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CatchMark catch-up: Oakridge, Muskegon Catholic Central roll to first-round playoff wins

Results and details from Muskegon-area playoff football games Friday, Oct. 29.

The Michigan high school football playoffs kicked off Friday night.

Several games took place in the Muskegon area. Here are links to stories by CatchMark SportsNet, plus a roundup of the other games played by area teams:

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Whitehall bounces back for playoff-opening victory over Sparta

Montague opens state-title defense with rout of Central Montcalm

Ravenna makes one more play in 7-6 win over North Muskegon in CatchMark Game of the Week

Two-time defending champ Mona Shores makes statement at Forest Hills Central

Muskegon cruises past old rival Lowell in playoff opener

Muskegon Heights tops Holton in wild playoff game featuring 108 points, more than 1,000 yards

DIVISION 4

Cadillac 42, Fruitport 35

Fruitport fell short in a highly competitive first-round playoff matchup with Cadillac, which defeated the Trojans 28-12 in Fruitport in Week 2.

The Trojans led 14-13 with 7:21 left in the first half on a 19-yard touchdown run by Aiden Vela before the Vikings answered two minutes later and never relinquished the lead again.

Fruitport was within a TD midway through the third quarter and early in the fourth quarter. Trailing 42-27, the Trojans pulled within seven points on Gavin Reames’ 12-yard TD pass to Vela and a two-point conversion pass to Camden Farrell with one minute remaining.

Reames finished 19-of-32 passing for 282 yards with two TDs and one interception. Paschal Jolman ran 17 times for 135 yards and two TDs. Cody Nash caught five passes for 131 yards and a TD. Vela led the Trojans’ defense with eight tackles.

Fruitport finishes with a 4-6 record.

Cadillac (8-2) will host Whitehall (8-2) next week in a district final.

Grand Rapids Christian 48, Spring Lake 24

Spring Lake saw its season end in a first-round playoff game at Grand Rapids Christian (7-3), which advances to the district finals to face Hudsonville Unity Christian (10-0).

Spring Lake finishes with a 6-4 record. No stats or details were submitted for this game.

DIVISION 5

Oakridge 40, Big Rapids 7

Corey Vanderputte scored four touchdowns, including a 98-yard pick-six, to power host Oakridge to the first-round rout of Big Rapids. Vanderputte scored first-half TD runs of 34 and 42 yards, plus he caught a 23-yard scoring pass from Matt Danicek in the first quarter.

Vanderputte finished with 203 rushing yards on 17 carries. Brenden Raymond added 95 yards, including a 9-yard TD, on 12 carries. Danicek scored on a 1-yard run. Raymond led the Eagles defensively with six tackles.

Oakridge (8-2) advances to next week’s district finals and will travel to Howard City Tri County (9-1), which beat Grant 36-14.

Will Strickler was 18-of-34 passing for 223 yards with two TDs and one interception for Big Rapids (5-5).

Tri County 36, Grant 14

Grant’s season ended in a first-round playoff loss to Central State Activities Association Gold Division foe Howard City Tri County. The Tigers finish with a 4-6 record.

No stats or details were submitted for this game.

Tri County (9-1) will host Oakridge (8-2), a 40-7 winner over Big Rapids, in next week’s district finals.

DIVISION 7

Muskegon Catholic Central 54, Delton Kellogg 6

Host Muskegon Catholic Central built a 32-0 halftime lead and extended it to 48-0 through three quarters en route to a blowout victory over Delton Kellogg in the first round.

Elliot Riegler was 5-of-6 passing for 98 yards with a TD, plus he rushed for a score. Bryan Convertini led the balanced Crusaders with 73 rushing yards and two TDs on six carries, while Joe Waller also ran for two scores. David Hill caught a TD pass for MCC, while Tramel Caviness recovered a fumble in the end zone.

Shane Powell had six tackles for the Crusaders (9-1), who host Ravenna (7-3) in the district finals at 7 p.m. next Friday.

Delton Kellogg finishes with a 5-4 record.

DIVISION 8

Carson City-Crystal 40, White Cloud 3

White Cloud saw its season end in the first round of the playoffs. The Indians finish with a 4-6 record.

Carson City-Crystal (9-1) advances to the district finals to host the winner of Saturday’s game between Muskegon Heights Academy and Holton.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Division 3: Lowell (4-5) at Muskegon (8-1), 1 p.m.

Division 8: Holton (5-4) at Muskegon Heights Academy (5-4), 1 p.m.

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