GRAND HAVEN, MI – Shane Fairfield told his Muskegon football team at halftime Saturday to keep up what it was doing, even though the Big Reds led East Grand Rapids by only four points at the break.

Fairfield envisioned a second-half domination for his Big Reds. Not sure he could foresee quite THAT level of domination that unfolded in the final 24 minutes.

In Muskegon’s 49-10 running-clock victory over EGR in a Division 3 regional championship game at Grand Haven’s Gene Rothi Field, the Big Reds broke open a 14-10 game with 35 straight points after halftime and overwhelmed the Pioneers on both sides of the ball.

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The victory sends No. 16 nationally ranked Muskegon (12-0) into next Saturday’s state semifinals against DeWitt (10-2), which surprised Edwardsburg 35-14. The site and game time for the semifinal matchup is yet to be announced.

East Grand Rapids, which played Muskegon tough in Week 3 this season before falling 28-23, finishes with an 8-4 record.

Watch the video above to see the Big Reds celebrate their fourth straight regional title and seventh in the last eight years.