Unity Christian vs Portland Football State Championship game 2018 - division 5

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s it came down to our final two dating buildings inside Fort Builder, the Division 5 final between Hutsonville Unity Christian and the Portland Raiders, welcome inside Ford Field to all, along with Lions quarterback Jay, the team doctor. I'm Dan Dickerson and Jay. It's a matchup our seventh

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of the weekend between two teams without much championship game experience Portland won in 2012 Hudsonville

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Christian is here in the finals for the first time and for quick advice from head coach Ian his staff Jake this is the culmination of 16 years of hard work since they started building a program in 2003 absolutely and in 2003, but then it starts so well that they didn't get a single win that year, but every year little by little they are doing a great job to get a pair. win here a couple of wins there and finally halfway to breaking the barrier and having more wins than losses and then in the last three years they will have won ten games in two of those three years and obviously they are on the right track, not even they made the playoffs last year, they called behind 21, nothing at the beginning of their first game this year, Craig Tebbe didn't even know what he had this year, I didn't think he had a championship team, but they're here. in the finals, Portland won in 2012, as we mentioned, and today they have a young man in their secondary who is really playing for someone very special and for more information on that, check out Brooke Fletcher, yes, Mitchell Malick will play for Today he will play more than just a

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championship for his father, who was diagnosed with MS.

Now his father went to high school in Portland and played on the

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team many years ago. Now it's been a tough year for Mitchell and his family, but they said he's been in great spirits, he hasn't complained, he's been working hard in the comm

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and the whole team has supported and encouraged him up to this point, now his dad , although he has that diagnosis that will not prevent him from coming. here and cheering his son on to hopefully a

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championship. Damn, today he'll wear his varsity jacket in support of his son. It's a good matchup.

Two teams would love to run the

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5 state championship game. Kickoff is coming up next and welcome back inside Ford Field, danda christen and J Crew coupled up, it's the championship game Division 5 state between Hudsonville unity Christian and Portland, the undefeated Portland Raiders, a perfect 13 and OH, just two losses for the Crusaders and them. I've had an impressive playoff run that today's head coach John Navarre and his 20th season as Portland's head coach for back-to-back 10-win seasons, won a title here in 2012 and on the other side of the road, Craig Tibi, the guy we talked about openly who built the program from the ground up there was no program at Hudsonville unity Christians so to get that record in 500 limit boards J: 8 out of 9 1 and a teenager from the beginning, that's an accomplishment, achievements, it's really difficult to launch a new program and then actually achieve it. players and everyone buys into what he's trying to teach them what he's trying to do on offense deep, they got the whole game plan, which allowed those guys to just go in there and play and not worry, are we doing the right thing fairly?

Now, when the state championship begins, Jacob Ullman, the Hudsonville unit won the toss, will defer to the second half. Jacob will put Gavin McGregor deep, he will be Gavin McGregor inside his own 10 acrostics with a good block and take him out completely. to the 30 yard line, the Raiders are in good field position to start, they have a great tackle to achieve unity. Christian oh, and Russell is the quarterback of the Portland Raiders. John Nevarez thinks about his quarterback, a junior here who just handles the game well and makes some big plays. on the field and just doing a really good job running things for us, these are going to be two very similar offenses today, the amount of passing plays we're going to see in this game, Jake could be less than a dozen total, absolutely both teams want to execute the ball, that's their game plan, that's how they've been able to win games, that's how they can bend a clock, so it will be interesting to see how the dynamics work and who is able to capitalize on them in those games where they may They don't receive the ball as much.

So we see a wheat offense, a straight T base hit in a full house backfield and relies on a lot of misdirection and accuracy from the quarterbacks. Absolutely, the quarterback has to understand where the fakes are going and what they're trying to do and be kind. like a magician back there moving his hands back and forth with all these different spots this time it's Olin Guildford's left side when Guildford is intriguing he's a senior he missed a few games with a torn meniscus he's played a lot of defense but when he moved to the offensive side of the ball it involves a lot of blocking when you're back in this offense Owen Guildford lifted this offense according to his head coach John Navara and had his first 13 carries of the year last weekend in the semifinals and won more than $100. thirty-six opening their first possession of the game thanks to the excitement Russell threw fast to the right side first down of all the falls from the intended target Patrick one of his safe receivers couldn't hold the call well here third down show him hey We'll throw the ball and they They had a lot of room on the outside, unfortunately they just held it on the ball slanted at the line of scrimmage.

You could see the excellent replay there by our team, so obviously a catchable ball, Patrick will kick the ball. averages almost 3-1 yards on each punk Isaac to kill the quarterback on the return good Raiders coverage take a look one more look at that last pass play you can see the tip looks like the unit Christian Jacob almond Halen tybone looks like he got it, so now the Crusaders take over for the first time, Isaac moves away, just comes back, that punter is their quarterback, kids, come on, you'll hear his name a lot, it's an offense that features three different running backs, all with 800 yards or more their junior laws are not going to throw the ball much really these coaches wanted their quarterbacks in this system to be good game managers and their boos very precise and the stop will be the rare elimination niche passes 151 times in In 13 games this season, five people's passes were intercepted, so you decided that their head coach, Craig Tibi, was probably a little nervous about turning the ball over too many times, you'll usually just keep running the ball to Slando's center to hit it through the middle and to the right. to the first down marker, but short throws up coma and it will be fourth and short on the midfield unit Christian, do it early and risk early fourth and one at your own 49 yard line, since why the quarterback is also the putter, OK?

I've seen this more than a few times in these championship games. Looks like they're going for a full backfield to lean on. They give the right side the first try, enough like these Hutsonville Unity shaders. Christian behind you, go up and get the first down. Mitchell. McNally comes up to make the stop where we key Portman defenders are just trying to get Pal to the right side, but also with this straight offensive backfield, just seeing the three running backs lined up makes it difficult for teams I understand why They do not differ from the heavyweight offense based on their two attacks on the goalkeepers.

One of the main differences is that we have a full house, a straight tee versus a wingtip straight tee. What we are seeing here are the three boys. The Wayne T lined up is that they put guys on the wings that are right outside the tackle box and those guys can run under it and get traps when they pull a guard or something like that and a lot of times there's a lot of misdirection. for both of them, so they're both coming from the same thing, the big difference is that those two runners that you see here would actually be in the open field.

Hayden takes it to the house and Hudsonville Christian's drive is worth the 44-yard touchdown run. For the junior Hayden, here's the misdirection we see again and what they do is dive while the quarterback keeps backing up, uh, everyone thinks he's going crazy, but the ball is already five yards down the field and it's a great job. I hate a big spike, that run was a big drive, I thought I had it and there were bigs in the open field and that's what you'll see, this could be a big offensive play because of all that misdirection, absolutely faithful offense, no doubt, I mean look at his rushing stats of the year, the two-point conversion will produce a short molecular link, about a yard tackle, about a yard less, so Hutsonville Unity Christian big daddy's early attack managed to slide the fake Abukuma six, nothing early for the Crusaders of Christian unity.

Another look at that touchdown play for the defense. I mean, sometimes it's almost impossible to follow the ball absolutely. Hainan big catches it and covers it, you can't really see it from that angle and with all that misdirection and the fact that that Straight T, all those guys are the three points, things fly behind the linemen, you can't see the ball, so they're in. I try to tackle anyone I can and anyone who gets my ball and that could be his best chance, a big look returns line kick that will be fielded by McGregor he will pass it to Jacob feel who can be very dangerous jumping down the sidelines and then ejected out of bounds before the 30-yard line Jacob Beale has his hands on the ball on kickoff returns he averaged nearly 40 yards or return, making it the second possession for the Portland Raiders after the Hudsonville drive Christian with the big strike that saw Russell try to put it on third down, he hasn't thrown the ball much again either, they're running. offenses Portland has over 3,000 yards rushing, it's only 500 on the year, Russell has good arm feel, Myers in the backfield, I should sweep because I don't feel where to go, Caleb, high born, defensive ends are Pivotal for the Hudson Crusaders on the high board and bucum will be two guys to watch number 83 at tackle, take a look at that, some Portland wide receivers Veal Myers are both.

