On September 11, the two high school rivals, Hamilton Hawkeyes and Holland Christian, the teams met at Holland Christian High School football stadium. This game was definitely one to go down in the books.
By: Kaleb Lampen
On September 11, the two high school rivals, Hamilton Hawkeyes and Holland Christian, the teams met at Holland Christian High School football stadium. This game was definitely one to go down in the books.
Holland Christian started the game off strong with a passing touchdown in the first quarter. Hamilton responded with a passing touchdown caught by Garner Hulst late in the first quarter.
Early in the second quarter, Hamilton is at the 2-yard line; they line the Hamilton wide receiver, Garner Hulst, up at quarterback. He takes the snap and, with help from his offensive linemen, runs the touchdown in. Holland Christian responds with a 60-yard return, leaving the Maroons on the 40-yard line. The Maroons follow up with a 40-yard passing touchdown. Garner Hulst from the Hamilton Hawkeyes returns the ball 90 yards to put the Hawkeyes up. With 4 minutes left in the second quarter, the Maroons quarterback runs the ball in for a touchdown. The Score at halftime concludes Hamilton with a score of 23 and Holland Christian with 19.
Holland Christian starts the third quarter with the ball; they run through all 4 downs and punt the ball. Garner Hulst from the Hawkeyes returns the ball to the end zone for a 65-yard touchdown. Holland Christian gets the ball back; they end up having to punt the ball again, and Garner Hulst catches the punt and brings the ball all the way back for another touchdown. With 2 minutes left in the third quarter, the Maroons ran the ball in for another touchdown.
Hamilton starts the fourth quarter strong with a running touchdown by Kefa Tamminga. The two teams both played an amazing game; the Hamilton Hawkeyes came out with the win with a score of 43,26.