Dragons could be back. Rest of the White's Outlook. Also Clarkston Preview.

Written Saturday December 7th, at 12:50 AM

Something is different in Lake Orion and it’s in the air. Could the Dragons be back to where they should be??? Last season the injury riddled team was 6-15 a season ago. Now they already have half of last season’s win total in a week.

The Dragons rolled past West Bloomfield 66-44 on Friday improving its record to 3-0 on the season. The Lakers are in the Red. Lake Orion beat two Flint Metro League teams earlier in the week in Ortonville Brandon 45-37 on Wednesday and beat Lapeer East 66-24 on Monday.

Lake Orion had struggles last season with injuries especially point guard Hannah Hamay missing most of the season with a shoulder injury but has came back strong this season. Hamay’s presence has been huge to what Dragons coach Steve Roberts wants this season.

The White this season will be very difficult especially with the experience and size each team has. The league has a combined 13-3 record in the last 16 games. Lake Orion is 3-0, Rochester Adams is 2-0, Troy is 2-0, Oxford is 2-0, Bloomfield Hills is 2-0, and Farmington is 2-0. Beverly Hills Wylie E. Groves is 0-2 and Rochester is 0-1.

The schedule for these teams hasn’t been the greatest though but some teams will get tested this week.

Bloomfield Hills has blown out its last two opponents Hamtramck and Ferndale University by a combined of 138-23. The Blackhawks could get an interesting two games in the non conference as it plays Birmingham Roeper and Ann Arbor Prep coming up.

Rochester Adams has won their two games over Utica and Madison Heights Bishop Foley by a combined 28 points has a very dangerous match up with Utica Ford on the road coming up.

Troy after outscoring its two opponents Sterling Heights Stevenson and arch rival Troy Athens by a combined 120-49 score will get tested when they play Berkley at home coming up.

The honeymoon maybe over in Farmington after it plays Walled Lake Northern on Saturday. The Falcons have been outscoring opponents 94-58 still has to play Harrison and Waterford Mott coming up.

                                 

Oxford has won its last two games against West Bloomfield and Ortonville Brandon by a combine of eight points might have a better road though with games against Walled Lake Northern, Lakeland, and Milford.

Groves still has to play a nightmare of a non league schedule after getting crushed by Stoney Creek and Harrison. The Falcons have to play Detroit University Prep and Birmingham Roeper.

Rochester lost to Macomb L’Anse Creuse North has a brutal non league schedule as well as it has to play Harrison and Waterford Kettering. The Falcons still have to play in the Falcon Invite with Westland John Glenn, West Bloomfield, and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep. The Irish beat Ferndale. The Lakers have lost two tough games to Oxford and Lake Orion and Westland John Glenn is not a bad team either in the Kensington Lakes South division.

The Dragons will have a tough match up with Clarkston on Tuesday at the Wolves Den. The Wolves are also unbeaten at 2-0 and is the favorite in the Red this season and went to the regional finals last season for Coach Tim Waslik. Clarkston features power forward Erica Davenport whom in her last two games has been a scoring and rebounding machine. She had 14 and 27 points respectably in those last two games. Davenport had 27 points and 17 rebounds against Macomb Dakota in a 44-33 win in Macomb County on Friday. She will not be alone though as they have guards Kacy Robinson and Carly Giroux. Robinson who is also a volleyball standout had eight points and four assists against Macomb Dakota while Giroux had ten points against a very bad Walled Lake Western team last Monday night.

Tuesday will be fun folks, so let’s enjoy the ride.