High School SportsSunday, November 1
Grandville stunned top-seeded Howell as 13 Grand Rapids-area teams won playoff openers
The Good Day Grand Rapids team
If you missed Friday night, 13 area teams won playoff openers. In Division 1, Grandville stunned top-seeded Howell, 38-30.
13Grand Rapids-area teams that won Round 1 playoff games
Grandville, Kenowa Hills, and Hopkins were among them.
Source: mlive
The Free Press kept the statewide list. Of the 128 district semifinals in 11-player football, 118 were scheduled for Friday and 10 more for Saturday.
- Kenowa Hills: first playoff win since 1992, 49-35 over GR Christian
- Hopkins: 22-21 over Kalamazoo United
- Coopersville: 24-14 over East Grand Rapids
- Byron Center: 42-28 over Muskegon
Area winners now play Round 2 games
| Division | Round 2 game |
|---|---|
| Division 1 | Grandville (5-5) at Portage Central (9-1) |
| Division 2 | Portage Northern (6-4) at Byron Center (8-2) |
| Division 3 | Coopersville (9-1) at DeWitt (8-2) |
| Division 4 | Ludington (8-2) at Kenowa Hills (9-1) |
| Division 5 | Hopkins (9-1) at West Catholic (8-2) |
| Division 6 | Olivet (7-3) at Belding (8-2) |
Source: mlive
Sources: mlive, Detroit Free Press