Biggie's Patrick is one of quarterback Owen Russell's favorite targets if in fact he decides to throw the ball to that front line that saw Hickling Custer Savage and David Kline, that's five seniors, it's weird to have a group returning five seniors, an experienced offensive line, an incredible Hudsonville unit. Christian is deep in Portland territory and it goes back to something Portland doesn't do throwing the ball very often now that they have good space here so we had time to throw it but the problem is there are three deep for the defenders bottoms and that's where Speedman comes in and he can sit in that zone and just read the quarterback all his eyes are on the quarterback so he can go left you can go right where the quarterbacks look , that's where the screams will go. 29 yard line, fast throw.

Whiteside, little room to run for Hayden, big with a great touchdown run. Skycam brought it to you. Baker College today what a view it gives us game within game in these high school championship games this is our seventh championship game in two days one more game to come and we think it will be fantastic tonight without sneaking against Detroit Martin Luther King, let's make Chris with the 6th start, no lead here in the

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5 finals, two teams would love to run the ball and so far the only time Courtney has put it in has been an incompletion and a whistle blows of interception before the game begins their flags wave before the snap false start against the offense five yard penalty let's take a look at the unit Hudsonville Christian unit offensive line is a line of experience their head coach Craig Tebbe says no It's a very big line but they have done a very good job this year, but one thing that always worries him is the size of his offensive line: it is small, sorry for the Boers of the 5i division, a big target.

The TJ Vancouver ring is a great offensive and defensive piece for the unit. Christian goes back to the throat deep in the TJ Vancouver ring and Hudson Bill on a 31 yard strike gets up to tag Charlie doing something again they don't do often but using Portland's advantage to cover and where's the weakness? right in the middle of the field and just a great ball easy throw and catch two point conversion keeping it intact all the way to the end zone Isaac to finish it off and the Hudsonville Christian drive two great plays great block by Hayden great to freedom touchdown run by 44 yards onerun of 31- Touchdown hit in the yard to an open TJ van cooperating hutsonville, Danny Christian with a great main worker and you didn't want us to go to the track every day.

Stream Red Wings hockey live with the Fox Sports app brought to you by Miller Lite. One more look. on a perfectly executed play, Jake, you talk about coverage to talk about weaknesses, yes the weakness here is that you have four deep defenders and the run actually absorbs up to two corners on the outside, so what happens here is that you have two guys letting loose down. in the middle and this safety here, he can't be right, he has to choose one over the other and he chooses wrong. What a pass, I know it's wide open, but it almost got to him, what a great reach for TJ Vancouver in the head coach of him.

Craig Timmy says he's one of the best players he's ever had, a guy who does everything on both sides of the ball; He couldn't say enough about TJ Vancouver, he only had nine catches all year because they don't throw much. It didn't get much better than that and the shot could have been much better with just two big plays on a 14-point lead for the Hudsonville unit. Christian felt again and McGregor backed away deeply. Mentally they try to reverse the last time Almond Wood kick a ground ball and they will pretend to reverse this time the beef will stand, but Hudsonville unity Christian are not at all concerned about the deception or attempted deception on the part of the Portland bull that starts deep in its own territory.

Let's get it out of the way again Brooke, yeah, TJ Vancouver holds on to that big touchdown just a few minutes ago and I talked to Coach Tippi earlier this week and he told me that he's really improved this year and stepped up to the lead. Parrilla is also a great athlete, in fact very good at basketball and at first he didn't want to increase the leadership role, but as the season progressed and the team won, he really stepped up and is really someone who Many of these Guys admire those two-way players. You have so much admiration for the effort and workload they have when they play both ways.

He's one of those two-way players. There are several who don't have much room on the right side for Jacob Veal. The Alapai Borg on those defensive wings are interested in the lucuma hive war of the Hudsonville Crusaders defense and they really are goatheads. Greg Tippi says we're not asking them to do much, we just want them to play assignment football, let the others come in and make the big play second on long pass attempts to Owen Russell an incompletion on an interception short throw right side good job for me to make the catch was the hunter Hoppus let's take a look at the Hudsonville Christian unit defense we talk about the ends and their important defensive line Nick Tippy is the coach's son part of that line very talented backup teams Sky Diamond Ring Vancouver enlarge you can already see that there are four two-way players in those two forward groups whispers to Sorensen to be careless in the defensive backfield, no nothing, he leaves early for the unit, Krishna has surprised this undefeated Portland team with two great plays, one on the ground, one in very little space, there in the middle, Tibbie's anomalies stop, well, call the gain an interesting second and nine that both racing teams, Jake showed from the beginning. the setup if the defense is giving them something to take the ball and put it in the absolute air.

I think that's something where they really want the other team's defense to be great and they think about understanding, hey, if you carry the box, that's fine, but we'll throw it and they're making it very obvious from the beginning that both teams don't have afraid to throw it even though that's not his time, very good word so far for the Hudsonville defense, second and long, dan and again, it's a difficult task. in the middle right now very little warning room a gain of three maybe four Jacob Calf fears he was an off-season transfer from Ionia was a wide receiver at Ionia has now been moved to appear again in the offense, but Bizet gives him to John the dollars it took It's time for him to learn how to block this and he said once he really got the hang of it, there was a force incident deep in the middle and again, like the receiver felt the cutters rounded a little bit, The filler went too far and almost intercepted Isaac.

Cut the coverage, that deep safety, they in Portland are going to have to clear it, they're having a hard time moving the chains right now, just a quick three-step play is what you're seeing here, but all the defenders underneath have their eyes on the fourth Schumann, who had to pick before, thought the quarterback, so he may actually allow him to position himself to make a play and jump on that fourth and five, Blake Patrick will throw it away, the opportunity back for the Christian unity. field and cutting it to the Noah and HSA Football 40 presented by Baker College from the full weekend of championship games here at Ford Field, two fantastic games already earlier today, the Clarkston game against Chippewa Valley, coming down to the final seconds, Clarkston goes for two. in the division one state championship game and doesn't get it super wah Valley comes out with a thriller we were watching the end a thrilling 31 30 win so now the Raiders defense puts some pressure on them to make a big stop, right? here, after giving up two big plays, it's a very good Raiders defense, they're only allowing eight points a game, as you pointed out earlier, we were chatting with Jake, five shutouts this year, this is a Raiders team that has gave up very few points. giving up eight points per game in 13 games, that's a great game to gain consistency, definitely doing something online, the defense goalie this time by leaving a little space to run manages to surpass the 45 gain of three, we take a look look at Portland's starting defense, we get to Keep an eye out up front, if there's nose tackle Dylan Archer, he's a big guy number 58, 60 at 200, 300, 300 pounds and his head coach, Shawn Navarro, says he's very athletic, very difficult to block, he will be a key man on that first line.

Portland looks at secondary secondary back with food, good food in the room, people again to slag, fantastic blocking by that unit, 19 yard games from first line Christian, now keep an eye here on the shooting guard here, Dalton edema, he comes from all sides and sets a great block to give Tesla the advantage there and get a great game pulling guard when I found him and I got down that line I went around one of his own blockers to throw another block downfield, that's fantastic, thought it was the runner the way he ran there. finding the gap and really remembering that it's a relatively small line, but the experience and we saw that experience right there, downfield blocking is so important in this ISM system, you absolutely have to be able to get to that second third level, especially if Portland goes to put more boys. in the box and knowing that Hudson has a billion efficiency is going to keep him pretty tight back there, why don't they add more people and if you can get big blocks like that with your guards coming out all over the place and using that speed, maybe it's insufficient size? but a little bit more speed than some of the bigger guys and just able to throw a good drop and then you look at the size, you find him right there five nine one eighty back to throw the bum like a good arm in the field that he just above its intended target, TJ Vancouver's ring Almost another great play for Hudsonville, almost the carved copy of the same play they made before, except this time they turned the release, so it went to the corner instead of going straight to the middle of the field and it's definitely I'm lost thinking I want to get to that guy, it's a pretty special phone where a guy doesn't fill the ball much, that's a good arm and inaccurate on Tibbie, saying you know he probably wants to throw the ball . much more and I don't blame him third and five quick throws to the left side good defensive coverage Big Hayden didn't have much room to run Simon led the defensive charge for Portland setting up fourth and a couple to this right about four territories down for most high schools you're not going to punt it here and very few high schools have a kicker that they can get one out of generally beyond 40 yards, at least not in Division Five, one of one on fourth down today for the unit, Christian , the home backfield.

