Mona Shores meets Rockford Thursday in week two of the high school football season and it will be the game of the week on the Blitz.
The Sailors (1-0) played well in a 48-20 win over Manitowac Lincoln last week behind 217 yards and two scores through the air from sophomore quarterback Johnathan Pittman.
"I think we responded well," Mona Shores senior running back Dahmir Farnum said about the week one win. "On the first drive we were driving down for a touchdown and we fumbled and they got the ball and went three and out and they punted it and every drive since then we scored."
The Rams topped East Grand Rapids 48-7 behind six passing touchdowns from senior quarterback Mac VandenHout. Mona Shores will have to find a way to slow down the Rams passing game while Rockford will try to keep it rolling.
"It is all about showing up everyday and finding a way to get better, you need to have that growth mindset and these kids have it," Rockford head coach Brent Cummings said. "Each week it is always that challenge to find ways to improve and to keep kids hungry to make those improvements."
The Blitz Battle will feature the first contest at the brand new West Ottawa Stadium as the Panthers host Portage Northern.
Other games we are attempting to cover on the Blitz include:
Oakridge at Muskegon Catholic Central
Whitehall at Hastings
Montague at Ravenna
Central Montcalm at Kent City
Byron Center at Grandville
Thornapple Kellogg at Lowell (Pink Arrow)
South Christian at East Grand Rapids
Wayland at Holland Christian
South Haven at Forest Hills Eastern
Centreville at Schoolcraft
Coopersville at Sparta
GR Union at Godwin Heights
Lakewood at Belding
Forest Hills Central at Portage Central
Spring Lake at Zeeland East
The Blitz will air after the college football between Purdue and Penn State.
For more scores, highlights, and the latest news on high school sports in West Michigan, go to the FOX 17 Blitz page.
