Last Friday night, the Varsity Football team provided an electric moment to remember, defeating Milford (for the 2nd week in a row) on essentially the last play of the game to win its MHSAA playoff opener, 28-21.

Both teams scored early in the first quarter in a high scoring 12 minutes. During the next 2 quarters, Milford seemed to have the momentum, but the game remain tied at 14-14 going into the 4th quarter. Lakeland took the lead on a 30-yard TD run by Nolin Thompson, but Milford responded with 3:00 minutes, pulling even at 21-21. That's when Lakeland mounted the game-winning drive, culminated by a 27-yard TD scamper by Trevor Tschudin, a run that ended with one second left on the clock.

Key stats for the game:
OFFENSE
Passing:
Carter Travis, 3/6 for 23 yards

Rushing:
Nolin Thompson, 13 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD
Trevor Tschudin, 12 carries, 108 yards, 2 TDs
Carter Travis, 11 carries, 29 yards, 1 TD
Brody Cutsinger 2 carries, 20 yards

Receiving:
Logan Love, 1 reception, 8 yards
Brody Cutsinger 1 reception, 9 yards
Nolin Thompson, 1 reception, 6 yards

Special teams:
Alex Caines, 4 EPs

DEFENSE:
Bo Bishop, 15 tackles, 3 sacks
Jack Schneider, 11 tackles, 2 TFLs, fumble recovery
Sean Latham, 9 tackles, INT, caused fumble
Blake Zamenski, 9 tackles
Nolin Thompson, 9 tackles
Drew Carlson, 7 tackles