Belleville crushes Davison to advance to Michigan state championship game: Live updates recap
Bryce Underwood is the star, but Colbey Reed took a turn in the spotlight Saturday as Belleville routed Davison to advance to the Division 1 Michigan state championship game.
Belleville throttled Northville last week in the quarterfinals, and it was more of the same Saturday as the Tigers beat Davison 63-21 in the Michigan high school football state semifinals.
Reed rushed for over 200 yards and four touchdowns on offense, and Jalen Johnson had two interceptions on defense as Belleville dominated in all phases of the game.
Next up for Belleville is the Division 1 state championship game next week at Ford Field as the Tigers seek their third consecutive state title.
Scroll down for a live-updates recap of the game.
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FINAL: Belleville 63, Davison 21
FOURTH QUARTER UPDATES
TOUCHDOWN BELLEVILLE! The running clock can't keep Colbey Reed from running for another touchdown. It's his fourth of the game — this one for 40 yards — and the Tigers lead 63-21 with 1:15 left.
And the running clock is on.
TOUCHDOWN BELLEVILLE! Bryce Underwood connects with Trey Graham and this one's officially out of hand. It's 56-21 Belleville with 4:56 left. As good as the third quarter was for Davison, that's how bad the fourth has been but worse.
INTERCEPTION! Jalen Johnson picks off Sawyer Glennie again. Belleville ball on its own 47 with 6:03 left.
TOUCHDOWN BELLEVILLE! What a run by Colbey Reed. He gets popped near the line of scrimmage but keeps going for a 63-yard touchdown run. It's 49-21 with 6:51 left.
TOUCHDOWN BELLEVILLE! Colbey Reed runs it in from 3 yards out to shift the momentum and raise Belleville's lead to 42-21. 9:42 left.
TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Defense stuffs Carter Herriman on fourth down and it's Belleville ball on the Davison 30, just over 11 minutes left.
Quarter will start with a third and 3 for Davison on its own 29. Big play to start the quarter with Belleville up 35-21.
THIRD QUARTER UPDATES
Quarter ends, Davison ball trailing by 14. Good quarter for the Cardinals to get back into the game.
Belleville gets a third-down sack of its own and the ball is back in the Tigers' hands on their own 19, 1:59 left leading 35-21.
Jaxen Clark with a big sack on Bryce Underwood to force fourth and long. Davison has it back on its own 35 with 4:14 left in the quarter.
TOUCHDOWN DAVISON! Beautiful third-down pass from Sawyer Glennie to Buddy Banks-Williams for 34 yards gets the Cardinals back in the game. 35-21 Belleville with 5:45 left. Key play of the drive was a 12-yard gain on fourth and 10.
Davison defense steps up and forces a punt (Belleville actually punts this time), and it's Cardinals ball at the Belleville 42, 9:01 left. Still 35-14.
INTERCEPTION! Jalen Johnson picks off the Sawyer Glennie pass at the Belleville 15.
Davison gets the ball first and could really use a quick start to get back in this game. Belleville goes for the jugular with an onside kick but it fails. Davison ball on the Belleville 48.
SECOND QUARTER UPDATES
Halftime is here in a game that's felt closer than the 35-14 score, but Davison has some serious work to do after the break.
TOUCHDOWN BELLEVILLE! Jeremiah Beasley scores from 5 yards out to make it 35-14 Belleville. What a turn it's been ever since that penalty on the onside kick. 12 seconds left in the half.
INTERCEPTION! Kristopher Easley picks off the screen attempt and Belleville has it on the Davison 9.
TOUCHDOWN BELLEVILLE! Underwood sneaks it in from 1 yard out after his long pass to Jalen Johnson set it up. 28-14 Belleville with 54 seconds left.
Bryce Underwood with an impressive run on third and long. Belleville into Davison territory, less than 2 minutes remaining.
Davison penalty nullifies a recovered onside kick. Cardinals re-kick and it's Belleville ball on its own 36.
TOUCHDOWN DAVISON! AJ Hill runs it in from 9 yards out to trim the Belleville lead to 21-14. Carter Herriman had a huge fourth-down conversion and several chunk gains to set it up. 3:33 left in the half.
TOUCHDOWN BELLEVILLE! Bryce Underwood throws a dime to Kevin Simes on third and long to make it 21-7 Belleville. Gutsy fake punt call pays off. 8:07 left in the half.
FAKE PUNT! Jeremiah Beasley takes the snap and takes off for a big gain on fourth down. Belleville ball deep in Davison territory.
Much-needed three-and-out forced by the Davison defense. Still 14-7 Belleville, which will punt with 11:01 left in the half.
Quarter starts with a Davison punt. Belleville has it on its own 38.
FIRST QUARTER UPDATES
Big hit by Jalen Johnson on a Davison wide receiver breaks up the pass and forces a fourth down for the Cardinals to end the quarter.
TOUCHDOWN BELLEVILLE! Colbey Reed finds a hole and takes off for a 78-yard touchdown run. Belleville back up 14-7 with 59 seconds left in the quarter.
TOUCHDOWN DAVISON! Carter Herriman barrels into the end zone from 5 yards out to tie the score 7-7 with 1:33 left in the quarter. Impressive answer by the Cardinals.
Third and short coming up for Davison on the Belleville 5. Cardinals chewing up most of this quarter on this drive. Only one pass on the drive, and it was a 35-yard completion from Sawyer Glennie to Jalen Edwards.
TOUCHDOWN BELLEVILLE! Jeremiah Beasley takes a short pass from Underwood and does the rest on his own for a 66-yard touchdown. It's 7-0 Belleville early.
We've kicked off at Novi High School! Bryce Underwood and Belleville start with the ball.
PREGAME READING
Davison was the perceived underdog last week against Rockford, but the Cardinals prevailed in a physical game.
Belleville enters Saturday riding a 37-game winning streak as the Tigers aim for their third consecutive state championship.
Underwood, a five-star junior quarterback who recently trimmed his college list to seven, is the star for Belleville, but the defense has been suffocating all year.
(Feature photo by Mariusz Nowak)
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-- Mike Swanson | swanson@scorebooklive.com | @sblivesports
