Lions Hutchinson and TeSlaa's former high schools play in state football championship

Lions Aidan Hutchinson talks Divine Child football in state final

The former DC Falcon talks about the DIvision 4 state title matchup between his alma mater and teammate Isaac TeSlaa's Hudsonville Unity Christian at Ford Field Friday.

FOX 2 - This Friday Lions teammates Aidan Hutchinson and Isaac TeSlaa will be foes - at least for a little while.

The backstory:

The Division 4 state football championship pits Hutchinson's Dearborn Divine Child alma mater against TeSlaa's Hudsonville Unity Christian at Ford Field.

The Firehawks (12-1) hail from west Michigan and take on the Falcons (12-1) at 12:30 p.m.

"State championship, man," he said. "It's against TeSlaa's team, so that's another storyline that's fun. So we were already chatting up about if we were going to go or not - that's fun."

Hutchinson was asked if they have a jersey bet on the outcome.

"We were talking pregame (before the Giants) but I was like 'Let me just lock in on this game, and then we can talk after,'" he said. "I haven't really seen him, but we'll talk soon."

Prior to starring for the University of Michigan, Hutchinson graduated DC in 2018, and spearheaded a playoff run that ended in the third round regional game.

The last time Divine Child won a state football title was 1985. Hutchinson praised the run that DC has put together.

"Keep it up," he said. "They've gone farther than I've ever gone in my high school career, so that's a props to them and to their chemistry and teamwork. I'll be rooting for them on Friday."

TeSlaa graduated Hudsonville Unity Christian in 2019, winning a state championship there as a junior and helping the lead the team back to the semifinals the following season.

In a post on X by Eric Woodyard from ESPN, TeSlaa calls it "awesome" and encourages kids to follow their dreams.

For more information or to buy tickets, go to MHSAA.com here.