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Davison’s Football Team is Preparing for the 2024 Season

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While most students have been relaxing on vacation, the Cards football team has been training all summer at the stadium and getting pumped for the upcoming season. They had several key losses including Carter Herriman and Buddy Banks-Williams. Last year these seniors were a major part of the team. Davison was in the final four in the state and had a killer 12-1 season.

The whole team is hyped, from Coach Weingartz to new junior quarterback Jaxson Dosh.

The team has a non-league game against the De La Salle Pilots. This will be Thursday, August 29th at Wayne State University. Last year their first game was also against the Pilots, and Cards won 31-26.

Boys Basketball season is underway!

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DAVISON (DTV) – (12/4/23) – The Horatio Williams Tip Off Classic kicked off Saturday with some big-time matchups. Head Coach Mike Wiliams led his Cardinal team out for their first matchup of the season against the reigning D2 champs the Ferndale Golden Eagles. Davison started slow going down 12-2 in the early stages of the game. The cards came back to even out the score and fight for all 4 quarters with the help of some big dunks by Junior Warren Cain, some good shooting by Junior Greg Lawson, and shifty moves by Senior TJ Coker-Cowles. Warren Cain had 12 points with 20 rebounds, Greg Lawson dropped 20 points, and TJ Coker-Cowles had 21 points with 7 steals. Davison lost their opening game with a final of 73-65. You can check out the highlights HERE and check out the cards’ UPCOMING GAMES.

Belleville vs Southfield A&T for MHSAA State Finals

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DETROIT (DTV) – (11/26/23) –The Lions stadium is full of energy as the undefeated Belleville tigers face off against the Southfield A&T warriors. You can check out the State Final Story HERE.

At 3 minutes into the game, Southfield A&T made their first touchdown of the night. The kick attempt failed, giving Southfield a starting lead of 6 points. Southfield then stuns the crowd with an extraordinary interception by DaMario Quarles who caught the ball behind his own back!

As the clock winds down for the first quarter, Belleville makes a comeback with a 16-yard touchdown. The kick attempt was good, and Belleville ended the quarter with a lead of 7-6.

The second quarter starts slow, but the Southfield warriors eventually rush 3 yards for their second touchdown of the game. They go in for a 2-point conversion after their kick attempt fails, but a flag went down and the Southfield Warriors settled for a 5-point lead.

Belleville closes the gap by 3 points as they have a successful field goal attempt. This doesn’t last, because with 13 seconds left on the clock, Southfield A&T had a stunning 13-yard pass that resulted in a touchdown. A successful 2-point attempt has them ending the quarter with a 10-point lead, 20-10!

After an entertaining halftime show, the third quarter takes a while to get rolling, with the first touchdown from Southfield at 3 minutes remaining. Their two-point attempt was successful. Belleville scored a touchdown at 1 minute remaining, and with a successful two-point attempt, both teams scored 8 points.

Excitement was in the air as the fourth quarter began. With a game so close, the lead could fall into either team’s hands with the right play. Belleville inches closer to Southfield’s lead after another touchdown.

A shocking comeback as the team climbed their way to the top with two touchdowns. Their lead doesn’t last, as Southfield takes the lead with 47 seconds left in the game! The night ends off with a magnificent last-minute victory from Southfield! The game was a nail-biter, with a close score of 34-32. Congratulations to Southfield A&T for their astonishing victory, and for putting an end to Belleville’s win streak that’s been ongoing since September 2021!

You can watch the game highlights HERE.

DTV’s Experience at Ford Field for Football State Finals

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DETROIT (DTV) – (11/26/23) – The press box smelled like popcorn and new paper. The stands were loud and full of Belleville and Southfield A&T fans alike. The sideline was bright and warm under Ford Fields stadium lights. Sunday night DTV was given the great opportunity from MHSAA to film highlights of the Division 1 Football Finals.

We began the hour-long road trip, stopping for dinner on the way to Detroit. Both vans of DTV members were bubbling with excitement to get to this game. Football finals are fun to watch themselves, but the feeling of being on the field with a camera is even better. Not to mention the view from the press box, where you can see the whole game and crowd from 7 stories up.

