The Grosse Pointe South Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Roseville Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Grosse Pointe South sitting on four straight victories and Roseville on three.
Last Friday, Grosse Pointe South made easy work of L'Anse Creuse and carried off a 29-7 win. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Lancers are ranked 188th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Charlie Michelotti
| 09/19/25 vs L'Anse Creuse | 131 |
| 09/05/25 @ Romeo | 69 |
| 09/06/24 vs Romeo | 62 |
| 09/12/25 vs Utica | 49 |
| 09/27/24 vs Roseville | 47 |
Grosse Pointe South can attribute much of their success to Sam Rouleau, who rushed for 118 yards and three TDs on only 11 carries, and Charlie Michelotti, who gained 166 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Michelotti a new career-high in rushing yards (131).
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Grosse Pointe South was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 347 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Roseville). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat L'Anse Creuse North 42-0. The Panthers pushed the score to 28-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Crusaders had little chance of recovering from.
Grosse Pointe South's record is now 4-0. As for Roseville, their record now sits at 3-1.
Grosse Pointe South won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, slipping by Roseville 27-26. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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