(St. Joseph) –  The Bears looked well on their way to a victory over Lakeshore when the Bears and Lancers went to the locker rooms for halftime of Friday's rivalry game at Dickinson Stadium.  Unfortunately for the Bears the second half was a different story as Lakeshore scored 29 unanswered points as the Lancers won 39-28.

St. Joe started out strong as the Bears went on a 9 play 55 yard drive capped off by Jamaal Jackson's three yard touchdown run to give the Bears a 7-0 lead.

Lakeshore drove 63 yards to the Bears 10 yard line but the drive stalled, Ian Armstrong would kick a 27 yard field goal to cut the Bears lead to 7-3.

St. Joe would find the endzone again on their next drive as the Bears went 63 yards in 7 plays.  Jamaal Jackson would score his second touchdown of the game from 10 yards out to put the Bears up 14-3.

Lakeshore again would respond with a score on their next drive as Adam Miller's 5 yard touchdown run concluded a 7 play 53 yard drive for the Lancers to make the score 14-10 in the second quarter.

Both teams would trade punts on their next possessions.  St. Joe would go on a 6 play 87 yard drive as Jamaal Jackson scored his third straight score for a 21-10 St. Joe lead.

It didn't take the Bears long to find the endzone again after a Lakeshore punt, as Sean Guinane scored on a 56 yard touchdown run on the first play of the drive to put the Bears up 28-10 at the half.

However the second half was in the red for St. Joe, as Lakeshore used a 7 minute drive to cut the lead to 28-17 as Eric Lemon threw a 31 yard touchdown pass to Jordan Kauffman.

Lakeshore would for the Bears to punt and then use another long drive to cut the lead to 28-25 early in the fourth quarter as Nick Adams scored on a 35 yard run with Adam Miller catching Lemon's two point conversion attempt.

Another St. Joe drive ended with a punt as the Bears would continue to take costly penalties giving Lakeshore the ball back.  Lakeshore took one play to take the lead as Adam Miller would score a 68 yard run to give Lakeshore their first lead of the night at 32-28.

Lakeshore would close out the scoring and seal the win at Nick Adams scored on an 8 yard run with 90 seconds left to provide the final score of 39-28 Lakeshore.

The loss for St. Joe and the win for Lakeshore now creates a 4-way tie for the Big 16 West Division title with St. Joe, Lakeshore, Portage Central, and Portage Northern.  Ironically the four teams that lead the division will face one of the other teams that lead the division.  The division cannot be won outright, two teams will share the division title.

SCORING SUMMARY

Lakeshore        3  7 7 22 -- 39
St. Joseph      14 14 0  0 -- 28

SJ - Jamaal Jackson 3 run (Josh Akins kick)
LL - Ian Armstrong 27 field goal
SJ - Jamaal Jackson 10 run (Josh Akins kick)
LL - Adam Miller 5 run (Ian Armstrong kick)
SJ - Jamaal Jackson 7 run (Josh Akins kick)
SJ - Sean Guinane 56 run (Josh Akins kick)
LL - Jordan Kauffman 31 pass from Eric Lemon (Ian Armstong kick)
LL - Nick Adams 35 run (Adam Miller pass from Eric Lemon)
LL - Adam Miller 68 run (Ian Armstrong kick)
LL - Nick Adams 8 run (Ian Armstrong kick)

Elsewhere around the Big 16

	Niles 27, Benton Harbor 14 - Filstrup Field, Benton Harbor David Garner had one rushing touchdown and two touchdown receptions from Cameron Sly as Niles defeated Benton Harbor 27-14.  Demetric Haynes had two touchdown passes for the Tigers.
	Portage Northern 40, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 8 - McCamley Field, Portage Jack Livingston threw for 201 yards passing and two touchdowns, while Ben Hutchins had a touchdown run and touchdown reception in the Huskies 40-8 win over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix.
	Portage Central 70, Mattawan 20 - Mattawan Stadium, Mattawan Spencer Munson had 142 yards rushing on six carries and scored four touchdowns, as Portage Central blew out Mattawan 70-20.  Jeremy Renda also added two scores.  Mattawan has been outscored 125-27 in their last two games.
	Coldwater 41, Battle Creek Central 7 - Cardinal Field, Coldwater Jordan Harmon scored two touchdowns just 12 seconds apart in the second quarter to give Coldwater their second win of the season, a 41-7 decision over struggling Battle Creek Central.
	Marshall 28, Battle Creek Harper Creek 27 - 3 OT - Marshall Stadium, Marshall After Jamar Wimberly gave Marshall a 28-21 lead in the Redhawks possession in the third overtime, Harper Creek would score on a 10 yard run in the Beavers half of the third extra session, but Sean Sparrow's extra point was blocked give Marshall a 28-27 win over Harper Creek.
	Battle Creek Lakeview 42, Kalamazoo Central 28 - Spartan Memorial Stadium, Battle Creek Battle Creek Lakeview's offense used two drives of over 7 minutes to keep the Central offense off the field to break a 21-21 halftime deadlock in the Spartans 42-28 win over the Maroon Giants.
	Jackson Lumen Christi 49, Sturgis 7 - Withington Stadium, Jackson Rafe Bellers scored on a 55 yard punt return and then added a 23 yard touchdown run as Jackson Lumen Christi clinched a share of the Big 16 East Division title with a 49-7 win over Sturgis last Saturday night.