1987 Team
1987
Frankenmuth Football
Head Coach: Asst. Coaches:
Ralph Munger Harry Weston, O.J. Jammer Jeff Reinbold, B.J. Michalski
Overall Record: 11-1 Tri-Valley Record: 7-0 (1st Place) Tri-Valley Champs Class B Regional Champs Tuscola Advertiser Area Champs
1987 FRANKENMUTH FOOTBALL ROSTER Lance O'Donnell Richard Harms Jim Shields Scott Jackson Myron Maurer John Andrews Tom Wanless Dale Jammer Paul Sica Matt Schmitzer Scott Jacobs Steve Dengler Mike Weiss Tom Weaver Mike Schmelzer Dave Corrion Vince Salerno Dale Poellet Terry Sutorik Eric Genske Neil Wilson Bill Bourdon Matt Rappley Gary Kerr Chad Vance Brian Rohde Neil Enciso Peter VanderHaar J.T. Mayer
SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR
Mike Zoellner Steve Heinlein Greg Myers Zach Zeilinger Kris Socia William Makl Chad Larges Troy Reinert Brad Schultz Jim Frank Steve Zucker Todd Lindow Chris Bush Mike Janssen Jeff Gregus
JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR JR JR
OPPONENT VASSAR BULLOCK CREEK at Birch Run at Millington HEMLOCK at Carrollton ESSEXVILLE-GARBER at Swan Valley CARO at Cheboygan Chesaning * Grand Rapids C.C. * * @ Alma College
W W W W W W W W W W W L
SCORE 21-07 28-00 27-00 31-20 30-00 45-06 45-00 37-08 28-06 28-21 (PO) 10-00 (PO) 07-41 (PO)
1987 TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE STANDINGS FRANKENMUTH 7-0 Swan Valley 5-2 Millington 5-2 Essexville-Garber 4-3 Carrollton 3-4 Birch Run 2-5 Bullock Creek 1-6 Hemlock 1-6
1987
Statistics
Frankenmuth Football RUSHING Paul Sica Mike Schmelzer Mike Janssen Vince Salerno Mike Weiss Scott Jacobs Kris Socia Brian Rohde Todd Lindow Troy Reinert Greg Myers Myron Maurer
Att 173 94 20 68 36 9 12 18 1 1 1 34
Yds 966 459 271 259 168 54 47 30 0 0 -3 -108
Avg 5.6 4.9 13.5 3.8 4.7 6.0 3.9 1.7 0.0 0.0 -3.0 -3.2
TD 16 10 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
PASSING Myron Maurer Dave Corrion Rich Harms Paul Sica
Att 136 7 2 1
Comp 70 2 1 0
Pct 0.52 0.29 0.500 0.000
Yds 1422 15 12 0
RECEIVING Scott Jacobs Jim Frank Mike Janssen Mike Schmelzer Scott Jackson Paul Sica Troy Reinert Tom Wanless Mike Weiss Eric Genske Terry Sutorik Vince Salerno
No 32 14 7 6 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
Yds 929 169 82 93 46 42 37 12 10 12 11 6
Avg 29.0 12.1 11.7 15.5 15.3 21.0 18.5 6.0 5.0 12.0 11.0 6.0
TD 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SCORING Paul Sica Scott Jacobs Mike Schmelzer Jim Shields Mike Weiss Mike Janssen Vince Salerno Myron Maurer Lance O'Donnell
TD 16 14 11 0 2 1 1 1 1
1-PAT 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 0 0
2-PAT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FG 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
KICKING Jim Shields
FGM 5
FGA 10
XPM 38
XPA 44
PUNTING Jim Shields
No 39
Yds 1470
Avg 37.7
KICK RETURNS Scott Jacobs Mike Schmelzer
No 9 4
Yds 314 52
Avg 34.8 13.0
TD 2 0
PUNT RETURNS Scott Jacobs Mike Schmelzer
No 16 17
Yds 148 134
Avg 9.3 7.9
TD 0 0
TD 13 0 0 0
Int 6 0 0 0
Saf Pts 0 96 0 84 0 66 0 53 0 12 1 8 0 6 0 6 0 6
DEFENSE Paul Sica Steve Heinlein Troy Reinert Neil Wilson Neil Enciso Mike Weiss Jim Frank Mike Schmelzer Mike Janssen Scott Jacobs Scott Jackson Lance O'Donnell Vince Salerno Tom Wanless Dale Poellet Matt Schmitzer Steve Dengler Rich Harms Terry Sutorik John Andrews Greg Myers Steve Zucker Brad Schultz Eric Genske Bill Makl Chad Larges Bill Bourdon Kris Socia Jim Shields Todd Lindow Chris Bush J.T. Mayer
