Sports · Saginaw
Heritage, back to .500 behind seven rushing touchdowns, beats East Lansing 37-22
SAGINAW, Mich. — Saginaw Heritage found its running game at the right time. The Hawks scored seven rushing touchdowns in a Saginaw Valley League South win over Flint Carman-Ainsworth on Oct. 2, pulling their record even at 3-3 with three regular-season games left.
Next up was East Lansing (2-4), which visited Heritage on Friday, Oct. 9.
Four Heritage players ran for touchdowns against Carman-Ainsworth, according to MLive’s area roundup. Landon Kennedy led the way with 97 yards and two scores on eight carries. Daijon Wynn added 80 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries, and Anthony Fries ran nine times for 62 yards and two more. Jase Behmlander ran for 42 yards and a score and caught four passes for 38 yards.
Heritage’s defense made plays of its own. Channing Tatum picked off a pass, Jarell Pelt forced a fumble and Jackson Gray came up with a fumble recovery, while Jordan Tatum finished with two sacks.
East Lansing came north after a loss to DeWitt. The Trojans’ wins have come against Holt, 24-0, and Okemos, 33-12, according to results compiled by Michigan Prep Football. Their losses include 49-0 to Hudsonville and 49-25 to Grand Ledge.
After Friday, Heritage hosts Big Rapids on Oct. 16 and finishes the regular season against Saginaw United on Oct. 23.
Updated Oct. 12, 2026: Heritage beat East Lansing 37-22, MaxPreps results show, and is 4-3 going into its Oct. 16 game with Big Rapids. East Lansing is 2-5. Records above are as of the week of the game.
Updated Oct. 13, 2026: The headline and summary were changed to report the result of the game this story previewed.
Sources:
MaxPreps, Heritage Hawks 2026 football schedule and results, https://www.maxpreps.com/mi/saginaw/heritage-hawks/football/schedule/
MLive, “Saginaw-area highlights: Birch Run cousins connect for game-winning TD,” October 2026, https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2026/10/saginaw-area-highlights-birch-run-cousins-connect-for-game-winning-td.html
NFHS Network, “Heritage vs East Lansing – Boys Varsity Football 10/09/2026”, https://get.nfhsnetwork.com/events/saginaw-heritage-high-school-saginaw-mi/gam377ea15fab
Michigan Prep Football, “East Lansing Football 2026”, https://michiganprepfootball.com/schools/east-lansing-trojans/2026/
MaxPreps, “Football Recap: Dewitt Piles Up the Points Against East Lansing”, https://www.maxpreps.com/news/Qz6aWGla50WAuLKKygNQhA/football-recap-dewitt-piles-up-the-points-against-east-lansing--how-to-watch.htm
MLive, “See the 2026-27 Saginaw Valley League South football schedule”, https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2026/07/see-the-2026-27-saginaw-valley-league-south-football-schedule.html
NFHS Network, “Heritage vs Big Rapids – Boys Varsity Football 10/16/2026”, https://get.nfhsnetwork.com/events/saginaw-heritage-high-school-saginaw-mi/gamd1bd64ce0e
Photo: Michael Barera, “Lone Oak vs. Commerce football 2017 11 (Lone Oak on offense),” Sept. 1, 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:Lone_Oak_vs._Commerce_football_2017_11_(Lone_Oak_on_offense).jpg
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