OAA Recap: Week Eight

Written Saturday October 18th, at 2:35 PM

Dragons Den Top 10:

1. Clarkston

2. West Bloomfield

3. Harrison

4. Southfield

5. Farmington

6. Oak Park

7. Oxford

8. Avondale

9. Groves

10. Adams

WIN OF THE NIGHT: Southfield Lathrup 20, Berkley 17: This game was a huge win for Coach Keith Stevens and his Lathrup team. The Chargers have won two straight games and are making immediate progress. For the Bears this is a tough loss and have lost two straight. It doesn’t get any easier with Dearborn Heights Robachlud next.

TOUGH LOSS: Farmington 24, Groves 20: Groves has lost two straight games and now has a tough one against Waterford Mott but it will be at home. Farmington has a tough one at Walled Lake Central coming up and has won seven straight games. For Groves this is not a good way to get into the playoffs.

TEAM THAT NEEDS A HUG: Oak Park: The Knights had a chance to win the White outright and play Clarkston well that won’t happen now. Oak Park lost 20-16 to Southfield and now the Knights will have to play Oxford, a team that they have lost eight straight times in its history. That’s a tough one for this experienced group of Knights.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME: Clarkston 42, Orion 7: This game was a mismatch from the start, it started with a Dragons touchdown early, only to see the Wolves score 42 unanswered points at your place. That hurts. These are clearly two teams going in different directions, Clarkston going up while Orion is going down.

Week Nine Games:

1. Clarkston at 3. Harrison

2. West Bloomfield at 4. Southfield

5. Farmington at Walled Lake Central

7. Oxford at 6. Oak Park

8. Avondale at Waterford Kettering

Waterford Mott at 9. Groves

Orion at 10. Adams

Troy at Royal Oak

Hazel Park at Grosse Isle

Ferndale at Almont

Southfield Lathrup at Westland John Glenn

Troy Athens at North Farmington

Bloomfield Hills at Seaholm

Stoney Creek at Rochester

Berkley at Dearborn Heights Robachaud

Pontiac vs ????

Top Games: Week Nine:

1. Clarkston at 3. Harrison: In what was supposed to be a match between Clarkston and Oak Park will now be Clarkston and Harrison. This is a bad matchup for the Hawks because of depth and also the Wolves have a lethal passing attack. Harrison has to play perfect if it has any shot at pulling off the upset.

2. West Bloomfield at 4. Southfield: The Blue Jays and Lakers could put up a shootout in this matchup but the key will be is can quarterback Tristian Jackson throw against Southfield’s Division One secondary, we will find out in this one. A lot of speed will be on display.

7. Oxford at 6. Oak Park: The Knights have lost eight straight games to the Wildcats and two of them were with this same class. Oak Park has to find a way to shut down Oxford’s pound the rock attack to give themselves a chance in this game.

5. Farmington at Walled Lake Central: This will be a tough matchup for the Falcons. Farmington has won seven straight games but this matchup against the Vikings will be the toughest one since week one when Farmington was destroyed by Harrison. Walled Lake Central is one of the top teams in the KLAA.

Waterford Mott at 9. Groves: The Falcons have lost two straight games and they need a bounce back game against a very good Corsairs team. Mott is battling to try and get to the playoffs and needs this game to do so. Groves needs this game for confidence reasons.

Orion at 10. Adams: This rivalry is back for the first time since 2009, the Dragons have won two straight games in this rivalry. Both teams sit at 4-4 and have an outside shot at getting into the playoffs at 5-4. Winner is praying while the loser is done for the winter.

We’ll see what happens, tune into OAA Now for complete coverage.