Tackles 113 105 77 77 70 69 64 61 57 50 35 33 13 11 11 10 10 9 8 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Pts Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING ATT-YARDS Avg. Per Rush Avg. Per Game TD's Rushing PASS ATT-COMP-INT PASSING YARDS Avg. Per Catch Avg. Per Game TD's Passing TOTAL NET YARDS Total Plays Avg. Per Play Avg. Per Game PUNTING NO-AVG FUMBLES LOST 3RD-DOWN CONVER. Conversion Pct. 4TH-DOWN CONVER. Conversion Pct.
TFL 5 14 16 2 3 6 2 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sacks 0 5 11 2 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EAGLES 337 28.1 148 90 47 11 467-2143 4.6 178.6 31 146-73-6 1449 19.8 120.8 13 3592 613 5.9 299.3 39-37.7 N/A 48-116 0.414 11-18 0.611
Int 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 1 6 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fum Rec 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OPP. 109 9.1 134 82 37 15 364-1575 4.3 131.3 9 167-62-26 848 13.7 70.7 4 2423 531 4.6 201.9 N/A 8 48-140 0.343 8-25 0.320
1987
Game Summaries
Frankenmuth Football nd
FRANKENMUTH 21 - VASSAR 7: The Eagles took on rival Vassar and came away with a 21-7 win. In the 2 quarter, Mike Schmelzer gave the Eagles the lead st rd scoring on a 9-yard run. With a minute remaining in the 1 half, Vassar scored on a 46-yard pass play to make the score 7-7 at the half. In the 3 quarter, Paul Sica scored from 13-yards out and Jim Shield's PAT gave the Eagles a 14-7 lead. Mike Weiss capped a 72-yard drive with a 1-yard run. Sica amassed 216 yards rushing, as Frankenmuth rushed for 331 yards. The Eagle defense had 13 sacks in the game as Steve Heinlein led in tackles with 13. st
FRANKENMUTH 28 - BULLOCK CREEK 0: Bullock Creek traveled to Frankenmuth and went home 28-0 losers. Mid way through the 1 quarter, Myron Maurer found Scott Jacobs for a 43-yard touchdown and a series later, Maurer again hooked up with Jacobs for a TD pass. Paul Sica scored on a 2-yard run late in the 2nd quarter. At the start of the 4th quarter, Vince Salerno scored on a 1-yard run and Jim Shields kicked his 4th PAT of the game to give the Eagles the victory. Sica paced the defense with 13 tackles. FRANKENMUTH 27 - BIRCH RUN 0: The Eagles put together their second straight shutout by blanking Birch Run 27-0. The Eagles scored on a 10-yard run by Paul Sica to cap a 77-yard drive. With 33 seconds left in the half, Sica scored again on a 3-yard run as the Eagles took a 13-0 halftime lead. Sica added a third score rd in the 3 quarter and Shields added the PAT. Mike Schmelzer tallied the final score, a 15-yard run, completing a 13- play drive. The Eagles totaled 303 total offense, with 200 yards coming on the ground. FRANKENMUTH 31 - MILLINGTON 20: Frankenmuth held on for a 31-20 win over Millington. The Eagles scored on their second possession as Paul Sica st scored from 4-yards at the 4:53 mark of the 1 quarter, but the PAT was missed. Myron Maurer connected with Scott Jacobs for two TD strikes of 35 and 20 yards before halftime. The Eagles increased their lead to 24-0 in the third quarter when Sica scored on a 25-yard gallop. Millington got on the scoreboard after an interception, scoring on a 1-yard run and a 2-point conversion. Millington scored again on a 1-yard run to narrow the Eagles lead to 24-14. With 2:14 remaining in the game, the Cardinals scored on a 17-yard pass play to narrow the score to 24-20. Millington got the ball back for one last drive, but Sica intercepted the pass and then scored with :10 seconds remaining on a 5-yard run to seal the victory. Sica ended up with 114 yards rushing on 19 attempts while Maurer tossed for 162 yards passing. Steve