Western falls to Powerhouse Zeeland East
(Photo is a screencap from a pregame video on our Twitter) By, Gabriel Schray | JTV Sports | November 10th, 2018 Zeeland, Michigan-- The Western Panthers had a record breaking, unbelievable season, but fell to a loaded Zeeland East team on Friday night. The Chix ended Parma Western’s eight-game winning streak as the Panthers made their first playoff run in school history. They came into the contest 10-1 and finish the season with just two losses. Joshua Fusco, who missed the second round of the playoffs, went off in Friday night’s Division 3 regional final. The senior running back missed the district final due to a knee injury. Fusco had three first half touchdowns. Senior Quarterback Tyler Pape was electric rushing the ball, and added a long passing touchdown to Nate Burk- but those three scores didn’t come until after a running clock had been established and it was much too late for Western to mount a comeback. The Chix easily handled Parma Western 50-24 and claimed their first regional title in 29 years. Zeeland last won a regional title in 1989. Parma put together several promising drives, but couldn't convert on key 3rd and 4th downs, or score once…
