Region 24 began with two familiar foes facing off for the third time in the 2021 season. The Reese Rockets would end up taking all three victories against the Bad Axe Hatchets, including the regional semi-final 58-53. The Bad Axe Hatchets finish the season with just three losses (all from Reese) but return their leading scorer for the 2022 campaign. Reese would advance to take on Flint Beecher in the regional final, losing on their home court.

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2021-03-30 // Bad Axe at Reese

The District 96 Final from Lakers stood up to the hype with 13 lead changes and 7 ties over the course of 32 minutes. Neither Harbor Beach or Bad Axe would lead by more than six points. A single point separated the Hatchets and Pirates entering the fourth quarter, but Bad Axe's Aaron Sowles proved to be too much to handle, ending the district final with 34 points. Bad Axe now advances to the Region 24 Semi-Final against the Reese Rockets, who accounts for their only two losses in the 2021 season.

2021-03-27 // Bad Axe vs Harbor Beach

The first semi-final game from District 96 proved to be the tail of two halves -- Harbor Beach scoring at an 85% clip in the first two quarters, with USA's Conner Gettel scoring at record pace in the second half. The Pirates would hang on to win 62-55 to advance to the District 96 Final against the Bad Axe Hatchets on Saturday, March 27.

2021-03-25 // Harbor Beach vs USA

In the District 96 Semi-Final round, Cass City picked up right where they left off on Tuesday, taking an early lead over Bad Axe. However, as the game progressed, the Hatchets took control and ended winning 58-51 to punch their ticket to the district final to take on the Harbor Beach Pirates.

2021-03-25 // Cass City vs Bad Axe

In the very first game of District 96, the host school was knocked out by a pesky Cass City Red Hawk team, led by sophomore Mike Fernald with 23 points. He would hit a three as time expired to force overtime, en route to Cass City's come-from-behind win, 48-43. The Red Hawks advanced to take on the #1 seed Bad Axe Hatchets on Thursday, March 25.

2021-03-23 // Cass City vs Lakers

In a battle for first place in the Greater Thumb West, it would take an extra four minutes of basketball to decide the winner. Reese led as many as 8 points, but the Bad Axe Hatchets would battle back countless times to tie the game, if not take the lead. After the final buzzer, Reese would take the win 82-80 (OT) and a two-game lead in the GTW standings.

2021-03-08 // Bad Axe at Reese

Listen to the final seconds of the Ubly 44, Sandusky 42 game with Levi Peruski hitting an off-balanced shot as time expired.

Extra Action // Ubly's Levi Peruski's buzzer-beater for the win

Ubly led most of the first half, but Sandusky fought back into the game to take a one-point lead entering the 4th quarter. The Bearcats would extend the lead out to 7 points with just 55 seconds left, but the Sandusky Redskins erased that deficit in just 25 seconds and tie the ball game 42-42 with 20 seconds left. After a turnover on the inbound pass with time expiring, Ubly's Levi Peruski launched a mid-range jump shot which found the bottom of the basket and gave Ubly a two-point victory, 44-42. The Bearcats extended their win streak to six games with the win, setting up for a first place battle with Harbor Beach on Saturday, March 06.

2021-03-04 // Ubly at Sandusky

Lakers extended their win-streak to three games despite nearly giving up a 10-0 lead to begin the game. After starting out the season 4-0, the Vassar Vulcans now fall to 4-3 after consecutive losses to Bad Axe, Reese and Lakers in a five-day period. The game was highlighted with Anthony Sheridan's two-hand slam midway through the fourth quarter, en route to a 64-45 Laker victory.

2021-02-25 // Vassar at Lakers

USA found their first victory on their third try of the season, improving to 1-2 overall. USA's Conner Gettel led all scorers with 11 points. Cass City struggled in their first home game in 336 days, shooting just 26% on the night (10/38). USA made 37% of their shots on 14/37 shooting.

2021-02-18 // USA at Cass City

Just one hour after all high school sports were suspended for a minimum of three weeks, Clark Ramsey, Dave Hanson and Paul P. Adams discuss the latest, and likely last, week of playoff football. Now, you can watch The Strong Side on YouTube! Just search for WLEW Sports on YouTube.com, hit subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss a moment of the most in-depth football show in all of the Thumb of Michigan!

The Strong Side // 2020-11-15

In a game that saw three scores in the first three possessions, Hemlock took an early lead 14-6 just six minutes into the game. But for the next 35 minutes of play, Cass City kept the Huskies out of the endzone and scored three straight touchdowns to take the lead. From there, the Red Hawks didn't look back and secured their second straight district championship (and second in school history!) as they defeated Hemlock 36-22. Cass City now plays at Ithaca for the regional championship.

2020-11-13 Cass City at Hemlock

After another week of playoff football, one that saw two games go into overtime, Clark Ramsey, Dave Hanson and Paul P. Adams had plenty to discuss on The Strong Side. Now, you can watch The Strong Side on YouTube! Just search for WLEW Sports on YouTube.com, hit subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss a moment of the most in-depth football show in all of the Thumb of Michigan!

The Strong Side // 2020-11-08

Cass City made it three playoff wins in a row over the Sandusky Redskins with a 14-12 overtime victory on Friday, November 06, 2020. Sandusky led at halftime 6-0 after an 11-minute drive, but the Red Hawks would tie the game in the fourth quarter forcing overtime. Cass City scored on the first play in the extra period, adding a successful two-point conversion. Sandusky scored on their second play, but was stopped at the 2yd line on the two-point conversion.

2020-11-06 Sandusky at Cass City

With all three in studio, Clark Ramsey, Dave Hanson and Paul P. Adams discuss the first week of the postseason, which included Bad Axe's first playoff victory since 1978. Now, you can watch The Strong Side on YouTube! Just search for WLEW Sports on YouTube.com, hit subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss a moment of the most in-depth football show in all of the Thumb of Michigan!

The Strong Side // 2020-11-01

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