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Saginaw Swan Valley stays perfect, rolls past Essexville Garber 42-14
SAGINAW, Mich. — Saginaw Swan Valley kept its perfect record and Tri-Valley Conference Red lead intact Friday, beating Essexville Garber 42-14, according to MLive’s Bay County Week 6 coverage.
The Vikings are 6-0 and 4-0 in league play. MLive described Swan Valley as ranked No. 3 and said the Vikings capitalized after Garber (3-3, 2-3) struggled to sustain drives.
Saginaw United was blanked 30-0 by Bay City Central on homecoming at Engel Stadium the same night, MLive reported — a tough outing for the United program against a Central defense that recorded its first shutout since 2020.
MHSAA.com’s Week 6 review kept Saginaw Valley League North leader Mount Pleasant (6-0) in focus after the Oilers beat Bay City Western, underscoring how many Saginaw County and Bay County teams are still playing meaningful October football.
Sources:
MLive, “Bay County recaps and reactions for Week 6: Defense has its day with three shutouts”, https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2026/10/bay-county-recaps-and-reactions-for-week-6-defense-has-its-day-with-three-shutouts.html
MLive, “Bay City area football Week 6”, https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2026/10/bay-city-area-football-week-6-state-ranked-upset-produces-first-title-in-10-years.html
MHSAA.com, “1st & Goal: 2026 Week 6 Review,” Oct. 5, 2026, https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/football/stories/1st-goal-2026-week-6-review
Photo: Michael Barera, “North Lamar vs. Commerce football 2015 25 (Commerce on offense),” Aug. 28, 2015, 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:North_Lamar_vs._Commerce_football_2015_25_(Commerce_on_offense).jpg
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