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Lapeer East rolls over Avondale
LAPEER — Lapeer East built an 18-0 lead at the half Friday and rolled to a convincing 48-3 victory over Auburn Hills Avondale in a Division 3 first-round football district contest. East added eight more points in the third quarter for a 26-0 advantage, then outscored the visiting Yellowjackets 22-3 in the fourth stanza to […]
To boot: Skovborg’s fifth-overtime field goal sends Romeo past Athens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Rasmus Skovborg drove a dagger into the heart of the Troy community Friday night. Skovborg, a kicker from Romeo, booted the game-winning field goal from 31 yards out in the fifth overtime Friday in leading the visiting Bulldogs to a dramatic, 34-31, five overtime victory over Troy […]
Maxwell…Good to the last kick: Walled Lake Central stuns defending state champion Lake Orion
LAKE ORION — There will be a new champion in the Division 1 prep football tournament. Walled Lake Central upset defending state champion, 20-17, Friday night on the road to stun the Dragons at home. Lake Orion closed the season with a rare three straight losses. Bryan Maxwell nailed a pair of bookend field goals, […]
Clarkston rolls past Pontiac
CLARKSTON — A couple of misfortunes don’t appear to be deterring Clarkston on the football field in the postseason. The Wolves, coming off a come-from-behind victory over Lake Orion in Week 9 of the regular season to clinch a playoff berth and a share of the OAA Red Division title, broke open a tight game […]
Upset special: Adams holds the line to take down Oxford
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — Tony Patritto insists that he had one of the best football players in the state on his side in Tony Annese. The Rochester Adams football coach proved to the state why Friday night that very belief on the opening night of the Division 2 football playoffs. Annese, […]
AOTW: Clarkston’s Baenziger deals with countless acts of adversity to shine on the field
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Some athletes have to face all types of adversity. Mitch Baenziger has had to face plenty of it as an athlete at Clarkston High School — and that list is long. Yet the two-sport athlete, who is a quarterback in football and plays guard in basketball, has […]
Second season: Holly, eight other local schools celebrate playoffs invite
Adams, Athens, Avondale, Brandon, Clarkston, Lake Orion, Notre Dame Prep Oxford also prepping for postseason games BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — It has been said in sports that all good things must come to an end. In Holly, the good things are only just beginning. Now that the Bronchos have broken their […]
Wolves down Lake Orion to gain OAA-Red title share
BY TIM PONTZER STUDENT CORRESPONDENT CLARKSTON — With their backs against the wall, the Clarkston Wolves stepped up and rallied in a major way Friday night. Clarkston, needing a sixth win to reach the postseason, came back from a 31-21 deficit in the fourth quarter with a 17-0 spurt to take down arch-rival Lake Orion, […]
Athens downs Troy to shift rivalry Red Hawks’ way
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Midway through the annual Troy-Troy Athens game on Friday, Athens quarterback Ben Bartnowak missed a screen throw to his running back, who promptly took the poor throw off the bounce in the backfield and took it upfield for a first down. A fitting play amidst a rough […]
Adams clinches 15th straight postseason appearance with shutout of Stoney Creek
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Few schools in Michigan can bolster the type of streak that Rochester Adams has in prep football. The Highlanders clinched their 15th straight postseason appearance Friday night. Behind the combination of Tony Annese and David Jagow, Adams rolled over host Rochester Stoney Creek, 35-0, in OAA […]
The drought has ended: Holly stymies Brandon to earn first league championship since 1952
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — The last time that Holly won a conference championship in football, Dwight D. Eisenhower was President of the United State and rock era hadn’t even begun on the airways. Davey Crockett hats were more common than cell phones today and television — if you were lucky enough […]
Avondale blanks Fenton to advance to district finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BLOOMFIELD HILLS — For years Auburn Hills Avondale has fielded some very competitive soccer teams. Competing in some tough districts, the Yellowjackets have not had many chances to showcase that talent beyond the district level. Avondale took another step in that direction Thursday night. The Yellowjackets scored an early […]
Stick’s Picks: League titles, final playoff spots on the line in Week 9
It was two months ago when football teams at nearly 700 schools around the state entered the 2011 season with high hopes. For most, those hopes have dwindled. For a few, league championships have been won and playoff spots have been clinched. For a few others, there is still Week 9 to grab that final […]
Holly clinches playoff spot with win over Lansing Waverly
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — Lansing Waverly has averaged over 300 yards rushing a game this season. Holly limited that ground assault to 30 attempts for 71 yards. The result was the host Bronchos chalking up a 37-25 non-conference football victory Friday over Waverly, which clinched Holly’s second straight postseason berth and […]
Adams plows past Troy in OAA crossover
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Having to win out in order to make the state postseason for the 14th straight time, Rochester Adams made sure there was still hope entering Week 9 of the season. The Highlanders won the battle at the line of scrimmage and rolled past Troy, 35-19, in the […]
Harrison downs Lake Orion to become undisputed OAA champ
BY GARRETT SMITH STUDENT CORRESPONDENT LAKE ORION — Farmington Hills Harrison is the undisputed top team in the Oakland Activities Association. The Hawks, who are ranked nationally in multiple circles, defeated host Lake Orion, 28-7, Friday night in a game that featured the top teams from the OAA White Division and OAA Red Division. Harrison […]
Friday’s Roundup: Rochester downs Stoney Creek; Athens stymies Southfield
ROCHESTER HILLS — For the first time in 41 years, Rochester will not face rival Rochester Adams on the grid-iron. The Falcons had the next best thing Friday night, drawing Rochester Stoney Creek in the OAA Crossover Showcase at home. Rochester did not disappoint, rolling to a 14-0 lead after the first quarter and cruising […]
League title matches, OAA crossover tilts highlight Week 8
The postseason is only two short weeks away, and there’s nothing like a slate of games where league championships, crossover, rivalries and state-qualifying sixth win on the line. That’s exactly what we’ll see in Week 8 and Week 9. There are so many scenarios to be played out, just at the local level, in the […]
