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Kingsford remained undefeated with a 21-14 victory over Menominee on Friday at Walton Blesch Stadium, snapping a 21-game winning streak for the host Maroons.
The Flivvers improved to 8-0 overall and 6-0 in the West-PAC Copper, earning their third conference crown in four years.
Kingsford will host Marquette in their final regular season game Friday. Menominee fell to 5-1 in the conference and 7-1 overall.
"A lot of injuries to overcome and a lot of self-inflicted wounds to overcome, but don't let that take away from Kingsford being a physical football team," Maroons coach Chad Brandt told the Marinette Eagle-Herald. "We hope we get healthy and learn from it."
The Maroons, were flagged eight times for 70 yards, including a back-breaking offsides call on a fourth-down-and-1 situation late in the fourth quarter that allowed the Flivvers to stretch their possession to the final whistle, the Eagle-Herald reported.
Menominee led 14-0 early, but the Flivvers tied it before halftime on a 13-yard run by Blake Tomasoski and a 1-yard dive by Jake Lockhart.
Lockhart’s 14-yard TD on Kingsford’s first possession of the second half gave the Flivvers the lead for good. Kingsford kept the ball on the ground and clicked off the final six minutes of the game.
Lockhart finished with 25 carries for 159 yards and Tomasoski added 14 carries for 42 yards. Tomasoski was 3-of-8 passing for 27 yards.
The Flivvers held Menominee to just 44 yards on the ground, the Eagle-Herald reported, noting that with the 80th meeting between the teams the series is now even at 40 wins apiece.
Menominee closes out its regular season at Bark River-Harris on Friday.