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FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS ROUNDUP: Top-seeded Clarkston takes down Oxford; Grand Blanc topples Lake Orion; Troy continues grand turnaround
CLARKSTON — It didn’t come easy, but Clarkston’s first playoff game since losing in the 2018 Division 1 state finals finally arrived Friday night and the Wolves prevailed with a 21-7 victory over visiting Oxford. Clarkston defeated Oxford 35-14 during Week 2 of the regular season. The unbeaten Wolves (7-0) tied the game on Davis […]
FOOTBALL: Adams uses ball-control offense on Rochester to roll in D-1 pre-district
Highlanders defeat Falcons for 23rd straight time BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Ball control offense proved to be a lethal injection for Rochester Adams against rival Rochester Friday night. The result was the Highlanders defeating Rochester for the 23rd straight time in a surprising 39-7 rout of the previously-unbeaten […]
FOOTBALL: Stoney Creek caps first unbeaten regular season with OAA-White title
Cougars draw first-round bye in expanded playoff format BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Camron Burford knows he speaks for his entire football team at Rochester Stoney Creek when he says the Cougars want to cruise into some unchartered waters. So far, so good. The Cougars are doing just […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston regains OAA-Red title to enter postseason on a roll
Wolves draw familiar foe Oxford in pre-district contest BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — After a trying, injury-plagued season in 2019 where Clarkston finished 3-6 and missed the postseason for the first time since 2002, the Wolves are finally back near the top of the pile in terms of Division […]
FOOTBALL — 2020 Area District Pairings
Prep Football 2020 Area District Pairings Below are the 2020 MHSAA 11-player football district pairings involving schools in the coverage area for www.northoaklandsports.com DIVISION 1 REGION 2 — DISTRICT 2 R2-D2 Oxford (2-4) 31.367 at Clarkston (6-0) 75.333, Friday 7 p.m. R2-D2 Lake Orion (3-2) 45.000 at Grand Blanc (5-1) 60.667 R2-D2 Rochester Adams (2-4) 36.167 at Rochester (6-0) 70.000, Friday 7 p.m. R2-D2 Lapeer (3-3) 40.000 at Davison (6-0) 64.667 at Davison Cardinals Stadium REGION 4 — DISTRICT 1 R4-D1 Farmington (0-6) 15.400 […]
FOOTBALL: Unbeaten Everest Collegiate shuts down Gabriel Richard for CHSL Cardinal title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans NOVI — In relative terms, Clarkston Everest Collegiate has quite a track record. Not only have the Mountaineers enjoyed tremendous success on the gridiron, they have done so only having a football program for eight seasons at the school. Everest Collegiate added another chapter to its stellar […]
FOOTBALL: Rochester downs Berkley to claim first league title in 27 years
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BERKLEY — It’s only fitting that rain showers moved across the Metro Detroit area on Friday afternoon. By Friday evening, Rochester had ended one seriously long drought. The Falcons clinched their first league title in 27 years by topping host Berkley, 33-7, at Hurley Stadium. Rochester captured […]
FOOTBALL: Ortonville Brandon clinches FML-Stars title with rout of Clio
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ORTONVILLE — Nothing was going to keep Ortonville Brandon from clinching the Flint Metro League Stars Division title Friday night. Absolutely nothing. The unbeaten Blackhawks captured their second league title in three years with a resounding 56-6 victory over visiting Clio, dominating all phases of the game. […]
FOOTBALL: Stoney Creek chews up Rochester Adams to remain perfect at 4-0, clinch OAA-White title share
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Like a game of old-school Pac-Man, Rochester Stoney Creek simply chews up teams dot by dot. Or in this case, yard-by-yard. The unheralded Cougars, ranked 11th in the first Associated Press Division 1 poll this week, are off to a 4-0 for just the third […]
FOOTBALL: Rochester trying to reverse history with best season in years
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — It’s safe to say that Rochester’s football team is trying to reverse recent history. Simply put, the last quarter century has not been too kind to the Falcons. Since 1995, Rochester, has only posted five winning seasons — 1997, 1999, 2010, 2012 and 2016 […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston rallies back to thwart West Bloomfield in overtime
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — For as much that went wrong for Clarkston over the first two-plus quarters, everything worked out right in the end. The Division 1 10th-ranked Wolves rallied back from a 21-7 third-quarter deficit with 17 unanswered second-half points to upend defending OAA Red Division champion West […]
FOOTBALL: Bueno shines as Rochester takes down Avondale for Little Brown Jug
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — The Little Brown Jug was dusted off recently and now it has Alex Bueno’s finger tips all over it. The sophomore quarterback from Rochester finished a fine 12-for-16 passing for 203 yards and three touchdown passes Friday, and the Falcons’ defense was stifling on […]
FOOTBALL: Line debuts at Oxford with shutout win over L’Anse Creuse North
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — The Zach Line era for Oxford football was ushered in by the strangest of fashions. Less than 24 hours after Oxford’s game with rival Lake Orion was cancelled due to a couple of Lake Orion’s players allegedly testing positive for COVID-19, the Wildcats picked up […]
LAKES VALLEY ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2020
Below are the area’s prep football conferences and area teams within these leagues. Capsules compiled by veteran sports writer Dan Stickradt based on research and information gathered from coaches’ preseason surveys. Corrections and changes can be made by emailing to dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com. Follow on Twitter @LocalSportsFans and on several social media platforms. LAKES VALLEY ASSOCIATION […]
MICHIGAN INDEPENDENT ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2020
Below are the area’s prep football conferences and area teams within these leagues. Capsules compiled by veteran sports writer Dan Stickradt based on research and information gathered from coaches’ preseason surveys. Corrections and changes can be made by emailing to dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com. Follow on Twitter @LocalSportsFans and on several social media platforms. MICHIGAN INDEPENDENT ATHLETIC […]
INDEPENDENTS FOOTBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2020
Below are the area’s prep football conferences and area teams within these leagues. Capsules compiled by veteran sports writer Dan Stickradt based on research and information gathered from coaches’ preseason surveys. Corrections and changes can be made by emailing to dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com. Follow on Twitter @LocalSportsFans and on several social media platforms. INDEPENDENTS SCHOOL: Pontiac […]
CHSL-INTERSECTIONAL 2 DIVISION FOOTBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2020
Below are the area’s prep football conferences and area teams within these leagues. Capsules compiled by veteran sports writer Dan Stickradt based on research and information gathered from coaches’ preseason surveys. Corrections and changes can be made by emailing to dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com. Follow on Twitter @LocalSportsFans and on several social media platforms. CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL […]
FLINT METRO LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2020
Below are the area’s prep football conferences and area teams within these leagues. Capsules compiled by veteran sports writer Dan Stickradt based on research and information gathered from coaches’ preseason surveys. Corrections and changes can be made by emailing to dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com. Follow on Twitter @LocalSportsFans and on several social media platforms. FLINT METRO LEAGUE—DIVISION […]
