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Last Update: 10-22-2025 

Spectator Information:

Memorial Stadium (Built 1972) Surface: Artificial turf,  RootZone 3D3 Blend system over a ProPlay pad installed by AstroTurf in 2022.
VIsitor side Capacity: 1,500 aluminum seats and aluminum base and will face the sun until it sets. Wear sunglasses and hats with brims.
Home side Capacity: 3,200 aluminum seats and concrete base.

Purchasing Tickets:  Visit the Athletic website, http://www.dewittpanthers.net/ under Event Tickets.  Fans can also go to DeWitt High School Events and Tickets at EventLink.  Do not validate tickets until instructed to do so onsite by Event Staff. Season tickets may be purchased at the High School Athletic Office.

Watching Games: Visit www.NFHSnetwork.com and search DeWitt High School. There is a subscription required. This will allow you to watch games from your easy chair. But, we'd rather have you with us at Memorial Stadium.

Listening to games: Games are on the DeWitt Panthers Network by Matt Merrifield live or recorded. Accessing the broadcast can be done by going to www.HighSchoolStreaming.com and click on DeWitt at the top.

Traffic Note: Airport Road between Herbison and Clark Road will be shut down over the next couple of months. If you typically exit I-69 at Airport Road to get to DeWitt High School, suggest using DeWitt Road exit. 

Announcer: Those of you regulars at the DeWitt home games may have noticed a different voice this season. DeWitt Football's new Stadium Announcer is Steve Goff.  Steve graduated from DeWitt in 1989 where he was class president.  Steve followed his dreams to become a broadcaster, starting at LCC, getting his first job in 1990 at WITL and after several moves in the radio industry and other media, including owning his own voiceover business, he is celebrating his 35th year in the world of broadcasting.  Steve is married to his high school sweetheart, Katie (Murray), and they are the proud parents of 5 children - Tim (27), Emma (25), Emilie (24), Abby (22) and Lily (15 and current DeWitt High School student); in addition to their 3 dogs - Luna, Freddie and Georgia.  Steve and Kate enjoy going to concerts and watching sports - especially anything Michigan State related as well as Detroit sports.  Steve's very proud of his community and is very excited for the opportunity to be behind the microphone in the press box.

Entering the high school on a perfect fall afternoon.

2024 Highlight Video A must see for Panther Fans.    Enjoy other DeWitt Panther Football videos.

Note: Kickoff for Friday's game at Lansing Everett is at 6:00. Gates will open at 5:30.

DeWitt, MI (10/20/2025): The DeWitt Panthers will play their final game of the 2025 regular season this Friday evening at Lansing Everett in a 6:00pm kickoff. With a win, DeWitt will capture the 2025 CAAC Blue championship outright. Right now, they have a share of the 34th conference title and 21st in Rob Zimmerman's 27th year.

Lansing Everett and DeWitt first played in a pair of CAAC crossover games in 2011 and 2012. DeWitt won the 2011 game 48-7 with Panther QB Ryan Weiber rushing for 142 yards and 3 TDs and Brian Moore rushed for 3 TDs.

In 2012 at Everett, Panther sophomore QB Jacob Johnson broke his hand when hitting a Viking helmet as he followed through on a pass. Everett won that game 38-10 and went onto finish the regular season 9-0 but lost the first district game 10-6 to East Lansing.

The two schools started playing in the same CAAC division in 2018 when DeWitt joined the CAAC Blue and have played every season since except the 2020 season when Lansing schools did not have sports due to Covid and 2022 when Everett did not have enough players. DeWitt has won six of the seven games against Everett.

Jaleel Canty coaches the Vikings and also played in the 2011-12 games against DeWitt. This season, the Vikings started 4-0 then lost three games to Grand Blanc, Grand Ledge and East Lansing before righting themselves with a win last week against Holt. In the first four victories,  Everett super-back Javari Funches surpassed the 1,000 yard mark in rushing. Having a sprained ankle in the loss to East Lansing, he bounced back last week with 183 yards on 29 carries and two TDs in a win over Holt including the game winner with just under a minute to play. Last season, the Panthers were able to contain Funches with 18 carries and 74 yards. However, Everett has many dangerous play makers to compliment Funches.  

He will be the best back DeWitt has seen this season.

Okemos, MI (10/17/2025):  The DeWitt Panthers defeated the Okemos Wolves at Okemos Friday evening, 51-0. With the victory, the Panthers will assured themselves of at least a tie of the CAAC Blue division championship. It was a picture perfect evening for football with the temperatures dipping into the upper 50s.

The Panthers scored on all possessions except the end of the half and end of the game. On the Wolves initial drive, they did creep into Panther territory but Lucas Brandell jumped on an Okemos fumble to get the Panther offense onto the field. Playing a conservative offense, the Panther offense drove 60 yards in 7 plays to take the lead with 8:00 minutes to play in the opening quarter on a Channing Ridley 12 yard run off tackle. Trav Moore punched in a two point conversion to make it 8-0 DeWitt. Okemos turned their second possession over on downs and DeWitt had 51 yards to cover and they did in 9 plays. Tyler Bayshore took the last three plays to score on a one yard run. On a fumbled snap, Brandell tossed the ball to Cooper Chambers for the 2 point conversion to make it 16-0, still in the first.

Early in the second quarter, a 25 yard run by Moore set up another Bayshore TD, this time 7 yards. Finally Vincent Rose got to kick an extra point and it was good. The next Okemos possession ended up a touchdown... for DeWitt. Forcing a punt by Okemos, Landon Kurncz scooped up the ball at the DeWitt 29 and with several good blocks, expecially by Jadon Bender, he returned the punt 71 yards for the TD.

The following drive by Okemos took a shade over four minutes, yet yielded one first down and 5 net yards thanks to a sack by Luke Nolen and DeWitt took over on downs at 2:46 of the second quarter. On a 4th and 10 from the Wolves 30, Ridley not only made up the 10 yards for a first down, he kept going and scored on a 30 yard run to close out the scoring in the first half. DeWitt led 37-0.

The third quarter DeWitt took the ball 66 yards in five plays with Ridley closing out his night with a 61 yard end run and when he turned the corner, he was Full Throttle. Okemos had two drives in the 4th with both ending in turnover on downs. Those drives were sandwiched between a 50 yard 10 play drive with Donovan Hillard blasting in from the 2 yard line.

Blake Burke led Okemos with 12 of 16 passing for 89 yards. Isaiah Cohoon was 3 of 7 for 53 yards, with a combined 15 of 25 for 142 yards. Xavier Ford had five catches for 71 yards. The rushing game for Okemos only yielded 19 yards.

DeWitt ended up with 410 yards of offense on 36 carries. Ridley continues to get better each week and carried the ball 6 times for 145 yards and 3 TDs. Moore ran the ball 10 times for 103 yards, Bayshore ended the night with 45 yards and 8 carries, two of them for TDs.

Rose was 5 of 5 on extra points.

Cooper Chambers led the Panther defense with 8 tackles, Trevor Preston had six as did Miller Wing. Bender had four tackles and a sack and Nolen and Noah Deneen had a sack as well.

Next week, the Panthers will travel to Lansing Everett for a 5:00 kickoff. We will get to see one of the area's best running back in Javari Funches who has 1,700 yards rushing on the season.

Shots of the Week
Zimm holds court	Text book tackle, Brayden Breath taking	"Hold on, Dekan, help is on the way"
We could not decide on the best shot, so here are four. Thanks, Nick Have you checked out all of the great pictures from this season?
We are still looking for someone to take pictures at the Freshmen and JV games. Contact us at info@DeWittFootball.org if you would like to volunteer.

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