Lakeshore High School

STEVENSVILLE, Mich. — Powered by a dominant second-half rushing attack and a 28-point fourth-quarter outburst, the Lakeshore Lancers pulled away late to secure a thrilling 42-28 victory over the Battle Creek Central Bearcats on Friday night at home. Battle Creek Central struck first, building a 13-0 lead midway through the second quarter on a pair of touchdown runs by Jubril Mubarrack—starting with a 70-yard dash in the opening quarter followed by a 5-yard finish in the second. Lakeshore’s offense found its rhythm late in the first half when quarterback Kaden Griffiths broke loose for a 33-yard touchdown keeper with 4:24 left in the second quarter, bringing the Lancers within 13-7 at the break. Lancers Take Control in the Second Half Lakeshore carried that momentum straight into the second half, relentlessly establishing the line of scrimmage: 3rd Quarter (6:40): Griffiths gave Lakeshore its first lead of the night at 14-13 on a 39-yard touchdown run. 4th Quarter (11:03): Griffiths extended the lead with a 32-yard touchdown strike to Jonah Chavez. 4th Quarter (10:38): Just moments later, Griffiths capitalized on a short field, rushing in from 19 yards out for his third ground score of the evening. The Bearcats responded with a 74-yard touchdown run by Mubarrack to trim the deficit to 28-20. However, Lakeshore closed out the victory with touchdown runs from Jake Keres (2 yards) and Evan Watts (3 yards). Battle Creek Central scored a late 33-yard touchdown pass as time expired to settle the final margin. Key Game Statistics Rushing Attack: Lakeshore racked up 255 net rushing yards on 45 carries (5.7 yards per carry) compared to 222 yards for Central. Playmaker Performance: Kaden Griffiths spearheaded the Lancer offense with 171 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns on 17 carries, while adding 83 passing yards and a touchdown. Jonah Chavez led all Lancer receivers with 3 receptions for 64 yards and a score, while adding 32 yards on the ground. Defensive Lockout: The Lancer defense controlled the trenches, registering 4 sacks (-36 yards) and 12 tackles for loss (-54 yards). Wyatt Florian paced the defense with 11 total tackles (6 solo, 1 sack), while Derek Petzke and Jackson Streelman each recorded 6 tackles and a sack. Cruz Keim snagged the game's sole interception. Efficiency & Special Teams: Lakeshore went a perfect 3-for-3 in the red zone (all touchdowns) and converted 6 of 13 third downs. Kicker Drew Scholton converted 5 extra points while averaging 51.1 yards per kickoff with 3 touchbacks, and Caroline Nyce added the final point-after attempt. With the win, Lakeshore improves to 3-1 overall (1-1 conference), while Battle Creek Central moves to 2-2 (0-2 conference). Summary written by Gemini