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Eisenhower Football to Tackle Detroit Cass Tech in Semifinals
Eagles will try for berth in state championship game when they face Detroit Cass Tech on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Troy Athens High School.
Eisenhower has another team to tackle in its quest for a state high school football championship.
Eisenhower will play Detroit Cass Tech on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Troy Athens High School in a Division 1 state semifinal.
If the Eagles win, they will advance to the state finals at Ford Field on Nov. 26.
Eisenhower is gunning for its fifth trip to the state championship game and its first since 2003.
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To get there, though, the Eagles must defeat a Detroit Cass Tech team that shut out Warren De La Salle 6-0 in last week’s regional finals.
The Technicians are 9-3 overall, and they are led by running back Royce Jenkins Stone, a University of Michigan recruit.
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Eisenhower, the champion of the MAC Red Division, is 11-1 overall. The Eagles defeated Walled Lake Central 38-21 last week.
State Champs TV was there to provide highlights of Ike’s triumph.
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