Heinlein led the defense with 12 tackles. FRANKENMUTH 30 - HEMLOCK 0: The Eagles ran their record to 5-0 with a 30-0 shutout victory over Hemlock. Frankenmuth scored on a Jim Shields 30-yard field goal on its first series of the game. The only other 1st half score came when Mike Janssen broke through to tackle the Huskies running back in the end zone for a safety, as the Eagles took a 5-0 lead at the half. Scott Jacobs began the 2nd half with a 78-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and Shields added the PAT to up the rd th score to 12-0. Paul Sica's interception setup a 3-yard run by Mike Schmelzer late in the 3 quarter. Schmelzer added a 4 quarter scoring run and Lance O'Donnell intercepted a Hemlock pass on the final play of the game and returned 16-yard for a touchdown. Sica lead the Eagle rushers with 76 yards and Myron Maurer was 10 of 15 passing for 128 yards. Steve Heinlein was the leading tackler with 9 tackles. FRANKENMUTH 45 - CARROLLTON 6: Frankenmuth remained unbeaten with a 45-6 victory over Carrollton. After a Mike Schmelzer interception, Paul Sica scored from 1-yard andst added a 5-yard run as the Eagles took a 14-0 1st quarter lead. Four minutes into the 2nd quarter, Scott Jacobs scored on a 47-yard reverse. Schmelzer ended the 1 half scoring with a 6-yard run as the Eagles lead 28 0 at the half. Sica added another score in the third quarter on a 59-yard run and Jim th Shields kicked a 27-yard field goal upping the total to 38-0. Myron Maurer ended the Eagle scoring with a 1-yard run and Shields added his 6 PAT of the game. Carrollton ended the shutout bid with a 1-yard scoring run. Sica added 115 yards rushing and Steve Heinlein lead the defense with 10 tackles. The Eagles held Carrollton to 131 total yards offense. FRANKENMUTH 45 - ESSEXVILLE-GARBER 0: The Eagles recorded their fourth shutout of the season with a convincing 45-0 victory over Garber. Mike Schmelzer opened the scoring for the Eagles scoring on a 4-yard run and Shields would add the first of his six PAT's for the game. Shields would up the score to 10-0 nd on a 28-yard field goal. Early in the 2 quarter, Myron Maurer hooked up with Scott Jacobs on a 70-yard pass play for six points. With four minutesth remaining in the half, Schmelzer added his second score on a 2-yard run. In the third quarter, Schmelzer added another TD on an 11-yard run. Paul Sica added two 4 quarter scores on runs of 6 and 5 yards. Eagle rushers totaled 227 yards rushing and Myron Maurer completed 8 of 14 passes for 200 yards, with Jacobs receiving seven receptions for 197 yards. Steve Heinlein recorded 10 tackles and Schmelzer added 9 tackles. FRANKENMUTH 37 - SWAN VALLEY 8: Frankenmuth clinched the Tri-Valley Conference Championship with a 37-8 victory over Swan Valley. Scott Jacobs took the opening kickoff 93-yards for a touchdown and Jim Shields added the PAT as the Eagles took an early 7-0 lead. Myron Maurer threw a TD strike to Jacobs for the Eagles second score and Shields added a 41-yard field goal as the Eagles lead 17-0 at the half. Frankenmuth added a third quarter score on Paul Sica's 7-yard run th and added two 4 quarter scores on Mike Weiss 3-yard run and Sica's run. With :43 remaining in the game, Swan Valley added their lone score on a 50-yard pass play. Frankenmuth had 304 yards offense to the Vikings 161 yards. Sica lead the rushers with 96 yards. FRANKENMUTH 28 - CARO 6: The Eagles ended the regular season with a 28-6 win over Caro. After a Neil Wilson interception, the Eagles scored first on a 