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Scores, highlights of the top Battle Creek-area games in high school football from Week 5, including BCC, Pennfield and Climax-Scotts.

CLIMAX - With a young team, Climax-Scotts came into the season just hoping to get better each week.

Looks like that plan is working.

Climax-Scotts came up with a dominant 66-0 victory over rival St. Philip in Southern Central Athletic Association Red Division action in 8-player football at Climax-Scotts High School on Friday, Sept. 26.

"We are super young," said Climax-Scotts coach Tyler Langs, who had just two senior starters returning to this year's team. "We have a lot of sophomores playing for us. We have just wanted to progress week to week and each week we are getting a little better. Our kids are getting a little bit older every week and getting a little bit more experience each week as we look to pick up where we left off last year."

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A veteran Climax-Scotts team went 8-1 in the regular season last year and finished as league champs. Like last year, the Panthers are relying on their running game. C-S is 4-1 this year with St. Philip falling to 0-5.

"Our offensive line is our most important players on the field right now and they have come together to play well for us and has us running on all cylinders," Langs said.

Junior Elijah Bowron had a kickoff return for a touchdown and an interception return for a score to lead Climax-Scotts.

Climax-Scotts junior Mason Shannon catches a pass during a game against St. Philip at Climax-Scotts High School on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025

Junior Mason Shannon caught two passes for touchdowns with junior quarterback Maddox Wyman finishing with two touchown passes.

Senior Liam LaSala had a touchdown run with freshmen Lincoln Bartholomew and JJ Vincent also adding scores.

Brogan Lightfoot had 42 yards rushing to lead St. Philip and added nine tackles on defense.

Battle Creek Central 26, Loy Norrix 18

Battle Creek Central trailed 18-6 at halftime, but came out in the second half to control the game and get a Southwestern Michgan Athletic Conference East Division win.

"The first half was the worst half of football we have played in a long time," Battle Creek Central coach Lorin Granger said. "We came in at halftime, talked about it and we just challenged them to respond. They came out with a different level of energy in the second half. We played great football in the second half."

Mubarrack Jubril had two touchdowns in the second half to lead the Bearcats and finished with 160 yards rushing.

With the score tied at 18-18, BCC quarterback Randall Gray scored on a keeper from three yards out for the winning touchdown with 1:21 left.

Hastings 55, Pennfield 24

Hastings improves to 4-1 overall and stays undefeated in the Interstate 8 Conference with the win over Pennfield (2-3). Isaiah Eakins-Gray led Pennfield with 206 yards rushing and two touchdowns and added 55 yards receiving and a score. Panther quarterback Calvin Paesens was 11-of-20 passing for 188 yards. Johnny Lake had five catches for 93 yards with Dre'Bailey adding four catches for 40 yards.

Gavin May had eight tackles to lead Pennfield with Derek Beach adding seven stops.

Kalamazoo Central 33, Lakeview 20

Lakeview (0-5) remains winless after this SMAC East Division loss to Kalamazoo Central (3-2). Memphis Wirtz led the Spartans with two touchdown catches. Da'sean Page added a touchdown catch.

Jackson Northwest 30, Marshall 26

Marshall (2-3) led 18-8 at halftime, but saw Jackson Northwest (2-3) rally to get this Interstate 8 Conference win. Marshall quarterback Matthew Waito had three touchdown runs and finished with 76 yards on 11 carries. The Redhawks were led by Akin Olapade with 252 yards rushing on 22 carries, including a 63-yard touchdown run.

Coldwater 28, Parma Western 21

Coldwater (4-1) led 21-0 in the first quarter and held on for this Interstate 8 Conference win over Parma Western (1-4). Coldwater quarterback Dracyn Foster was 14-of-21 passing for 239 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Cardinals. Foster also added 82 yards rushing on 14 carries. Bennett McDonald had 109 yard receiving on five catches with Evan Lewis adding 96 yards receiving on four catches.

Union City 38, Quincy 14

Union City led 24-6 after three quarters on its way to this Big Eight victory over Quincyi (4-1) as the Chargers improve to 4-1. Dalton Hawk scored two first-half touchdowns to lead Union City. Charger quarterback Braxton Miller had a touchdown run and a touchdown pass. Trey MacDonald led Union City with 189 yards rushing on 25 carries with a score.

Bellevue 42, Athens 14

Bellevue improves to 3-2 with this win over Athens (0-5) in 8-player football. Zain Qahwash had two passing touchdowns and ran for two scores to lead Bellevue from his quarterback spot. Cody Swanson had 66 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Wyatt Dunlop added two touchdown catches for the Broncos. Thurston Byers led the Bellevue defense with eight tackles, including a sack and a fumble recovery.

Mendon 50, Colon 7

Mendon (5-0) led 14-7 at halftime and then scored 36 unanswered points in the second half to get this 8-player division win over Colon (2-3). Owen Gorham had 231 yards rushing and four touchdowns to lead Mendon. Jabari Falls had 87 yards rushing and a score for Colon.

Maple Valley 13, Hartford 6

Maple Valley trailed 6-0 at halftime and rallied to get the win and improve to 1-4. Dayton Hilliard and Eli Wright added second half touchdowns for the Lions in the win. Hilliard had 131 yards rushing on 20 carries with Wright adding 75 yards on the ground.