Muskegon (4-0) started the 1st quarter hot immediately after forcing a three and out for East Grand Rapids (2-2) on their first possession. QB Shawn Pfenning hit Joeviair Kennedy on a 30-yard pass down the sidelines in which Kennedy made a fantastic juggling catch, pulling the ball in with one hand. A roughing the passer penalty tacked on 15 yards putting the Big Reds at the EGR 15. Two plays later Pfenning finished the drive with a 2-yard TD run making it 7-0 with 9:36 left.

The Muskegon defense remained strong on the 2nd possession forcing another punt and once again the Big Reds were able to turn it into points. A 12 yard run by Keonte' Whiteside and then a 13-yard run by Caleb Washington set up an Alezay Coleman 14-yard TD run making it 14-0 Big Reds with 6:06 left in the quarter.

East Grand Rapids was able to drive into Big Reds territory on the following drive after a 22-yard run and a 7-yard run by Mikey Roth, but the drive was stopped on 4th down and 6 from the Muskegon 23 after Roth's pass to Nathan McCardell fell incomplete.

The defenses of both teams held strong into the 2nd quarter and Muskegon was stopped on 4th and 1 on the East Grand Rapids 6-yard line after Shawn Pfenning's pass intended for Caleb Washington fell incomplete in the endzone.

Defense was king in the 2nd quarter as no team reached the endzone and the teams headed into the half with the score still 14-0 Muskegon.

Muskegon started the 2nd half with a 20-yard run by Washington and then later he added a 13-yard run on 4th and 1 to extend the drive. Two plays later Pfenning hit Alazey Coleman over the middle and Coleman went BEAST mode shedding multiple tacklers and taking it to the house for a 45-yard TD giving Muskegon a 21-0 lead with 8:01 left.

East Grand Rapids responded with a TD drive of their own when Mikey Roth stood in the pocket, took a hit, and delivered a 7-yard strike to Jon Olsson to cut the lead to 21-7. The TD capped a 13-play 69-yard drive by the Pioneers. Roth almost hit Banbury for a TD earlier in the drive, but the play was broken up by Alezay Coleman, but a personal foul moved EGR inside the Big Reds 10-yard line where they capitalized with a score.

Muskegon once again broke a big play on the next drive and it was Keonte' Whiteside getting into the mix. Whiteside turned on the jets and busted a 76-yard TD run giving Muskegon a 28-7 lead with 27 seconds left in the 3rd.

In the 4th, the Muskegon defense was strong keeping East Grand Rapids out of the endzone. The Big Reds got after Pioneers' QB Mikey Roth and pressured him all night long, registering 4 sacks on the night.

Miguel Flores added a 31-yard field and Pfenning ran in another score from 5 yards out with less than 10 seconds to go giving Muskegon a 37-7 win.