The law releases it in the middle and beats its way in. HBU's next Coma gets the first down through the 25 before Griffin's Sommers finds him and takes him down for a gain of five on fourth down. There's a nice open hallway right there on the right side and Nick just let it pass. Oh, good job, running game, that means the clock is ticking and that was a quick first quarter. We have reached the end of the first quarter. Hudsonville's Christian unit impressively made two big plays and took a two-touchdown lead into the second. quarters, the division 5 final is approaching next, let's get into the Ville Christian drive driving again already with a 14 point lead that young Malachi Oh Bondi every time a coach says "I think a boy should play a great party, he's someone to keep an eye on. on the sidelines at the moment, but it may be a breakaway back, left side for featured back, next view.

Comeau, right now he's having a great day along with Hayden Large, right on the first down marker and they're going to mark him just short of first. down outside the 13 yard line that was a big hole on the left side absolutely no way to continue running the ball in that first quarter that 13 runs 401 yards they are averaging 7 points 8 yards on the ground now that they have had their big plays of passing but with an average of 7.8 yards, let's keep it up. Give the left side a nice Bart running through Jackson Bush. The junior doesn't get many carries.

A teenager of four on the first try. first quarter 132 yards to build through return to play checks or do return to play chemo checks the home backfield for quarterback isaac tesla is going to pretend hold has blocks on the field and drive

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touchdown run nine yards for young Isaac to swallow keep an eye here on the left guard right there good horse coming out and leading again once again there are guards inside that box that are doing a great job timing the whole play very well and Tesla just let me follow that big guy and let me get into the end zone, I mean, now it's big, big, but they're fast and they're running their blocks down the field, yeah, I get the feeling they're running backwards, I mean, They are a fake Tesla looking to launch for both of them. -Point conversion deep in the end zone and he just tackled Caleb, hello boar, he was open, but that's a tough shot, his Tesla was rolling to his right, never look here, let's see the food horse, Let's see how it comes out and it will come out and just. move on to tesla let's let him go here he comes just keep going keep looking for a job he finds it and all he has to do is get a good body in time get a good presence and he's throwing guys they jump in the end zone there like how when he throws he's looking, it doesn't block the word, I mean, it's looking out, right?

I'm not needed here. I'm going to continue to go out further and take this guy. It was impressive and I think that's what Coach Tikkis does. I've been talking about trust, trust in how they're going to run this offense, trust and accept the program, understand, hey, you can move on, you don't have to worry, trust that the guys in the back did their job and you do yours and they. We are having success sir up 20 points to nothing we showed him a number 13 jumping on the sidelines we wanted to talk about him because that was exactly what he was talking about someone said here is a young man with all the talent in the world but he has to learn to trust in that you're going to hit that hole, it may not look like it's there, but trust your blockers and see if they open up a short kick near the sidelines and that will be caught and then fall out of bounds.

Gavin McGregor, let's leave him out of it with the Fletcher boys. If you watch from the Portland sidelines, you'll see Kate Parmalee, who actually broke her collarbone against Lansing Catholic earlier this season. Now she has had a difficult season on the field but also off the field. His mom has been in and out of the hospital, she's been very sick and he actually has an older brother with a disability who she has to help him up and down stairs, but as you can imagine, that broken collarbone that she has been having. some problems, so he's been depending on his team, his coaches, the community and they've really been helping him now.

Coach Navarro told me that he's supposed to maybe suit up in the second half of this game, but he's in that sling, as you can see. We'll have to see if he gets some playing time here as much.they wanted like Trevor Latimer carries or a solid 7-yard gain on first down that they so badly wanted Jake to put it in for at least two plays, obviously, no contact. play, but only to be able to put the pads on a play where he maybe he just kneels so he can say that he came on the field for a championship game.

Imagine that, as a senior, he was a big part of this team and in your senior season. break your collarbone and he can't play in this very special game to be able to get to this point, but also together they should get in there and potentially could be something that we were looking at, it would be cool to see it happen here. Hudsonville Christian running is difficult for Jacob Field really wanted John Navarro really wanted to highlight that young man in those remember that there is a human side to the equation very tough year off the field and that he hopes something good can happen today for him heck just getting to the championship game I think there's a lot like third in four, the Portland Raiders, this is a big possession for them because the Hutsonville Christian unit right now looks like an unstoppable offense, leave the middle and there's nothing there, Myers stops, what?

Why didn't the line win anything? establishing a fourth down on the Baker College Skycam there is a single Christian, his defensive line gets up and takes the ball away, but Portland's offensive line can't get enough knockback. They have two men, too many white hats there and not enough red diamond pushing the sky. covering leading the charge, they are forcing punts for the Raiders like Patrick and back to the punt, a final kick on the end that will be shaken by the quarterback to slide. He has some room to run on the right side, he almost comes out of the tackle, but he goes to the 50 yard line and Hudson builds the Christian unit already with the ball in good position on the field when we return to our summary of the game presented by Hungry Howie , we take a look at that awesome fish walk from the Hudsonville unit, they're doing a good job of fending off the force defenders on the outside and then when they try to get out, they're doing a good job, they're killing the guards that actually come around the corner to seal that end and because they don't have to seal the outplaying of the other guys that do such a good job that they can dunk big plays and that really helps them here every time I see that handoff and I've seen it ten times to hate and great.

I'm still looking at Buca mo, the guy he faked, there is nowhere, so with a 20 point lead. the Christian unit has Paul in the midfield and the Raiders need a stop and stop Malachi oh man the chaser Homan leading a lot of tacklers and you need Christian to continue getting very good field position to start on his own 40 , then they are at 4050 the worst field position they had was on their own 40, yes, they continue to do it in the midfield or even in Portland territory and that helps them with these short fields, they can lower the low vision at the end opposite.

Olena Fortunes had long fields to go with the second and long right side max buchamma and he will pick up about four to the girl 45 so let's take a look at where these schools are from, you have Hudsonville unity

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over the Grand Rapids area just to the west from Grand Rapids in Grand Rapids in Holland and then Portman in the Lansing area, just west of Lansing, on the way to Grand Rapids. Excellent season for both schools. The Hudsonville Christian unit lost a couple of times - very good Zeeland teams, including East and West. imported and undefeated this year after a big win over Marine City in the semis: slaw a big hole for the goalie, will take him to the end zone touchdown drive Christian Nick Thune horsten max bucum Oh with big blocks to free up his quarterback field for a 45 yard touchdown run, damn, did you know where that went?

I actually had all that misdirection in the backfield, so the Slavs are doing a great job keeping the ball nice and tight, turning their back to the defense, they have no idea where the ball is. we'll just scroll down the right side and just go and then you come. Oh, who's had a great career and he's also done a great job blocking on the right side and everyone's doing his part in this offense blocking the run, whatever it's called. very selfless and just going around the field doing what the place asked of you to the best of your ability Gregg Tibby says all of Dukla's offensive contributions are blocking is what the coaches appreciate the most and you can see why, right, they're going for two again. up by four touchdowns now the giving is the right side to be YOU, come on, take it for the two point conversion Hudsonville Christian unit is a stoppable offense against one of the best defenses in the entire state here Isaac - slaw with for Hudson I b/ w local 58 brings you the road to the finals, you look at the Crusaders of Hudsonville unity Christian who got a big win over Grand Rapids West Catholic to start their playoff run and then their head coach Craig tibi says that Saginaw Swan Valley beat us last week.

