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Petoskey football hosts Clare Oct. 23 after a 19-10 loss gave Marquette the outright Big North title
PETOSKEY, Mich. — Petoskey’s football team closes its regular season Friday, Oct. 23, against Clare at 7 p.m., a week after falling 19-10 to Marquette in a game with the Big North Conference title at stake.
The loss on Friday, Oct. 16, dropped the Northmen to 5-3 overall, MaxPreps reported. Petoskey is 4-2 in the Big North, third behind unbeaten Marquette (6-0) and Cadillac (5-1), according to conference standings.
The Marquette game. The win on a cold, windy night gave Marquette the outright Big North title, and Petoskey’s focus turns to securing a playoff spot, the USA Today Network’s coverage of the game reported.
Clare. The Clare game is a non-conference matchup, according to the Petoskey athletics schedule.
Playoff picture. The MHSAA announces playoff pairings after the final week of the regular season. Petoskey’s position will depend on its final record and playoff-point average.
Fans can find tickets and any broadcast information on the Petoskey athletics website.
Sources:
MaxPreps, “Football Recap: Petoskey Falls to Marquette + How To Watch” (19-10, 5-3), https://www.maxpreps.com/news/fhGoDLGigUC5L2BhLUtVIg/football-recap-petoskey-falls-to-marquette--how-to-watch.htm
Public Schools of Petoskey Athletics, events (Clare, Oct. 23, 7 p.m.), https://www.petoskeyathletics.org/Events?pageNumber=3
Michigan-football.com, “2026 Football – Big North Conference” (standings), https://michigan-football.com/s/2026/bignorth.htm
USA Today Network (Petoskey News-Review), “Shot at BNC title slips away from Petoskey, focus turns to securing playoffs,” Oct. 16, 2026, https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2026/10/16/marquette-takes-outright-bnc-title-over-petoskey-in-cold-windy-night/92170837007/
Photo: Michael Barera, “Lone Oak vs. Commerce football 2017 21 (Lone Oak on offense).jpg,” Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and color-adjusted, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lone_Oak_vs._Commerce_football_2017_21_%28Lone_Oak_on_offense%29.jpg
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