Football Recap: Traverse City Central Takes Down Traverse City West in a Playoff Battle + How To Watch

It's playoff time, and Traverse City Central had no trouble coming through when it counted. They skirted past the Traverse City West Titans 15-13. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Trojans have posted since October 11, 2024.

Isaac Turnwald

Passer Rating (Career)

10/31/25 vs Traverse City West	145.8
08/28/25 @ Novi	137.8
10/11/24 @ Bay City Western	105.7
10/03/25 @ Midland	95.6
09/26/25 @ Dow	70.4

It was another big night for Isaac Turnwald, who rushed for 115 yards and one score, and also threw for 134 yards and one touchdown on only ten passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (145.8). Traverse City Central's leading receiver Trent Gle was Turnwald's top target yet again, picking up 91 receiving yards and one TD.

Traverse City Central has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.0 points over those games. As for Traverse City West, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.

Looking ahead, Traverse City Central will take on Muskegon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Traverse City West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.