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Mid-Michigan, the Thumb and Blue Water Area: Week 8 football scores
Grand Ledge stayed unbeaten Friday night by beating defending Division 3 state champion DeWitt 28-14, and Frankenmuth won its 15th straight Tri-Valley Conference title with a 41-22 win over previously unbeaten Swan Valley, MLive reported. Grand Blanc beat Davison 28-21 for its third straight Saginaw Valley League South title, and in the Blue Water Area, Port Huron and Marine City both moved to 8-0.
Every score below is a final confirmed by at least two outlets, or by MaxPreps and at least one other outlet. Games where published scoreboards disagreed are left out. Each heading links to that community’s Mitten Daily page, and “Preview” links go to our story from earlier in the week.
Lansing
- East Lansing 35, Lansing Everett 7 Preview
- Hastings 54, Mason 49 — Mason’s first loss after a 7-0 start. Preview
- Haslett 21, Okemos 11
- Portland 21, Charlotte 0
- Lansing Catholic 28, Ionia 22
Delta Township
- Grand Ledge 28, DeWitt 14 — WILX billed it as the game for first place in the CAAC Blue. DeWitt is the defending Division 3 state champion. Preview
- Waverly 35, Holt 34 — WILX’s highlights featured an 85-yard Waverly touchdown return. Preview
Jackson
- Jackson Lumen Christi 28, Detroit Country Day 27 — the Titans are 7-1, according to MaxPreps. Preview
- Adrian 43, Jackson 13 Preview
- Napoleon 56, Leslie 18
- Saturday: Hanover-Horton at Manchester for the Cascades title. Preview
Flint
- Grand Blanc 28, Davison 21 — Grand Blanc’s third straight Saginaw Valley League South title, MLive reported. Preview
- Goodrich 49, Fenton 14 — the meeting of unbeaten Flint Metro League leaders. Preview
- Lake Fenton 29, Swartz Creek 28
Saginaw
- Frankenmuth 41, Saginaw Swan Valley 22 — Frankenmuth’s 15th straight Tri-Valley Conference title and 78th straight TVC win, MLive reported. Preview
- Saginaw Heritage 28, Big Rapids 21 — Heritage extended its winning streak, MLive reported. Preview
- Freeland 63, Bridgeport 0
Midland
- Midland Dow 44, Lapeer 14 — Dow is 6-2, according to MaxPreps. Preview
Mid-Michigan
- Mount Pleasant 34, Midland 10 — SVL North. Preview
- Beal City 43, Leroy Pine River 7 Preview
- Ithaca 35, Fowler 0 Preview
- Clare 61, St. Louis 6
- Shepherd 29, Harrison 22
Bay City
- Bay City John Glenn 35, Alma 21 Preview
- Caro 17, Essexville Garber 7
Thumb Coast
- Kingston 60, Bad Axe 26 — 8-player. Preview
- Cass City 22, Reese 6
- Unionville-Sebewaing 66, Mt. Clemens 6
- Harbor Beach at Laker: no final score had been posted on MaxPreps or the scoreboards we checked as of Saturday morning. Preview
Port Huron
- Port Huron 42, Madison Heights Lamphere 21 — Port Huron is 8-0. Preview
- Grosse Pointe South 50, Port Huron Northern 0 Preview
Blue Water Area
- Marine City 35, Algonac 20 — Marine City is 8-0 and Algonac 6-2, according to MaxPreps. Preview
- St. Clair 56, Center Line 27 Preview
- Marysville 27, L’Anse Creuse 21
- Almont 41, Croswell-Lexington 6
Next week: Port Huron and Port Huron Northern meet in their crosstown game, unbeaten Marine City plays at Marysville, and Midland Dow and Midland meet at Midland High.
Saturday’s Hanover-Horton at Manchester game is not included here. The regular season ends Friday, Oct. 23, and the MHSAA playoffs follow.
More Week 8 scores: Southeast Michigan · West Michigan · Northern Michigan and the U.P. · Statewide roundup
Sources:
Associated Press high school football scoreboard, Oct. 16, 2026, as published by UpNorthLive (WPBN/WGTU), “Hometown Highlights 10/16/26”, https://upnorthlive.com/sports/hometown-highlights/hometown-highlights-101626
High School On SI, Jack Butler, “Michigan High School Football Final Scores, Results - October 16”, https://www.si.com/high-school/michigan/michigan-high-school-football-final-scores-results-october-16-01m542egsjjt
The Oakland Press, Matthew Mowery, “Prep football scoreboard for Week 8 of the 2026 season,” Oct. 16, 2026, https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2026/10/16/football-prep-football-scoreboard-for-week-8-of-the-2026-season/
WILX, “Friday Night Frenzy Week 8 Highlights and Scores,” Oct. 17, 2026 (Grand Ledge-DeWitt stakes, Lansing and Jackson scores), https://www.wilx.com/2026/10/17/friday-night-frenzy-week-8-highlights-scores/
WILX, “Highlights: Waverly sneaks by Holt 35-34 with 85-yard TD return,” Oct. 17, 2026, https://www.wilx.com/video/2026/10/17/highlights-waverly-sneaks-by-holt-35-34-with-85-yard-td-return/
MLive, high school football coverage, Oct. 17, 2026 (Frankenmuth’s 15th straight TVC title and 78th straight TVC win; Grand Blanc’s third straight SVL South title; Heritage and Dow winning streaks), https://www.mlive.com/topic/high-school-football/
Midland Daily News, “Chargers romp past Lapeer”, https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/highschool/article/chargers-romp-past-lapeer-22481332.php
MaxPreps game pages and recaps, Oct. 16, 2026: Marine City vs. Algonac; Kingsford vs. Menominee; Marquette vs. Petoskey; Lumen Christi vs. Detroit Country Day; Detroit Catholic Central vs. St. Francis de Sales; Dexter vs. Pioneer; Dow vs. Lapeer; Troy vs. Pontiac; Caledonia vs. Grand Haven; Waverly vs. Holt; Monroe vs. Huron; Powers Catholic vs. Skyline; Harbor Springs vs. Johannesburg-Lewiston; Traverse City Central vs. Bay City Central (final score and quarter line), https://www.maxpreps.com/mi/football/game/central-bay-city-vs-traverse-city-central/10-16-2026/?c=570c7d41-6e52-4e8e-8dde-6fc152aa2272
MaxPreps, St. Clair Saints football schedule, 2026-27 (St. Clair 56, Center Line 27); Laker Lakers football schedule (no Harbor Beach result posted), https://www.maxpreps.com/mi/st-clair/st-clair-saints/football/schedule/
Photo: Michael Barera, “Highland Park vs. Royse City football 2017 05 (Highland Park on offense),” Nov. 3, 2017, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), cropped and color-corrected; derivative under the same ShareAlike license, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Highland_Park_vs._Royse_City_football_2017_05_(Highland_Park_on_offense).jpg
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