Written Monday September 20th, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Well this week the Dragon program suffered an very unusual and unfortunate result, a loss. This week it was the Dragon freshman green team who took the loss, hard and it was to one of it's arch rivals, Rochester Adams on Wednesday Afternoon at the Dragons Lair.
At halftime the Dragons trailed 21-12, they were being out gained and out matched, then in the third quarter the fireworks started to spark.
The Dragons stormed to a 24-21 lead after two touchdowns from quarterback Conner Grant, however on one play Adams quarterback Matt Sokol took it to the end-zone and ten seconds later it was 28-24 Highlanders heading to the fourth quarter. Orion then answered and took a 31-28 lead, but then Adams answered again to take a 34-31 lead early in the fourth.
Neither defense could stop one another, it went to a back and fourth seesaw, just like every Dragon/Highlander match-up, Orion answered thanks to running back Zach Arnold, who's carrier day on the ground kept the Dragons in it until the very end. He was part of the fourth quarter rally that gave the Dragons a 38-34 lead with four minutes left in the game.
But that wasn't the drama yet. On a fourth an 23 from the 20 yard line, the Dragons bailed out the Highlanders, giving them a 30 yard gain, then Adams (3-1) went down the field, and nailed a winning touchdown score with 14 seconds left in the game, to stun the Dragons 41-38 in a highly contested shootout.
This is a really tough loss for the Dragons, they fell to 3-1 in the season, the team gets ready for Royal Oak on Thursday afternoon at the Dragons Lair.
The freshman white team traveled to West Bloomfield, and took on the Lakers, it wasn't much of a contest, in the first quarter the Dragons defense stopped the Lakers at the one yard line, leading to a Dragon score. The Dragons were led by quarterback Kyle Bell, who orchestrated a 41-14 victory over the Lakers, to keep the freshman white team "undefeated" at 4-0.
The freshman white team will merge once again with the green team as they host Royal Oak on Thursday afternoon at the Dragons Lair.
The JV team didn't seem to have any trouble in their contest with the Lakers, as running back Storm Hudson stole the show. Hudson ran for three touchdowns, leading to a Dragons 53-7 rout of the Lakers on Wednesday night at West Bloomfield. The JV are now 4-0 in the season, and 3-0 in the OAA Red.
The next action for the JV is set for Thursday night as Royal Oak comes a calling to the Dragons Lair, kickoff is set for 6:30 PM.
This week the Dragons Varsity welcomed the Lakers of West Bloomfield for an unusual showdown played on a school night at the Dragons Lair on Thursday night.
The first quarter was ready to be a shootout, neither defense wasn't playing well, it was 21-14 Orion at one point. At one point the Dragons couldn't stop Lakers quarterback Phil Brown, who torched the Dragons with two passing touchdowns, however the Lakers could not stop Orion quarterback Sean Charette, who has two touchdowns but also had two interceptions in the end-zone.
However in the second quarter Orion responded, blitzkrieg the Lakers for four touchdowns (28 points), they also took quarterback Phil Brown out of the game with a shoulder injury, and after the half it was 49-14 in favor of the Dragons. The Dragons added one more touchdown in the second half and cruised to a 56-14 victory, to remain perfect.
Lake Orion is now 4-0 overall and 3-0 in the OAA Red this season. They also move up in the state rankings for Division One. The Dragons are now number three in Division One following Rockford's 26-23 loss to Grand Haven on Friday night. The Dragons trail Novi Detroit Catholic Central and Plymouth Canton in the rankings.
Next week the Dragons travel to win less Royal Oak (0-4, 0-3 OAA Red) for a showdown with the Ravens, kickoff is set for 7 PM.
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