Tag: "high school football"
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion runs all over Troy, 38-0
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net LAKE ORION — Playing hard just wasn’t enough for Troy Friday against Lake Orion — especially in Dragons’ Country. “Playing hard only goes so far,” Troy coach Gary Griffith said. “We’ve got to make plays.” Troy had hopes of upsetting OAA Red Division powerhouse Lake Orion on […]
FOOTBALL: Oxford sacks revenge on Adams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — It was 11 months ago when Rochester Adams stunned then-state-ranked Oxford in a Division 2 pre-district, 26-20. The Wildcats remembered that blow. Oxford gained its sweet measure of revenge Friday, scoring 28 points over the final three quarters to sack visiting Adams with a […]
FOOTBALL: ‘Cherry’ Festival: Brothers help Colts stampede Pontiac
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Two years ago, Pontiac gave Troy only six points and eliminated the Colts from playoff contention. Last year, the Phoenix put up 50 on Troy’s Homecoming. But that was well before the Colts picked up their new backfield combo. Twin brothers Terrance Cherry and Torrance Cherry Jr. […]
FRIDAY’S FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Adams downs Lathrup for first win; Farmington edges Oxford in overtime; Holly wins first game
ROCHESTER HILLS — After an uncharacteristic 0-3 start, Rochester Adams finally reached the win column Friday with a 28-7 OAA White Division victory over Southfield Lathrup. Locked in a 7-7 draw at the half, the Highlanders fired up 21 points in the final two quarters to prevail over the Chargers (1-3, 0-3). Clarence Broadnax scored […]
FOOTBALL: Lake Orion, Rochester, Troy win in OAA-Red
LAKE ORION — Behind a 20-0 first quarter, Lake Orion picked up little resistance in downing Rochester Stoney Creek , 42-7, in an OAA Red Division football game Friday. Derek DeLaura was 7-for-13 passing for 97 yards and one touchdown pass and Jacob Miller rushed five times for 82 yards and three rushing touchdowns for […]
FOOTBALL: Notre Dame Prep tames Gabriel Richard for 17th straight regular season win
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — There’s several ingredients that goes into along winning streak. Whatever the secret recipe, there’s no doubt Pontiac Notre Dame Prep football is on a roll. After opening the 2010 season 0-5, NDP closed that campaign with four straight wins, won all nine of its regular […]
STICK’S PICKS: Week 4 is time to separate the pretenders from contenders
Strange times in Oakland County this week. With one Oakland Activities Association school dropping football, that leaves a hole in the schedule for many area teams this season. Bloomfield Hills Andover, one year before its merger with Bloomfield Hills Lahser, dropped its program Tuesday due to low numbers. The 0-3 Barons started with 28 players, […]
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: Clarkston slowly pulls away from Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — It’s no secret that Clarkston’s bread-and-butter this season is its large and physical offensive and defensive lines. Even missing some key starters from that group Friday and losing two more to injuries during its game with visiting Rochester didn’t seem to detour the Wolves […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
