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Mount Pleasant Oilers clinch a share of the SVL North with a 34-10 win over Midland, host Bay City John Glenn Oct. 23
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Mt. Pleasant High School’s football team clinched at least a share of the Saginaw Valley League North title with a 34-10 win over Midland on Friday, Oct. 16, bouncing back from its first loss of the season, the Morning Sun reported.
The No. 9-ranked Oilers improved to 7-1 overall and 5-1 in the league.
The game. Quarterback Freddie Makinen completed 8 of 15 passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns, both to receiver Zay McGinnis, who caught two passes for 62 yards, including a 57-yard score, according to the Morning Sun. The Oilers’ defense held Midland to 10 points.
Next. Mt. Pleasant closes the regular season at home Friday, Oct. 23, against Bay City John Glenn in a non-conference game. The Oilers are positioned to host a first-round playoff game, the Morning Sun reported.
Playoffs. The MHSAA announces playoff pairings after the final regular-season week. Coach Jason McIntyre’s team will learn its district opponent then.
Sources:
Morning Sun, “No. 9 Mt. Pleasant bounces back, clinches share of SVL-North title with win over Midland,” Oct. 16, 2026 (score, stats, record, next game), https://www.themorningsun.com/2026/10/16/no-9-mt-pleasant-bounces-back-clinches-share-of-svl-north-title-with-win-over-midland/
Photo: Michael Barera, “Highland Park vs. Royse City football 2017 15 (Royse City on offense).jpg,” Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and color-adjusted, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Highland_Park_vs._Royse_City_football_2017_15_%28Royse_City_on_offense%29.jpg
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