Lamphere and Madison football to play annual rival game Friday night

Madison Heights Lamphere’s football program will attempt to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2010 when the Rams play rival Madison Heights Madison at 7 p.m. Oct. 20 at Madison.

The Eagles have already secured the program’s 13th consecutive trip to the playoffs, and will head into the game at 8-0 overall and 5-0 in the Macomb Area Conference Silver Division.

Lamphere is 5-3 overall and 4-0 in the MAC Bronze. The Rams didn’t win a single game last season.

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Although teams can get into the playoffs with five wins, six is the number of victories required to automatically qualify.

With a win, Madison would go undefeated in the regular season for the first time since 2013.

The Eagles can cause problems both offensively and defensively, as they are averaging over 34 points a game, while holding opponents to 17.5 per contest.

Madison won its sixth consecutive MAC Silver championship with a 21-20 victory against Eastpointe High Oct. 14.