Rivalry Week Part 1

The final week of the regular season is the big rivalry week in Oakland County, but week seven  of this year has its fair share of rivalry match-ups as well


Walled Lake Western at Walled Lake Central
This game not only has the normal rivalry implications, but the winner will likely take home the KLAA North crown. Central has been at the top of the North division for the last couple of years while Western, who is undefeated this year, heads into this game with an unblemished record. Both teams are at the top of their games right now so this is one to watch.


Birmingham Brother Rice at Novi Detroit Catholic Central
The biggest storyline in this one will be Brother Rice head coach Al Fracassa will be going for win number 400 for the second straight game, but there are a couple of more things to watch this week. The Brother Rice defense has been good, giving up right around two touchdowns per game while the Shamrock defense has been nothing short of spectacular, allowing less than a touchdown per game this season. But don’t sleep on either offense as both teams are explosive as anybody in the backfield with their running games.



Lakeland at Walled Lake Northern
The “Battle of Bogie Lake” has a little bit of extra incentive for the winning team this year. With both teams heading into the game with a 3-3 mark, the winner of this game not only gets the usual bragging rights but it keeps their playoff hopes alive, while the other will have its playoff hopes dashed for another year. Look for a match-up of the quarterbacks, Lakeland’s Casey Palanca and Northern’s Kirk Thomas.



Waterford Mott at Waterford Kettering
A match-up of two teams that are in the middle of a rough patch as both enter this week without a win to this point. The difference in this game for both teams to be able to slow the others playmaker. Mott’s quarterback Evan Underdown and Kettering running back Justin Santana, whichever defense can limit the others playmaker best will likely win this one.

South Lyon at South Lyon East
Both of these teams seem to be steadily improving year after year. South Lyon East quarterback Cam Thomas can get it done in a number of ways, running or throwing, he poses a threat to every defense. South Lyon’s defense is fresh off of two big time performances, shutting down Livonia Stevenson and dominating the high powered Novi offense last week.




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