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Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse defenders make the tackle on a L’Anse Creuse North ball carrier during their rivalry matchup on Oct. 20 at L’Anse Creuse North High School.
Photo by Erin Sanchez
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — For the fourth-straight season, L’Anse Creuse football holds the upper hand over Macomb L’Anse Creuse North.
On Oct. 20 at L’Anse Creuse North High School, L’Anse Creuse (4-5) jumped out to a 21-0 lead at halftime en route to a 28-7 win over North (2-7) behind the Lancers’ dominant rushing attack.
Both teams had been playing under expectations this season, but the rivalry matchup always brings out each side’s best.
“It’s intense,” L’Anse Creuse junior running back Donovan Rey said. “Things can get a little heated at times, but it’s all around pretty standard rivalry stuff.”
L’Anse Creuse senior Quincy Dorsey tallied the first Lancers’ touchdown while junior quarterback Jordan Scalici tacked on a 35-yard touchdown run and Rey added a 60-yard score on the ground. Rey tallied two rushing touchdowns in the win.
Rey has anchored the Lancers’ offense all season, and he showed again why he’s one of the most effective running backs in the Macomb Area Conference.
“He’s big, he’s fast, he’s strong and he’s physical,” L’Anse Creuse coach Vincent Phillips said. “If you talk to any running backs coach, he can do it all.”
Senior quarterback Tommy Ches scored North’s lone touchdown on a scramble.
The win punched L’Anse Creuse’s playoff ticket for the fifth-straight season, but the season didn’t have a postseason look to it early on.
Holding a 2-5 record after a 53-0 loss to Roseville, L’Anse Creuse earned back-to-back wins over Warren Cousino and L’Anse Creuse North to put the season back on track.
“I feel we have really found ourselves as a team and when we play as one, these are the results you will truly get from LC,” Rey said. “Also, the coaches have really stepped up, from play calling to discipline for the players.”
L’Anse Creuse has a long way to go before they’re at the doorstep of the regional finals, where they fell to Warren De La Salle last year, but the team is progressing at the right time.
“We still got a long way to go, but we’re getting better, and our guys are still fighting,” Phillips said.
L’Anse Creuse is slated to open up district play against Macomb Area White champions Grosse Pointe South on Oct. 27 at Grosse Pointe South High School.
L’Anse Creuse North ends their 2023 season at 2-7.
