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Spectator Information: Purchasing Tickets:
Watching Games: Visit www.NFHSnetwork.com and search DeWitt High School. There is a subscription required. This will allow you to watch games from your easy chair. But, we'd rather have you with us at Memorial Stadium. Listening to games: Games are on the DeWitt Panthers Network by Matt Merrifield live or recorded. Accessing the broadcast can be done by going to www.HighSchoolStreaming.com and click on DeWitt at the top. 2024 Highlight Video A must see for Panther Fans. Enjoy other DeWitt Panther Football videos. |
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Complete Division 3 Bracket.
Grand Blanc, MI(11/22/2025): Saturday afternoon, the DeWitt Panthers defeated the Warren De La Salle Pilots 41-20 at Don Batchelor Field in Grand Blanc in a Division 3 Semi-Final game for a berth in the 2025 MHSAA Division 3 State Finals. On the other side of the bracket, Mt. Pleasant (13-0) defeated Lowell (10-3) at Legacy Field at Greenville Saturday 41-21. Mt. Pleasant will meet DeWItt at 12:30 Sunday the 30th at Ford Field in Detroit for the Division 3 Championship. Perfect day for football and the Panther crowd showed up. The first half was pretty quick, like a couple of heavy weights feeling each other out, each team had four possessions in the first half. No one could really gain momentum. On the Pilots second series, QB Grayson Thurston laid out a perfect pass to Damion King for 47 yards and DLS had the ball first and goal at the Panther two yard line. It took the Pilots three plays to get the two yards, but Anthony Bitonti was able to get it into the end zone. Jackson Tur made the extra point. 7-0 DLS with 2:44 to play in the opening quarter. On the second Panther possession, the Panther offensive line pounded away at the Pilot defense, with three yards here, five there, a couple of Trav Moore to Jandon Bender 11 yard passes for first downs and the Panthers end the drive with Jacob Schorfhaar pushing the pile for a one yard TD run. 7-7 with 11:00 to play in the second quarter. Today was the first game this season that DeWitt did not score in the opening quarter. The next Panther possession, as Tyler Bayshore went in motion behind the center, the snap clipped his leg and DLS recovered the fumble at the Panther 32 with 4:57 to play in the half. The Pilots made it to the 2 yard line and first down with Bitonti in the wildcat formation, gained one yard. Second and goal from the one and Bitonti his held for no gain. Third and goal from the one and no gain. Fourth and goal from the one and finally Bitonti squeeked in for the TD on second effort. Brendon Mensing blocked the extra point attempt and it was 13-7 Pilots at the half. At the half, DeWitt had 126 yards of total offense and DLS had 143. Here's a tip. Don't taunt and jaw at the other team's fans headed into the locker room with a 13-7 lead at the half of a semi-final football game when the other team's players are within ear shot. The Panthers received the kickoff to start the second half. The offense continued to pound away at the Pilot front five but lost the ball with a fumble while driving in Pilot territory at the 37 yard line. Again, the defense, playing perhaps their best game this season, held DLS when DeWitt's Everett Cooper sacked Thurston and a holding penalty forced a DLS punt. A 28 yard run by Moore, 7 by Channing Ridley and then Panther front six cracked the Pilot defensive line and Moore was all by himself for a 52 yard TD. Rose missed the extra point and it was 13-13 with 6:00 to play in the third quarter. First and 10 for the Pilots at the Panther 20 yard line, and Thurston is rushed and the ball batted out of his hand by Mensing (we think) and, with the ball bouncing around, the Pilot's Zach Wagner picked it up at the Pilot 22 and ran it to the Panther 45. Ugg... First down Pilots in Panther territory, still 13-13 score. The Pilots went for it on fourth down and a Thurston pass to Drew Bouhanna was fumbled and while the Pilots recovered the fumble, it was back at the Pilots 40 yard line. With 4:03 left in the third quarter, the cracks started to increase in the Pilots defense and the Panther backs found them. Moore for a couple of runs and Bayshore took it to the one yard line. Moore took it in from the one and Rose back on track and DeWitt up 20-13 with 1:30 to play in the third quarter. The Panther were starting to play down hill now. The next Pilot series, another holding penalty by DLS and a delay of game and the Pilots were starting to lose altitude. A Tur punt and Bender returned it nine yards to the Pilot 37 with 11:55 to play in the game, DeWitt up 20-13. Then the Panthers went Full Throttle. Moore for four yards, Bayshore for 15 yards. Moore for 4 then 14 for the TD. Rose. 27-13, with 9:53 to play. A Cooper Chambers sack of Thurston for 4 yards, an incomplete pass then Thurston threw into double coverage and Bender made the interception at the Pilot 32 and returned it to the Pilot 26, first down for the Panthers. Ok, watch out for #2 running the ball. Whoops, it went to Bayshore who stayed behind the big guys up front then found his crease and shot 26 yards for the score. Rose. DeWitt 34-13. A short kick off and the Pilots had pretty good field position at their own 35. Thurston hit King for 35 yards to the DeWitt 22. Maybe the Pilots are gaining altitude. Another Cooper sack of 9 yards on Thurston, a 3 yard rush by Bitonti and incomplete pass and then a 20 yard pass that ended up at the Panther 21. DeWitt ball. A 5 yard penalty, on DeWitt, their first of the game put them at the 16. A 10 yard run by Moore then a 15 yard penalty on DeWitt, put them at the Pilot 12 yard line. C'mon guys. Then a big hole in the Panther right side and off went Moore Full Throttle for 88 yards to the end zone for the TD plus into Panther history with over 2,000 yards rushing on the season. Rose. 41-13 Panthers. The Pilots did drive 72 yards in 11 plays against next year's defense (who did a nice job against DLS) for a TD with :33 left. Game over. The second half, the Panther front six wore down the Pilot defense and DeWitt had 330 yards rushing in the second half and finished with 456 yards of offense. The defense played very well all day. Lucas Brandell 11 tackles along with Cooper Chambers who had 11 plus a sack. Doah Deneen and Mac Strawn with 6, Justin Barkman with 5 and Ian Sosebee with 5. Everett Cooper had two big sacks. Bender had the interception and Sosebee, Andrew Nehf and Brenden Mensing had a batted pass. Thurston was 15 of 24 passing for 154 yards no TDs with one interception. Damien King caught six of the passes for 118 yards. Offensively, DLS saw Moore of Trav they wanted. 29 carries, 320 yards and 4 touchdowns. That is a lot, is that a typo? You mean, 230 yards rushing? NOPE, 320 yards rushing. Bayshore had 57 yards in six carries and a TD with Schorfhaar the other TD. The Pilots focused on shutting down Ridley, who ended with 32 yards and 7 carries, but that opened up the game for Moore and Bayshore in the second half. Moore cracked the 2,000 yard mark for rushing in a season and sets at 2,088. Moore also was 4 of 4 passing for 31 yards with Bender catching two of those for 24 yards. Next up. The Mt. Pleasant Oilers Sunday the 30th at 12:30 at Ford Field. Were going to go out on that proverbial limb now and predict dry conditions and 64* at kickoff.
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