It was the Chad Biggar show on offense that got the lead and then Billy Auxier sealed the deal on defense Saturday morning at Ford Field for Traverse City St. Francis who knocked off Unionville Sebewaing Area 28-14. The loss ended USA's 27-game winning streak and made St. Francis the Division 7 state champs. St. Francis finishes 13-1 on the season and head coach Josh Sellers was elated.

"When you're playing a team that's 27-0 over the last 2 years," said Sellers, "you have to get off to a good start. That was key. Our seniors were here last year as juniors. They all wanted to win it together as seniors."

Junior tailback Blake Remick opened the scoring with a 19-yard run for St. Francis and then Biggar ran off tackle 32 yards for a second quarter touchdown. Traverse City was indeed off to their good start. Senior slot back Nathan Farley then ran off left tackle for a 42-yard run and USA was behind the proverbial 8-ball for the rest of the game and St. Francis led 21-0 at halftime. The streak was looking weak.

The second half was the Billy Auxier Show, live from downtown Detroit. In the third quarter, he intercepted Central Michigan-bound USA quarterback Jordan Bitzer. In the fourth quarter, he sacked Bitzer twice on fourth and long, situations that would have given Sebewaing momentum and kept talented junior quarterback Ben Wheelock and the St. Francis offense off the field.

The biggest play from Auxier was his chase down of Bitzer on a third and long play with 5:25 left in the game that would have resulted in a fourth down for USA and kept their drive alive. Bitzer coughed up the football only to have Auxier recover the senior star quarterback's fumble. That was really the ball game right there.

"The interception was the most fun," said the senior linebacker. "I don't get many of those. But for the most part, it was just great team defense. I was in the right place at the right time."

Biggar added a three-yard run that built the Gladiator lead to 28-0. Jared Fischer's 41-yard run and Bitzer's pass to Ben Hoppe for 74 yards in the fourth quarter were touchdowns too little too late for USA.

"We played with a great deal of emotion and confidence today," said Sellers.

St. Francis had 31 carries for 269 yards on the ground with Biggar getting 132 of those yards on 14 carries. That gives you confidence and so does a 28-0 lead. Coach said it changed the gameplan. They were blocking the USA 50 front so well that even when the Patriots moved to a 40 look, they just kept running the football because it was working. If it isn't broke, don't fix it.

Wheelock only threw it three times all game. He ended his junior season with 22 touchdown passes, just five interceptions and over 800 yards in passing. Another fine 2007 quarterback in Michigan. He plays every special team but kickoff. He even has two punt returns for touchdowns this year. Wheelock is good.

St. Francis' Patrick Rigan looks like a nice get for Michigan State as a tight end. There is not an ounce of body fat on him. At 6-6 and 240 pounds, he'll be able to block Big 10 defenders.

Bitzer might end up the starting Chips quarterback as opposed to point guard on the basketball floor when it's all said and done. He threw the ball really well all day long going 18-31 for 227 yards and a touchdown. The two interceptions really hurt though. It meant the end of 27 in a row for USA.

"It's a great day in the great Northwest," said Coach Sellers. "Kingsley wins last night and so we knew we had uphold our end of the deal for Traverse City and the area."