So far, Utica Eisenhower has successfully met all challenges this football season. The Eagles (4-0) overcame a huge hurdle, on the road, defeating Macomb Area Conference Red Division foe Clinton Township Chippewa Valley (3-1) 49-42 last Friday night. Senior QB Max Wittwer continues to show why he's a high-level Division I college football prospect, leading Eisenhower individually finishing 11-of-12 passing for 249 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for 48 yards on 11 attempts. The Eagles have now defeated Macomb Dakota (3-1) 42-16 in Week 2 -- the Cougars, since their loss to Ike, have outscored their last two opponents 94-14 -- and Chippewa Valley, two of the best teams in the MAC Red. Next Friday, the Eagles visit MAC Red rival Romeo (3-1) for another huge challenge. Eisenhower has won the last two meetings against the Bulldogs (Division 1 state champions in 2015) on late game scores. Friday's match-up should be one of the top contests in the state in Week 5 (is it really Week 5 already?). Leading the Big Reds against the state-ranked Eagles last Friday was junior QB Tommy Schuster (6-1, 190), the closest thing metro Detroit has to a Drew Brees-like signal-caller. Schuster ended up 18-of-27 passing for 220 yards and two TDs, while rushing for 45 yards on 13 carries. Defensively for Chippewa Valley, junior LB Marcel Lewis (6-1, 205) was all over the field against Eisenhower. Lewis is a high-level D-I recruit who's being looked at by the Big Ten and MAC schools. *WARNING -- Completely random "Fun Fact" -- Whenever I see or hear about Chippewa Valley High School, I can't help but think of the TV show "Freaks and Geeks" (ran 1999-2000, which now is somewhat of a cult classic), since the creator of the series, Paul Feig, attended Chippewa Valley (late 1970s, early 1980s era) and based the show on his experiences at the school. Feig has gone on to direct movies such as "Bridesmaids," "Ghostbusters (the most recent version)," "The Heat" and "Spy." Anyhow, just a bit of useless trivia. Carry on...
Other Week 4 top games --
*Kalamazoo Central (1-3) 35, Battle Creek Central (1-3) 14 -- This is the state's oldest rivalry (first played in 1893).
No. 1 Muskegon (4-0) 63, Byron Center (3-1) 14
Flint Carman-Ainsworth (2-2) 41, Flint Powers Catholic (2-2) 0
Zeeland East (4-0) 41, Holland (3-1) 12
Grand Ledge (3-1) 27, Lansing Sexton (3-1) 14
Stevensville-Lakeshore (4-0) 14, St. Joseph (3-1) 6
Waterford Mott (3-1) 47, No. 2 Walled Lake Western (3-1) 37
Grand Rapids Christian (4-0) 33, Grand Rapids South Christian (3-1) 12
Michigan vs. Everybody games --
Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius (4-0) 38, Detroit Catholic Central (2-2) 7
Menominee (3-1) 55, Medford (WI) (1-4) 7
Updated state rankings --
1. Muskegon (4-0)
2. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (4-0)
3. Utica Eisenhower (4-0)
4. East Grand Rapids (4-0)
5. Davison (4-0)
6. Belleville (4-0)
7. Rochester Adams (4-0)
8. Detroit East English Village (4-0)
9. Traverse City West (4-0)
10. East Kentwood (4-0)
Other top teams- Stevensville-Lakeshore (4-0), Grand Rapids Christian (4-0), Zeeland East (4-0), Muskegon Catholic Central (3-0), Ithaca (4-0), Muskegon Mona Shores (4-0), Livonia Stevenson (4-0), Battle Creek Harper Creek (4-0), Traverse City St. Francis (4-0), Dearborn Fordson (4-0), Fenton (4-0), Okemos (4-0), Gladstone (4-0), Montague (4-0), Alma (4-0).
Top games for Week 5 --
No. 3 Utica Eisenhower (4-0) at Romeo (3-1)
West Bloomfield (2-2) at No. 7 Rochester Adams (4-0)
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