Football
Whitehall wins local showdown with Fruitport 51-26, captures first district championship since 2014
The Vikings will now meet up with powerful Grand Rapids South Christian next week in a regional title game
The Vikings will now meet up with powerful Grand Rapids South Christian next week in a regional title game
The Eagles will now move on to the regional finals next weekend
Muskegon, now 9-2 on the season, will host conference foe Zeeland West next weekend in the regional finals
The game was close until the fourth quarter when Reed City scored three times and pulled away
The Trojans are 8-2 and co-champions of the O-K Blue while Whitehall is 10-0 and champion of the West Michigan Conference Lakes Division
Hill has been hot the last two weeks for the Crusaders, gaining 177 yards with four TDs against Tri County and 112 yards in last Friday's playoff win
Bankard had an interception on the fourth play of last week's playoff victory, then added a 64-yard touchdown run later in the first half
In his first high school playoff game last week, Aylor caught two long touchdown passes and ran back a kickoff 92 yards for a TD