The boys Varsity football team hosted the South Christian Sailors in the first game of the Division 4 Michigan high school playoffs on Saturday afternoon at Eagles Stadium. Thad Gamble got the scoring started for the Eagles in the first quarter with a 6 yard touchdown run that saw him fumble the ball but recover inb the endzone for the score.  After the Sailors answered with a touchdown of their own, Gamble would Score again.  This one coming on a 52 yard run for his second touchdown of the contest.  Gamble would end the game leading all rushers with 142 yards on 23 carries.  The Sailors would take advantage of turnovers by the Eagles, scoring 2 touchdowns in the second quarter to take a 28-14 lead into halftime. Grand Rapids Christian would get going again in the third quarter.  Thad Gamble would take a handoff 5 yards for his third touchdown of the day to cut into the South lead.   South Christian added a field goal in the 4th to extend the lead with time running down.  The Eagles would answer with touchdown pass by Eason Harduin.  He would find Brian Hunter who made a spectacular one handed grab to haul in the touchdown pass to cut the Sailor lead to 3.  GRC would try an onside kick but would not recover.  The Sailors would take a knee to end the game and come away with the win. Grand Rapids Christian ends the season on a sour note, finishing with an overall record of 7-3. Offensively, Harduin contributed 247 yards on 14 completions with 1 touchdown and 1 interception, with Hunter hauling in 4 catches for 35 yards and the score. The defense was lead by John Holmes who had 2.5 sacks, 3 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery for GRC.  Ronin Ruseel DIxon added 10 total tackles in the effort.  

The boys Varsity Football Team traveled to Wayland Union high school on Friday night to take on the Wildcats in the final tilt of the regular season for both teams. The Eagles would open the scoring early with 3 touchdowns in the first quarter.  CJ Jones on a short run play, Davion Gillen on a punt return score, and Josiah Woltjer on a pass reception from Eason Harduin would build a quick lead for the Eagles.   The Wildcats got on the board late in the first with a long run for a touchdown to temporarily cut into the GRC lead, ending the first Quarter at 21-7. From that point on, it would be all Eagles.  Grand Rapids Christian would score 6 unanswered touchdowns in what would turn into a route.  Eight different Eagles would get in on the scoring action, capped with a game ending interception in the GRC endzone that would be returned 100 yards for a touchdown by Evan May.  Overall, both sides of the ball were dominant, with the defense limiting the Wildcats to 36 plays on the night for a total of 139 yards and the single score.   The 61-8 final score gives the Eagles an unblemished 6-0 conference record, and a 7-2 overall record for the season.  For the second year in a row, the boys Varsity Eagles are the OK Gold Conference Champions heading into the playoffs. 

The Grand Rapids Christian boys varsity football team traveled to play rival East Grand Rapids Friday night in a thriller that ended with an Eagle victory. The Pioneers started with the ball on their own 30 yard line after receiving the opening kickoff.  They would take an early lead with a 13 play drive that ended in a touchdown.  However  the Eagles offense would come out swinging and the early EGR lead would quickly disappear.  On the Eagles first play from scrimmage, Eason Harduin connected with Marcellus Vanderkoddde for an 80- yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 7.  The Christian defense stepped up on the next Pioneer drive to stop them on 4th down to get the ball back.  Four plays later, senior Thad Gamble would take the carry amd score on a 70 yard run to give the Eagles a 7 point lead.  Gamble would end the game as the leading rusher for the Eagles with 174 yard on 22 carries and one touchdown.  The Eagles defense would step up again on the next EGR drive, intercepting a pass and setting the GRC offense up for another scoring opportunity.  Harduin would again find Vanderkodde in the endzone for the eagles score, extending the lead to 14 points.  Harduin ended the contest with 14 completions on 23 attempts for 288 yards passing and 4 touchdowns. East Grand Rapids would rally in the second half, battling back to make it a close game that came down to the last minute.  They would score midway through the 4th quarter and successfully recover an onside kick to set up a second score, cutting into the Eagle lead even more.  Up by only a touchdown, GRC was forced to punt late in the fourth quarter, giving the Pioneers the ball with 4 minutes left on the clock.  East would threaten with a few good plays and be helped by multiple defensive penalties against the Eagles.  East had the ball at midfield trying for a potentially game tying score, but the Eagles defense would prove too much for them to overcome.  Ultimately forcing an incomplete pass on 4th down to essentially end the game. A few QB kneels later, the Eagles would come away victorious with a final score of 38-31.  This moves the Eagles to a 6-2 record,  remaining undefeated in conference play with one regular season game left on the schedule.        

