East Kentwood (7-1, 3-1 in OK Red) used a heavy dose of Mike Ivy on Friday night to put themselves into a position to finish the season with a share of the OK Red championship. The Falcons beat Rockford (6-2, 3-1 in OK Red) 36-3, which sets up the chance for at least a share of the OK Red Conference title with a win next week vs Grand Haven.

After taking a 3-0 lead into the 2nd quarter East Kentwood used two long drives to build a 16-0 lead. The first was a 5-play, 78-yard drive that carried over from the 1st quarter and it was capped by a 21-yard TD pass from QB Kyle Friberg to Quantayvious Totten. Then the Falcons put together a 6-play, 83-yard drive and ended it with a 1-yard TD from Kyle Friberg.

The 2nd half was dominated by RB Michael Ivy who had a 27-yard, 35-yard, and 2-yard TD run to help the Falcons cruise past the Rams.

Ivy finished the game with 27 carries for 248 yards and 3 touchdowns, while QB Kyle Friberg had 2 total touchdowns (1 rush, 1 pass). Friberg was 6/9 for 115 yards with a TD and added 37 rushing yards with a TD on the ground. Quantayvious Totten caught a 21-yard TD from Friberg, while Kevin Smith had 3 receptions for 68 yards.

Michael Catching led the defense with 11 tackles, Jordan Cobbs added 7, and Georval Scott added 6 in the win. Cobbs added 2 sacks to go along with his 7 tackles.

Notes:

East Kentwood ran for 329 yards, Rockford ran for 131 yards.

Rockford QB Landen Haney was 10/14 for 65 yards.

East Kentwood last beat Rockford back in 2003 by a score of 20-14.

This was Rockford's first conference loss since 2010.

Jake Sendzik led Rockford with 11 carries for 71 yards.