Jefferson, Whiteford carry torch for Monroe County Region football.

Jefferson and Whiteford will carry the torch for Monroe County Region football.

Those were the only two teams to make it through district championship games on Friday, Nov. 6.

Jefferson ended Ida’s season in Division 5 and Whiteford emerged from a tremendous Division 7 battle with St. Mary Catholic Central.

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Meanwhile, Bedford and Gibraltar Carlson both bowed out in Division 2.

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A roundup of all the games follows.

DVISION 5

Jefferson 43, Ida 23

NEWPORT – Hunter Barton caught touchdown passes of 53 and 32 yards and returned an interception 80 yards for a score to lead Jefferson.

“Ida is very good,” Jefferson coach Rob Beaudrie said. “I told our team that the game would be won in the trenches and our guys played well. Our skill guys are going to do their thing, but this game came down to the offensive and defensive lines”

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Drake Jones ran for 169 yards, a touchdown and a pair of 2-point conversions.

Luke Beaudrie ran 37 yards for a TD and threw a 21-yard scoring pass to Brayden Birkmier and Ryan Roberts tossed a pair of touchdown passes after Beaudrie left the game in the first quarter after tweaking his injured knee.

Justin Crozier ran for two touchdowns and Grant Pfeiffer one for Ida, which finishes 8-3.

Jefferson (10-1) will host Summit Academy for a regional championship on Friday, Nov. 13.

DIVISION 7

Whiteford 38, SMCC 34

MONROE – Whiteford quarterback Tre Eitniear scored on a quarterback sneak with a minute left in the game and Andy Trejo added a 2-point conversion to settle a tremendous back-and-forth battle.

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“I’ve been coaching football for a long time and I’m not sure I’ve ever seen both teams play as well on either side,” Whiteford coach Todd Thieken said.

Brek Ruddy of Whiteford ran for 134 yards and two touchdowns and Eitniear finished with 107 yards on the ground and connected on 12-of-18 passes for 185 yards.

His 35-yard toss to Maddox Diesing set up the winning score and he hit George Thompson (34 yards) and Elijah Vance (5 yards) for TDs.

Deising caught 5 passes for 81 yards.

Sophomore quarterback Brady Reinhardt had a big night for SMCC, running for 269 yards and 3 touchdowns on just 9 attempts and throwing for 72 yards and a TD.

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DIVISION 2

Grosse Pointe South 42, Bedford 0

GROSSE POINTE – Bedford was shut out for the first time since Oct. 24 of last season.

“It was rough,” Bedford coach Dave Mifsud said. “We moved the ball a lot in the first half, but we really shot ourselves in the foot with uncharacteristic mistakes. It really could have been a closer game at halftime and that would have taken the pressure off the defense.”

The Mules trailed 14-0 after one quarter and 27-0 at the half.

Bedford, which finishes at 8-3, got great performances on defense from Everett Wingate (11 tackles, 2 sacks), Jaxson Lestock (7 tackles) and Alex Maples (7 tackles).

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Keagan Dixon led the offense with 68 rushing yards on 8 carries.

Livonia Franklin 17, Gibraltar Carlson 6

GIBRALTAR – Two interceptions and a fumble were costly for Gibraltar Carlson in a close game.

“It was a hard-fought game tonight against an evenly matched team,” Carlson coach Jason Gendron said. “Ultimately, we made too many mistakes and couldn’t finish, which ended our tournament run.”

Carlson’s only points came on an 8-yard pass from Austyn Lawrence to Adrian Blackmon in the fourth quarter.

The Marauders finish 10-1.

“I’m proud of how our players and coaches fought,” Gendron said. “It was another good season for the Marauders. A special thank you goes out to our seniors for everything they contributed to the program over their four years.”

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