The GRC Varsity football team hosted the South Christian Sailors on senior night in the final home game of the regular season for the Eagles on Friday evening. The Eagles offense came out strong in the first quarter against the Sailors.  Eason Harduin got the scoring going early, with 2 touchdown passes.  The first to Marcellus Vanderkodde and the second to CJ Jones to give GRC a 13 point lead.  The Sailors would get on the scoreboard with a touchdown of their own, but were quickly countered by the Eagles 3rd touchdown of the night.  This one coming from Thad Gamble with an 11 yard run on one of his game high 31 carries and 185 yards rushing for the night.  The Eagles would take 19-14 lead into halftime after another score from South Christian in the second quarter. With no score by either team in the 3rd, the Sailors would take a 20-19 lead late into the fourth quarter.  The Eagles offense would get the ball with only a few minutes left remaining in the game and no timeouts to stop the clock.  Harduin connected with Brian Hunter on a 4th down pass to keep the drive going and give GRC a first down inside the Sailor 20 yard line.  A few plays later Harduin found Luke Harrison, who then fought his way into the endzone with 9 seconds left on the clock for the game winning touchdown. The Eagles coming away with a 27-20 victory, moving to a record of 5-2 on the season. Offensively, Harduin finished the game with 190 yards passing on 18 completions with 3 touchdowns.  His favorite target for the night being Brian Hunter who had 6 catches for 43 yards. Defensively the interior line made plays and came up big for the Eagles all evening.  Cole Weeber with 8 total tackles, John Holmes with 6 and Kyle McKentry adding 4.  These three players also accounted for 3 sacks, 5 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery. 

In the 6th game of the season the Grand Rapids Christian Football team hosted the Trojans of Thronapple Kellog on Friday evening. The contest between the Eagles and Trojans started out slowly, with both teams making defensive stops to keep the game scoreless for the better part of the first quarter.  Ultimately, the Eagles offense would break through when Eason Harduin connected with John Holmes for a 49 yard catch and run for the first score of the game.  The touchdown gave the Eagles a 7 to nothing advantage to end the quarter. The second quarter would see GRC widen the gap with another touchdown pass from Harduin.  This time finding Jordan Dockery for a 30 yard strike, putting the Eagles up 14-0.  After trading a few possessions, the Eagles offense would get the ball with time winding down in the half.  Pressing for another score before intermission, Harduin would again find Dockery for another of his team leading 5 catches on the night.  The long pass would get the Eagles down to the 1 yard line where Thad Gamble would complete the drive with a short rush for the score with 38 seconds left on the clock.  The Eagles would take that 21-0 lead into halftime. The third quarter would mirror the first, the teams trading possessions with no scoring until late in the period.  Again it would be the GRC offense that would break though, with a 9 play drive going 80 yards, capped off by a  6 yard touchdown run from Harduin.  They would fail to convert the extra point, giving them a 27-0 lead going into the final quarter. The Christian offense would score again early in the 4th.  Harduin would this time find CJ Jones for his 3rd touchdown pass of the contest.  Following the touchdown, the Eagles would this time convert on a pass from Harduin, throwing back to the kicker Will Heemstra for 2 points.  This would cap the game and give the Eagles a 35 point lead and a running clock for the remainder of the night.  A 35-0 final score and home shutout for the Varsity Football teams 4th win of the season. Eason Harduin had 252 yards passing with 17 completions on 26 attempts to go along with his 4 total touchdowns to lead the Eagles offensive effort.  Dockery ended the game with 118 of those yards on his 5 catches.  Thad Gamble led the rushing attack with 98 yards on 18 carries. For the second week in a row, the Eagles had over 12 players record tackles.  Ronin Russell-Dixon led all defenders with 9 total tackles and a pass break up.  Following him was Kyle McKentry with 2 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery to go along with 6 solo & 2 assisted tackles.  Davion Gillen would contribute 2 interceptions, 2 pass breakups and a tackle for loss among his 6 total tackles in the game

