ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Ohio State is two wins away from having a shot at winning a second national championship in five seasons and a third title this century.
ALLEN PARK — Here are four observations after having a night to ponder the Detroit Lions' 24-20 loss to the Chicago Bears.
HUDSONVILLE — To get to a district final was one thing. As Grand Haven found out Friday night, winning one is a whole other obstacle.
GRAND HAVEN — Tonight, the Grand Haven football team will play in their first district final football game since the 2009 team took on Rockford. The 2009 team was the first Grand Haven team to make the playoffs since 1999, so these two teams are similar in the way they ended long playoff dro…
GRAND HAVEN — It had been a decade since Grand Haven’s last playoff victory in football, back when the Bucs’ current players were still in elementary school.
GRANDVILLE -- A big night from the Grand Haven defense and a huge rushing game from Connor Worthington led the Bucs to their first playoff win since 2009. Grand Haven defeated Grandville in the pre-district game 28-7 Friday night.
BYRON CENTER — Any underdog needs the small details to go their way, be it bounces or turnovers. Spring Lake didn’t get any of that on Friday night, and Byron Center proved their undefeated record didn’t come cheaply in a 49-14 rout of the Lakers.
Grand Haven's Connor Worthington is headed to Michigan Tech, a perfect fit for his outdoorsy lifestyle.
GRAND HAVEN – For the first time since 2011 the Grand Haven Buccaneers football team will be playing postseason football. Grand Haven will take on a familiar foe in the Grandville Bulldogs.
SPRING LAKE – Despite a handful of projections placing Spring Lake with the state's top team in Muskegon, the Lakers will play another undefeated team on Friday: Byron Center.
SPRING LAKE – It was the last time at Grabinski Field for Spring Lake’s seniors on Friday night. After setting out to change the culture surrounding their program following two difficult years, the Lakers’ 35-7 win over Holland Christian was a marker of their success.
GRAND RAPIDS - The Grand Haven Buccaneers football team won their fourth straight game after beating Grand Rapids Union 37-6 Friday night. With the win, the Bucs finish out the regular season at 5-4 and give themselves a shot at making the playoffs.
Recaps from other local football games:
ALLENDALE – Allendale scored early and often in Friday’s 52-14 win over Spring Lake.
GRAND HAVEN – Grand Haven football inched closer to a possible playoff berth on Friday night by defeating Holland West Ottawa 49-14.
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- There is no more curse here at Lambeau Field.
Recaps from a pair of local games Friday night:
SPRING LAKE – The Lakers were at home Friday night taking on conference rival Grand Rapids Catholic Central. The Cougars hot offense could not be cooled off by the rain and sub 50 degree weather as they ran away with a 42-14 victory.
GRAND HAVEN – There are momentum swings, and then there are whatever Friday night was. Grand Haven’s back-and-forth win over Caledonia came on Homecoming night, in a must-win scenario. Having a small margin for error didn’t seem to rattle the Bucs too much on an important night in their season.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Michigan State talked about it this week – if you expect to win the Big Ten championship, you're going to have to beat Ohio State.
With Friday football games across the area, there were only a handful of other scores:
SPRING LAKE – It was a throwback performance from the Spring Lake football team on Friday night. In 2000, the price of a gallon of gas was right around $1.50. That happens to be the last time the Lakers beat a private-school team.
KENTWOOD – Grand Haven got off to a scorching hot start in Friday night’s game in East Kentwood. The Buccaneers led 28-7 through three quarters. The Falcons battled back to tie the game and send it into overtime. The Bucs won in overtime, 31-28.
ROCKFORD - Grand Haven battled their way back into their game with No. 2-ranked Rockford Friday night. On third-and-2, the Bucs had a chance to get the ball back with over two minutes left in the game. The Rams managed to pick up the first down, eliminating any chance the Bucs had at driving…
SPRING LAKE – You could make a joke or two about Spring Lake and raining on a Homecoming parade.
ROCKFORD - The Grand Haven football team fought hard and came up just short at Rockford. The Rams defeated Grand Haven 19-14.
GRAND HAVEN — Grand Haven’s game against Rockford will have an adjusted start time tonight. The Buccaneers will be kicking off their game at 5 p.m. instead of the scheduled 7 p.m.
Ethan Flores ran in a pair of touchdowns, and the Fruitport offense responded after a sloppy first half to beat Grand Rapids Union 49-0 on Friday night.
GRAND HAVEN – Grand Haven quarterback Alex Kapala hit a streaking Braydon Franz in stride to put the Buccaneers on the board halfway through the second quarter to bring the Bucs within one score. Unfortunately, Grand Haven would not find the end zone again in their 27-7 loss to Grandville.
A pair of Steve Ready touchdowns and a sterling defensive effort pushed Spring Lake to their second win of the season on Friday night. The Lakers got out early and didn’t look back on the way to a 34-0 victory.
Grand Haven was on the road for a second straight week, this time in Hudsonville taking on the Eagles. The Buccaneers made a handful of mistakes early that led to their opponent getting good field position and easy scores. The Bucs surrendered 27 points in the first quarter and only six in t…
SPARTA – The Lakers were on the road opening up O-K Blue play in Sparta tonight. The Spartans put points on the board early with a touchdown run by quarterback Jakel Davis and the Spartans would not look back after that.
SPARTA – Coming off a huge, emotional win last week, the Lakers fell victim to mental mistakes and a tough opponent. Head coach Dan Start felt his team was humbled this week.
FRUITPORT – There were moments of brightness for Fruitport on Friday night. However, moments alone do not win football games.
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