They said we were lucky to come away with a hard-fought 14-7 win on the other side of Portland, a very impressive, tough win over Lansing Catholic and then relatively easy wins to get to the finals over Frankenmuth in Marine City, but they're stunned. right now for the effectiveness of Hutsonville Unity Christian that kick will go to the end zone an automatic touch Portland they will take control at their own 20 yard line Hello fans, help us decide who wins football week in Michigan. Photo Contest presented by Kroger $2,500 cash up for grabs, visit foxsportsdetroit.com to see the ten finalists and tweet to vote for your favorite photo once a day.

The voting period ends tomorrow. This is not an offense. Jake, who is designed to come from behind and you just don't imagine Portland walking away from what it does best. They probably have to throw the ball a little bit, but that's not what they like to do right now. Many fish will continue to play this type of three. They will waive these short commissions. Like the first down catch, Olden just needs to start feeling good about something in his game right now, his offense is stagnant on defense right now, he can't stop Hudsonville's drive. . Christian, that 13 yard gain is actually just another gain. yards they had in the entire first quarter and that's just what they need, they need to get that first down and sometimes once you start rolling, you start going when Russell throws, he's been very efficient, we did it on the side right here, you know, little for Jacob. beef swarm defense by the TJ Vancouver led Hudsonville Christian Crusaders unit in the loss of TJ Vancouver and here he comes right off the edge and just sets it up real quick and all he has to do is get it in Jacob ile in a bad spot and it just becomes one on one and Vancouver wins that matchup right now that defensive line for Hudsonville is just... it's dominating but that dirt is nowhere these backs can go Portland's not used to that, but he puts the ball in the air again nice, that was six for Jacob feels that he was behind the Christian defense of the Hudsonville unit and he raw both linebackers are absorbed by the play action it is a good ball he alone man that nun that's heartbreaking that's hard Lee would have gone he has good speed I think he would have taken it he was easily behind the secondary so instead of six there is no back to throw the lesson towards the flap to be very close from a first attempt.

Lake Meyers comes out of the backfield and makes his way. white to the sticks, he is very close, seems like an introduction to short after a gain of 13 on what was third and 14, when you would think they have to try it right here. I don't think they're going to give in. them on the first down we're going to measure Russell's good throw so that quarterback Jake, how hard is it when I mean you just made a perfect pass for six, they dropped them, how hard is it we're all human , how difficult is it to just say okay, okay, it happens, let's move on to the next clip, unfortunately you understand that you lost a great game opportunity, just calm down and you also don't want to continue because you are missing it in this barrage, so I need you to keep the confidence in the foot, but I think it helps to try to forget to pretend it never happened, be happy, yes, you see the measurement in inches less.

The Portland Raiders have to advance here down 28, expect them to swoop in quickly. with something that's what they've been doing Russell's got some size to him a little bit, he's surprised, he's sneaked in here, yeah, just a good push to the front, he easily gets the first try, six, four, two hundred pounds, We talked about his efficiency, throwing out the hassle. I'm not going to go to my office in his sixties to watch him ruin the semifinals with eight touchdowns and his sixty-two attempts with eight touchdown passes, so they picked the right time to throw, this is just a team that runs big plays all day to the Hudsonville unit, Christian. it's the first time the Raiders move the ball again Russell over the middle and on Jacob's outstretched arm they feel Vonda and Tibby in coverage in the defensive backfield for the Crusaders of Hudson's second down dome for their own 45-yard line Russell himself is a junior rotated with another quarterback on this list John Navarro said he rotated quarterbacks for most of the year before Owen Russell, who is more of a pocket passer, which is kind of interesting in a Wing T offense, Russell finally won the job in the big Week 8. they get in the middle for the first time they really gain unciekin in ten to nine yards for Blake Meyers strong agra great patience they have absolutely great patience on Blake Meyers' part allowing the blockers to get their spots and move their butts back so that the way that can run away from a woman is a really good job, it almost sets a bail, like I'm allowed to wait just a split second and you talked before about the ability to just trust that the Glock is going to make those boxes for you hopefully on third downs today, turn your right side and get to the edges and he's down the 35-yard line, good speed for Jacob Field to get to the edge since you're a sloppy guy who plays safety and the quarterback it stops only after a gain of 13, yes. just the main play outside Jacob Bill really just uses speed, he has a lot of space on the field with the hashes and in high school, being a lot wider than the NFL ones, you see there's a lot of room for them to go horizontally to the field was used uh and I understand the son uses his speed to get out and the Raiders badly need the marker twenty-eight moving the ball for the first time today Oh, at Guildford, his second carry of the day, decent pickup on the first. finishing the game in five ranking second in five The Raiders were averaging 30 points per game coming into this game again, it was all about their solid offensive defense, but a defense had only allowed eight points per game in 13 games since the player led to the middle Myers. tough goal, a lot of space, having a lot of space, takes it down Wells, away from the first down marker, sitting third and three, you know, I can't help but think that this is exactly what Portland wants to be on earth, this is, this It's back to what they were.

They've been doing it all year, they're able to run the ball methodically, get it down the field, make consecutive positive plays and now they're looking at it, that's straight to the wide side, Hunter Holman, to the near side, split wide, Russell pretend. then gives way to get to the edge of the first down markers senior Trevor Latimer very close and that's the first down gain of four big late drives here late in the run through those arm tackles and that's exactly what you need in this offense like Can you know maybe guys are only partially blocked, but they can just run through it, keep their legs moving, make a lot of huge runs there?

Let's go to the new Sun Shavonda Holman, no, we're in the middle, so Meijer tries to bounce outside. but all they did was get back to the line of scrimmage with no gain on the first down so they're running out the clock TJ Vancouver rings Malachi old bomb D on the stoppage even though the clock is running out this is like you said this It's what they want to do and obviously the clock is their enemy right now, but just having a good feeling going into halftime will be important for Portland's defense to certainly be able to make the adjustments to stop Unity Christian. based on their history of placing second. ten muscles a man in motion returns to this role fast throw right side intercepted from the hands of his intended receiver to attack with an interception through him a little behind his man and to attack he was there for the tip, yes, they sent it back movement to appeartrying to take advantage of the defense and throw a double slant pattern and it's a good idea, it's a good concept, but unfortunately they couldn't drag it in there, tight coverage, very tight coverage that you think was intended for Blake Patrick, who tagged. or do you think he was trying to throw it to the guy behind him, the hunter, home, he stopped, you know, that's where in the past, in the great separation, unique shape, alignment, great space, great time and, Sometimes, when the spaces move away, he makes that defense. get a lot tighter and a lot tougher give up the middle to big Hayden there's nothing to come at halftime we're going to highlight former NFL and Michigan defensive tackle Mike Martin and what he's doing, a lot of good things he's doing in his life right now we'll hear from both head coaches and also take a look at the highlights from the first half it doesn't look like mike martinez let himself go he doesn't smoke he's still drinking protein shakes don't worry second and long well that It's a real crusher for Portland after a long drive, Jake, they were moving the ball well and consistently, a score would have been great for them down 28 and instead of that loss, now it looks like they're going into halftime trailing by 28 Tesla. the goalie will get a first down through 220 mitchell malik wraps him up and knocks him down but not until the bum moves the chains he's in a very good first half running this offense six carries for 90 yards for two sneaky not a great The Running threat actually reaches 500 yards over the course of a season.

Solid runner. You had a great day today. He pushes down with the clock just outside the minutes ago in the first half to slide. He throws again. He will write it down. Great decision. the flag is flying behind him, he will make it to 35 again from almost 15, but that flag was thrown in the backfield, this one will probably come back fine, it's a great move until, under a lot of pressure, he discards the idea of ​​throwing the ball. downfield and they ran three defenders that were right on them, sometimes a problem with that when you step back in the pocket is that offensive line that they're trying to create, create the pocket like you say, which will be good against the offensive half of the distance. to the goal is still the first attempt, it will have good width, good depth in the pocket and these offensive linemen expect the cabbage to be there, so the 15 yard gain is negated by the penalty, now back inside their own can, give the tube you came from. small bird in for him if Unity Christian could use a timeout right here in effect or Portland could call the timeout right here to force Unity Christian to punt the ball away from deep in their own territory, but apparently they won't, time is going to pass. down and with one more play, except for a stop, we will be left without unity in the first half.

