No. 5 Howell’s comeback attempt comes up 1 yard, seconds short in upset loss to Grandville
Howell's Walker Weiss (11) and Bryce Kish (22) team up to try to tackle Grandville's DJ Hardiman (center). No. 5-ranked Howell found itself trailing Grandville by 24 points early in a Division 1 first-round playoff game on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, rallied to cut it to one score, but had its final drive stall out at the Grandville 1-yard line as time expired. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY) HOWELL — For all the thousands of yards the Howell Highlanders racked up on the ground this season, the one they’ll regret is the one they ran out of time to get. After cutting a 24-point fourth-quarter deficit back to just one score, the No. 5-ranked Highlanders had one last chance to tie it up in the waning seconds of Friday’s Division 1 playoff opener, only to have time expire before they could run one last play from the Grandville 1-yard line, falling 38-30 to the Bulldogs. “We play an extremely tough schedule. We knew we can play with anybody when we prepare well and do that. So, you know, we came ...