37yard pass play from Myron Maurer to Scott Jacobs in the first quarter. Maurer connected with Mike Janssen late in the first quarter on a 27-yard pass play to up the Eagle lead to 14-0. thMaurer added his third TD pass of the 1st half, connecting with Jacobs on a 44-yard TD pass. Caro scored its lone TD late in the third quarter on a 1-yard run. In the 4 quarter, Maurer connected with Jacobs for a third time for an 84-yard TD strike. Jim Shields added his fourth PAT for the 28-6 final. Maurer completed four passes, all for touchdowns for 192 yards, with Jacobs catching three receptions for 165 yards. FRANKENMUTH 28 - CHEBOYGAN 21: The Eagles, in their first post-season contest, traveled to Cheboygan and defeated the Chiefs 28-21. Cheboygan scored first at the 7:16 mark of the 1st quarter on a 1-yard run to take an early 7-0 lead. After punter Jim Shields pinned Cheboygan deep in their own territory, Cheboygan punted and Mike Weiss partially blocked the punt and the Eagles took over on the 12-yard line and Paul Sica scored on the first play and Shields PAT tied the game at 7-7 late in the quarter. After Steve Heinlein blocked another Cheboygan punt, Myron Maurer connected with Scott Jacobs on an 18-yard TD pass mid way through the nd 2 quarter. Cheboygan tied the score on a 1-yard run. The Eagles regained the lead on Maurer's TD pass to Mike Schmelzer, but with no time remaining, Cheboygan tied the score at 21-21 at the half. Frankenmuth scored the game-winning points at the 3:23 mark of the third quarter as Schmelzer scored on nda 22-yard jaunt. Lance O'Donnell's interception was the key motivator in the score. With :13 seconds remaining in the game, O'Donnell sealed the victory with his 2 interception of the game. Cheyboygan out gained the Eagles 297 yards to 227 yards. Sica led the defense with 15 tackles while Mike Janssen added 10 tackles. Neil Wilson and Steve Heinlein each had 9 tackles and Heinlein recorded two sacks. FRANKENMUTH 10 - CHESANING 0: The Eagles traveled to Alma College and captured their first ever Regional Championship with a 10-0 victory over st Chesaning. Frankenmuth got two 1 quarter turnovers on Mike Schmelzer's fumble recovery and Scott Jacobs's interception to set up Jim Shields’ 25-yard field goal. After the Eagle defense stopped Chesaning again, Myron Maurer connected with Scott Jacobs on a 79-yard TD play to give the Eagles the final 10-0 score. Chesaning threatened three times in the second half, only to be denied each time. Mike Schmelzer intercepted a pass in the end zone to end one threat. Paul Sica contributed 10 tackles while Mike Janssen added nine and Mike Weiss and Steve Heinlein recorded seven each. Maurer collected 142 yards passing, going 6 of 9, with Jacobs hauling in three catches for 110 yards. GRAND RAPIDS CAHTOLIC CENTRAL 41 - FRANKENMUTH 7: Frankenmuth was eliminated from the playoffs with a 41-7 loss to Grand Rapids Catholic st Central. After a scoreless 1 quarter, Grand Rapids took the lead on a blocked punt and recovered in the end zone for their first score. Grand Rapids added a 9-yard th TD pass as they took a 14-0 lead into the half. Central would break the game open with three third quarter scores, each after a turnover. In the 4 quarter, Frankenmuth got on the scoreboard on Mike Schmelzer's 2-yard run. Central scored their final score with :15 seconds remaining in the game. Maurer ended up 8 of 22 passing for 92 yards. Jim Frank collected five catches for 56 yards. Neil Enciso had nine tackles and Neil Wilson contributed 8 tackles.
