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FOOTBALL: Cherry twins lead attack in Troy’s win
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net ROCHESTER HILLS — Troy safety Danny Wunderlich didn’t even see his game-winning interception. “I thought Christian (Purnell) caught the interception,” Wunderlich said. “I honestly didn’t even see the ball. I’ve got to give that all to Christian.” Wunderlich snagged the game-winning pick and Terrance and Torrance Cherry […]
FOOTBALL: Oxford upends Harrison in 2OTs, gains first win over Hawks since ‘99
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — Liam Logan came through in the clutch Friday evening. The senior running back from Oxford scored on a 4-yard plunge in the second overtime session in leading Oxford to a 34-31 victory over defending OAA White Division champion Farmington Harrison. “This a total team […]
FOOTBALL: WOLL outlasts Britton-Deerfield in defensive struggle
WATERFORD — Lucas Neme caught a 63-yard pass from Sal Mastromatteo in the second quarter and Spencer Howell’s extra point helped carry Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes to a 10-6 non-conference football victory Saturday over visiting Britton-Macon-Deerfield. Howell gave WOLL a 3-0 lead with a 28-yard field goal in the first quarter. BMD took […]
FOOTBALL: Parkway Christian takes advantage of Oakland Christian’s miscues
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans FRASER — After being blown out in its season opener, Sterling Heights Parkway Christian did everything but retreat into a shell Saturday night. In fact, the Eagles were the one delivering some punishment of their own in its second football game of the 2012 campaign. Parkway […]
FOOTBALL: Stoney Creek cruises to shutout of Pontiac
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — With each passing quarter, Rochester Stoney Creek is a football team that is gaining confidence and playing with a new-found swagger. After combining for a 3-15 record the past two years, including 1-8 last season where the Cougars finished on an eight-game skid, Stoney […]
FRIDAY FOOTBALL: Lake Orion shatters school record in 68-point outburst; Clarkston, Oxford win league openers
DETROIT — Lake Orion was somewhat unimpressive offensively in earning 17-10 victory in Week 1 over Oxford. The Dragons, often a pass-happy team, did not complete a single pass last week. Lake Orion was more compared to an erupting volcano Friday afternoon at Ford Field in Detroit and finally re-discovered its potent offense. Playing in […]
FOOTBALL: Critical matters: Rochester outslugs Troy in key OAA-Red showdown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — For a football program that has only started a season 2-0 only twice during the previous 20 years, style points are not an issue for Rochester. Finding ways to win football games is the mission. The Falcons ventured down “Ugly Game Boulevard” Thursday at […]
THURSDAY’S FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Avondale, Northwest, Notre Dame Prep all gain lopsided wins
AUBURN HILLS — Despite some early miscues and an 6-0 deficit, Auburn Hills Avondale got untracked in the second quarter Thursday and eventually scored 41 unanswered points in a 41-6 trouncing of visiting Birmingham Groves in an OAA Blue Division football game. Avondale scored 14 points in each the second and third quarters and tacked […]
FRIDAY NIGHTS 2012: Area teams slated for big years
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. — Even with a tradition rich pool of prep football programs in the region, last season was an anomaly in terms of postseason success. Although 10 local schools — Auburn Hills Avondale, Clarkston, Holly, Lake Orion, Ortonville Brandon, Oxford, Pontiac, Pontiac Notre Dame […]
FOOTBALL: Our Lady of the Lakes sacks revenge on Villa Angela
CLEVELAND — It was a year ago when Cleveland Villa Angela St. Joesph clobbered Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes 41-14 in a prep football season opener. Fast forward to Saturday and the Lakers gained their sweet revenge. WOLL recorded a lopsided 42-6 win over the host Eagles at Euclid (Ohio) High School. The Lakers […]
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion rallies past Oxford to reclaim Battle of M-24 trophy
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Oxford accomplished something against Lake Orion that few teams have been able to accomplish in recent years: Keep the Dragons off the scoreboard during the first half. That effort simply awoke a sleeping giant. Lake Orion scored 17 unanswered, second-half points in topping […]
OXFORD PREVIEW: Wildcats look to hold onto upper echelon status
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — Bud Rowley gets asked a lot of questions these days. Who is going to replace Mr. Football Prescott Line and towering lineman Collin Goetz, who plowed room for Line using his 6-foot-7, 260-pound frame last season? Those are just two routine questions he hears all […]
FOOTBALL: Losey, Wunderlich lead Troy past Romeo
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Romeo had scored on two straight drives and was moving at will toward a game-winning touchdown. Someone had to make a play for Troy. Out of nowhere, it was junior safety Danny Wunderlich, who jumped into the dark August sky and plucked the ball out […]
THURSDAY’S FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Female kicker Timko lifts Notre Dame Prep past Almont; Mott routs Athens
ALMONT — Taylor Timko is a Division I commit. The Pontiac Notre Dame Prep junior sent an oral to the University of Michigan to play soccer last winter, halfway through her sophomore year. Now a rare female kicker on the Fighting Irish football team, Timko, an All-State First Team Division 3 selection in soccer, drilled […]
FOOTBALL: Rochester gains revenge on Utica after 33-year silence
BY VIC FOURNIER CORRESPONDENT ROCHESTER HILLS — For decades Rochester and Utica were arch-rivals. The two neighboring schools competed in the same conferences from the 1920s and up into the 1970s. With leagues changing in the disco era, the two rivals went their separate ways and despite being only seven miles apart, did not face […]
FOOTBALL: Avondale brings the sting upon Hazel Park
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — Perfectly coined, Auburn Hills Avondale’s new student section is nicknamed “Rumble Bees: We Bring The Sting.” It’s a theme the Yellowjackets hope to ride the coattails to the OAA Blue Division championship and a third straight postseason berth this season. Avondale took the […]
2012 PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEWS INDEX
2012 PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW INDEX Below is the 2012, www.northoaklandsports.com in-depth, all-you-need-to-know, prep football extravaganza. INTRO: Intro Story: Coming Soon !!! Index: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/23/2012-prep-football-previews-index/ Fast Facts: Coming Soon !!! Photography Page: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/23/through-the-camara-eye-sports-photography-index/ Follow Us On Social Media: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/23/follow-us-on-social-media-2012/ Reporting Scores: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/22/reporting-results-3/ First Week Feature: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/10/football-teams-head-back-to-work-as-optimism-rings-at-high-volumes/ Best Sports Bar: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/10/football-teams-head-back-to-work-as-optimism-rings-at-high-volumes/ College Commitments: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/08/03/college-commitments-signings/ Fall State Rankings: […]
2012 PREP FOOTBALL FAST FACTS
A look historically at the prep football programs from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area in the MHSAA state tournament. STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS: Lake Orion – 2010 (Division 1) Oxford – 1992 (Class BB) Rochester Adams – 2003 (Division 2) Troy – 1994 (Class AA) Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes – 2002 (Division 8) STATE RUNNER-UP […]
