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NorthPointe Christian/SMCC @ Harper Creek

SMCC (11-1) is coming off of an exciting 27-26 victory over Lumen Christi while NorthPointe (11-1) defeated Waterviliet 41-35. These two teams have never met. The Mustangs play in the OK Conference Silver Division.

NorthPointe is led by QB Luke Van Dyke. The senior has thrown for over 1,200 yards and rushed for another 500. The Mustang ground attack is led by the brother tandem of Kenny and Char Willekes. Kenny has ran for over a 1,000 yards.

The Mustang defense is led by two outstanding two-way players in senior Preston Huckaby and junior T. J. Swore. Huckaby is a 4 year starter.

SMCC continues to run the ball against everyone they face, but the QB/WR tandem of seniors Bryce Windham and Travis Vuich have kept defenses off balance all season. Senior RB John Lako played through injury last week and had one of his biggest games of the season against Lumen Christi.

The SMCC defense is what has carried them this season. The Falcons are giving up just 9 ppg against a schedule that has included 8 playoff opponents in 12 games.

SMCC will be the best team that NorthPoint has played all season, but the Grand Rapids area produces some of the best football teams in the state in every division. This will be a closely contested game with the winner moving on to Ford Field. Prediction: SMCC 38 NorthPointe Christian 20.

Chris Schultz

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  • Huron has only had one good season ever an that this year. Huron has the worst record in the history of Michigan high school football ever.

  • Anonymous said...
    2:22 you are unaware of the history of SMCC around here. Theres alot more to it than what you see on this blog.

    Huron, very quality program, should never be bad mouthed. Attained there goals fair and square with the kids they have .

    SMCC has built there program in ways that our town is not happy with. Until they move to an all-catholic league they will always be bad mouthed around here.

    November 23, 2014 at 10:13 AM

    Working hard, practicing long into evenings, practicing on holidays, weight training all year long, while maintaining a high GPA, is frowned upon in this area. You should only have to put on a uniform to play in this area. Complaining, OBVIOUSLY isn't frowned upon in this area. Neither is JEALOUSY. You're just a SORE loser. You'd still be complaining if CC was in a Catholic league.

  • 2:22 you are unaware of the history of SMCC around here. Theres alot more to it than what you see on this blog.

    Huron, very quality program, should never be bad mouthed. Attained there goals fair and square with the kids they have .

    SMCC has built there program in ways that our town is not happy with. Until they move to an all-catholic league they will always be bad mouthed around here.

  • "By the way.. Flat Rock would go 7-2 with Ithaca's schedule."

    This comment interested me. I highly doubted 7-2, but I thought maybe 2 or 3 wins. I decided to use calpreps to see what they predicted. After putting Flat Rock up against all of Ithaca's schedule, their final record was 0-9. Sorry Flat Rock.

  • Enough of the bickering! It's getting a bit out of hand! Time to strap it up and play ball. Good Luck to the Falcons and Chiefs!!

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