Frankenmuth Football
Head Coach: Asst. Coaches:
Ralph Munger Harry Weston, O.J. Jammer Jeff Reinbold, B.J. Michalski
Overall Record: 11-1 Tri-Valley Record: 7-0 (1st Place) Tri-Valley Champs Class B Regional Champs Tuscola Advertiser Area Champs
1987 FRANKENMUTH FOOTBALL ROSTER Lance O'Donnell Richard Harms Jim Shields Scott Jackson Myron Maurer John Andrews Tom Wanless Dale Jammer Paul Sica Matt Schmitzer Scott Jacobs Steve Dengler Mike Weiss Tom Weaver Mike Schmelzer Dave Corrion Vince Salerno Dale Poellet Terry Sutorik Eric Genske Neil Wilson Bill Bourdon Matt Rappley Gary Kerr Chad Vance Brian Rohde Neil Enciso Peter VanderHaar J.T. Mayer
SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR
Mike Zoellner Steve Heinlein Greg Myers Zach Zeilinger Kris Socia William Makl Chad Larges Troy Reinert Brad Schultz Jim Frank Steve Zucker Todd Lindow Chris Bush Mike Janssen Jeff Gregus
JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR JR JR
OPPONENT VASSAR BULLOCK CREEK at Birch Run at Millington HEMLOCK at Carrollton ESSEXVILLE-GARBER at Swan Valley CARO at Cheboygan Chesaning * Grand Rapids C.C. * * @ Alma College
W W W W W W W W W W W L
SCORE 21-07 28-00 27-00 31-20 30-00 45-06 45-00 37-08 28-06 28-21 (PO) 10-00 (PO) 07-41 (PO)
1987 TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE STANDINGS FRANKENMUTH 7-0 Swan Valley 5-2 Millington 5-2 Essexville-Garber 4-3 Carrollton 3-4 Birch Run 2-5 Bullock Creek 1-6 Hemlock 1-6
1987
Statistics
Frankenmuth Football RUSHING Paul Sica Mike Schmelzer Mike Janssen Vince Salerno Mike Weiss Scott Jacobs Kris Socia Brian Rohde Todd Lindow Troy Reinert Greg Myers Myron Maurer
Att 173 94 20 68 36 9 12 18 1 1 1 34
Yds 966 459 271 259 168 54 47 30 0 0 -3 -108
Avg 5.6 4.9 13.5 3.8 4.7 6.0 3.9 1.7 0.0 0.0 -3.0 -3.2
TD 16 10 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
PASSING Myron Maurer Dave Corrion Rich Harms Paul Sica
Att 136 7 2 1
Comp 70 2 1 0
Pct 0.52 0.29 0.500 0.000
Yds 1422 15 12 0
RECEIVING Scott Jacobs Jim Frank Mike Janssen Mike Schmelzer Scott Jackson Paul Sica Troy Reinert Tom Wanless Mike Weiss Eric Genske Terry Sutorik Vince Salerno
No 32 14 7 6 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
Yds 929 169 82 93 46 42 37 12 10 12 11 6
Avg 29.0 12.1 11.7 15.5 15.3 21.0 18.5 6.0 5.0 12.0 11.0 6.0
TD 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SCORING Paul Sica Scott Jacobs Mike Schmelzer Jim Shields Mike Weiss Mike Janssen Vince Salerno Myron Maurer Lance O'Donnell
TD 16 14 11 0 2 1 1 1 1
1-PAT 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 0 0
2-PAT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FG 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
KICKING Jim Shields
FGM 5
FGA 10
XPM 38
XPA 44
PUNTING Jim Shields
No 39
Yds 1470
Avg 37.7
KICK RETURNS Scott Jacobs Mike Schmelzer
No 9 4
Yds 314 52
Avg 34.8 13.0
TD 2 0
PUNT RETURNS Scott Jacobs Mike Schmelzer
No 16 17
Yds 148 134
Avg 9.3 7.9
TD 0 0
TD 13 0 0 0
Int 6 0 0 0
Saf Pts 0 96 0 84 0 66 0 53 0 12 1 8 0 6 0 6 0 6
DEFENSE Paul Sica Steve Heinlein Troy Reinert Neil Wilson Neil Enciso Mike Weiss Jim Frank Mike Schmelzer Mike Janssen Scott Jacobs Scott Jackson Lance O'Donnell Vince Salerno Tom Wanless Dale Poellet Matt Schmitzer Steve Dengler Rich Harms Terry Sutorik John Andrews Greg Myers Steve Zucker Brad Schultz Eric Genske Bill Makl Chad Larges Bill Bourdon Kris Socia Jim Shields Todd Lindow Chris Bush J.T. Mayer