Trips like this connect us through our common love of sports broadcasting. Students got to record and edit highlights, announce the game, make social media posts, and write web articles (like this one!). All of this work is done right beside professional reporters.

“Even though Davison isn’t playing, I think It’s an amazing opportunity to be at Ford Field,” says junior Cooper Austin. “and I’m happy to do it with some of my best friends.”

At the end of Thanksgiving weekend, the students of DTV are very grateful to go to events like this. It brings us together and helps make the program feel like a family. We can’t wait for more trips like this in the future.

 

A look back on the DHS varsity football team’s 2023 season

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DAVISON (DTV) – (11-20-2023) – The Cardinal varsity football team was knocked out of playoffs in the semi-finals against the Belleville Tigers. But that doesn’t mean the Cards didn’t have a great season, being undefeated until their final match of the year.

For a recap of the entire season with videos, behind the scenes and more check out the rest below:

8/25 De La Salle Collegiate: Win, 31-26

Highlights:   1st half   2nd half

Full game: 1st half   2nd half

8/31 Grandville: Win, 52-21

Highlights: CLICK HERE

Full game: CLICK HERE 

9/8 Traverse City Central: Win, 49-7

Highlights: 1st half

Full game: CLICK HERE

9/15 Saginaw Heritage: Win, 37-22

Highlights: CLICK HERE

9/22 Saginaw United: Win, 63-0

Highlights: CLICK HERE

Full game: CLICK HERE

9/29 South Lyon: Win, 44-0

Highlights: CLICK HERE

10/6 Carmen-Ainsworth: Win, 50-14

Full game: 1st half   2nd half

10/13 Grand Blanc: Win, 35-21

Highlights: CLICK HERE

10/20 Lapeer: Win, 56-55

Highlights: CLICK HERE

Full game: CLICK HERE

10/27 Lapeer (Pre-District): Win, 76-35

Highlights: CLICK HERE 

The full game is available on the NFHS Network

11/3 Grand Blanc (District Finals): Win, 21-17

Highlights: CLICK HERE 

The full game is available on the NFHS Network

11/11 Rockford (Regionals): Win, 28-14

Highlights: CLICK HERE

Story: CLICK HERE

The full game is available on the NFHS Network 

11/18 Belleville (Semi-Finals): Lost, 63-21

Highlights: CLICK HERE

Story: CLICK HERE

The full game is available on the NFHS Network 

 

Winter sports are here!

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DAVISON – (DTV) – (11/21/2023) -November 13th marked the start of winter sports for most Cardinals! Here are the first upcoming games for the winter sports season:

Starting off with the boys basketball team has their first game December 2nd against Ferndale at North Farmington HS starting at 3:30 p.m. later in the day at 6 the hockey team will face off with Milford with puck drop set for 6 p.m. Three days later the girls basketball team kicks off their season on the 5th against Flint Powers Catholic in the Chargers territory. Then the boys swim and dive team has a meet December 7th against Bay City Western at Kearsley HS and finally, wrestling has their first meet December 6th at Clarkston. Neither bowling teams have their schedule out yet but we will update this article when they are out! Good luck to the teams!

The Davison Cards are on the way to the ring

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DAVISON – (DTV) – (11/13/2023) – The Davison football team is officially 2023 regional champions and is looking to make it to Ford Field.  The Cards will be heading down to Novi High School to face off back-to-back D1 state champs, the Belleville Tigers in what is being called a top 10 game in the nation. This is the first time these teams will meet. Kickoff will be at 1 pm on Saturday, November 18th. This game will determine who goes to Ford Field and the Cards are not looking to let up.

DTV will be broadcasting the game live on the NFHS network because MHSAA owns the right to playoff games. You can only watch if you have a subscription.  If you are looking to buy a ticket just head to the go fan website and look up Davison. Tickets are ten dollars.

