Rockford vs Grandville Standout Athletes
Friday’s double-overtime matchup had Rockford come away with the victory 53-46, and it featured many great performances on both sides. Let’s take a look at who performed best in this rivalry matchup where the stakes were incredibly high. Rockford QB…
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Continue ReadingFriday’s double-overtime matchup had Rockford come away with the victory 53-46, and it featured many great performances on both sides. Let’s take a look at who performed best in this rivalry matchup where the stakes were incredibly high.
Rockford
QB Zak Ahern Zak Ahern 6'2" | 175 lbs | QB Rockford | 2022 State MI – Is this any surprise? Ahern is one of the best quarterbacks in the state, and he showed everyone why on Friday night. Ahern had great pocket presence, went through his reads behind good O-Line play, and made good decisions with the football. Ahern totaled 5 TDs while rushing for 73 yards, in addition to having 169 yards passing.
WR Alex McLean – The Junior slot receiver really impressed me, showing off his flash and shiftiness. This 20-yard TD reception really demonstrates just what I mean.
@AhernZak to @Alex5McLean for the Rockford TD! Rams lead Grandville 26-14 with 9:00 to go in the 3rd. @RockfordRamsFB @GrandvilleFB pic.twitter.com/kAwDjKqQdW
— Alex Pallone (@alex_pallone) September 18, 2021
MLB Rick Beison – Making plays all over the field, Beison was a critical piece of the Rockford defense. Beison came up big time on a few drives posting some critical tackles for loss, and he was making good reads all night and was in on what seemed like every tackle.
Grandville
RB Cade Pilczuk – 5 touchdowns, 301 yards. Need I say more? What a game for Pilczuk and what a comeback to football. Pilzuk took the reigns and performed very well when it mattered most, scoring multiple 50+ yard touchdowns being a lightning rod for the bulldog offense.
ATH Tyson Mann – Mann set the tone early returning the opening kickoff 97-yards for a TD. Mann’s next TD came in clutch, scoring the points necessary to send the game into overtime, as well as another overtime TD.
WHAT A GAME. @GrandvilleFB Tyson Mann scores with 18 seconds left in the 4th. Game is TIED at 40. pic.twitter.com/aCV1oOyVS1
— Alex Pallone (@alex_pallone) September 18, 2021
MLB Carlos Alvarado – This kid played his heart out. Alvarado was someone who did his job extremely well and I was hearing his name called all night. He’s a visible leader on the Bulldog defense and he kept on fighting until the very end totaling over 10 tackles while making good reads. Alvarado deserves more credit for his performance.