Tackles 113 105 77 77 70 69 64 61 57 50 35 33 13 11 11 10 10 9 8 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Pts Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING ATT-YARDS Avg. Per Rush Avg. Per Game TD's Rushing PASS ATT-COMP-INT PASSING YARDS Avg. Per Catch Avg. Per Game TD's Passing TOTAL NET YARDS Total Plays Avg. Per Play Avg. Per Game PUNTING NO-AVG FUMBLES LOST 3RD-DOWN CONVER. Conversion Pct. 4TH-DOWN CONVER. Conversion Pct.
TFL 5 14 16 2 3 6 2 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sacks 0 5 11 2 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EAGLES 337 28.1 148 90 47 11 467-2143 4.6 178.6 31 146-73-6 1449 19.8 120.8 13 3592 613 5.9 299.3 39-37.7 N/A 48-116 0.414 11-18 0.611
Int 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 1 6 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fum Rec 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OPP. 109 9.1 134 82 37 15 364-1575 4.3 131.3 9 167-62-26 848 13.7 70.7 4 2423 531 4.6 201.9 N/A 8 48-140 0.343 8-25 0.320
1987
Game Summaries
Frankenmuth Football nd
FRANKENMUTH 21 - VASSAR 7: The Eagles took on rival Vassar and came away with a 21-7 win. In the 2 quarter, Mike Schmelzer gave the Eagles the lead st rd scoring on a 9-yard run. With a minute remaining in the 1 half, Vassar scored on a 46-yard pass play to make the score 7-7 at the half. In the 3 quarter, Paul Sica scored from 13-yards out and Jim Shield's PAT gave the Eagles a 14-7 lead. Mike Weiss capped a 72-yard drive with a 1-yard run. Sica amassed 216 yards rushing, as Frankenmuth rushed for 331 yards. The Eagle defense had 13 sacks in the game as Steve Heinlein led in tackles with 13. st
FRANKENMUTH 28 - BULLOCK CREEK 0: Bullock Creek traveled to Frankenmuth and went home 28-0 losers. Mid way through the 1 quarter, Myron Maurer found Scott Jacobs for a 43-yard touchdown and a series later, Maurer again hooked up with Jacobs for a TD pass. Paul Sica scored on a 2-yard run late in the 2nd quarter. At the start of the 4th quarter, Vince Salerno scored on a 1-yard run and Jim Shields kicked his 4th PAT of the game to give the Eagles the victory. Sica paced the defense with 13 tackles. FRANKENMUTH 27 - BIRCH RUN 0: The Eagles put together their second straight shutout by blanking Birch Run 27-0. The Eagles scored on a 10-yard run by Paul Sica to cap a 77-yard drive. With 33 seconds left in the half, Sica scored again on a 3-yard run as the Eagles took a 13-0 halftime lead. Sica added a third score rd in the 3 quarter and Shields added the PAT. Mike Schmelzer tallied the final score, a 15-yard run, completing a 13- play drive. The Eagles totaled 303 total offense, with 200 yards coming on the ground. FRANKENMUTH 31 - MILLINGTON 20: Frankenmuth held on for a 31-20 win over Millington. The Eagles scored on their second possession as Paul Sica st scored from 4-yards at the 4:53 mark of the 1 quarter, but the PAT was missed. Myron Maurer connected with Scott Jacobs for two TD strikes of 35 and 20 yards before halftime. The Eagles increased their lead to 24-0 in the third quarter when Sica scored on a 25-yard gallop. Millington got on the scoreboard after an interception, scoring on a 1-yard run and a 2-point conversion. Millington scored again on a 1-yard run to narrow the Eagles lead to 24-14. With 2:14 remaining in the game, the Cardinals scored on a 17-yard pass play to narrow the score to 24-20. Millington got the ball back for one last drive, but Sica intercepted the pass and then scored with :10 seconds remaining on a 5-yard run to seal the victory. Sica ended up with 114 yards rushing on 19 attempts while Maurer tossed for 162 yards passing. Steve Heinlein