The first half was filled with strong defense making it difficult for Grand Ledge (7-4) and East Kentwood (10-1) to move the ball throughout the first half.

After five straight punts the teams traded back and forth over the course of the 1st, East Kentwood got on the board first in the 2nd quarter.

Kyle Friberg hit Tristan Waters on a fade route for 30 yards setting up the Falcons at the Grand Ledge 17-yard line. After a screen pass to Kevin Smith for 6 yards and a Quantayvious Totten 9-yard run, Friberg finished the drive with a 2-yard TD on the QB sneak. The PAT was blocked and the Falcons led 6-0 with 10:14 left in the 2nd quarter.

The Falcons' defense continued to get quick pressure on Grand Ledge QB JT Houghton and forced another three and out, but Comets' punter Luke Lalumia pinned East Kentwood deep with a 59-yard punt which was downed at the 6-yard line.

East Kentwood picked up a first down on a Friberg pass to DaJaun Thomas on 3rd and 6 out to the 18 to give themselves some breathing room, but Grand Ledge held strong and forced a 4th and 3. The Falcons lined up in a punt formation, but faked it by snapping it directly to Chase Snyder and Grand Ledge read the fake perfectly. Snyder was stopped for a 4-yard loss and the Comets took over at the Kentwood 21.

Aftter two runs for Caden Evert that helped the Comets reach the 10, JT Houghton hit Malek Adams on a slant route for the 10-yard TD. The PAT was good and gave Grand Ledge a 7-6 lead with 6:24 left in the half.

Kentwood's next drive ended with a punt after Kyle Friberg was sacked on 3rd and 7 by Robert Willoughby. Grand Ledge tried to get something going before the end of the half, but Marlon Dorsey's big hit on a pass over the middle knocked out a possible 20-yard gain in EK territory and forced Grand Ledge to punt.

Tristan Waters had a fantastic return to the Grand Ledge 45 with 41 seconds left in the half, but a holding penalty wiped it out and the score stood 7-6 as the teams headed into the half.

The 2nd half started much of the same way as the first half with both defenses setting the tone and dominating play. East Kentwood had a shot to get on the board with 3:14 left in the 3rd as they attempted a 46-yard field goal by Bryce Lovelace, but it was no good and the score remained 7-6 Grand Ledge.

Michael Catching sacked JT Houghton on 3rd down on the following possession, forcing Grand Ledge to punt again and this time the Falcons put together a nice scoring drive to start the 4th quarter. Friberg hit DaJaun Thomas on a screen pass for 9 yards to reach midfield. On the following play, Michael Ivy busted out a 15-yard run, and then Friberg rolled out hitting Quantayvious Totten for 18 yards to the Comets 18. Ivy then ran 9 yards to put the Falcons inside the 10. A few plays later, Totten finished the drive with a 1-yard TD run. East Kentwood handed the ball to Andre Welch on a jet sweep to convert the two point conversion and they took a 14-7 lead with 7:43 left in the game.

Grand Ledge responded and they did it quickly. On 2nd and 7 from their own 37, JT Houghton hit Cassell Jones on deep slant over the middle and Jones took it 63 yards for the TD and tied the game up 14-14.

East Kentwood had a big opportunity on the following drive as Kyle Friberg kept a play alive by scrambling around the pocket. While on the run, he fired the ball downfield to a wide open Andre Welch, but the wind knocked down the pass and it was just short of Welch's diving arms with 3:16 left in the game.

Grand Ledge, pinned deep in their own territory after the punt from Lovelace, went three and out. Lalumia punted a ball into the wind that bounced off a Falcons' player, but Marlon Dorsey quickly fell on the ball at the Grand Ledge 43 with 2:07 left. Two plays later, Kyle Friberg threw a jump ball downfield and Tristan Waters made a great catch at the Grand Ledge 8-yard line.

The Falcons proceeded to run the clock down to 2.8 seconds to set up a 22-yard field goal attempt by Bryce Lovelace. Lovelace nailed the 22-yarder to give East Kentwood the 17-14 win over Grand Ledge and a District Championship.