2020 Week 6 High School Football Summary
The final week of the MHSAA football regular season is nearly complete. After Friday night, we have all but a handful of games complete in the fastest regular season in history. A look below at the games from Friday, as well as the games that will take place tomorrow....
Chippewa Hills Wins Second Straight, Takes Down Tri-County
The Chippewa Hills Warriors struggled to open the 2020 campaign. They lost their first four games, all by double digits. Last week, they snapped that streak with an impressive offensive rhythm in their 39-27 win over Newaygo. This Friday, their special teams was the...
Livonia Franklin Wraps Up 2020 Regular Season With Win Over Dearborn
Photo Credit: Livonia Franklin Football Facebook Page The Livonia Franklin Patriots looked to bounce back from a tough defeat at the hands of a fantastic opponent as they squared off with Dearborn on Friday night. The Pioneers have had their own struggles as well this...
Rockford Returns From Hiatus With Statement Win Over Grandville
For two weeks, Rockford has sat at home and watched the other teams around West Michigan play on Friday nights. Sidelined by COVID, the Rams were eager to get back on the field and prove why they were amongst the best in the area. They got their chance on Friday...
Swan Valley Finishes 2020 Regular Season With Victory Over Birch Run
The Swan Valley Vikings had entered their regular season finale against Birch Run in unfamiliar territory. They had lost two straight games, and their record was 2-3. This was the first point that they had had a losing record after at least five games since 2007. They...
Central Montcalm Wins With Impressive Offensive Display Against Newaygo
The Central Montcalm Hornets and Newaygo Lions concluded their regular seasons on Friday night in Stanton. Both teams entered this one coming off at least one loss (two for Newaygo), and looking to build some momentum heading into the playoffs. Central Montcalm was...
Freeland Captures Outright TVC-Central Title After Beating John Glenn
The Freeland Falcons clinched a share of the TVC-Central two weeks ago when they down Swan Valley. On Friday night, they were going for the outright league title when they took on Bay City John Glenn. An early lead helped the team win that undisputed championship by...
West Catholic Wins Fifth Game in 2020, Topping Hamilton 35-7
Photo Credit: gbalcomphotography The West Catholic Falcons won just one game in 2019. As MSR broadcaster Dave VanNoord mentioned on this Friday's postgame show, the "Comeback Team of the Year" continued their remarkable turnaround with a fifth win in the shortened...
Reed City Captures CSAA-Gold Outright Title in Win Over Grant
The Reed City Coyotes continued their run as the cream of the crop in the CSAA-Gold. For the ninth time in ten seasons, the Coyotes captured the league title, a feat that coach Scott Shankel said he is extremely proud of. They clinched this year's title in outright...
Cougars Win OK Gold Title in Overtime Thriller Over South Christian
Photo Credit: Louis Murray The Grand Rapids Catholic Central Cougars and South Christian Sailors squared off on Friday night at East Kentwood High School as a pair of undefeated teams. The OK Gold Championship was on the line, and they both played to a championship...
Pioneers hand the Bulldogs their 1st loss and prepare for the MHSAA Playoffs
Nate Milanowski is a force to be reckoned with for the Pioneers. Photo courtesy of Lou Murray photography The Regular Season finale at Memorial Field looked like a much better matchup on paper a few weeks ago. But tonight the 2-3 East Grand Rapids Pioneers...
Muskegon Scores Final 42 Points in Win Over Union
Photo Credit: Louis Murray The Muskegon Big Reds and Union Red Hawks concluded their regular seasons at Houseman Field on Friday night. The weather seemed to play a factor early in this game, but eventually Muskegon was able to explode for forty-two unanswered points...
Hastings Wins Fifth Straight to Finish Regular Season
After losing their season-opener, the Hastings Saxons have found a bit of a groove in their past few contests. This continued on Friday night, as they doubled up Charlotte 37-18. The first quarter was scoreless, but Hastings' rushing attack struck big in the second...
Unity Christian Wins First Ever Conference Title
The Unity Christian Crusaders have played football since 2003. Despite tremendous playoff success, including a State Championship in 2018, the conference title had always alluded them. In their seventeenth year on the gridiron, they were able to check that off the...
Cedar Springs Dominates Kenowa Hills in Regular Season Finale
Photo Credit: Eric Walstra The Cedar Springs Red Hawks concluded their 2020 regular season with a contest against the Kenowa Hills Knights. After a slow start, their offense got rolling in a 36-6 victory. Antwuan Nicholls scored the lone touchdown in the first quarter...