Week Thirteen Recap.
Written Saturday November 23rd at 3:45 PM
Hudsonville 27, ADAMS 7. The Highlanders have had chances but mistakes were the story at Okemos on Saturday afternoon. They had an opportunity to go up 14-7 but fumble at the one yard line cost Adams their second touchdown. Nolan Farris found Tommy Oliver for a 39 yard passing touchdown to respond to Hudsonville’s 80 yard touchdown drive to start the game. The Highlanders went for it on fourth down and couldn’t convert which led to the Eagles touchdown. Hudsonville got an interception off a tip ball to close the third quarter which led to another rushing touchdown. Hudsonville quarterback Griffin Baker had three rushing touchdowns and a passing touchdown for the Eagles. Adams had chances as mentioned but they made too many mistakes in this game which denied them a trip to Ford Field.
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 28, GROVES 27. The Falcons had a really tough and heartbreaking loss at West Bloomfield on Saturday afternoon. Groves answered every Orchard Lake St. Marys drive with Noah Sanders 50 yard rushing touchdown tying the score at 7-7. Ryan Counts had a seven yard pass to Wyatt Shortridge to tie the score at 14-14. Sanders added his second rushing touchdown for Groves tying it at 21-21. Chris Little got a huge interception for the Falcons giving them a chance to take the lead. He has two picks so far for Groves but they couldn’t convert and the game to overtime. Sanders added his third touchdown of the game in overtime but missed the two point try which was a really interesting decision to go for two. The miss proved costly as Bryson Williams scored his second touchdown of the game giving the Eaglets the tie and the extra point gave them to win and denying the Falcons a trip to Ford Field. Big plays hurt Groves and a questionable call by Flaherty to go for two proved costly. There are going to be a ton of what ifs in this game.
Goodrich 28, HARPER WOODS 14. The Pioneers had a rough time with a motivated Goodrich team on Saturday afternoon at Stoney Creek. Chase Burnett three rushing touchdowns for the Martians. Harper Woods made a really questionable call going for it on fourth and one from their own 30 yard line which led to the winning score for Goodrich. The Martians defense shut the high octane Pioneers offense down holding them to 14 points. Harper Woods has a lot of proven experience coming back next season but this is a tough pill to swallow.