Christian's offense has been unstoppable, led by that young Eric Isaac to kill when again he's just a junior making all the right decisions and a couple of really good passes give that time up the middle and there's room for big Hayden with the big runner at the start of the first half. The Portland Raiders came in undefeated, but it's been all about Hudsonville Christian's unit in the first half and they really gave Portland some different looks at Jake. Absolutely, they continue to do a great job with all that misdirection in the backfield and then they also throw the ball more, throw the ball a little more and both teams have tried to establish that because you know your opponent you study them all week you understand that a look at some of the highlights from the first half that one in the game rushing up the middle faking big bites like Longview Kuma and putting it so deep putting it so deep in that pocket it's so hard for defenders to know where it is.

They have fooled us a couple of times. I'm cameos, blocks downfield waiting for those blocks to develop and he ran right behind them, great touchdown run. Let's take you to Brooke Fletcher, who was with Hudsonville Unity Christian head coach, Craig Tibi head coach. He told me earlier this week that a lot of people didn't think they would make it this far, but based on the performances in the first half, it seems like they are right where they need to be, everything seems to be falling into place, what do they have to do? Well I think we have another half to play, we went down a little bit at the end of the half and I hope our guys don't get too discouraged.

I think they realize how big they are. That is, they will come back strong, but if we don't, we won't continue playing hard, this is a good team, they will come back against us, what do you tell your players so they don't become complacent? We were in this situation a couple of weeks ago, we were down with the same kind of score and we were able to come back and win, so I hope we don't let that happen to us. Thank you very much, coach, good luck like anyone else. The good coach always worried about a near-perfect first half for Hudson, called Unity Christian for a touchdown late, how it would be a great defense to get back on the clock at halftime at Ford Field with the division state championship game 5, Impressive performance by Hudsonville Unity Christian with a 28-nothing lead at halftime. with people telling him it was too hard or would never happen.

University of Michigan NFL standout defensive tackle Mike Martin had to have a grudge and now he's sharing his knowledge and experience of the next generation at Brighton's legacy center. Wow kind, kind, good man, well my name is Mike Martin. I was born and raised in Detroit. I always loved the game of soccer. They always instilled it in me. You know, hard work from when I was a kid until now. Football has been part of my life. It has taught me a lot of lessons and now I can still be a part of football and be a coach, but in a different way and it is something that I love to do with my ability to be able to give back and give back. the community that helped me become who I am and really nurtured me into the man that I am to be able to get back to that as a dream and I do it with a conscious effort because I owe it to the kids that are, you know? that I'm around to make sure they're successful and they get to see someone who you know they look up to, that's how I was like them when they were kids.

I remember when professional athletes came and talked to me. and I remember every time they said that I hung on to every word and that it meant a lot to me. I always had to have a resentment. I became who I am because I was always told I couldn't do it. do it but I always said I'm going to prove these people wrong and that made me who I am it was something I took personally like you said I can't do it cool use it as fuel and I'll let the kids know if that's you being a artist a musician an actor a doctor a lawyer whatever it is that people say is maybe too difficult for me try something that is a little safer and know that you can put that aside focus your vision on what you want to achieve it even if it can be achieved one of my favorite quotes is from Bo Schembechler and he said every day you either get better or worse you never stay the same and that resonated with me to this day so you always had the mindset You know how I'm going to improve today I'm going to choose one thing I'm not going to climb Mount Everest today but I'm going to lay a brick I'm going to lay a brick, leave it perfect and tomorrow I'm going to make another perfect break for me, it's in training, It's in being able to mentor people, the legacy center gives me the ability to work with kids that want to come and be better at soccer, but eventually we finish.

I have talked to those children about what they are doing in class, what they want if they want to go to university, where they want to study in university, since I have gone through everything that I can give them down to the last detail. Advice I can to help them and shape themselves and put their own spin on what their life will be like. I wake up every morning with the thought of gratitude every day. I say how can I impact someone today and working with children allows me to do that. do that and how can I know that by doing that it's leading me towards my goal of knowing when I'm dead and gone what people are going to say about me where they're going to say about Mike Martin so in my mind I'm wondering: Am I doing the right things? correct today and tomorrow and beyond?

When I leave this earth, I will hear what I want to hear. It may sound crazy, but this is how I live my life. I will be proud of what I did today and tomorrow when I leave, so working with children helping people those are things that give me a lot of satisfaction when I lay my head at night I say I did a good job, I did the best I could and tomorrow I'll do it again and it's just that day after day you accumulate them and you look back and you're proud of what you did.

Mike Martin will be the coach of a team. Lake Jones, a former Spartan linebacker. will be the head coach of the other legacy high school senior all-star game and you can watch that game tomorrow at 12:30 at halftime on Fox Sports Detroit of the Hudsonville unity christian division 5 state championship game on The first half. check out some of the highlights on the next deck inside Ford Field unity Christian the Crusaders very impressive who was all I could highlight from the first half Jake were the highlights were all on one side of the equation Hudsonville unity christian really was amazing, that's often very very efficient and that's all based on his big plays.

I think they have three of the four touchdowns or 30-plus big plays and the Doudna on the ground and in the air, which is something we didn't expect, we didn't expect them. having all these big plays throwing the ball downfield, but that's exactly what they're doing, they're finding ways to do it. Joseph's Healthcare st. Joseph's Mercy Health Care System stands out and again you have big plays, even big ones, they're on a roll and then they're going to go off course a little bit, they got a good pass play, one of their bigs likes to get to TJ Vancouver and then which is Isaac Tesla running the ball very well, which is not something that is ammunition, but he has been able to pass it and run well doing a great job of finding space and just using his speed to get a great block down the field on each of those two touchdowns. "And he has a very impressive performance.

Portland finally got their offense going at the end of the half, but Jake we saw it, they still consumed a lot of time, they turned the ball over, but it's not an offense, it's really built to come from behind." There's going to be a big talk and test for them in the second half and that's what it took them eight minutes to get there and unfortunately they couldn't even put up points and that's where those two interceptions really come back to bite them. We are losing possessions and when they are minimal and when they are going to consume a lot of time, it becomes more and more precious.

Hudsonville unity christian with a big lead at halftime of the division five state championship game, the start of the second half approaching. After this quick look at our halftime stats, it's all Christian unity as you can imagine, the rushing total is pretty impressive, the 31 yards in the air, a perfect touchdown that hit Brook Fletcher, he had a chance to talking to Portland head coach John, the ball seemed. Like you were struggling to get into a rhythm in this first half, what adjustments did you make? You know we're going to try to do a couple of different things from our eye formation.

You know, you just change our blocking schemes. They're doing a good job changing things up on defense, so I hope the kids pick up on a couple things: Their quarterback Owen Russel seemed to be forced to throw the ball a little more, so what was his message to them? he. doing, he's doing, I mean he made some good decisions in the game, but they're a really good football team and they've got us in a bad situation right now, they're hitting us on both fronts, okay, thank you very much, coach. good luck, okay, Brooke. Thank you Hudsonville Christian unit with the big lead we will receive the kickoff to start the second half we will have the second half of football in the division 5 championship game after this dan Dickerson and j .crew doc said we look forward to it as we bring you the seventh of our championship games here at Ford Field, eight championships in total, one more game to go at 7:30 tonight Muskegon against Detroit Martin Luther King, we're certainly looking forward to that one.

We're looking at the Portland Raiders right there and there's number 16, we've told you about him earlier in the game. Kade carmly... with a broken collarbone was in a sling, his cock in the first half and now he has the pads. and his seniors had a tough target off and off the field and maybe have a moment where he gets on the field, they're obviously going to keep him away from any contact that he's not ready to play, but for him. going out on the field even if it's for one play Jake is going to mean a lot to keep Harmelin Hudsonvilleunity christian with the big lead will get the ball to start the second half and it's an onside kick to start the second half and hutsonville unity christian was ready for it, it was TJ Vancouver's ring, he didn't let the side skate fool him, he tried a little trick in the air, basically, he was still in the group and it was a good kick, but TJ Van Cooling did a great job just securing it. and protect himself great field position for the Hudsonville Christian unit to start the second half the big offensive play in the first half a couple of touchdown runs for his quarterback adjectives long slow run for big Hayden 44 yards on a 31 yard touchdown drive - TJ Vancouver on a perfectly pitched bad buy to stop changing their game plan here, especially with quotes that they're still halfway through the story, they still want some spice, That is to say, who eased Malakai Yovan's strong run of the day a little in the first place, his head coach Craig.

