HS Football: Panthers, Redhawks Duel In I-8 Matchup

While we enter the fourth week of the High School Football season, the third week of conference play in the Interstate 8 features two area squads that will tangle in the Cereal City.

Under new head coach Jason Stealy, the Marshall Redhawks have started the season off with two wins and close to an undefeated start after a close Week 2 loss to Coldwater. The Redhawks have used their defense to their advantage all season, while the young offense is starting to gel heading into this week.

The Pennfield Panthers are also young on both sides of the ball, and have struggled to corral opposing offenses the last two weeks against Parma Western and Coldwater.

Last year, the injury bug struck Marshall during the Week 4 battle while Pennfield grinded in a 27-13 victory, giving Panthers Head Coach Mike McGuire his first win at the helm. It would be just one of two victories for the Green and Gold last season.

Join me and Jim Hughes tonight from Pennfield as we'll have the broadcast beginning at 6:35pm, online at wbckfm.com and through the RadioPup app! Here are the rest of the games this weekend, including the "Oldest Rivalry West of the Alleghanies" tonight at C.W. Post Field.

Friday, September 18th
Game of the Night
Marshall vs. Pennfield
Marshall 2-1 (1-1 Interstate 8) - Pennfield 1-2 (0-2 Interstate 8)
Catch the action at 6:35pm on WBCK!

Kalamazoo Central vs. Battle Creek Central (BC Central 1-2)
Mattawan vs. Lakeview (Lakeview 1-2)
Charlotte vs. Harper Creek (Harper Creek 1-2)
St. Philip vs. Burr Oak - 8-Man Football (St. Philip 3-0)

Athens vs. Quincy (Athens 0-3, Quincy 1-2)
Comstock vs. Bronson (Bronson 0-3)
North Adams-Jerome vs. Climax-Scotts (Climax-Scotts 3-0)
Delton vs. Fennville (Delton 2-1)
Galesburg-Augusta vs. Lawton (Galesburg-Augusta 1-2)
Loy Norrix vs. Gull Lake (Gull Lake 1-2)
Hastings vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern (Hastings 2-1)
Reading vs. Homer (Homer 2-1)
Olivet vs. Maple Valley (Olivet 2-1, Maple Valley 0-3)
Springport vs. Union City (Union City 2-1)

Saturday, September 19th
Bellevue vs. Adrian Lenawee Christian (Bellevue 0-2)
Tekonsha vs. Portland St. Patrick - 8-Man Football - 2:35pm (Tekonsha 1-2)