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Tri-Unity ChristianNew Buffalo

Defenders
72
Bison
70

The New Buffalo (MI) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against Tri-Unity Christian (Wyoming, MI) in overtime by a score of 72-70.

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3Final
Tri-Unity Christian3208888872
New Buffalo8803288670
Final score provided by R. Arthur.
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Game Stats

Tri-Unity Christian (23-24)

Tri-Unity Christian has not entered stats for this game.

New Buffalo (23-24)

New Buffalo

Passing

#Athlete NameCAttYdsC%AvgTDIntLngQB Rate
Team Totals71490.50012.912094.3
2Ethan Lijewski (Jr)71490.50012.912094.3
New Buffalo

Rushing

#Athlete NameCarYdsAvgLng100+TD
Team Totals513957.75816
1M. Smothers (Jr)14433.11301
2Ethan Lijewski (Jr)312789.05813
6Owen Slavens (Sr)67412.34902
New Buffalo

Receiving

#Athlete NameRecYdsAvgLngTD
Team Totals79012.9201
1M. Smothers (Jr)23417.020
6Owen Slavens (Sr)111.0
20Payton Lijewski (Sr)22512.5171
33Quan Pierce (Sr)23015.016
New Buffalo

All Purpose Yards

#Athlete NameRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Team Totals3959089574
1M. Smothers (Jr)433477
2Ethan Lijewski (Jr)278278
6Owen Slavens (Sr)74189164
20Payton Lijewski (Sr)2525
33Quan Pierce (Sr)3030
New Buffalo

Total Yards

#Athlete NameRushPassRecTotal
Team Totals3959090485
1M. Smothers (Jr)433477
2Ethan Lijewski (Jr)27890368
6Owen Slavens (Sr)74175
20Payton Lijewski (Sr)2525
33Quan Pierce (Sr)3030
New Buffalo

Tackles

#Athlete NameSoloAsstTot TcklsTFL
Team Totals3294110.0
1M. Smothers (Jr)213
2Ethan Lijewski (Jr)11
3Vaughn Nikkel (Jr)114153.0
6Adam Slavens (Jr)11
6Owen Slavens (Sr)221.0
7Travion Floyd (Jr)2351.0
20Payton Lijewski (Sr)552.0
33Quan Pierce (Sr)4151.0
55Jordan Serrano (Sr)222.0
65David Nicely (Jr)22
New Buffalo

Sacks

#Athlete NameSacksYdlHurs
Team Totals2.014
33Quan Pierce (Sr)1.03
55Jordan Serrano (Sr)1.011
New Buffalo

Defensive Statistics

#Athlete NameIntInt YdsAvgPDFmb RecFR YdsCausBlk PntsBlk FGs
Team Totals5
1M. Smothers (Jr)1
6Owen Slavens (Sr)3
7Travion Floyd (Jr)1
New Buffalo

Punts

#Athlete NamePYdsAvgLngIn 20
Team Totals13131.031
2Ethan Lijewski (Jr)13131.031
New Buffalo

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#Athlete NameKO RetsYdsAvgLngP RetsYdsAvgLngFCKR Yds
Team Totals48922.33589
6Owen Slavens (Sr)48922.33589
New Buffalo

Points

#Athlete NameTDsTD PtsConvSKick PtsTot Pts
Team Totals7421052
1M. Smothers (Jr)166
2Ethan Lijewski (Jr)318422
5Keith Foust (Fr)22
6Owen Slavens (Sr)212416
20Payton Lijewski (Sr)166
New Buffalo

Touchdowns

#Athlete NameTD RushTD RecTD FRTD IRTD PRTD KORTotal
Team Totals617
1M. Smothers (Jr)11
2Ethan Lijewski (Jr)33
6Owen Slavens (Sr)22
20Payton Lijewski (Sr)11
New Buffalo

Conversions

#Athlete NameC RushC RecTotal
Team Totals55
2Ethan Lijewski (Jr)22
5Keith Foust (Fr)11
6Owen Slavens (Sr)22

Game Story

Michigan High School Football - Tri-Unity Christian held off by New Buffalo

September 22, 2023: New Buffalo, MI 49117

In Friday's league game, the New Buffalo Bison (New Buffalo, MI) football team tipped the visiting Tri-Unity Christian Defenders (Wyoming, MI), by a score of 52-50.

The Bison (4-1) will now prepare for their game against Our Lady of the Lake Catholic (St. Joseph, MI). The Lakers come into the Southwestern Michigan II (8 Man) game with a 2-3 record. In their last game, Our Lady of the Lake Catholic got by Lee (Wyoming, MI), 38-36, in a league game.

The Defenders now sport a 2-3 record. They take the field next when they host Bloomingdale for a non-league game on Friday, September 29. Tri-Unity Christian will battle a Cardinals team coming off a 2-0 league loss to Marcellus (Marcellus, MI). The Cardinals record now stands at 0-5.

TUCHS @ New Buffalo Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 22, 2023
The New Buffalo (MI) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against Tri-Unity Christian (Wyoming, MI) in overtime by a score of 72-70.

Rankings & Records

Tri-Unity Christian (23-24)

NationalMIClass
1,2434722
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
10-04-05-04-01-01.0001.000436170

New Buffalo (23-24)

NationalMIClass
1,1103415
OverallLeagueHomeAwayWin %League %PFPA
4-52-22-22-3.444.500366332

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3Final
Tri-Unity Christian		9.68.012.42.814.78.08.043.6
New Buffalo		8.08.0032.08.08.06.040.7

Team Stat Comparison

Tri-Unity ChristianNew Buffalo
-Rushing Yards Per Game224.6
-Passing Yards Per Game98.6
-Receiving Yards Per Game98.6
-Total Yards Per Game323.1
-Tackles Per Game46.2
-Sacks Per Game1.6
-Points Per Game38.7

Team Leaders

Tri-Unity ChristianNew BuffaloNational Avg.
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Rushing Yards Per Game#2 Ethan Lijewski79.420.6
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Passing Yards Per Game#2 Ethan Lijewski98.050.5
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Receiving Yards Per Game#21 Ryder Wolnik59.717.5
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Total Yards Per Game#2 Ethan Lijewski177.436.9
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Tackles Per Game#3 Vaughn Nikkel7.42.7
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Sacks Per Game#65 David Nicely0.70.2
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Points Per Game#21 Ryder Wolnik10.72.1

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Tri-Unity Christian5-0New Buffalo3-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
8/24/23Tri-Unity ChristianMarcellus(W) 40-09/8/23New BuffaloMarcellus(L) 68-26
9/8/23LeeTri-Unity Christian(W) 28-2410/6/23LeeNew Buffalo(W) 72-28
9/15/23Our Lady of the Lake CatholicTri-Unity Christian(W) 38-229/29/23New BuffaloOur Lady of the Lake Catholic(L) 18-8
9/29/23BloomingdaleTri-Unity Christian(W) 56-208/24/23BloomingdaleNew Buffalo(W) 74-14
10/6/23Eau ClaireTri-Unity Christian(W) 14-09/15/23New BuffaloEau Claire(W) 36-20

Record Breakdown

Tri-Unity Christian (23-24)

New Buffalo (23-24)
10-0
Overall
4-5
4-0
League
2-2
5-0
Non-League
2-3
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
5-0
Common Opponent
3-2
5-0
Home
2-2
4-0
Away
2-3
1-0
Neutral
0-0
1-0
Playoff
0-0
10-0
In-State
4-5
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0