The Forest Hills Eastern Hawks hosted the Varsity Eagles football team on Friday, Spet 27th for the 5th game of the season.  Kickoff for the game was moved up to 5:00 PM due to health concerns. The first quarter of the contest saw both teams playing very well defensively.  They would trade multiple possessions but ultimately end the quarter as the game began at a 0-0 tie.  It would take long in the second quarter for the Eagles to get the scoring going. Eason Harduin completed a long pass down the sideline to CJ Jones that was ruled out of bounds at the 3 yard line.  Jones would take a direct snap on the following play in for a 3 yard touchdown for the first points of the game.  After the Hawks countered with a touchdown of their own, Grand Rapids Christian would respond almost immediately.  This time, with a 25 yard touchdown reception by Jordan Dockery to put the Eagles back up by a touchdown.  Closing in on the end of the first half, the Hawks scored a touchdown to tie the game, only to be answered again by the Eagles.  Thad Gamble would take a short pass from Eason Harduin 65 yards for the touchdown.  This put the Eagles ahead 21-14 to end the half. Late in the third quarter, with the Eagles threatening the first score of the second half, lighting in the area triggered the officials to call a rain delay.  The delay would ultimately end up turning into a game postponement, ending play for the night. The game resumed on Saturday at 9:00 AM exactly where it left off.  The Eagles first and 10 from the Hawks 14 yard line with 3:46 left in the quarter.  Thad Gamble would take a handoff and carry for a 1 yard touchdown run 4 plays later.  This gave the Eagles a 2 touchdown lead to start the fourth quarter.  The Hawks would add a touchdown in the fourth to bring the game close, but GRC would prove to much in the end.  Thad Gamble would add his third touchdown of the day late in the game to preserve the Eagles 2 touchdown lead.  Gamble, again contributing heavily in the Eagles offensive effort, ended the day with 25 carries for 133 yards and added 2 receptions for an additional 93 yards.   CJ Jones would end the Hawks try for a late score with an interception to cap the game and give the Eagles their 3rd win of the season. Final score, 35-21.  This puts the Eagles above .500 at 3 wins and 2 losses for the season. Eason Harduin had a great day passing for the Eagles completing 20 passes on 27 attempts for 302 yards and 2 touchdowns.  For the second week in a row, Jordan Dockery led all receivers with 7 catches for 40 yards and a touchdown. Many players recorded tackles for the Eagles defense with Davion Gillen leading the way with 6 solo and 4 assisted.  Among his 5 solo tackles and 2 assists, JaMartae Hogan was all over the field, recording a sack, 2 tackles for loss and 2 pass breakups for the Christian defense.    

The Eagles Varsity Football team traveled to West Catholic High School to take on the Falcons for the fourth week of the regular season. Both offenses started slowly, trading possessions for the better part of the first quarter.  The Eagles opened the scoring on a 61 yard touchdown run by Thad Gamble ending the quarter with a 7-0 lead for the Eagles.  The Eagles began to take over the game in the second quarter with a scoring barrage, led by Thad Gamble with 2 more touchdown runs before the Falcons got on the board with a touchdown of their own.  The GRC offense however, would answer back with 2 touchdown passes by Eason Harduin to Brian hunter and Marcellus Vanderkodde.  The second coming after the Eagles onside kick caught the Falcons off guard and was recovered by Ja'Martae Hogan.  The two quick scores would give the Eagles 35-7 lead going into the half. The scoring in the second half would again be led by Thad Gamble.  Taking a handoff and breaking multiple tackles on his way to a spectacular 50 yard touchdown run.  He would end the night as the offensive leader with 222 yards rushing on 17 carries. On the next possession for the Falcons, Ronin Russell-Dixon intercepted a pass and made a fantastic run of his own, going in 43 yards for a defensive touchdown to put the exclamation point on the game for the Eagles. With time winding down in the game, GRC emptied the bench to get the starters some rest and the younger players valuable experience in live game action.  Ja'Martae Hogan would add the final score of the game on a 30 yard touchdown run with his only carry of the night.  Final score of 56-10 to give the Eagles win number 2 for the season. Eason Harduin ended the night with 177 yards passing on 16 completions, spreading the ball around to a host of recievers.  Jordan Dockery would prove to be his favorite target of the night hauling in 6 of those completions for 49 yards. The dominating defensive effort was equally spread out with many of the starters recording multiple tackles. The highlight of the defense, coming on the interception returned for touchdown by Russel-Dixon. He would add 2 solo tackles and an assist, while Davion Gillen would lead all tacklers with 5 solo and 1 assist.    