led the defense with 12 tackles. FRANKENMUTH 30 - HEMLOCK 0: The Eagles ran their record to 5-0 with a 30-0 shutout victory over Hemlock. Frankenmuth scored on a Jim Shields 30-yard field goal on its first series of the game. The only other 1st half score came when Mike Janssen broke through to tackle the Huskies running back in the end zone for a safety, as the Eagles took a 5-0 lead at the half. Scott Jacobs began the 2nd half with a 78-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and Shields added the PAT to up the rd th score to 12-0. Paul Sica's interception setup a 3-yard run by Mike Schmelzer late in the 3 quarter. Schmelzer added a 4 quarter scoring run and Lance O'Donnell intercepted a Hemlock pass on the final play of the game and returned 16-yard for a touchdown. Sica lead the Eagle rushers with 76 yards and Myron Maurer was 10 of 15 passing for 128 yards. Steve Heinlein was the leading tackler with 9 tackles. FRANKENMUTH 45 - CARROLLTON 6: Frankenmuth remained unbeaten with a 45-6 victory over Carrollton. After a Mike Schmelzer interception, Paul Sica scored from 1-yard andst added a 5-yard run as the Eagles took a 14-0 1st quarter lead. Four minutes into the 2nd quarter, Scott Jacobs scored on a 47-yard reverse. Schmelzer ended the 1 half scoring with a 6-yard run as the Eagles lead 28 0 at the half. Sica added another score in the third quarter on a 59-yard run and Jim th Shields kicked a 27-yard field goal upping the total to 38-0. Myron Maurer ended the Eagle scoring with a 1-yard run and Shields added his 6 PAT of the game. Carrollton ended the shutout bid with a 1-yard scoring run. Sica added 115 yards rushing and Steve Heinlein lead the defense with 10 tackles. The Eagles held Carrollton to 131 total yards offense. FRANKENMUTH 45 - ESSEXVILLE-GARBER 0: The Eagles recorded their fourth shutout of the season with a convincing 45-0 victory over Garber. Mike Schmelzer opened the scoring for the Eagles scoring on a 4-yard run and Shields would add the first of his six PAT's for the game. Shields would up the score to 10-0 nd on a 28-yard field goal. Early in the 2 quarter, Myron Maurer hooked up with Scott Jacobs on a 70-yard pass play for six points. With four minutesth remaining in the half, Schmelzer added his second score on a 2-yard run. In the third quarter, Schmelzer added another TD on an 11-yard run. Paul Sica added two 4 quarter scores on runs of 6 and 5 yards. Eagle rushers totaled 227 yards rushing and Myron Maurer completed 8 of 14 passes for 200 yards, with Jacobs receiving seven receptions for 197 yards. Steve Heinlein recorded 10 tackles and Schmelzer added 9 tackles. FRANKENMUTH 37 - SWAN VALLEY 8: Frankenmuth clinched the Tri-Valley Conference Championship with a 37-8 victory over Swan Valley. Scott Jacobs took the opening kickoff 93-yards for a touchdown and Jim Shields added the PAT as the Eagles took an early 7-0 lead. Myron Maurer threw a TD strike to Jacobs for the Eagles second score and Shields added a 41-yard field goal as the Eagles lead 17-0 at the half. Frankenmuth added a third quarter score on Paul Sica's 7-yard run th and added two 4 quarter scores on Mike Weiss 3-yard run and Sica's run. With :43 remaining in the game, Swan Valley added their lone score on a 50-yard pass play. Frankenmuth had 304 yards offense to the Vikings 161 yards. Sica lead the rushers with 96 yards. FRANKENMUTH 28 - CARO 6: The Eagles ended the regular season with a 28-6 win over Caro. After a Neil Wilson interception, the Eagles scored first on a 37yard