Two TDs in final minutes of first half lift Lenawee County over Monroe
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ADRIAN – Brian Dopp made new friends quickly.
The recent Adrian Madison graduate didn’t have any of high school receivers on the roster when he lined up at quarterback for Lenawee County in an All-Star Game against Monroe County at Adrian College on Friday, June 19, 2026.
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He adapted quickly, throwing to five different receivers for 179 yards and a touchdown to lead his team to a 27-22 victory.
Dopp, who completed 9 of his 15 attempts, was named the Most Valuable Player for Lenawee.
“I didn’t have any of my Madison receivers,” he said. “I had to learn the routes for other guys.”
Erik Johnson of Britton Deerfield, who coached the Lenawee County team, knew early on that Dopp’s arm would be a weapon.
“I saw it on the first day of practice,” he said. “He has a quick release and can really wing it.”
Friday was the final football game of Dopp’s career. He is headed to Saginaw Valley State next year to play baseball.
“This was special,” said Dopp, who also played in the Monroe vs. Lenawee All-Star Baseball Game on June 15. “Even though I will be playing baseball in college, I wanted one more chance to enjoy the Friday night lights. This was a really fun game.”
Dopp made it a lot more fun for the Lenawee County team, which topped Monroe for the first time in the three-year history of the game.
He deftly directed two touchdown drives after Monroe scored a touchdown with 3:23 left in the first half to take a 7-6 lead.
“That was huge,” Johnson said. “Our guys executed perfectly.”
The first drive took just over a minute off the clock as Dopp connected on passes of 22 and 26 yards to move the ball to the 17-yard line.
He then gained 9 yards on a scramble before tossing to Caden Kubacki of Britton Deerfield and 8-yard touchdown pass.
A quick three-and-out by Monroe created another chance for Lenawee County and Dopp seized it by throwing a 33-yard pass to Tecumseh’s Jacob Barrie to set up a 4-yard TD run by Jamari Blue of Adrian.
Lenawee went into intermission with a 20-7 lead.
“It was great in the locker room at halftime,” Dopp said.
The lead expanded to 27-7 in the third quarter on and 11-yard scoring run by Braylon Zimmerman of Adrian.
Monroe closed the gap with a pair of late touchdowns, but could not complete the comeback.
“This was a really good experience,” Johnson said.
Kubacki was the game’s top receiver with three catches for 77 yards. Barrie had two grabs for 59 yards and Liem Roe of Britton Deerfield hauled in three passes for 41 yards.
Declan Cornish of Tecumseh kicked a pair of field goals and three PATs.
Ida’s Gavin Albring captured MVP honors for Monroe. He carried 16 times for 75 yards.
He seemed surprise when he was announced as the winner.
“I didn’t even have a touchdown,” he said. “A lot of our guys were really good. Tanner Collett (Monroe) made every tackle and Shevy (Alexander of Whiteford) ran really well.”
Collett was given credit for 16 tackles and Alexander, who played guard all season before shifting to fullback for the all-star game, carried 15 times for 72 yards.
Whiteford assistant Ben Avis, who guided the Monroe team, said Albring was a worthy recipient of the award.
“I know why he made this game and why Coach (Jeff) Potter spoke so highly of him,” Avis said. “He’s a tough, physical runner”
Avis said a strong MVP case could have been made for Alexander or Collett.
“I have to thank him,” the coach said of Alexander’s position shift. “I am so excited for Shevy.”
Avis became an instant fan of Collett.
“He’s amazing,” he said. “I was happy to work with him tonight. I didn’t like trying to block him all week in practice.”
This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Madison QB leads Lenawee past Monroe in all-star football game