GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The high school football season is almost at its halfway point in West Michigan, but four high school players in the area gave their full effort on Friday night to become 13 On Your Sidelines Week 4 MVP Candidates, presented by VanDyk Mortgage.
Here are the four candidates:
MVP Candidate #1: Reeths-Puffer junior running back Brody Johnson
Johnson was shined in the Week 3 13 On Your Sidelines Game of the Week. The Rockets junior running back rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on just 13 carries. Johnson was a big reason why the Rockets were able to earn the 35-29 overtime victory over Grand Rapids Union.
MVP Candidate #2: Caledonia junior running back Brock Townsend
For the second straight week, there is a Caledonia football player in the MVP vote. Townsend recorded five total touchdowns (four rushing, one receiving) on Friday night. He also ran for 182 yards on 24 carries in Caledonia's win over Hudsonville 40-14. The Fighting Scots are now 4-0 thanks to Townsend's big night.
MVP Candidate #3: Byron Center senior quarterback Hunter Schichtel
Schichtel was all over the field on Friday night against Lowell. The Bulldogs senior quarterback rushed for a whopping 297 yards on 19 carries, for an average of 15.6 yards per run. Schichtel also recorded five touchdowns leading Byron Center to the 48-35 win against the Red Arrows.
MVP Candidate #4: Whitehall junior quarterback Kyle Stratton
In the annual Battle for the Bell game against Montague, Stratton made a play in every way possible. The junior Vikings quarterback accounted for 314 yards of total offense. He scored a few touchdowns with both his arms and his legs, finding the end zone five different times. Stratton helped Whitehall score 60 points in the 60-6 victory over Montague.
There are the four Week 4 MVP candidates. Get your votes in! The poll ends at noon on Thursday.
13 On Your Sidelines MVP winners from the 2022 season
Week 1: Whitehall junior wide receiver Trannon Aylor
Week 2: Coopersville senior running back Dylan Merlo
Week 3: Muskegon junior quarterback M'Khi Guy
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