The Eagles Varsity Football Team hosted the Wyoming High School Wolves on Friday, September 13th.  The Eagles got rolling early in this contest and would never look back.  They opened the scoring in the first quarter with 2 touchdown passes by Eason Harduin.  The first to CJ Jones for 20 yards and the second to Thad Gamble for 37.  They continued adding to the lead in the second quarter with a trick play, half-back pass from Ronin Russell-Dixon to Jordan Dockery for a 23 yard touchdown.  After a rushing touchdown by CJ Jones, Josiah Woltjer scooped a fumble by the Wolves quarterback and returned it for a 62 yard touchdown to give the Eagles a commanding 34-0 halftime lead. The Wolves would show some life in the 3rd quarter by trading a pair of touchdowns with the Eagles.  Grand Rapids Christian however, would close the door with a 4th quarter rushing touchdown by Eason Harduin to end the scoring and put the final at 54 to 14 in favor of the Eagles.  The win gives the Eagles their first of the season putting them at a 1-2 record overall. Offensively, Eason Harduin led the team with 227 yards passing with 11 completions on 18 attempts and 4 touchdowns through the air and 5 total for the game.  Thad Gamble had another great game leading the team in rushing with 13 carries for 130 yards and added 3 catches for 87 yards and 2 touchdowns.  Jordan Dockery ended the game as the leading receiver for Harduin tallying 4 catches for 59 yards and a touchdown. On the defensive side of the ball, JaMartae Hogan led all tacklers with 8 solo and 12 total for the game, followed closely by Nick Christians who added 7 solo and 9 total tackles.  Davion Gillen and Josiah Woltjer each had interceptions for the Eagles, with Woltjer also adding the fumble recovery for the touchdown.

The Eagles Varsity Football team traveled to Zeeland to take on the Zeeland West Dux in the second contest of the season on Friday night.   The Dux would open the scoring in the first quarter but the Eagles quickly countered with a 42 yard pass from Eason Harduin to Jordan Dockery to tie the game at 6.  After 2 more scores by the Dux, Thaddius Gamble would score his first of 3 touchdowns in the game for the Eagles with 27 seconds left in the half.  The Dux however, would go into halftime leading by 8 after both of the Eagles first half extra points were blocked. Zeeland West would score the first touchdown in the second half only to be answered again by Thaddius Gamble with 28 yard touchdown yard to keep the Dux lead at 8 entering the fourth quarter.  After a trade of touchdowns by the Dux and Eagles early in the 4th quarter, the Dux would ultimately prove to much for the Eagles.  Zeeland West would add 2 late touchdowns to put the final score out of reach, with a final of 48 to 27. The Eagles offensive effort was led by Thaddius Gamble.  He rushed for 67 yards and 3 touchdowns on 10 carries while also hauling in 4 pass receptions for another 79 yards.  Eason Harduin would lead the Eagles passing attack again, recording 15 completions on 24 attempts for 248 yards, with 1 interception. Nick Christians and Davion Gillen were the leaders of the defensive unit, tallying 12 and 11 totals tackles respectively.    

Grand Rapids Christian hosted Rockford in the season opening game for both schools on Thursday the 29th at Eagles Stadium.  After a scoreless first quarter, the Rams scored 17 unanswered points capped by a 45 yard field goal with only a few seconds left in the half.  The game was delayed at halftime due to thunderstorms, and ultimately postponed until Friday the 30th at 1:00.     The Eagles received the ball to start the second half and scored on a long run by Thaddius Gamble to cut into the Rams lead.  Gamble would finish the game as the Eagles leading rusher with 79 yards on 14 carries.  Later in the half, Eason Harduin connected on one of his 7 completions to CJ Jones for another Eagle touchdown. The Eagles added the extra point to get the score to 17-14.  Late in the fourth quarter the Rams would finally close the door and score on a rushing touchdown which ended up putting the score out of reach for the Eagles with time running out.  Harduin paced the Eagles comeback in the second half ending the game 18 of 32 passing for 298 yards.