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FOOTBALL: Lake Orion rushing attack from backup plan to centerpiece
LAKE ORION — Lake Orion was up 31-7 with 47 seconds in the first half, would receive the second-half kickoff and hadn’t been stopped all night long. So why did the Dragons need to score again? Because they could. “Let’s get one more,” senior Corey Ester told people on the sidelines. The Dragons ran the […]
FOOTBALL: Harbor Beach holds off WOLL for regional crown
HARBOR BEACH — After failing to reach the postseason a year ago, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes made amends for it this season. The Lakers reached the regional finals in Division 8. That run was ended Saturday afternoon against state power Harbor Beach. The host Pirates built a 17-0 lead and held on for […]
FOOTBALL: Rockford stuns top-ranked Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Rockford’s storied football program added another big chapter to its text Saturday afternoon. The seventh-ranked Rams made the trek across state to face top-ranked Clarkston in a Division 1 regional final. Rockford took advantage of multiple Clarkston miscues and held on for a 25-14 […]
FOOTBALL: Dragons singe Dakota to reach Final Four
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Three times in the last decade, Macomb Dakota ushered Lake Orion from the Division 1 football state tournament. Finally on Friday, the Dragons gained some measure of revenge. Check that, major measure of revenge. Lake Orion burned up visiting Dakota with a lopsided […]
FOOTBALL: St. Mary’s runs by Avondale
ORCHARD LAKE — It’s not as decisive as 2010’s 71-49 decision over Auburn Hills Avondale. Yet Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 49-14 victory over the Yellowjackets Saturday was still in the lopsided fashion. Defending Division 3 state champion St. Mary’s took another step closer to defending its crown, using a 280-7 third quarter to pull away. […]
FOOTBALL: Country Day holds off Notre Dame Prep
PONTIAC — Cotter Lamb prevented Birmingham Detroit Country Day from having to work some overtime on the line Saturday evening. DCD’s senior lineman stopped Pontiac Notre Dame Prep quarterback Brenden Newvine’s two-point conversion attempt with 1:19 to play, as the Yellowjackets hung on for a 14-12 victory over the Fighting Irish in a Division 4 […]
FOOTBALL: Brother Rice shuts down Oxford
PHOTO GALLERY: http://lmckeephotography.photoshelter.com/gallery/Oxford-vs-Birmingham-Brother-Rice-at-Berkleys-Hurley-Field-11-3-12/G0000kbsc_mjMQP8/C0000LbVKTbRz2gM BERKLEY — In some circumstances, the numbers don’t lie. Birmingham Brother Rice proved that on the football field Saturday against Oxford. The defending Division 2 state champion Warriors outgained Oxford 313-49 on the ground and cruised to a 38-6 victory over the Wildcats at Berkley’s Hurley Field. Brian Walker finished with […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston advances to Elite Eight with rout of Grand Blanc
CLARKSTON — There is no secret of Clarkston’s bread-and butter on the grid-iron this season: Manuerver behind a daunting offensive line and rack up points. The Division 1 top-ranked Wolves continued to thrive, rolling past visiting Grand Blanc, 35-19, Friday to advance to the Elite Eight for the second time in four seasons. Clarkston (11-0) […]
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion uses trickery to rally past Eisenhower for district crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Championship-caliber teams often find ways to win when things aren’t necessarily going their way. Lake Orion faced a gut-check Friday night and were able to find another gear against the odds. The Dragons used some patience and trickery and rallied back with a […]
FOOTBALL: Oxford pounds Seaholm to advance to Sweet 16
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans BIRMINGHAM — Throughout his historic coaching career, Bud Rowley said he has never felt intimidated to march his Oxford football team up against any team in Michigan, regardless of conference, record or tradition. His troops are currently well motivated to do just that. Oxford made amends […]
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion cruises past Stevenson
LAKE ORION — Only two teams have been able to give Lake Orion much of a challenge this season. Sterling Heights Stevenson was not one of them. In a rematch of a 2008 regional final, the home-standing Dragons made sure they would not need to stage a game-winning field goal to advance. This time Lake […]
FOOTBALL: Clarkston steamrolls Davison, 41-0
CLARKSTON — In eight of its 10 games, Clarkston has prevailed in blowout fashion. Davison became the latest such victim in the form of a brutal beating Friday night. Clarkston raced out to a 14-0 lead after the first quarter and never looked back in throttling visiting Davison, 41-0, in a Division 1 football pore-district. […]
FOOTBALL: Avondale’s Williams saves day in 21-19 win over Lahser
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans AUBURN HILLS — Forget All-State. Auburn Hills Avondale is now in better hands and Mitchel Williams is the new agent in town. The junior two-way lineman came through in the clutch Friday, blocking both a third-quarter extra point attempt to go along with batting down a […]
STICK’S PICKS: Playoffs is the final test for area’s Lucky 7
Then there were seven. A total of seven local schools with ties to the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area have advanced to the 2012 prep football playoffs. Last year was a strange season in that no area team got past the second round and only three of the local 10 qualifiers even won a first-round contest. How […]
PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS NOTEBOOK: Clarkston, Lake Orion on opposite ends; Avondale looking forward to rough run
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans For the past two decades, whenever Clarkston and Lake Orion were in the postseason at the same time, they were often lumped into the same district or region. Proximity-wise, this made sense, considering the two schools are only around 10 miles apart. This season, the two […]
FOOTBALL: Oxford sacks Troy to earn playoffs berth
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — From a certain point of view, the prep football playoffs started a week early for both Oxford and Troy Friday evening. Entering Week 9 with identical 5-3 records, the winner was guaranteed a spot in the postseason field. The loser would be sacked with […]
FOOTBALL: Holly holds off rival Brandon
HOLLY— It may take a miracle, but Holly still has an outside chance of making the postseason. The Bronchos pulled even at 4-4 with a 35-27 victory over visiting Ortonville Brandon Friday night in Flint Metro League football play. Holly must defeat Lapeer East in Week 9 to go 5-4 and hope for an at-large […]
FOOTBALL: Stoney Creek’s 28 unanswered points help Cougars sack Rochester
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Stoney Creek found another gar in the second half Friday.That was enough to speed past rival Rochester. Trailing 14-7 at the half, the host Cougars scored 28 unanswered points over the final two quarters to topple the Falcons, 35-14, and forge a three-way tie in third place in the OAA Red […]
