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Spectator Information: Information on parking and such here. MHSAA Football Finals information and tickets. 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. Reading about the Panthers: Please enjoy the Championship Game Notes on the Panthers by Matt Merrifield. Listen to Matt's broadcast Sunday and turn the TV sound down. (Are we allowed to say that? We better check with someone.) |
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Hey, Panther Nation. Team send off along Panther Drive at the Stadium Sunday at 8:00am. |
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Complete Division 3 Bracket.
DeWittt, MI(11/26/2025): Over the years, the Panthers have had some teams that racked up a lot of statistics. It takes a lot of good quarterbacking, running, receivers, good play schemes and coaching to reach those numbers. Last year, Elliott Larner was nearly a 2,000 yard rusher (1,911) and passer (2,244). And look at Tyler Holtz how good he was and surrounded with receivers like Tommy McIntosh, Luke Bresser, Bryce Kurncz and the brothers Debri. As you scan the list of Panther team and inividual records are impressive and the list of former Panthers on the State record list. Rightly so, they get a lot of accolades. Last season, Cooper Popoff, Luke Nolen, Jackson Hildebrant, Andrew Rumsey and Will Hayes were the big reason the Panthers set that record for 6,715 yards, tops in the State, ever. Graduate Popoff and Hayes. This season, insert Sam VanZee and Landon Fitzpatrick. Coached by Tim Williams, this season, these five pictured below L-R; Vanzee, Rumzie, Fitzpatrick, Hildebrant and Nolen plus tight end Jacob Schorfhaar, are about to set even more records. They have smashed the Panther record for team rushing in a season by 400. They have cracked the 6,000 total yards in a season again. and allowed the Panther backs to crack the 5,000 yard rushing barrier at 5,063 rushing. They are only 427 rushing yards from the State all-time rushing record for a team in a season. When all the accolades come out at the end of the season and the well deserving ones garnered by Panther players, these guys should be included as a unit. Nearly 13,000 yards in two years.
DeWitt, MI(11/24/2025): Well, as it should be for a State Final. The DeWit Panthers will play the Mt. Pleasant Oilers Sunday at 12:30pm at Ford Field in Detroit for the Division 3 State Championship. You are going, right? That was nice to move the Lions game to Thursday so we could see the Panthers and not goof up our Thanksgiving holiday. Both teams are undefeated. The two teams are ranked at the top of Division 3 This is the second trip to the Finals for Mt. Pleasant in program history (2011, 2025). The Panthers have been to the Finals 8 times (1989, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2025). One championship in 2020, Division 3. The Oilers are champs of the Saginaw Valley League - North. The Panthers are champs of the Capital Area Athletic Conference - Blue. The Oilers road to the Finals was quite convincing in their four wins as were the Panthers. Each team had the first three games on their home turf. Mt. Pleasant defeated Lowell 41-21 at Legacy Field at Greenville High School while DeWitt defeated Warren De La Salle at Don Batchelor Field in Grand Blanc 41-20. The two teams are coached by veteran Michigan High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame recipients, Jason McIntyre (2025) of Mt. Pleasant and Rob Zimmerman (2016) of DeWitt. The two teams, 64 miles apart along US127, have met four times with DeWitt winning all four; 2012 and 2013 home and home and 2021 (50-26) district finals and 2022 (56-49 3OT) district finals. Ok... for those that like this kind of thing. There are no common opponents. However, during the season, Mt. Pleasant thumped Midland Dow 63-39. Dow thumped Fenton 38-6. DeWitt thumped Fenton 70-23. What does that mean? Should be a, pardon our French, A HELL OF A GAME! The Oilers are led by first year, on the field, QB Xavier Creguer. He was out last season with a knee injury and still plays, somehow, with a big brace on his knee. It does not seem to slow him down. Under coach McIntyre and Creguer, they run multiple formations, four wide outs to packed in similar to DeWitt, and take what the defense will provide. Creguer is a good passer with a nice touch down field and they will roll him out to his right for short passes and passes 15 yards downfield to his crossing tight end, Jack Mozurkewich. He is a good tight end, good hands and good blocker. Oh, Creguer can run when flushed from the pocket and bounces off poor tacklers. Last week against Lowell, he had a 90 yard run in the fourth to signal to warm up the bus. Creguer has several good receivers in Zay Rodreguiz, 3 TD receptions against Gaylord, and Reiley Olson. The Oilers have a good strong running back and linebacker in Graham Phillips. Phillips is a "north south runner" that covers the ball well. The Panther defense will have to be on top of their game against Mt. Pleasant, good tackling required. The Oilers love to emphasize defense led by Phillips and they will bring him A-gap often on blitzes.. They have yielded only 165 points this season. Creguer, Phillilps, Rodreguiz and Olson are all named all region in the central Michigan area. We could keep blabbing, but... supper is getting cold. As we find out more, will continue to update. Get out your Panther gear and flood Ford Field Sunday. The Panthers will be the home team based on playoff points.
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