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The Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] (Bessemer, MI) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against North Central (Powers, MI) by a score of 38-34.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
North Central	-	-	-	-	38
G (CO-OP)	-	-	-	-	34

Final score provided by N. Heikkila.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

North Central (25-26)

Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] (25-26)

North Central

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	28	34	310	.824	11.1	3	1	57	125.9
1	Ben Stage (Sr)	25	31	253	.806	10.1	3	1	57	122.1
12	Kaden Malone (Jr)	3	3	57	1.000	19.0			32	137.5

Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	2	10	12	.200	6.0	0	0	9	39.6
4	Jayden Verrett (Jr)	2	10	12	.200	6.0	0	0	9	39.6

North Central

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	31	131	4.2	35	2
1	Ben Stage (Sr)	18	83	4.6	35	2
2	Pryar LaBonte (So)	5	14	2.8	9
12	Kaden Malone (Jr)	8	34	4.3	10

Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	46	328	7.1	76	2	4
2	Owen Miljevich (Sr)	1	2	2.0	2	0
4	Jayden Verrett (Jr)	18	108	6.0	37	1
9	L. Hollenbeck (Sr)	17	173	10.2	76	1	3
23	Cory Aspinwall (Jr)	10	45	4.5	33	0	1

North Central

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	28	310	11.1	57	3
1	Ben Stage (Sr)	1	20	20.0	20
2	Pryar LaBonte (So)	6	100	16.7	57	2
12	Kaden Malone (Jr)	12	89	7.4	32
17	Riley Cretens (Jr)	5	38	7.6	12
23	Brody Mercier (Sr)	3	31	10.3	19	1
56	Myles Nehring (So)	1	32	32.0	32

Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	2	12	6.0	9
3	Cayden Harju (Jr)	2	12	6.0	9

North Central

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost
	Team Totals	2	2
2	Pryar LaBonte (So)	1	1
12	Kaden Malone (Jr)	1	1

Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	3	2	19
12	Drew Johnson (So)	1
21	Aiden Partanen (Sr)			2
23	Cory Aspinwall (Jr)	2	2
44	Henry Steiger (Sr)			5
72	Eli Hewitt (Sr)			4
75	Patrick Hokans (Sr)			8

North Central

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	131	310	121	15	560
1	Ben Stage (Sr)	83	20			103
2	Pryar LaBonte (So)	14	100	80		194
12	Kaden Malone (Jr)	34	89	32	15	153
17	Riley Cretens (Jr)		38			38
23	Brody Mercier (Sr)		31	9		40
56	Myles Nehring (So)		32			32

Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	328	12	76	5	421
2	Owen Miljevich (Sr)	2				2
3	Cayden Harju (Jr)		12			12
4	Jayden Verrett (Jr)	108		76	5	189
9	L. Hollenbeck (Sr)	173				173
23	Cory Aspinwall (Jr)	45				45

North Central

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	131	310	310	441
1	Ben Stage (Sr)	83	253	20	356
2	Pryar LaBonte (So)	14		100	114
12	Kaden Malone (Jr)	34	57	89	180
17	Riley Cretens (Jr)			38	38
23	Brody Mercier (Sr)			31	31
56	Myles Nehring (So)			32	32

Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	328	12	12	340
2	Owen Miljevich (Sr)	2			2
3	Cayden Harju (Jr)			12	12
4	Jayden Verrett (Jr)	108	12		120
9	L. Hollenbeck (Sr)	173			173
23	Cory Aspinwall (Jr)	45			45

North Central

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	31	28	59	4.0
1	Ben Stage (Sr)	4	2	6
2	Pryar LaBonte (So)	1	2	3	1.0
7	Nathan Pipkorn (Jr)	1	2	3
12	Kaden Malone (Jr)	5	7	12	2.0
17	Riley Cretens (Jr)	5	1	6
34	M. Granquist (Jr)	1	1	2
44	D. Preaseau (Sr)	2	3	5	1.0
56	Myles Nehring (So)	2	3	5
57	Cooper Raab (Jr)	10	7	17

Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	41	37	78	1.0
2	Owen Miljevich (Sr)	2	6	8
3	Cayden Harju (Jr)	12	5	17
4	Jayden Verrett (Jr)	8	3	11
5	Matthew Switzer (Sr)	1	4	5
9	L. Hollenbeck (Sr)	6	7	13
21	Aiden Partanen (Sr)	6	8	14
23	Cory Aspinwall (Jr)		3	3
44	Henry Steiger (Sr)	1		1	1.0
72	Eli Hewitt (Sr)	2		2
75	Patrick Hokans (Sr)	3	1	4

Sacks

North Central has not entered any sacks stats.

Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Hurs
	Team Totals	8
5	Matthew Switzer (Sr)	5
23	Cory Aspinwall (Jr)	2
75	Patrick Hokans (Sr)	1

North Central

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD	Fmb Rec
	Team Totals	1	1
1	Ben Stage (Sr)	1
56	Myles Nehring (So)		1

Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	PD	Fmb Rec	Caus
	Team Totals	2	3	1	1
2	Owen Miljevich (Sr)			1	1
3	Cayden Harju (Jr)	2	1
21	Aiden Partanen (Sr)		2

North Central

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	7	150	21.4	39
56	Myles Nehring (So)	7	150	21.4	39

Kickoffs

Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] has not entered any kickoffs stats.

