Tag: "football"
Top-ranked Harrison too much for Rochester Adams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Give Farmington Harrison an inch and the Hawks will take a mile. Give them good field position and Harrison will make you pay — dearly. Coming in as the state’s overall No. 1-rated team, also ranked 24th nationally by Max Preps, the Hawks benefitted from consistent […]
STICK’S PICKS: Who will cash in on a playoff berth this week?
Last week Pontiac Notre Dame Prep became the first area school to cash in on its playoff ticket. The Fighting Irish are a perfect 6-0 and now can move onto their next goal. Who will join them this week? Lake Orion and Troy Athens are both 5-1 and play each other this week for first […]
FRIDAY’S FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Lathrup drowns Stoney Creek for first win of the season; Groves grinds up Avondale
ROCHESTER HILLS — Southfield Lathrup scored two touchdowns in the first quarter and hung on for the 14-7 OAA White Division football triumph over Rochester Stoney Creek. Billy Moore scored on a 1-yard run and Collin Parks added a 15-yard sprint for the other score for the Chargers (1-5, 1-4). Jose Castro made both point-after-attempts […]
Athens rallies past West Bloomfield
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Troy Athens has found many different ways to win football games this season. Friday’s effort was in the come-from-behind fashion. The Red Hawks rallied back from a 10-7 halftime deficit to sink visiting West Bloomfield 27-17 in an OAA Red Division football contest. Played in frigid temperatures […]
Lake Orion grinds out win over Troy
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Lake Orion senior quarterback Sean Charette had to work a lot harder for this win over Troy. The Colts outgained the Dragons in the second half Friday night, but couldn’t convert their chances in the red zone in a 17-7 OAA Red Division loss to the defending […]
Fighting Irish clinch Prep Bowl berth with 14-0 shutout of Divine Child
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DEARBORN — Friday’s playing conditions were far from perfect, with a steady rain and temperatures and wind chill in the upper 30s. The end result for Pontiac Notre Dame Prep might as well been a utopian paradise in a distant tropical land. The Fighting Irish captured their 10th straight […]
Clarkston sharp in sliding past Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester honored some of its all-time great athletes Friday night with its annual Hall of Fame induction. It was Clarkston that more than stole the limelight. Playing in the driving rain and near-freezing temperatures, the Wolves ran roughshod over the injury-riddled Falcons. Clarkston won its third […]
Turnaround Special: Fighting Irish keeping focused during nine-game win streak
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com PONTIAC — Long losing streaks can create all sorts of problems for any team in any sport. Players can start checking out, not giving their best effort in practice. That can lead to subpar efforts on the playing surface. Bad habits can be made. Bad examples can be left […]
STICK’S PICKS: Prep football season finally reaching playoff qualifiers stage
This is Week 6 around the Michigan prep football scene and this is the first week that schools can officially celebrate a postseason berth. While there are several area teams that are on collision course with postseason destiny, only one, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, is undefeated at this point. A win Friday night will jettison […]
Lutheran Northwest rallies past Southfield Christian
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BEVERLY HILLS — After being upset by Sterling Heights Parkway Christian last week in double overtime, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest found itself in the danger zone Thursday against Southfield Christian. The Crusaders trailed the Eagles 13-0 early in the second quarter and were sputtering without its normal high-octane offense […]
MHSAA NEWS: Week 6 Playoffs Listing
EAST LANSING — Here is a list of Michigan High School Athletic Association football playing schools, displaying their win-loss records and playoff averages through the fifth week of the season. Schools on this list are in enrollment order. An asterisk (*) beside a record indicates that a team has 8 or fewer games scheduled. A […]
Southfield finally gains first win over Adams
BY GARRETT SMITH STUDENT CORRESPONDENT SOUTHFIELD — There seems to be a first for everything. Southfield proved just that to Rochester Adams on the football field Saturday. The Bluejays recorded their first-ever victory over Rochester Adams, posting a 34-31 home victory over the Highlanders. “We beat one of the better programs around,” Southfield coach Tim […]
Jiang’s long runs, Darish’s toss key Troy’s rout of West Bloomfield
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net WEST BLOOMFIELD — The three-headed monster returned. With the running game rolling up 419 yards, Troy routed West Bloomfield 42-13 Friday night in OAA Red Division play to head into a three-game home stand at 3-2. A week after a rough loss against Clarkston, the Colts’ offensive line took […]
CHSL FOOTBALL: Lakes rebounds to down Cabrini
WATERFORD —Sal Mastromatteo and Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes bounced back Saturday. After giving up 34 points the previous weekend to Birmingham Detroit Country Day, the Lakers returned to the winning column with a 21-0 shutout of visiting Allen Park Cabrini. Mastromatteo hit Jake Weir with a 14-yard TD pass and also connected with […]
Big plays help Defenders cruise past Genesee County
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com GOODRICH — Troy Christian Leadership Academy has an element that few teams in the Christian Football League of Michigan can counter: Athletes with game-breaking speed that are able to make the big play. The Defenders displayed some of that during Saturday morning’s league game at Goodrich High School. Showcasing […]
Athens holds off Rochester to move to 4-1 for first time since 1996
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Friday was far from a thing of beauty for Troy Athens. Yet it was another stepping stone for a team that has not reached the postseason since 2004. The Red Hawks moved to 4-1 for the first time since the 1996 season by tripping up host […]
Notre Dame Prep topples Foley for ninth straight win
PONTIAC — After opening the 2010 season with five straight losses, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep is redefining the term turning the tables. The Fighting Irish captured their ninth straight win Friday at home, throttling Madison Heights Bishop Foley, 45-6, in a CHSL crossover football game. Notre Dame Prep, which closed last season with four straight […]
OAA RED FOOTBALL: Charette reaches milestone as Dragons rout Royal Oak; Clarkston overwhelms Pontiac
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROYAL OAK — It was a record-setting night for Sean Charette. The senior quarterback from Lake Orion finished 11-for-19 passing for 220 yards and four touchdowns in leading the visiting Dragons to a convincing 49-14 OAA Red Division triumph over Royal Oak. For Lake Orion, it marked a fourth […]