Tippie felt that he was about to play a big game. He is only a second year student. It certainly seems like someone doesn't have nearly 900 yards this year to keep an eye on for years to come. He has two more years at Hudsonville Unity. Christian number 13. Malachi Oban. He gets the ball back, he follows his blockers, that's confidence from your blockers right there, what a push to the left side of that line. Troy Khan and Nick Moon Horst are close to breaking through there, so I think they'll keep coming back to the Well, keep letting them run as they are and letting our offensive line advance that nice post forward that you control the trenches that control the game, take it to the right guard, pulling that time my Zeya hyun also pushed hard to help him on his back now. joining again up the middle this time Hayden is big, there's not much to him, we're considered a gain of three on first down, but you're right Jake, there just doesn't seem to be a need to move away from an offense that the Raiders really don't They couldn't stop at any point in the first half, they absolutely didn't pump the ball, they didn't punt the ball, they were able to get two turnovers that allowed Nene's fishing offense to get back on the field, so they had the ball try to fix it so that it leaves to open the back field of the house for the day to be neglected again and this time the mother sim only tries to return to the line of scrimmage with defensive work, one Jacob Pickling leading the charge along with a linebacker who grants Werner the play called by Head coach Craig Tibi, swings his quarterback Isaac's Aslam to four on third downs to get some unity.

Christian has a 28-point lead to start the second half. The wrong side kick missed. They started in the midfield on this path to change. of blocks Vancouver throws a block and good pursuit across the edge by the Raiders defense or pushes it out of bounds well below the first down marker. Gavin McGregor is there to make the play for the Raiders and because they haven't been stopped. all day and you're not really going to hit from here or kick a field goal, this is for low territory, these saviors of the Hudsonville unit, Christian, will try; none for too many times through the middle and the Raiders defense is ready for big Hayden. in the first drive of the second half accumulating partially stopping to run that time stop being efficient they have to recover it lower the score to give up their offensive jobs they need the ball and they need to get it and hopefully not take too much time off the clock in these next ones two quarters now the only drive they had is an 11 play before the internet operator took a lot of time and they reason that at this point they can't afford to do it again.

This is an offense designed to run the ball, there's down the middle, there's not much, you feel stumbled, take here a senior transfer from Union with over 1600 yards and 24 touchdowns and really tough on the field today for the most part, As you pointed out, Jake, both offenses rained 26 plays in the In the first half, one team had over 200 yards, the other didn't even mention second down, seven to go to the Raiders at their own 35-yard line, as it opened the man on the left side and you rebound the shot. Davidson joined the intended target muscles and got a good arm, but I just couldn't get tsubame that time the big targets late Patrick is his favorite Saban is a 60 wide receiver for the Portland Raiders charge long has five guys 37 faith is rushes back under pressure deep in the middle has one eye on birth control David, then, vonda takes him inside 40 on the Hudsonville unit, Christian before Noah, here takes him down with a gain of 29.

Take a look at our Baker College Skycam in Portland using the misdirection they've been doing and being able to keep the linebackers on it. second level low and that's why they faked, if they didn't fake, the linebackers wanted to get back into coverage, get into the lane to throw that on the route from the right side, but because of all that misdirection, because Unni Christian knows it. Hey, they could go up, they have two chances here, they can get that left, there are linebackers to absorb a move on the right side of the line for their thread, Portland up, five good strong throws from Arun Russell, false start on offense.

The five yard penalty replay is the first in 15, so Vonda brings the play in from the sideline and you'd think maybe they don't want to, the Raiders will still get the ball up in the air a little bit until they can put up some points . the board and try to make this a game that comes down to eight minutes in the third quarter. There are 20 minutes left in the game. 28 Jakub Field is a senior, but he's not great with stoppage time, the loanee said he was very impressed with that young man. Jacob feels like he said he knew he was fast but he's not big, he's 510 160 but he's tough, he's really impressed with his power and the amount of times he just went through tacklers he says it really surprised me that's why he won more of 1,600 yards on the homeys but they lied to the right that's a difficult side of your screen they packed it to the near side Russell back to throw is looking for Patrick and that ball is intercepted by his guys second interception of the day has some blockers recovered by Hudsonville unity christian falls a little bit under thrown to the quarterback on defense now with two simple vertical interceptions over here on the outside to your left only she's playing to cover two so they got that corner on the low and then Tesla has that whole half of the field, so he's able to go out and read the quarterback correctly on the second pick, so he's doing a great job. 3-nothing, advantage for the unit.

Christian, let's take a look at his Hudson Bill's hometown 50 years ago, named after Homer Hudson. I was wondering if Hudson Bill's is named after notable alumni like Laura Highborn and Nicole Thierry, they make delicious ice cream there. I know what a day for that young man, Isaac swept his career for ninety, threw a 31-yard touchdown pass, a perfect throw to TJ Vancouver. ring and also two interceptions plays both ways and does it very well big with bird that lund first attempt they contained Hayden big in that one word of transport he fooled everyone he certainly fooled me anyway and scored from 44 yards they have really kept it down Since then, Hudsonville has been able to move the ball pretty much if the Raiders did a good job on their last possession stopping their Crusaders for the first time: Slaw on the goalie does a good job, they really get to the rim and do something positive. of very little gavin mcgregor in Guilford chasing him here's proof of last day coming back just making really good passes and that's something I'm specializing in, but right now I can do it in the air and he's still making all these plays.

Offensively and defensively he is around the ball, great work, five points there, I planted balls, we wanted to take them to distance in that interception, he returns dignity, long throw here, they cover a stone ball perfectly: TJ Vancouver, second time today, those two have hit a gain of 25 great confidence I'm just saying you know I trust my guy that he has, he has a height advance there, so he gave him a very good shot and a great job playing the ball over his shoulder, that It's something you're always trying to teach. Guys use their body, so Vancouver uses his body to keep the defense on his back so he can't touch the ball and that was just great work, great technique and I can't do better in coverage than Griffins Summers, Noel. was there Malakai Oh Bondi swims on first down JJ Vancouver in perfect size for a tight end six four to ten great two way player for the Hudsonville Christian unit two spas wasn't asked to throw the ball much but has been very accurate he almost connected once more than TJ Vancouver, causing the left side to hate the bigs.

That's a man that the man who lost was able to win on the first try, as he picked up seven yards away and took him down. Undefeated Raiders of Portland coming into this game had a solid series. In the first half it has really been everything for them, they have not been able to stop Hutsonville other than on the last drive, their first drive of the second half, the quarterback sneaks here on third and three brings them closer to the first down marker , but he's just shy. a quarter in not even a yard given the push we just saw there and we'll be surprised to see it's the same as it's a swamp we need to think too hard about this after that good push absolutely and they've had repeat balls there.

I'm definitely not afraid to go back to something that has quite a bit of weight against the Raiders and they're still opening up Butte to the max, the mud touchdown on the Christian drive, the 28 yard touchdown run on a 5 touchdown you make up has been hitting inside most of the time. day and finally broke free for a big gain, today has been a great offensive for Hudsonville Unity Christian at home and then for the extra point and split the uprights' thirty-five point lead for Hutsonville Unity, named as their first trip to the state finals in their game. in a nearly flawless French game, next coming off last year's great touchdown run, now thirty-five points lead a trip to the finals for the Crusaders of Hudsonville Christian unit and they are enjoying every bit of it here in the feeling of the Division 5 and Lattimore state championship game. deep this time for the Raiders omens kick rock knocked down by Lattimer they always want to have the ball in calf's hands he runs away from the unit Christian goes all the way touchdown Raiders on every kickoff they have tried to put the ball in Jacob Beale's hands and this time he showed us why he covered this kick every time, proceed a little.

