OAA Picks Week Four.

Written Monday September 16th, at 10:20 PM

1. Lake Orion (3-0) at 3. Stoney Creek (3-0): The Cougars are 3-0 and will have quarterback Justin Allor for this game (he missed last season’s game due to injury.) Sean Scullen, Joe Cox, and Nick Rangos will also be big as well for Stoney Creek but it won’t matter with what the Dragons have in speed, size, and depth led by Cory Ester, Zach Arnold, Matt Krause, Dominick Giovinnazzo, and Connor Grant. Lake Orion’s depth and size will give Stoney Creek massive problems and their first loss of the season Friday night. PICK: LAKE ORION 35, STONEY CREEK 28.

5. Southfield (2-1) at 2. Oak Park (3-0): One of the best games in the state will be here with these two schools just five miles apart. Oak Park beat Southfield twice last season in overtime in both the league game and the playoffs. The Blue Jays have quarterback concerns with Jaylen Brady struggling since transferring in from Grand Ledge along with another good quarterback. The Knights have John Kelley but the wildcard will be coaching and special teams. That favors Oak Park in Knight Valley. PICK: OAK PARK 27, SOUTHFIELD 24 IN OVERTIME.

4. Farmington Hills Harrison (3-0) at Bloomfield Hills (0-3): The Hawks have beaten Rochester Adams and Oxford in the last two weeks. Harrison should get by the Blackhawks in Bloomfield Hills and get ready for Southfield next week. PICK: HARRISON 48, BLOOMFIELD HILLS 7.

Troy Athens (1-2) at 6. Clarkston (2-1): The Wolves return home after a three game road trip. Ian Ericksen might just take another week off and get ready for Stoney Creek next week. PICK: CLARKSTON 49, TROY ATHENS 7.

7. Birmingham Seaholm (3-0) at Berkley (1-2): The Maples are on a different world right now and there could not be a challenge for Seaholm until week eight when the Falcons visit Birmingham. PICK: SEAHOLM 28, BERKLEY 13.

10. Avondale (2-1) at 8. Beverly Hills Wylie E. Groves (3-0): In a battle of running backs Ross Williams of Groves and Josh Holloman of Avondale both are track stars. Williams is the 100 meter hurdles champion. Holloman is the 100 meters champion. This should be and entertaining match of speed in a shootout. I’m going with the Yellow Jackets because last year was 41-6 in Auburn Hills. PICK: AVONDALE 63, GROVES 56.

Farmington (1-2) at 9. Oxford (1-2): The Wildcats return home after a tough loss to Harrison and has lost the last two seasons to Farmington. This is a different Falcons team and also this is a different Oxford team. The Wildcats have the three best players on the field in Glacier Wallington, Mitchell Tilley, and Ben Line and they will send Oxford back to 500 on the season. PICK: OXFORD 35, FARMINGTON 21.

Ferndale (0-3) at North Farmington (2-1): Chauncey Bridges and the Raiders should bounce back against a team that has allowed 87 points in the last two weeks after losing a tough one last week at Birmingham to Seaholm. Let more points be scored against Ferndale. PICK: NORTH FARMINGTON 63, FERNDALE 0.

Troy (1-2) at Pontiac (0-3): This is the Phoenix first game at Wisner Stadium of the season. Pontiac should be motivated being at home but the Colts are fuming after losing to Stoney Creek. Troy better be careful not to look ahead to Ford Field against Lake Orion next week. PICK: TROY 31, PONTIAC 13.

Rochester Adams (1-2) at Southfield-Lathrup (1-2): The Highlanders two losses were legit (lost to Harrison and Oak Park) but their only win was against Clarkston. Adams behind Matt Sokol should be OK and head back to 500 with a win over the Chargers in Lathrup Village. PICK: ADAMS 35, SOUTHFIELD-LATHRUP 7.

Rochester (1-2) at West Bloomfield (1-2): Kevin Byrd returns to West Bloomfield to face his old team. His return to Laker land will be a happy one for his new team the Falcons over the Lakers. PICK: ROCHESTER 49, WEST BLOOMFIELD 7.

Royal Oak (1-2) at Hazel Park (0-3): The Ravens beat Ferndale two weeks ago but lost to Avondale last week in Auburn Hills. The Vikings meanwhile have been outscored 111-6 in the last two weeks. Royal Oak is 3-45 since 2007 and soon will be 4-45 since 2007 and 500 on the season. PICK: ROYAL OAK 35, HAZEL PARK 7.