11/12/2025
WITH GAME FACES ON . . . Frankenmuth varsity football Head Coach Phil Martin leads his team out of the locker room and through the alcove at FHS Friday evening, November 7, to take on 9-1 Richmond in the MHSAA Division 5 District Championship game. The team always enters home field to the Johnny Cash song, “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” with just under seven minutes until kickoff. The Eagles moved to 10-1 overall with a convincing 38-6 victory over the Blue Water Area Conference champions. ‘Muth also won a Tri-Valley Conference East/8/Red Division title for the 14th straight season. Frankenmuth moves on to the MHSAA DIvision 5 Quarterfinal conest at Pontiac Notre Dame Prep High School at 7pm Friday, November 14. The Fighting Irish, led by FHS alumnus Pat Fox, is currently 9-2 overall and Notre Dame gave the Eagles their lone loss in 2024, falling in the MHSAA D-5 State Final game 42-7 at Ford Field in Detroit.
(Photo by Chip DeGrace)
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