I think what kind of helps setting that up is that they reverted it, sometimes they didn't revert the date, but they kept the same, you know, two deep guys. able to potentially reverse or not and I think you know, I think I can do both. I got Christian uni law so they went for art over fake and unfortunately it didn't work out for him, Jacob Bill's big comeback, they're just Going up the sideline and using all that speed makes once they miss and then they get They go to the races, there was no one within 15 yards when he reached the end zone. 91-yard kickoff return every time we've seen here today. in the state championship finals, three different games, one more 90-yard kickoff return, a good feeling for Portland.

Finally they get on the board for their big plays. Kickoff returner Jacob Ville, as we mentioned, has averaged almost forty yards or returns on this kickoff. returns this year Hudsonville unity Christian looking for an onside kick again with tape jaehwan Kowski the kicker for the only deep man is malachi from Hudsonville unity Christian we will see this one go over his head he is pretty deep in the end zone we told you about Hudsonville, look at the city of Portland, a small town west of Lansing, between Lansing in Grand Rapids, notable Portland alum Andrew, click a minor league pitcher as was Tanner Allison and Jake Silas, a former CFL player, remember him from the CFL founded almost 200 years ago, the Raiders are on the board for the first time today.

I need to stop the bonus day in the carry, not much. Jackson Bush, let's go to the field and Brooke Fletcher. Brooke Field was dead here on the Portland sidelines, you could almost have. I heard a pin drop, but after that use you started to see a little more life in these players than Jay David running up and down the sidelines getting the players going in the crowd, maybe there's a little more life in this team. It never hurts to score for you guys, he's just a different feeling even though you're getting beat, Jake, one score, you're in the championship game, you're going to come out with a better feeling, no matter what.pass, Dillon Arthur at tackle. next look, get out of there, big third down, stop here, it's out of bounds and give their offense the ball and see if they can come down and start making this a little more interesting, that's all you're trying to do now , eliminate a little bit and seeds, see what you can do at all, no, no, don't think about that, hey, we need to score as many points, but hey, let's try to make a good play here and have a good drive and let's get to the end zone after that 36 by Hudsonville - slaw on the goalie, good chase again, their defense as they work they are going to force the first punt of the day, warner Jacob Hickling and stop that time to slide is the punter and does something which we haven't seen very often, but I think there's something to this, it's rugby style punting.

I haven't seen him punt, but that would suggest he's going to kick the ball in and a lot of times that means the other team won't try to come back, that's a look a little different and it'll be a fair catch for the 36, that's a good move, well, the message is reaching everyone. Multisport athletes are injured less. Multi-sport athletes improve at their primary sport over the long term, and while that's not why we play our games, more multi-sport athletes are now recruited than specialty athletes. Multi-sport participation is lifelong cross-training. Learn more on the site. MHSAA website, so the Raiders were down 28 after Jacob Wheeler's big touchdown, we've just had a sustained drive today and then it ended in a turnover after a tip pass, quick throw here, you always want the ball in This young man's hands, feel in the carry, jayven aspiring, max bukey, ma in, in the stop, we won on the first try. but again, this is not an offense designed for quick hits, but we're trying to hustle as much as we can while a plate comes in from the sideline on second, just to encourage our own 37-yard bottle feeling that's in motion, give us the opportunity. minute with Isaac - 11 gain my student, great job, so the short man wins in this game here's the take, but you love it with their bags full, they deliver a forced bum to the quarterback on the other side of the ball, he just took it.

Next, before the false start against the offense, five-yard replay penalty, first down, look at that Meijer run. The forty pound difference is good for Sly and the advantage goes to Tesla. Meijer is listed at five six, one foot, the boys just hit it. Everyone will wait for a block to come out of a tackle, that's a good run and first in 15 minutes, gain eight yards on the first down, wait for the block to develop and get something where it didn't look like there was much, makes an Odin . Hall in the tackle that time for the Hudsonville unit, Christian Orton, trying to accelerate as much as possible a score by the end of this quarter.

It's interesting that that's the quick shot, you get the first down through the 35. TJ has been covering under cover along the sideline, they move the chains again, the girl catches the quick shot round, they have all their guys on offense inside the box, so what that does is the defense, it comes in behind, so I have a little horizontal passenger that you can open up by feeling notes right on the defensive load. Troy cunnin is at the bottom of that pile for our Hudson Christian unity and that will be the end of the third quarter. Cortland gets on the board on Jacob Beale's big opening return, but Unity Christian keeps it at 20 as we head into the fourth quarter of the division five state championship game here at Ford Field Bernard's brings you the big loss moment ball, a big part of the story today James in the last game, kind of nice, but the way they're playing in their zone, all eyes are on the quarterback, so This padded defense The only one is able to watch the quarterback to see when he is throwing as if he were Lucy herself.

That's how we got here. 35 Seven League for Unity Christian. We have the big advantage on the field and those turnovers that you see. the starting field position has been great as we threw the full half inside the 15 driving his legs Trevor ma'am, it's worth it to be mascot of the season, it's a 20 yard gain. I like that just a quick little drop and he can find his receivers in open jumpers. The receivers of that defense that has been watching all day from Hudson will be on squirrels, it's what fills dancing in looking for a little Running Room.

Maxima takes him down after a four clock gain that marks the Raiders trying to add. for the touchdown it's down 35 nothing second down okay, it's second in five Look running down the right side a little quarters complain before the first down Mason OD Hall hitting the setup third and two clay comes in from the sideline on Russell gets He plays like a chaser like Holman, as you might think, given that Portland Valois' Burlington Raiders fans urged their team to get on the board for the second time today, he gave his left side fighting its way through, a nice stillness as the Raiders recover, but what looked like it was going to be close instead, a first down turns into a big loss in the fourth and 13 Laura thought Madame with her head, the first down following her box, look what that he did, the first try man more, I think he did it, but I think Vancouver and got that out of there. the second man to the ball or the conversation strip of him if they gave the guys the transcript of him, hitting the ballThat's a tough moment for him.

The Hudsonville Unity Christian waiters are preparing for a long fourth down play and will come to talk about Hudsonville Unity Christian counting down to nine minutes until their first state championship they lead for. Raiders preparing for fourth and 15 at Hudsonville Unity. Christian didn't like that they were singing to immerse themselves. Oh, timeout, so Russell, destiny rolls under heavy pressure, turns around, gets enough on that shot. Hudsonville Unity. Christian will take care of them and that is a big blow. The credit goes to the strong pressure of the Crusaders' defense, so they come from the center. They knew they knew they had to throw the ball, so they're going to make a big run on the outside, which is what your passion runs do. take a point on the back of the boat and do it, good play, you know, get Russell out of the pocket or know that, but unfortunately I was able to get a clean shot first on ten, give it to Max Buchamma, well Jake, this is a hell. of a performance, he looked at these two teams that look very evenly matched.

Orlin undefeated, they had been here before. Hudsonville unity Christian hadn't and Hudsonville unity Christian looks like the team that's very comfortable playing in their first state championship, so it seems like they've been here for the last two years, that's just the most important thing here. They are playing with a lot of confidence in offensive and defensive contact again. These turnovers that we mentioned openly, those initial changes with nine, one and eight, and Craig. Tippi says you know, on this weekend where we give thanks, he said: I'm grateful for the coaches, that I have all the effort of the group that has built the program from scratch.

There was no program until he took over in 2003 and I am especially grateful to those. guys that have come back after playing on those first teams that barely won and have been part of this coaching staff, it's very important to him and I couldn't praise and thank his coaching staff enough for the work they've done. What I did with these kids this year has been a special season and now they are eight minutes away from a first championship. I showed them openly. It is worth showing the progression again. That doesn't mean much winning. You will see it in the first seasons. and then around 2070, look at 2007, around 2012, six and four, seven and three seasons over and over again, finally making the playoffs and now a couple of 10-win seasons in the last three years, there's just two defeats this year, two very good teams that are even close to the east and west of Zealand staggered pun for the second time today that will fall without return The Raiders would recover the ball has seven and a half to trail by 28 to the offense would like to at least get to the end zone to feel a little better about this game, his only touchdown so far has been on a 91-yard kickoff return with seven and a half left in the division five thirty state championship game and five seven pounds seven and a half to go Hudsonville unity christian trying to get his first state title, we were talking about Craig Tippi I would watch him right there building this program from the ground up in 2003, he says of all the years he talks about what he talks about his staff and some of the memorable years is that we ended up talking a lot about those early years, reflecting a lot, looking back and talking about some of those early games.

