OAA Recap: Week Nine-Playoff Style.

Written Sunday November 26th, at 10:30 PM

Final Dragons Den Top 10 for the 2013 season:

1. Clarkston

2. West Bloomfield

3. Oak Park

4. Harrison

5. Southfield

6. Oxford

7. Groves

8. Farmington

9. Berkley

10. Adams

WIN OF THE NIGHT: Clarkston 31, Harrison 24: The Wolves had to score a touchdown with three minutes left in the game to beat the Hawks. Clarkston now looks ahead to the division one playoffs where they deal with an Oxford team that they beat handly in week five.

TOUGH LOSS: Adams 30, Orion 26: The Highlanders scored a touchdown late against the Dragons and then recovered a fumble on the kickoff. Both teams are out of the playoffs in 2014 but both teams will be playoff bound in 2015.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME: Oak Park 49, Oxford 14: What a way to make a statement Knights, you got your first win overall against the Wildcats and you basically sentenced Oxford to play Clarkston first while you got Farmington next.

TEAM THAT NEEDS A HUG: Avondale: The Yellow Jackets suspended five players for the game against Waterford Kettering and ended up losing 63-20 to the Captains. The game cost Avondale a playoff spot and they have no one but themselves to blame for it.

1. Clarkston 31, 4. Harrison 24

2. West Bloomfield 16, 5. Southfield 13

3. Oak Park 49, 6. Oxford 14

Waterford Mott 49, 7. Groves 43

Walled Lake Central 38, 8. Farmington 32

Dearborn Heights Robichaud 22, 9. Berkley 16

10. Adams 30, Orion 26

Stoney Creek 42, Rochester 10

Almont 63, Ferndale 16

Grosse Isle 63, Hazel Park 0

Waterford Kettering 63, Avondale 20

Westland John Glenn 48, Lathrup 13

Seaholm 38, Bloomfield Hills 21

Troy 50, Royal Oak 7

North Farmington 28, Troy Athens 24

Playoff Matches Week Ten:

Division Two:

Harrison at Fenton (Region 2, District 1): The Hawks are the fourth seed in region two, district one at 7-2 but earned a nice draw with a trip to Genesee County and Fenton on a Saturday afternoon. The Tigers won the Flint Metro League and come in unbeaten but have seen Harrison before. Fenton eliminated the Hawks in 2012 from the playoffs. Harrison looks to return the favor in Genesee County and move on to face either South Lyon or Walled Lake Western.

Southfield at Detroit Martin Luther King (Region 3, District 1): The Blue Jays beat the Crusaders 22-19 in 2012 but this rematch will be in Detroit. The key will be Southfield’s secondary against one of the best running backs in the state. Detroit Martin Luther King lost a tough one to Detroit Cass Tech in the Detroit Public School League final. This match up is a good draw for the Blue Jays. They got a shot here.

Farmington at Oak Park (Region 3, District 2): This maybe the worst draw that the Falcons have had, a rivalry game with the Knights in Knight Valley. Add to the fact that you have one of the vocal critics to Farmington’s division change from the White to the Blue in Greg Carter. Oak Park will be rolling here and add to the motivation here is that Farmington has beaten the Knights the last two times they met.

Berkley at Groves (Region 4, District 2): This will be a rematch of a 32-29 Bears win in week seven. Both teams enter this game on losing streaks (Groves Three, Berkley Two.) The Falcons look to seek revenge at home against the Bears and the winner will likely get a shot at Birmingham Brother Rice. If Berkley wins over Groves again, they could get a home game out of this since the Warriors also play at Hurley Field.

Division One:

Oxford at Clarkston (Region 2, District 1): Last season the Wildcats lost 30-27 to the Wolves. This season Clarkston hammered Oxford on its homecoming this season. This is a sentence for Oxford playing at Clarkson. The winner of this game will play either Romeo or Lapeer. If it’s Lapeer it could be trouble but remember Romeo beat Orion in the playoffs before losing to Clarkston and the Bulldogs might want another shot.

Livonia Stevenson at West Bloomfield (Region 2, District 2): The Lakers are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2008 and now they have a home game and a rematch with the Spartans. The team that beat West Bloomfield in Livonia but these two teams are in different stratospheres. The Lakers have the talent and have won tough games at Oxford, Orion, Southfield, and Stoney Creek while the Spartans are rebuilding their program and have done well in the tough KLAA South. The winner of this district will get either Walled Lake Central or Waterford Mott who plays on the other side of the bracket.

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