Aug. 29, 2024, Football Frenzy highlights

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Frenzy is back.

West Michigan high school football teams returned to the gridiron Thursday to kick off the regular season.

The Football Frenzy spotlighted these games:

• Rockford beat Detroit Cass Tech 30-23
• Forest Hills Central beat Reeths-Puffer 21-10
• Hudsonville Unity Christian beat Whitehall 43-21

Our crews also spread out around West Michigan to bring you highlights of these games:

WEST MICHIGAN VS. MID-MICHIGAN

• Mona Shores beat Grand Blanc 28-26
• Pewamo-Westphalia beat North Muskegon 8-7
• East Lansing beat Portage Central 31-7
• Wayland beat Lansing Waverly 49-14
• Ionia beat Belding 20-6

NEW COACHES AND OLD RIVALS

• Zeeland East beat Grand Rapids Union 36-6
• Forest Hills Northern beat Kenowa Hills 21-10
• Hastings beat Thornapple Kellogg 38-30

TEAMS TO WATCH

• Northview beat Chelsea 31-14
• East Grand Rapids beat Lowell 33-14
• East Kentwood beat Hartland 21-0

O-K CONFERENCE TESTS

• Caledonia beat Windsor Holy Names (Canada) 48-7
• Jenison beat Kalamazoo Central 14-0
• Byron Center beat Battle Creek Central 42-6
• Forest Hills Eastern beat Montague 48-7

AROUND WEST MICHIGAN

• Harper Creek beat Battle Creek Lakeview 44-0
• Spring Lake beat Fruitport 40-6
• Coopersville beat Otsego 41-0
• Kalamazoo United beat Berrien Springs 20-14

The Football Frenzy aired at 11 p.m. on WOOD TV8.

The first week of the regular season means there will be more of the Frenzy on Friday.

For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WOODTV.com.