We were like a sacred cow. You know, we were playing Eastern Rapids in law back then and we just started our teaching program. the kids how to put on the pads and they would go so far, you know you go far when you start and remember you are teaching the kids to put on daddy's the right way, which is start from scratch, then to the ball, leave the middle. a little bit of Running Room on horseback, the boy Noah was tired one of his first carries of the day second down gain of three on first down because he was tired all the credit to the Christian defense of the Hudsonville unit they just couldn't, they didn't do it They have let the Raiders get any flow into their offense all day.

Pass here intended for David Sivan, just out of his hands and out of bounds. A pretty good throw by Owen Russell that will set up third and seven yard 42 for the Hudsonville Raiders. unity christian had big plays in the first half immediately jumped out to a 14-nothing lead, a big touchdown pass from Isaac to get past TJ Vancouver and a big touchdown run early because they jumped out early and the games have largely been his. control along Russell throws the left side, you see the dish from him, Patrick, who can't put it in. Noah was preoccupied there in coverage to bring him down, setting up a fourth down, good job.

He was worried, clear and covered too, so he's there on that floor. but the problem is the way the offensive set was, there is no number tree to see, there is no one in the alley of the field, so that was where he was free to roam and he immediately calmed down those six to go to what Deep middle lane knocked down looking. this favorite target in the backfield Jacob Veal and the Raiders Portland will turn the ball over on downs Hudsonville gets it back with a 28 point lead watch from Skycam keep playing that coverage - it's working well and this is the weakness right in the middle of the field, that's right where he had to go, but the problem is too far in a region, so good job by the bottom defense, the linebacker is running up the middle, understanding that that's where they had to go, that's where La weakness was the drive that Christian takes on the Portland 42-yard line.

Well, today we heard a quick tip about those early years. It was also interesting to hear because we hear this from coaches all the time about how every season, no matter what you did, was your last. year and how many players you have or don't have returning how each season will be different the way the players and the pieces fit together are different sometimes you know you have a good team, they can make it to the final Sometimes you have no idea Creig Tip knows that He's built a good program, but he said we lost a lot of guys from last year, we're a little inexperienced at our skill positions and he said we were down by 21 nothing after the first quarter of our first game and I'm looking at my fellow coaches, We all looked at each other as if this could be a difficult year.

I mean, he didn't really know and he said if you told me right then we would make it. to the state championship game said he really wouldn't have believed it said we were just trying to survive well they came back and won that game 38 31 and he said the way those kids responded 21 nothing after the first quarter he said that very nice He helped pitch what came after that, but it's really interesting when you talk to these coaches, no matter what's happened in the past, every year is different and sometimes you just don't know it because everyone comes back right.

I don't know how the rest of your confidence or the rest of your legs don't look good. I just don't know if maybe a key guy is missing from last year. He read to one or two kids, but they were two really key kids. because they were the GRU, any ground that could be set on third and long until the goalie was looking for the clock on the field, that's a really nice chase. Mitchell Malik and the chase they said they got ahead and we'll call it five from the 37 yard line. cleverly getting the play from his head coach Craig Tibby, theonly coach Christian is known for at Hudsonville Unity, his team has been here for 16 years and played a near perfect game in the fourth and fifth clock, getting down to four and a half minutes to get back to the throat. showing his back on the first down to the coach's son, Nick Tibby, a gain of 13 for the first down, a really hard shot with pressure on the face did a great job of finding a way to get the ball, only he knew that he knew the sport and then he just throws a really good ball and puts it on Nick Tibby's inside shoulder, away from the defender, so he just throws it off his back foot, puts it in a great location, Piccolo's guys, anyone who Have a better day, his laws made a little of everything he is.

He did everything very well playing both ways touchdown saving tackle at the end by Mitch Malik but Malachi Oh bombed the 21st of the game almost took it to the end zone directly from the wrong directions outside tesla keeps running can you keep trying outside so you have to defend yourself? that, but all it does is open a link and go up to go straight to the mill with a reduced tackle there, unless it had been first six in Gaul, although for Hutsonville Unity Christian tries to add with the big lead here in the last fourth they give and there is very little on the right side Odin Hall gets his first carry of the day, the boys have not seen handling the ball and activity with the reception and Odin Hall on the second carry and goal of the first, the slowest D with a couple of touchdown runs. today, the quarterback of the Hudsonville unit, Christian, is going to release it here, who were the Raiders ready, they smell it. review that time, consecutive carries for Odin, all he hadn't heard the ball all day and loses just over a yard. leading up to setting up the third down is Simon leading the charge a host of tacklers for the Raiders third and goal just outside the grave the impressive running game with the occasional well timed pass for Isaac to break up today leading this unit Christian office fills the backfield for The adjectives laugh, but abandons the middle and there is no room to run: Sky Demon on the carry that time on fourth down, one more championship game here at Ford Field and we are looking forward to this one, you must Egan against Detroit and Martin Luther King. and we're looking forward to that game, it's just regardless of the division, they're two of the best teams in the state with a ton of talent on both sides of the ball, we can't wait for the division three championship game. at 7:30 tonight for Isaac - slaw they abandoned the central unit Christian rings another touchdown his first touchdown looks like they made a concerted effort to stop it all they let him get that touchdown they came back to him three of those four plays and finally got what they wanted , they finally took it out of the picture where Merkel is a good in the end zone if she has carried the ball this year we don't have those statistics, we have statistics for almost everyone, but I think those are some of her first carries of the year and it's exciting for a senior to score in the championship game, the extra point is up and it's good this time Aaron from a vantage point with the extra point, so look at these teammates, Bob for him is to point to the uprights in a performance from today's championship game, it's big smiles and applause Christian, it's positive, teammates Aslam crazy, the celebration has started the minimum he has to leave TJ van Kooten receiving a hug from his head coach played Tibby to Jay Vancouver on a great catch early in the game, their second score of the day, played very well on both sides of the ball, great job up front for the Crusaders front line, not just those five linemen, the experienced line for the tight ends too.

A lot was asked to make a lot of blocks on this direct T offensive kickoff it's a long trip and again, will they give it to Veal? No, they fake Veal, this time, the attempt to set up a return down this right sideline, there was a wall of blockers for Trevor Latimer and that's good, we found Nick Tibby at the 40 in the tackle on one last possession for Portland , unfortunately it doesn't look like the cake formula can accomplish that play that gave him the broken collarbone. in the middle not much, let's go down to Fletcher Brook on the Brook side, yeah guys, if you see 54 on the field, it's actually Levi Walters.

I spoke with coach Craig Tibby earlier this week and asked him what impressed his team the most. about the current team or pushed him more about this team and told his selflessness to Levi, who actually enlisted early in the military was rejected for the season and can reapply and it looks like he's back on the field tonight and normally it has arrived. in game number 16, the seam is there, but the final seconds tick by and the Hutsonville Christian Crusaders are the

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division 5 champions for the first time in the final, they lost in the semifinals a couple of years ago and seemed to be . very comfortable on the big stage they played a perfect game beating a very good Portland Raiders team the handshakes at midfield the very happy Craig tibi has built a great program in Hudsonville building it from scratch and all those years of hard work work pay off today in the championship game for their team they executed the game plan Jake Tate really couldn't have played a much better game in every way now they cut the first half short they didn't have a single punt they got how many three four turnovers ball they just did a great job of capitalizing on everything that happened to them they had about the same number of plays in the first half and they were able to make the most of it now that's really what it came down to both of their teams that I really want to run the ball their evaluators have a lot to be proud of with our season this year Hudsonville unity Christian comes out as a championship that is a team Ford Field Hudson dope unity Christian defeats over forty two to seven what comes next is the division three final Detroit Martin Luther King vs.

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