North Central

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	3	65	21.7	28
23	Brody Mercier (Sr)	3	65	21.7	28

Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	3	70	23.3	30
3	Cayden Harju (Jr)	3	70	23.3	30

North Central

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	5	121	24.2	80	1	15	15.0	15	119
2	Pryar LaBonte (So)	1	80	80.0	80					80
12	Kaden Malone (Jr)	3	32	10.7	15	1	15	15.0	15	30
23	Brody Mercier (Sr)	1	9	9.0	9					9

Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	2	76	38.0	75	1	5	5.0	5		81
4	Jayden Verrett (Jr)	2	76	38.0	75	1	5	5.0	5		81

North Central

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	6	36	2	38
1	Ben Stage (Sr)	2	12	2	14
2	Pryar LaBonte (So)	3	18		18
23	Brody Mercier (Sr)	1	6		6

Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	5	30	4	34
3	Cayden Harju (Jr)			2	2
4	Jayden Verrett (Jr)	1	6	2	8
9	L. Hollenbeck (Sr)	3	18		18
23	Cory Aspinwall (Jr)	1	6		6

North Central

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	2	3	6
1	Ben Stage (Sr)	2		2
2	Pryar LaBonte (So)		2	3
23	Brody Mercier (Sr)		1	1

Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	4	1	5
4	Jayden Verrett (Jr)		1	1
9	L. Hollenbeck (Sr)	3		3
23	Cory Aspinwall (Jr)	1		1

North Central

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1		1
1	Ben Stage (Sr)	1		1

Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1	1	2
3	Cayden Harju (Jr)		1	1
4	Jayden Verrett (Jr)	1		1

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Game Story

Michigan High School Football - North Central sneaks past Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]

October 17, 2025: Bessemer, MI 49911

The North Central Jets football squad scored 38 points and limited the host Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] Miners to 34 in the Jets league triumph on Friday.

The Jets now sport a 6-2 record. They play next when they host Forest Park for a Great Lakes - West (8 Man) challenge on Friday, October 24. North Central will meet a Trojans squad coming off a 38-36 league loss to Ontonagon (Ontonagon, MI). The Trojans record now stands at 1-6.

The Miners (7-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Wright (Ironwood, MI). The Red Devils enter the Great Lakes - West (8 Man) challenge with a 0-3 record. In their last challenge, Wright was edged by North Central (Powers, MI), 42-0, in a league challenge.

North Central @ G (CO-OP) Football Game Info

Fri., Oct. 17, 2025 @ 6p

The Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] (Bessemer, MI) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against North Central (Powers, MI) by a score of 38-34.

Rankings & Records

North Central (25-26)

MI	Class
24	10

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
7-3	4-1	3-2	4-0	0-1	.700	.800	402	321

Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] (25-26)

MI
19

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
8-2	4-1	3-1	5-0	0-1	.800	.800	465	160

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
North Central	16.0	28.0	16.0	0	40.2
Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]	-	-	-	-	46.5

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Team Stat Comparison

North Central		Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]
197.2	Rushing Yards Per Game	263.9
174.8	Passing Yards Per Game	80.2
174.0	Receiving Yards Per Game	79.2
372.0	Total Yards Per Game	344.1
40.9	Tackles Per Game	64.7
1.2	Sacks Per Game	2.1
38.0	Points Per Game	46.5
-	Pancake Blocks	82

Team Leaders

North Central		Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]	National Avg.
#1 Ben Stage73.1	Rushing Yards Per Game	#4 Jayden Verrett127.3	11.4
#1 Ben Stage143.0	Passing Yards Per Game	#4 Jayden Verrett75.8	11.2
#17 Riley Cretens45.0	Receiving Yards Per Game	#3 Cayden Harju30.9	9.0
#1 Ben Stage219.9	Total Yards Per Game	#4 Jayden Verrett203.1	25.1
#57 Cooper Raab9.1	Tackles Per Game	#5 Matthew Switzer9.4	2.6
#21 Jacob Plunger0.2	Sacks Per Game	#5 Matthew Switzer0.9	0.2
#12 Kaden Malone11.0	Points Per Game	#9 Leland Hollenbeck15.9	1.9
-	Pancake Blocks	#44 Henry Steiger28	6

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
North Central	3-3		Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]	4-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/5/25	Norway	North Central	(L) 58-8	10/31/25	Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]	Norway	(L) 60-32
9/26/25	North Central	Wright	(W) 42-0	10/24/25	Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]	Wright	(W) 38-8
10/3/25	Lake Linden-Hubbell	North Central	(L) 52-34	10/11/25	Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]	Lake Linden-Hubbell	(W) 42-12
11/1/25	North Central	Lake Linden-Hubbell	(L) 50-28
10/10/25	Ontonagon	North Central	(W) 60-42	9/27/25	Ontonagon	Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]	(W) 60-6
10/24/25	Forest Park	North Central	(W) 50-30	10/3/25	Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield]	Forest Park	(W) 32-0

Record Breakdown

North Central (25-26)		Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] (25-26)
7-3	Overall	8-2
4-1	League	4-1
3-1	Non-League	4-0
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
3-3	Common Opponent	4-1
3-2	Home	3-1
4-0	Away	5-0
0-1	Neutral	0-1
0-1	Playoff	0-1
7-3	In-State	8-2
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0