Gibraltar Carlson is the only Monroe County Region football team to survive the regular season unscathed.
The Marauders wrapped up their second straight undefeated regular by beating Allen Park on Friday, Oct. 23.
Jefferson was knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten.
St. Mary Catholic Central, Ida and Whiteford secured their hold on playoff spots.
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Bedford should be in good shape despite dropping its regular-season.
Monroe, Flat Rock and New Boston Huron would have wrapped up playoff spots with wins, but now must wait until the Michigan High School Athletic Association announces its pairings Sunday night to find out their fates.
Gibraltar Carlson 17, Allen Park 0
ALLEN PARK – Carlson secured sole possession of its sixth straight Downriver League championship.
Freshman quarterback Austyn Lawrence was unable to play because of an injury, but senior Cole Federoff came back from an injury that had sidelined him since Week 3 to lead the Marauders.
Carlson came back from a 10-0 deficit.
“We had to weather the storm and emotion,” Carlson coach Jason Gendron said. “Defense settled in and shut them down. Offense was able to do enough to secure the win for us. We won the middle 8 with a touchdown before half and field goal coming out of half to tie it up. Grayson Malec had a special night with a touchdown catch and big interception late for us.”
Brennan Hudson ran 26 yards for the winning touchdown in the fourth quarter.
SMCC 42, Hanover Horton 6
HORTON – Sophomore quarterback Brady Reinhardt made an impressive return from a hand injury, running for two touchdowns and throwing for two.
His TD passes went to Brenton Carter and Vince Harris.
Cole Reinhardt and Cam Cousino also ran for TDs as the Falcons wrapped up an 8-1 regular season.
The Falcons will find out their opponent for their 10th consecutive playoff appearance Sunday. Hanover-Horton finishes the regular season at 7-2.
Whiteford 62, Sand Creek 6
SAND CREEK – Sand Creek scored the first points of the night, then it was all Whiteford, which finished with seven consecutive wins after an 0-2 start.
The Bobcats also claimed sold possession of the title in the first year of the Great Lakes Conference.
Brek Ruddy ran for 247 yards and 5 touchdowns. Hunter Massingill and Tre Eitniear also ran for TDs and backup quarterback Beckett Emch threw a 17-yard scoring pass to George Thomspon.
Ida 49, Pinckney 40
PINCKNEY – Ida bolted out to a 13-0 lead in the opening quarter, only to see Pinckney rally to tie the game early in the third quarter.
Ida responded impressively with two quick touchdowns, then cruised to its seventh of the season.
Grant Pfeiffer, Nick Miller and Justin Crozier each ran for a pair of TDs. Carson Weeman also ran for a score and Connor Watterworth booted five PATs for the 7-2 Blue Streaks.
Pfeiffer (192), Crozier (114) and Miller (106) all topped 100 rushing yards and Weeman cam close with 78.
Miller and Pfeiffer led the 8 tackles each and Michael Shankleton and Ben Noland notched 7 apiece. Crozier recorded two sacks.
Summerfield 46, Erie Mason 12
PETERSBURG – Summerfield snapped a six-game losing streak to completed a 3-6 regular season.
Trent Miller ran for 138 yards and 3 touchdowns on just 10 attempts.
Brendan Pease scored the first two TDs of the night for the Bulldogs.
Hudson Crots and Caleb Shepherd also ran for scores.
Eli Nevel racked up 25 tackles and Grady Whiting had 12. Miller intercepted a pass.
It was the 400th win in school history.
Mason finishes at 1-8.
Grand Ledge 35, Bedford 7
GRAND LEDGE – Bedford (7-2) trailed Grand Ledge (9-0) 7-0 heading into the second quarter, but by the time they headed into the locker room at halftime the deficit was 28-0."We did not play our best game," said Mules Coach Dafe Mifsud. "We drove down the field in the first quarter and shot ourselves in the foot. They scored right before the end of the first quarter to make it 7-0. We shot ourselves in the foot a little bit more and then found ourselves down 28-0 at halftime."Junior quarterback Luke Whetstone connected with senior wide receiver John Derian for Bedford's lone touchdown of the night.Masyn Moran led Bedford with 50 rushing yards on 8 carries, while Keagen Dixon added 42 yards on 9 touches.
Defensively, Alex Mapes led the way with 19 total tackles.
Rochester 35, Monroe 14
MONROE – Monroe trailed just 14-7 at halftime, but could not keep pace in the second half.
“It was not a good second half for us,” Monroe coach Kyle Reed said. “We had a couple of key turnovers that stopped our momentum.
The Trojans had a three-game winning streak snapped and finished the regular season at 4-5.
Dalen Cosby threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Tavin Parkhurst in the first half, then Wesley Hayes scored in the fourth quarter on a 6-yard run.
Jahlon Clemens ran for 86 yards on 9 carries.
Airport 47, Southgate Anderson 35
SOUTHGATE – Airport finishes on a two-game winning streak after dropping its first seven games.
“What a way for the Jets to send out the seniors,” Airport coach Derek Anderson said. “Special teams played a big role in the win. Mason Stoneburner took a kick off back (90 yards) to the house. Our kick off team got a huge onside kick off recovery by Westin Philbeck and we scored on the next play by Colton Alston scampered in for a touchdown.”
Quarterback Colton Alston accounted for five touchdowns.
He completed 5-of-9 passes for 165 yards and two TDs, both two Jay'len Strong (2 catches for 106 yards). Alson also carried the ball 10 times for 120 yards and three touchdowns.
Defensively, Airport was led by Holden Otter and Wally Sisler.
Macomb Lutheran North 40, Flat Rock 22
MACOMB – Joel Scully went 24-for-40 for 199 yards and a pair of touchdowns, connecting with Alex Beudrie (5 catches for 55 yards) and David Riddle (10 for 108). Riddle also caught a TD pass from Blake Recore, but it wasn't enough for 3-6 Flat Rock.
"This season did not go how I envisioned it," said Flat Rock Coach Buck Reaume. "But I love our kids and they did everything we asked of them."
Lutheran North completed an 8-1 regular season.
Adrian 35, New Boston Huron 22
ADRIAN – A 22-point fourth quarter was not enough to save New Boston Huron after it fell into a 28-0 hole through three quarters.
The Chiefs came to life in the final period as Cash Moczdlowsky threw touchdown passes of 24 and 50 yards to Owen DeLano and Mark Moore ran for a score.
Adrian’s Luke Bruggeman was unstoppable, running for 354 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Moczydlowsky completed 12-of-25 passes for 194 yards and DeLano had 3 catches for 105 yards for Huron, which finishes the regular season at 6-3.
Grosse Ile 14, Dundee 0
GROSSE ILE – Dundee had a two-game winning streak snapped finished at 2-7."Defense played amazing," said Dundee Coach Jason Carpenter. "Offensively, we made too many mistakes with penalties and turnovers."
Grosse Ile finishes 3-6.
Clinton 52, Jefferson 28
NEWPORT – Jefferson had given up an average of less than 15 points per game in winning its first eight contests.
Grass Lake 28, Milan 14
MILAN – Milan finished its first year under Cord Trott at 1-8.
This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Monroe County Region football roundup for final week of regular season