Reeths-Puffer running back Julian Munday (left) gets ready for some contact from Josh Blauwkamp of Zeeland East during Friday night’s football game.
MUSKEGON — Early on during Friday’s O-K Black Conference tilt between Reeths-Puffer and Zeeland East, it would have been hard to convince an outside observer that one team entered the game unbeaten and the other had just one win.
The Rockets and Chix were virtually even throughout the first quarter, battling to a scoreless frame. Even when the Chix scored early in the second quarter, Reeths-Puffer came back to drive the ball inside the Chix’ 10-yard line. The Rockets appeared to be in business.
Whitehall romps 48-24
WHITEHALL - “We’ve been in a one-game playoff since we lost three games,” Whitehall co-head coach Cliff Sandee said following his team’s 48-24 homecoming win over the scrappy Hart Pirates Friday night.
Montague edges Spartans
MONTAGUE — Montague got off to a sluggish start Friday night, but managed to come out with a 24-15 victory over Mason County Central and secure a state playoff berth for the 12th straight season.
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