(Playoffs) Round 1 Grand Rapids area Games to Watch

The playoffs kick off this Friday, and there are plenty of great matchups in the Grand Rapids area. The stakes are never higher as it’s officially win-or-go-home, and I’m extremely excited to see how things pan out. Here are 4 playoff games to watch in the Grand Rapids area. <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Games to Watch</strong></span> <strong>Mona Shores @ Forest Hills Central (D2) - </strong>This matchup is undoubtedly the best in the Grand Rapids area this week. Mona Shores is the defending D2 champion, while Forest Hills Central is having a phenomenal season. I believe both of these teams have a shot at the State Championship, though of course, they need to get through one another first. MLB [player_tooltip player_id="30202" first="Tyler" last="Weaver"] is the player to watch for FHC, and that defense needs to play incredibly to stop RB <a class="uni-link--implied" href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/13244273">Dahmir Farnum</a> of Mona Shores. <strong>Traverse City West @ Grandville (D1) - </strong>The winner of this matchup will very likely play Rockford in the next round, and I would argue both are capable of pulling off the upset. TC West is led by RB <a class="uni-link--implied" href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/10133116">Remy Schulz</a> and T <a class="uni-link--implied" href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/10151048">Daniel Rosa</a>, and they’re going to need to run the ball well against MLB <a class="uni-link--implied" href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/11450566">Carlos Alvarado</a>. Adding to the drama, the last 2 times Grandville has faced Rockford, the result has been a loss in 3OT, and a loss in 2OT. Needless to say, the Bulldogs will be out for blood this game, and possibly next game. <strong>Comstock Park @ West Catholic (D5) - </strong>The undefeated Panthers of Comstock park are traveling to West Catholic to face off this Friday. The key to the game for the Panthers will be to contain RB [player_tooltip player_id="159621" first="Tim" last="Kloska"] behind [player_tooltip player_id="154344" first="Kyle" last="Kloska"]. I expect this matchup to be great. <strong>Spring Lake @ GR Chrisitan (D4) - </strong>Rounding out the excellent games this week is Spring Lake facing off against a very good GR Chrisitan team. Spring Lake has improved significantly under head coach Dan Start, but they’re in the midst of a late-season slip along with some nagging injuries. As for Chrisitan, they’re red hot having won 3 straight against good teams. I see  Ja’Martae Hogan as an X-Factor for this game. If he can go off, Christian will win. No matter what, this is going to be a phenomenal game. &nbsp; <strong>More Grand Rapids area games</strong> Whitehall @ Sparta Forest Hills Eastern @ Unity Christian Fruitport @ Cadillac Belding @ Catholic Central Grand Ledge @ Rockford Byron Center @ Caledonia