Adrian (6-4) is coming off of a 27-20 overtime victory over Grosse Ile while Milan (9-1) beat Monroe Jefferson 27-22 last week. These two teams met in week one with Milan winning 27-13.
The Maples surprised 8-1 Grosse Ile last week with a diverse offense and a quick defense. Adrian has a solid core of seniors that is led offensively by QB Tyler Shephard. Freshman Antwan Ficklin Jr. has proven to be an impact player.
Milan faced a stiff test against Jefferson last week. The Big Red stars made their presence felt as senior Demetrius Barnes and Trace Lindeman had big games along with freshman defensive phenom Tristen Hines.
This should be a great game. I caught the 2nd half of the first game earlier this season. The is a favorable matchup for both teams and is most likely a pick’em game. Pick: Milan 28 Adrian 26
Gary’s Pick: Milan 28 Adrian 21
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FR parent Good Luck Milan
Good luck Milan.
Best of luck Milan! Our Bear family will be in the stands cheering you on!!
Agreed. Let's pack the place tonight!
Good luck Big Reds!
Hope to see a big crowd tonight. Milan will play their tales off, they want it pretty bad. Hope it's injury free and a great game. Good luck to Adrian.
See ya at the game!
FWIW, Mick McCabe lists Milan as his Division 4 Dark Horse team:
http://usatodayhss.com/2016/high-school-football-upset-watches-dark-horses-in-district-finals
"Dark horse: Milan. The Big Reds have a dual threat in QB Demetrius Barnes and Trace Lindeman helps with a solid running attack. They can match speed with any team in the division"
The info itself is nothing groundbreaking to us--more of an introduction to Milan to those elsewhere--but it's nice to see Milan mentioned in the big papers once in a while.
There I go, trying to sound smart again.
The fact that you guys have made the playoffs consistently and do win some of them is something to be very proud of. Many of us are not able to do that. I would be very proud of that fact. The earlier commenter who downplayed that fact and made it seem average may not know how tough it is.
The higher the playoff division, the chances of making it far increase drastically.
So making it a few rounds into the playoffs, being from down here in our neck of the woods is something to be proud of. The Country Days, The Crockets, Orchard Lake St marys , whatever, have a much bigger athletic base and attract kids that we could never get down here. SMCC did well in there playoff runs, but in the upper divisions they would not have made it either.
Good Luck Big Reds!! Represent the league well and kick some ass.
Jefferson Bears
Classy! Thank you!!
-Milan fan
Gary, I know that in the end you and I are saying similar things. Rematches are often closer than the original matchup. The 2012 Milan-Airport games are a great example of this. I remember that second game, especially, as it was absolutely frigid.
It sounds like I may have misinterpreted your earlier words:
"Rematches such as this, more times than not, have a different outcome than the first affair. My gut says pick the fiesty Bears but I am going with the Champs at home. They are the champs for a reason."
"Don't be so sure. Rematches, more often than one would think, go to the previous loser."
In my mind, I must have processed your two statements together to mean that in over 50% of rematches, the result of the contest is flipped from the result of the earlier game. To be fair, though, I wasn't the only one at the time to read your commentary this way.