Grand
Rapids Christian (6-5, 2-3 in OK White) tossed a 90-yard TD pass on the
first play of the game as the Eagles busted out a trick play to open
the game. QB Luke Thompson handed the ball off on a reverse to Qi'ante
Ewing who then fired the ball back down the sidelines to a wide open
Thompson and he went 90 yards for the over Lowell (10-1, 4-1 in OK
White) TD and a 7-0 lead 18 seconds into the game.
Lowell
quickly went three and out after three incomplete passes, but Grand
Rapids Christian fumbled the punt and the Red Arrows jumped on it at
the Grand Rapids Christian 47. The Red Arrows used runs of 11 and 15
yards by QB Ryan Stevens to reach the 19 yard line. Max Dean capped the
drive with a 9-yard TD run.
The
Eagles fired right back as they drove 65 yards on 9 plays and finished
the drive with a 10-yard TD pass from QB Luke Thompson to running back
Malik McLaughlin to take a 14-7 lead. The Eagles went for it on 4th and
2 at the Lowell 30-yard line and James Dockery's 5-yard run picked up
the 1st.
Lowell
answered with a 65-yard TD pass from Ryan Stevens to Gabe Steed. Steed
ran a post route down the middle of the field and made a fantastic
one-handed catch before running it in for six making it 14-14 with 3:41
left in the 1st.
After
forcing a three and out, Stevens threw another long TD pass and this
time it was to Josh Branagan who caught a pass running down the seam
and took it 61-yards for the TD and a 21-14 lead with 1:22 left in the
1st.
The
score stayed that way until the 7:56 mark in the 2nd quarter when Ryan
Stevens' 1-yard TD run gave Lowell a 28-14 lead. Stevens fumbled
earlier in the drive after being hit by Mitch Damstra, but the Red
Arrows were able to recover it and capitalize with a TD.
Grand
Rapids Christian used a 35-yard pass from Luke Thompson to Deleon Brown
to reach the Lowell 35 and then a pass interference a few plays later
had Grand Rapids Christian at the 19. Lowell's defense held strong and
forced a 33-yard field goal and Griffin Bowes nailed it making the
score 28-17 with 5:19 left in the half.
Lowell
jumped back on the board after a couple of three and outs from both
teams. Stevens hit Josh Branagan for the 24-yard TD pass with 1:30 left
and a 35-17 lead for the Red Arrows at the half.
Grand
Rapids Christian started the scoring in the 2nd half when Lowell
fumbled a handoff exchange and Qi'ante Ewing picked up the ball and ran
it 63 yards for the TD making the score 35-24 Lowell with 9:31 left in
the 3rd.
Lowell's
defense then used pressure to force Grand Rapids Christian to punt as
Luke Thompson didn't have much time to throw in the 2nd half. Lowell
got a 28-yard TD run from Max Dean with 11:42 left in the 4th quarter
to make it 42-24 and then Dean added an 11-yard scored with 4:55 left
to make it 49-24.
Grand
Rapids Christian scored late after a fumble by Eagles' running back
Jordan Smith popped up into the air and lineman Jack Bates grabbed it.
Bates then took it 29 yards for the TD. The score remained 49-31 as
Lowell ran out the clock for the win.
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