GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The high school football season starts on Thursday and that means the season premiere of the Blitz at 10:55 p.m. with 40 minutes of highlights, reaction and analysis.
Our game of the week feature a pair of division four playoff regulars as Whitehall meets Unity Christian at Jenison.
The Vikings won a piece of the West Michigan Conference crown last fall, their first since 1999, and return several key piece led by junior quarterback Kyle Stratton.
"It should be like a playoff atmosphere," Whitehall head coach Tony Sigmon said about the matchup with the Crusaders.
Unity Christian is coming off a 13-1 season that ended with a heartbreaking 55-52 defeat to Chelsea in the division four state championship game.
The Saders return just two starters from 2021, one of them is Mitch Tibbe who started at outside linebacker last fall and will also be the team's quarterback this season.
Sparta meets Oakridge in the Blitz Battle, the Eagles earned a 22-21 win over the Spartans in week one last season thanks to a fourth quarter safety.
Both teams are excited about 2022 with returning quarterbacks, Nic Gordon for Sparta and Matt Danicek for Oakridge.
Other games we are planning to cover on the Blitz include:
- East Grand Rapids at Rockford
- Greenville at Allendale
- Vicksburg at Portage Northern
- Jenison at Forest Hills Central
- Hastings at Thornapple Kellogg
- Montague at Spring Lake
- Grant at Comstock Park
- West Ottawa at Northview
- Fruitport at Kenowa Hills
- Harper Creek at Battle Creek Lakeview
- Wyoming at Forest Hills Northern
- Holt at Caledonia
- Grand Haven at Reeths-Puffer
For more scores, highlights, and the latest news on high school sports in West Michigan, go to the FOX 17 Blitz page.
