Week 7 high school football: West Ottawa, Holland Christian win, Saugatuck still unbeaten

Week 7 of the high school football season saw two local teams undefeated, but that number is down to one.

Zeeland West lost a first-place showdown Muskegon and Saugatuck shut out Galesburg-Augusta to move to 7-0.

Some of the other local teams are still fighting for playoff spots as well.

Here is a look at a roundup of the high school games from Week 7:

West Ottawa 27, Hudsonville 7

The West Ottawa football team scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to beat Hudsonville 27-7 on Friday on the road.

The Panthers started the scoring in the first quarter with a Kayden Forbest 35-yard rushing touchdown, then trailed 7-6 heading into the fourth quarter.

In the fourth, West Ottawa's Caleb Montgomery scored on a 68-yard run, then Ruben Esparza scored on a 3-yard run before Forbes put the exclamation point on the win with a 60-yard score.

The Panthers improved to 2-5 and 2-3 in the OK Red.

West Ottawa had 41 rushes for 376 yards while allowing just 120 yards on the ground and 217 yards of total offense.

Forbes had 36 of those carries for 296 yards and three touchdowns.

Defensivley, Jake Sonderman had six tackles and an interception. Tai Hescott had 6.5 tackles, Caiden Kladder had 5.5 and Tyler Berens had five.

Saugatuck 49, Galesburg-Augusta 0

The Trailblazers continued their elite defense and shut out Galesburg-Augusta 49-0 on Friday to remain unbeaten at 7-0.

Matt Hartgerink had nine carries for 99 yards and two rushing touchdowns and a two-point conversion run to lead the offense that totaled 292 yards of total offense.

Brad Moorer scored two rushing touchdowns, while Cass Stanberry and Landon Miller each ran for a score.

Will Doucette had seven carries for 44 yards and a 75-yard kick return for a touchdown (opening kickoff of the second half) and a two-point conversion run.

Cam Lewis kicked three extra points and had three touchbacks.

Defensively, Stanberry had 18 tackles and Doucette had seven tackles, including a sack. The Trailblazers allowed just 79 yards rushing.

Miller and Chris Foley had six tackles each, Jordan Hoshor had a sack and Shree Patel had a fumble recovery, while Sam Bos blocked a punt and recovered.

"Our kids played very well despite the inclement weather. We had excellent ball security which resulted in zero turnovers on the night," Saugatuck coach Bill Dunn said. "And we also had zero penalties on the night. A credit to our overall team discipline. Our defense was strong tonight pitching its first shutout of the season and limiting Galesburg to less than a hundred yards of offense. Excellent team win heading into a first-place showdown with Lawton next week at home."

Zeeland East 43, Holland 18

The Zeeland East football team defeated Holland on Holland's homecoming to improve to 5-2 and 3-2 in the OK Green.

Gabe Amid, Ethan Rosenberg and Austin Keur scored touchdowns in the first half to spark the Chix.

Holland Christian 27, Spring Lake 13

For the second year in a row, the Maroons knocked off the Lakers.

Holland Christian improved to 3-4 and 2-3 in the OK Blue.

"Obviously, we are a passing team, but in this weather, there is just not much you can do. We ran the ball really effectively and worked hard on it all week long," Holland Christian coach Dave Abberger said. "Hats off to our kids, who fought so hard. Eli Boyce was lights out running the ball and our entire defense played like men on a mission. Ethan Abberger had some really nice plays to keep the chains moving, and had an interception to seal the victory."

Boyce had 33 rushes for 132 yards and four touchdowns. He was 16-for-22 passing with zero interceptions.

Unity Christian 44, Hamilton 28

The Hawkeyes dropped to 4-3 and 2-3 in the OK Blue after the loss on homecoming.

Ben Boehm and Justin McIllwain had long touchdowns as the Hawkeyes kept pace with the Crusaders for most of the game, but McIllwain went down with an injury and the Hawkeyes couldn't stop the Unity run game.

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Muskegon 22, Zeeland West 14

The Dux lost the first-place showdown in the OK Green.

The Dux rallied to take a 16-14 lead with 6:07 in the third quarter when Trenten Bolhouse ran the ball in from the 1-yard line. Isaac VanderZwaag’s two-point conversion run gave them the lead.

But Muskegon’s M'Khi Guy scored on an 8-yard run with 10:05 let in the game. Destin Piggee’s 2-point conversion run made it 22-16.

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This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: Week 7 high school football: West Ottawa wins, Saugatuck still unbeaten with shutout