Dragon Domination

Written Saturday August 28th, at 12:03 AM

Thursday Afternoon was the start of something special, the rivalry had came back for the first time in 27 years.

Friday Night was perfect, if you were a Dragon. Welcome to the OAA, Oxford.

In the first meeting of two crosstown rivals, only separated by seven miles, north of M-24, the Oxford Wildcats entered Lake Orion, and faced the Dragons for the first time since the 34-6 beat down that the Wildcats handed the Dragons in 1983. But Friday night things were different, much different.

Thursday afternoon saw the perfect storm roll through for Oxford, in form of the Dragons. Orion played sound offense, and made life difficult for the Wildcat offense and defense. The Dragons rolled 43-0, they are now 1-0 overall and 0-0 in the OAA Red.

Thursday night saw the Dragons struggle throughout the game with mistakes and penalties. It was only 14-7 at the half due to the errors of the team. The Dragons pulled away in the second half, outscoring the Wildcats 14-0, in rout to a 28-7 victory over Oxford, and is 1-0 overall and 0-0 in the OAA Red.

Like I said, Friday night was perfect, the weather was perfect, and both schools had overflowing crowds. The atmosphere of the rivalry lived up to the hype. There was a submarine sandwich competition between Oxford's football team, and Lake Orion's hockey team. The contest was won by Oxford, however the football games were won by Lake Orion.

The Dragons won the game, in a blow-out fashion, like what happened to them in 1983 by the Wildcats 34-6. Orion won 45-6 this time around, meaning they took home the Double-O trophy (a trophy made from a boot)

2011 will be at Oxford, and that game too should get the hype it deserves.

The Dragons (1-0, 0-0: OAA Red) next action is next Friday night, when they travel to Rochester and take on the Rochester Falcons. Rochester comes in 1-0, 0-0 in the OAA Red after beating Lance Cruse North 28-0 in Macomb County on Friday night. The Freshman split their teams, the Green team will play Rochester at Lake Orion, while the White team plays at Frasier on Thursday, while the JV team plays Rochester on Thursday night at Lake Orion.