pass play from Myron Maurer to Scott Jacobs in the first quarter. Maurer connected with Mike Janssen late in the first quarter on a 27-yard pass play to up the Eagle lead to 14-0. thMaurer added his third TD pass of the 1st half, connecting with Jacobs on a 44-yard TD pass. Caro scored its lone TD late in the third quarter on a 1-yard run. In the 4 quarter, Maurer connected with Jacobs for a third time for an 84-yard TD strike. Jim Shields added his fourth PAT for the 28-6 final. Maurer completed four passes, all for touchdowns for 192 yards, with Jacobs catching three receptions for 165 yards. FRANKENMUTH 28 - CHEBOYGAN 21: The Eagles, in their first post-season contest, traveled to Cheboygan and defeated the Chiefs 28-21. Cheboygan scored first at the 7:16 mark of the 1st quarter on a 1-yard run to take an early 7-0 lead. After punter Jim Shields pinned Cheboygan deep in their own territory, Cheboygan punted and Mike Weiss partially blocked the punt and the Eagles took over on the 12-yard line and Paul Sica scored on the first play and Shields PAT tied the game at 7-7 late in the quarter. After Steve Heinlein blocked another Cheboygan punt, Myron Maurer connected with Scott Jacobs on an 18-yard TD pass mid way through the nd 2 quarter. Cheboygan tied the score on a 1-yard run. The Eagles regained the lead on Maurer's TD pass to Mike Schmelzer, but with no time remaining, Cheboygan tied the score at 21-21 at the half. Frankenmuth scored the game-winning points at the 3:23 mark of the third quarter as Schmelzer scored on nda 22-yard jaunt. Lance O'Donnell's interception was the key motivator in the score. With :13 seconds remaining in the game, O'Donnell sealed the victory with his 2 interception of the game. Cheyboygan out gained the Eagles 297 yards to 227 yards. Sica led the defense with 15 tackles while Mike Janssen added 10 tackles. Neil Wilson and Steve Heinlein each had 9 tackles and Heinlein recorded two sacks. FRANKENMUTH 10 - CHESANING 0: The Eagles traveled to Alma College and captured their first ever Regional Championship with a 10-0 victory over st Chesaning. Frankenmuth got two 1 quarter turnovers on Mike Schmelzer's fumble recovery and Scott Jacobs's interception to set up Jim Shields’ 25-yard field goal. After the Eagle defense stopped Chesaning again, Myron Maurer connected with Scott Jacobs on a 79-yard TD play to give the Eagles the final 10-0 score. Chesaning threatened three times in the second half, only to be denied each time. Mike Schmelzer intercepted a pass in the end zone to end one threat. Paul Sica contributed 10 tackles while Mike Janssen added nine and Mike Weiss and Steve Heinlein recorded seven each. Maurer collected 142 yards passing, going 6 of 9, with Jacobs hauling in three catches for 110 yards. GRAND RAPIDS CAHTOLIC CENTRAL 41 - FRANKENMUTH 7: Frankenmuth was eliminated from the playoffs with a 41-7 loss to Grand Rapids Catholic st Central. After a scoreless 1 quarter, Grand Rapids took the lead on a blocked punt and recovered in the end zone for their first score. Grand Rapids added a 9-yard th TD pass as they took a 14-0 lead into the half. Central would break the game open with three third quarter scores, each after a turnover. In the 4 quarter, Frankenmuth got on the scoreboard on Mike Schmelzer's 2-yard run. Central scored their final score with :15 seconds remaining in the game. Maurer ended up 8 of 22 passing for 92 yards. Jim Frank collected five catches for 56 yards. Neil Enciso had nine tackles and Neil Wilson contributed 8 tackles.
