Tag: "OAA White Division Football"
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 […]
Adams clinches 15th straight postseason appearance with shutout of Stoney Creek
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Few schools in Michigan can bolster the type of streak that Rochester Adams has in prep football. The Highlanders clinched their 15th straight postseason appearance Friday night. Behind the combination of Tony Annese and David Jagow, Adams rolled over host Rochester Stoney Creek, 35-0, in OAA […]
Oxford plows by Oak Park for fifth straight win
OAK PARK — Every team wants to enter the postseason on a roll. Oxford is just a team. The Wildcats capped the regular season with their fifth straight win Friday, topping host Oak Park 31-21 . Prescott Line was held to 25 carries and 176 yards and scored on 1, 2 and 6 yards for […]
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 […]
Oxford goes to the ‘Line’ to rush past Adams
BY GARRETT SMITH STUDENT CORRESPONDENT Garrettthewriter@yahoo.com ROCHESTER HILLS — As one of the state’s leading rushers, Prescott Line has drawn plenty of attention this season. He was back at it again Friday. Entering a OAA White Division showdown at Rochester Adams, Line had rushed for nearly 1,163 yards and 19 touchdowns this season. The Southern […]
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 […]
Oxford barrels over Stoney Creek
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — As a freshman on varsity, Glacier Wallington didn’t expect to play much this season, especially at quarterback. But with starter Vito Giannola going down with a season-ending knee injury during a Week 3, 32-31 loss to Farmington, Wallington was thrust into action. After dropping a 32-7 game […]
Adams wins second straight, topples Lathrup
SOUTHFIELD — Rochester Adams raced out to a 16-0 lead and never looked back in recording a 30-6 OAA White Division victory over Southfield Lathrup Friday. The win kept the Highlanders in a three-way tie for first place in the division at 2-0. Adams shares the lead with Oak Park and Farmington Harrison, the defending […]
Oxford overcomes early deficit to roll over Lathrup
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com SOUTHFIELD — Oxford‘s football program learned a valuable lesson about itself Friday: The Wildcats have the mettle to come back. Down 18-0 in the second quarter to host Southfield-Lathrup, Oxford scored 42 unanswered points over the final 34 minutes in recording a 42-18 OAA White Division triumph over the […]
Avoiding disaster: Annese helps Adams hang on against Farmington
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com FARMINGTON — On the coattails of 14 straight postseason appearances, Rochester Adams was tabbed as a rebuilding project in 2011 with only three returning starters. Tony Annese has vowed not to let that that deter the Highlanders’ plans of another quality campaign. The Rochester Adams senior was good on […]