaume said. "But then they scored to go up by two scores and then scored another late one. That kind of sealed it."

The Rams committed one of their three turnovers in the fourth to end a promising drive.

"Against them, you have to play pretty flawless," Reaume said. "We had three turnovers and they didn't turn it over at all. You can't win the game like that."

Second Quarter

FR - Brian Booms 3 run (Corey Lannon pass from Junge)

Third Quarter

FR - Rocco Breslin 12 pass from Graham Junge (Mitchell Smith kick)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: Graham Junge, FR, 4-26; Brian Booms, FR, 5-5; Joey Godfrey, FR, 6-3.

Passing: Graham Junge, FR, 25-42-210.

Receiving: Aaron Salazar, FR, 8-70; Corey Lannon, FR, 6-56; Rocco Breslin, FR, 3-49; Joey Godfrey, FR, 3-17; Jaycob Pieprzyk, FR, 3-14; Brian Booms, FR, 2-4.

Hudson 14, Ida 6

HUDSON – Ida gave the defending Division 8 state champions and current No. 2 team in Division 7 all it could handle before dropping to 0-4.

Ida’s Jaeden Gianino scored the Blue Streaks’ lone touchdown of the night on a 25-yard run in the first quarter.

“The kids battled,” Ida coach Jeff Potter said. “I’m proud of their effort. They have great attitudes and work hard every day in practice. We’re close, we just need to make a few more plays.”

First Quarter

I – Jaeden Gianino 15 run (kick failed)

Second Quarter

H – Akers 9 run (conversion failed)

Fourth Quarter

H – Akers 3 run (Ambrose Horwath pass from Anthony Arredondo), 10:30

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: Akers, H, 23-136; Strodtman, H, 14-56.

Passing: Arredondo, H, 5-7-53.

Receiving: Horwath, H, 4-39; Strodtman, H, 1-14.

New Boston Huron 54, Jefferson 16

NEW BOSTON – Huron, which had scored a total of 27 points in its first three games this season, doubled that total in one night.

“We played well tonight,” Huron coach Tom Hoover said. “I was happy.”

Huron squared its record at 2-2 under its new coach.

“We just needed to clean up the penalties and mistakes,” Hoover said. “We are starting to settle in. … We had a new staff, new starters, and a new offense and new defense. We had some adjustments we had to navigate through.”

Gavin Moczydlowsky threw two touchdown passes (46 yards to Chad Martin and 55 yards to Ethan Woolery) and also ran for a score.

Seth Minney scored both TDs for 1-3 Jefferson on an interception return in the fourth quarter and a 57-yard run in the fourth quarter. He also ran for a 2-point conversion.

First Quarter

J – Seth Minney interception return (Caden Pridemore run)

H – Chad Martin 46 pass from Gavin Moczydlowsky (Anthony Gill kick)

Second Quarter

H – Sammy Farrugia 47 run (Gill kick)

H – Micah Smith 39 interception return (Gill kick)

H – Ethan Woolery 55 pass from Moczydlowsky (Gill kick)

Third quarter

H – Chritaian Copley 21 run (Gill kick)

Fourth Quarter

H – Moczydlowsky 18 run (Gill kick)

H – Xavier Elliott 6 run (kick failed)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: Gavin Moczydlowsky, H, 5-82, Sammy Farrugia, H, 4-76; Martre Pearson, J, 11-55; Seth Minney, J, 16-50.

Passing: Gavin Moczydlowsky, H, 6-12-101; Seth Minney, J, 2-8-6.

Receiving: Ethan Woolery, H, 1-55; Chad Martin, H, 1-46; Jackson Bates, J, 2-6.

This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: High school football: Airport, Dundee, Carlson, Whiteford move to 4-0