OAA Recap Week Two.

Written Sunday September 7th, at 1:00 AM

Dragons Den Top 10:

1. Clarkston

2. Harrison

3. Southfield

4. Oxford

5. West Bloomfield

6. Oak Park

7. Orion

8. Avondale

9. Groves

10. Stoney Creek

Scores from last week:

1. Clarkston 38, Bloomfield Hills 7

2. Harrison 36, Rochester 0

3. Southfield 35, Adams 0

4. Oxford 7, 10. Stoney Creek 0

5. West Bloomfield 42, Troy 0

6. Oak Park 43 Royal Oak 0

7. Orion 35, Troy Athens 22

8. Avondale 43, Hazel Park 6

9. Groves 27, Ferndale 16

Berkley 55, Pontiac 9

Seaholm 17, North Farmington 16

Farmington 35, Lathrup 14

BIG WIN OF THE NIGHT: Seaholm: The Maples bounced back at Bloomfield Hills tonight as they had to make a defensive stand against North Farmington. Raiders coach Kyle Schultz made a gamble late after his team scored a touchdown. North Farmington went for two to win the game but the Seaholm defense along with the Maples Forest made a stop and recovered a on side kick late preserving the one point win and give them some much needed momentum heading into next week’s game with Adams.

TOUGH LOSS: Troy Athens: The Red Hawks had opportunities against Lake Orion on Saturday and was tied 14-14 at the half. The second half however was all Dragons. Lake Orion would outscore Troy Athens 21-8 in the second half and cruse to it’s first victory of the season 35-22. The Red Hawks have an interesting home match up with Oxford next week and they have a shot at this game if things go right.

TEAM THAT NEEDS A HUG: Stoney Creek: The Cougars had their opportunities to win at Oxford on Saturday, they limited the Wildcats to 78 total yards and shut down Glacier Wallington but they missed a 47 yard field goal and then gave up a touchdown to running back Scott Stubenrauch. Stoney Creek had one last chance but was intercepted late and lost 7-0 to the Wildcats. The Cougars will travel to Bloomfield Hills next week to take on the Blackhawks.

TEAM RIDING WITH THE MOJO: Berkley: Bears coach Chris Sikoria has done well lately going 2-0 and has only allowed 16 points in the last two games. Berkley rolled past Pontiac 55-9 on Saturday and beat Holly 31-7 two weeks ago. Berkley will have an interesting test coming up with Ferndale next week and will have to travel back to Avondale, and go to Farmington. The good news for the Bears is that Groves comes to Hurley Field.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME: Adams: The Highlanders now sit at 0-2 and is in serious danger of missing the playoffs for the second time in three seasons. Adams had running clock ran against them against Southfield in a 35-0 home loss. The Highlanders lost 28-20 two weeks ago to Stoney Creek and since they were leading 20-7 in that game they have been outscored 56-0 in that stretch. Adams still has to travel to Oak Park and Harrison during the season. The reason why they sit at 0-2 is their pass defense who allowed two touchdowns in the air against the Blue Jays. If the Highlanders want to turn its season around they must improve on its pass defense and also get back to basics.

Top 5 OAA Games Week 3:

6. Oak Park at 2. Harrison: Last season’s meeting in Farmington was 60-52 Hawks. Now the Knights and Hawks will meet again back in Farmington. Harrison comes in unbeaten but hasn’t been tested yet while Oak Park played Detroit Cass Tech. This will be a huge game for both teams if they want to keep pace with Southfield in the White.

5. West Bloomfield at 1. Clarkston: This is a big test to see where the Lakers are at especially when it comes to the schedule. West Bloomfield hasn’t been tested yet with wins over Dearborn and Troy but that will all change when they travel to Clarkston to meet the defending division one state champs. The Wolves played Macomb Dakota early in the season and will give the Lakers problems with depth and size. If West Bloomfield wins this game, then they would send a huge statement to the Red.

8. Avondale at Farmington: This is a big test for the Yellow Jackets and Josh Holloman. This Falcons defense will be the best defense that Avondale will see so far this season. Farmington meanwhile failed miserably in its first test to defend a good running back in quarterback Javon Shaw of Harrison. Let’s see how they handle Holloman. Avondale will have a huge test on how to guard Desmond Kirpatrick and quarterback Kyle Collins, both were huge last week against Lathrup.

4. Oxford at Troy Athens: The Wildcats had to survive Stoney Creek last week and now will face a different attack in the Red Hawks. Oxford will try to use it’s pound the rock slow method offense against Troy Athens Missouri like offense. If Alex Muscatt is accurate in throwing the football then they could do some damage against the Wildcats defense but Troy Athens defense must stop Glaicer Wallington and Scott Stubenrauch if the Red Hawks have any chance of pulling off the upset.

Seaholm at Adams: This is the most interesting game of the week in Rochester. The Highlanders sit 0-2 and the Maples sit 1-1. Seaholm beat North Farmington 17-16 and their well known defense returned for one week after getting destroyed by Groves two weeks ago and they must win this game and beat Oak Park, Southfield, and Harrison to have a shot at the playoffs. The Maples will see a veer attack led by running back Clarence Broadnax and quarterback Kyle Wood. Both players will look at trying to get Adams their first win of the 2014 season and if they lose this one it would be the first time that coach Tony Patrino has started 0-3 at Adams. The Highlanders are now a must win mode now if they have any shot of making the playoffs.

We’ll see what happens next week, stay tuned to OAA Now for complete coverage.