Here is a look back at the past 3 years of both Belleville’s and Davison’s seasons:

Davison: 

2022:

  • Finished with a 9-2 record overall and 4-0 in the League, finishing 1st in the League
  • Lost against Catholic Central 44-34 in the second game of the season, and Clarkston in a rematch later in the season 49-40
  • 470 points total in the season

2021:

  • Finished with a 5-4 record overall and 3-2 in the League, finishing 3rd in the League
  • Started the season with two rough losses against Clarkston (29-26), and Catholic Central (35-14), as well as a loss against Grand Blanc (43-7) and Lapeer (38-35)
  • 303 points total in the season

2020:

  • Finished with an 11-1 record overall and 4-0 in the League, finishing 1st in the League
  • Started the season late due to the COVID-19 outbreak but was still strong coming off the 2019 State Champs win. They won every game in the season until the State Finals where the Cards lost against West Bloomfield (41-0)
  • 373 points total in the season

Belleville: 

2022:

  • Finished with a 14-0 record overall and 7-0 in the League, finishing 1st in the League
  • Undefeated the entire season Belleville played strong winning almost every game with a comfortable point gap of at least 20 points except for their games against Saline (62-44), Cass Tech (29-28, resulting in overtime), and the State Finals game against Caledonia (35-17)
  • 672 points total in the season

2021:

  • Finished with a 13-1 record overall and 6-1 in the League, finishing 1st in the League
  • Started the season strong with 2 big wins against Plymouth (62-7) and Dearborn (49-0) but their win streak took a short stop with their loss against Churchill (28-21) but followed that with winning all the games for the rest of the season
  • 592 points total in the season

2020:

  • Finished with a 9-3 record overall and 5-1 in the League, finishing 2nd in the League
  • Started the season with a loss against Stevenson (40-36), but bounced back winning the next 4 games till their next loss against Cass Tech (49-45) but continued their season with win after win until West Bloomfield knocked them out of States in their States Semi-finals by one point (35-34)
  • 640 points total in the season

 

For all the info on parking at Novi Stadium check the map below:

Davison varsity football heads into regional finals

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DAVISON (DTV) – (11/10/2023) – The Davison Cardinal Varsity  Football team is taking on the Rockford Rams Saturday, November 11th for the regional finals. The game will be at Carlson Munger Stadium at Rockford High School. Kick off is at 6PM. You can buy tickets on gofan.co for $7.

If you decide to stay home, the Rockford High School broadcasting crew will be streaming on the NFHS network. You do need a subscription to watch the game since MHSAA owns the rights to playoff games. Even though DTV will not be streaming the game, we will be active on our social media pages and will be shooting game highlights.

Here is a brief history of Rockford and Davison games:

2020 – Davison won 27-3

2010 – Rockford won 27-10

2009 – Rockford won 38-13

2008 – Rockford won 20-19

 

Fall sports playoffs recap 2023

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DAVISON (DTV) – (11/6/2023) – Here are the latest updates on some fall sports playoffs: 

Cross Country: The cross country teams were at the Michigan International Speedway on Saturday, November 4th to compete in the Cross Country State Championships

Girls: The whole girls team qualified, finishing 14th overall

 Boys: Iain Forrest was the only guy who qualified, finishing 17th overall

Paige McArdle says what it was like at the big meet! 

Varsity Football: Davison took home the District championship on Friday, November 3rd in a close game against Grand Blanc coming out with a final score of 24-17. The Cardinals remain undefeated, winning 11 games this season. They will take on the Rockford Rams Saturday, November 11th in Rams territory.

Interview with #25 Chuck Armstead over the first game of playoffs against the Lapeer Lightning

Volleyball: The lady cards took on the Flushing Raiders in their first district matchup in a tooth-and-nail game ultimately having to go into a 5th set. Davison came up short barely losing and ending their season.

Girls Swim: The girls’ swim team was at the Grand Blanc Aquatic Center on November 2nd and 4th for the SVL Girls Swim Championships. The Cards finished 3rd overall in the SVL with a score of 630.5. This is the highest finish in DHS history! They also had 16 top 8 finishes, finishing the season with 6 season bests and 21 personal best times!

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