Laker rolls past Cass City 49-6 on homecoming in a Big Thumb meeting

PIGEON, Mich. — The biggest game on the Thumb Coast on Friday night, Oct. 9, was in Pigeon, where Laker celebrated homecoming against Cass City with a home playoff date and a share of a division title in play.

Laker (4-2, 2-1 Big Thumb White) and Cass City (5-1, 2-1) met with the inside track to a Week 10 home game at stake, and the winner could have split the Big Thumb White championship had Millington lost to Sandusky, according to the Huron Daily Tribune. Laker beat Cass City twice last season, including a Week 10 rematch.

In Kinde, North Huron (5-1, 2-1 Big Thumb Red) had its own homecoming against Akron-Fairgrove (4-2, 3-1). The Warriors have averaged a little more than 45 points a game since their loss to Bay City All Saints, the Tribune reported, and a win would have moved them a step closer to the 8-player playoffs.

In Sanilac County, Deckerville (5-1, 3-1 Big Thumb Blue) played Mayville (2-4) with the Blue Division title still within reach. The Eagles bounced back from a loss to Dryden by beating Kingston 38-20, and a Kingston upset of Dryden that Friday would have left the three teams sharing the crown.

Ubly (4-2, 3-1 Big Thumb Black) was home against Caro (3-3), which plays in the Big Thumb White, after a close loss to Unionville-Sebewaing. The Bearcats needed the playoff points: their last two games are against Millington and Cass City. The teams have met just once, a 42-6 Ubly win in 2022.

Harbor Beach (0-6) traveled to Reese (0-6), and one of them was going to leave with a first win. The Pirates have lost close ones the last two weeks, 34-30 to Sandusky and 22-14 to Vassar.

Bad Axe (2-4, 2-2 Big Thumb Gold) played a night early, on Thursday, Oct. 8, at Burton Bentley, because Genesee County schools hold their 8-player home games on Thursdays amid a shortage of officials. A Hatchets win would give them a winning Gold Division record.

Updated Oct. 12, 2026: Laker beat Cass City 49-6, MaxPreps results show, and is 5-2. Millington beat Sandusky 42-14 to stay 7-0 and alone atop the Big Thumb White. North Huron beat Akron-Fairgrove 46-12, Deckerville shut out Mayville 52-0, Ubly beat Caro 36-14, Harbor Beach won 21-8 at Reese for its first win, and Dryden shut out Kingston 38-0. Bad Axe won 42-0 at Bentley on Thursday. Records above are as of the week of the games.

Updated Oct. 13, 2026: The headline and summary were changed to report the result of the game this story previewed.

Sources:
MaxPreps, Harbor Beach Pirates 2026 football schedule and results, https://www.maxpreps.com/mi/harbor-beach/harbor-beach-pirates/football/schedule/
MaxPreps, Millington Cardinals 2026 football schedule and results, https://www.maxpreps.com/mi/millington/millington-cardinals/football/schedule/
MaxPreps, Laker Lakers 2026 football schedule and results, https://www.maxpreps.com/mi/pigeon/laker-lakers/football/schedule/
Huron Daily Tribune, “Big Thumb Week 7 football games put league titles on the line,” Oct. 6, 2026, https://www.michigansthumb.com/sports/article/big-thumb-week-7-games-put-league-titles-stake-22463299.php
Big Thumb Conference, “BTC Black & White Football Schedules”, https://bigthumbconference.org/btc-black-white-football-schedules/
Photo: Michael Barera, “North Lamar vs. Commerce football 2015 03 (opening kickoff),” 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_03_(opening_kickoff).jpg

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