Category: Football
DIVISION 1 FOOTBALL: Davison takes down Brighton for first state championship
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — Last Saturday night, Brendan Sullivan sent a text to his football coach to discuss the upcoming state finals. It was a simple proposal by the Davison junior quarterback. “I told him that I wanted the ball,” said Sullivan, who had more than 3,000 passing yards this […]
DIVISION 6 FOOTBALL: Monroe St. Mary’s CC shuts down Maple City Glen Lake
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — Although a football field is 100 yards long, sometimes the game of football can be measured in inches. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central proved that Friday at Ford Field. The Falcons went for first down on a fourth-and-two situation, gained the first down by mere […]
DIVISION 2 FOOTBALL: Mona Shores ends string of upset with first state tittle, topping favored Detroit King
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — With so much attention going to Division 3 top-ranked Muskegon this season, perhaps Muskegon Mona Shores’ accomplishments have sat under the radar. After all, Muskegon, which sits inside the USA Today Super 25 national poll, downed Mona Shores 53-0 on Oct. 18, and is making their […]
DIVISION 8 FOOTBALL: Top-ranked Reading firmly on map as repeat champions
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DETROIT — Ask most people outside of south central Michigan where exactly Reading is located, and one might receive some blank stares. Regardless of its remote location in the farm fields less than 20 miles from the Ohio and Indiana borders, those who follow prep sports in […]
FOOTBALL: Flint Powers stymies Notre Dame Prep for regional crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — There are no style points in the state tournament. No bonus points. It’s a simple formula — win or go home. Just find a way to win and advance. Flint Powers Catholic’s victory Friday wasn’t one for the ages, but the Chargers still found a […]
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion holds off Stoney Creek for first postseason win in seven years
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Sometimes in a postseason atmosphere, a team may have to go about a different path to win a close game. Lake Orion showed that Friday. The Dragons led 21-7 early in the second quarter and had to hold on to escape with a 21-14 […]
FOOTBALL: Stoney Creek gains postseason at-large berth; Adams to battle Eisenhower in pre-district
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — For only the fourth time in its 18-year history, Rochester Stoney Creek has reached the football postseason. The Cougars sneaked into the Division 1 field of 32 schools as an at-large team with a 5-4 record and drew neighboring Lake Orion in a pre-district […]
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion gains back swagger on grid-iron; Oakland Christian, NDP, Everest ready for the big show
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — It looks like Lake Orion has finally got its swagger back in 2019. For a program that is making its 21st postseason appearance in a 31-year span, the Dragons have not been a formidable opponent since 2012 — the last time Lake Orion even […]
FOOTBALL: Reaching new heights: Everest Collegiate reaches postseason all seven seasons, enjoying unbeaten regular season
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — In most cases, when a school starts a football program, it takes a few years to lay the ground work in order to enjoy the taste of success down the road. Someone forgot to tell this to those at Clarkston Everest Collegiate. The Mountaineers are […]
FOOTBALL: Rochester Adams rallies past Stoney Creek to claim Rochester City Champs title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams found a way once again. The Highlanders put together a pair of second-half scoring drives to upend host Rochester Stoney Creek, 21-14, in the regular season finale. Adams (7-2) awaits to see if they will host a postseason game, while Stoney Creek […]
FOOTBALL: Fast start jettisons Stoney Creek past Troy Athens
Ryan Eckhout pass to Zach Denha…TOUCHDOWN COUGARS!!! Posted by Stoney Creek Football on Friday, September 13, 2019 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — For everything that went right for Rochester Stoney Creek Friday night, everything went wrong for Troy Athens. The result was […]
FOOTBALL: Adams rolls over Rochester for 23rd straight time
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams still has Rochester’s number. The Highlanders scored early, often and in a variety of ways in downing arch-rival Rochester, 60-24, in an OAA crossover contest Friday night — the season opener for both teams. Adams, which defeated the […]
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion grounds Lightning with 17-7 victory
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt LAPEER — It took two days, but Lake Orion finally broke the hex of winning season openers. The Dragons captured a Week 1 victory Friday afternoon for the first time since 2013 with a 17-7 road victory over Lapeer — an Elite Eight […]
FOOTBALL: Chippewa Valley stymies Clarkston for D-1 state crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan DETROIT — Perfect. A perfect play in the final minute allowed Clinton Township Chippewa Valley to capture its first perfect season in school history. Senior Michael Garwood stuffed Clarkston’s Josh Luther on a two-point conversion attempt with 23 seconds left in helping the second-ranked Big […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston stymies previously-unbeaten Lapeer for seventh regional title in 20 years
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAPEER — One year ago Jake Honstetter didn’t play in any postseason games. He was a student at Holly High School and his football team finished 5-4 and out of the playoffs picture. This season Honstetter is in a much different situation. The senior running back scored the […]
FOOTBALL: Lapeer barrels over Oxford for district title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAPEER — Getting past the district finals has been a roadblock for Lapeer since the district merged its two high schools five years ago. The Lightning certainly got over the hump Friday in a Division 1 district finals and struck some championship hardware. After trailing 10-7 in […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston grinds out playoffs win over Lake Orion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan CLARKSTON — Defense was the name of the game during Clarkston’s unexpected run to the Division 1 state championship last season. The Wolves gave up only 38 points over five postseason games and yielded only 7.6 points a postseason contest. Clarkston opened up its title […]
FOOTBALL: Ortonville Brandon rallies back to clinch first FML title
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORTONVILLE — One thing Brad Zube noticed when he took over the Ortonville Brandon football program three years ago was a lack of league championships. A long drought ended for the Blackhawks Friday night. Brandon captured its first-ever Flint Metro League championship since joining the league in 2005-06 […]
