The good news? A path to a share of the RCA title still exists. The bad news? Lowell needs to win out and get some help from Kenowa Hills against Coopersville to create a three-way tie.

After four weeks, there’s still a lot of intrigue when it comes to the River Cities this year. The top three are starting to become rather clear. 1, 2, and 3 are interchangeable and an argument can be made for any.

When Sparta returned the opening kickoff to the Lowell 12 yard line, shades of last week’s 35-34 win over St. Joe came to mind. Lowell’s defense held Sparta to a field goal, then Lowell’s offense poured it on.

Lowell overcame five turnovers and a 20-point deficit, scoring 21 unanswered points to stun St. Joseph 35-34 and improve to 1-1.

Lowell Football is staying in division three. The Red Arrows are one of the top enrolled schools in the division. The cutline was 1,047 to go up to division two. Lowell sits at an enrollment for 2026-2027 of 1,044 according to the MHSAA.