Keys for Walled Lake Western:
1. It’s pretty simple actually… Stop Gabe Dean and the Lowell offense, and the Warriors will likely be playing for their third state title. That’s easier said than done. It hasn’t been done a whole lot before in the three years that Dean has been the starting quarterback, as the Red Arrows have had back-to-back appearances in the state finals which came with a state title in 2009.
2. Offensively, the Warriors will need to rely heavily on the three headed monster of Brent Zdebski, Connor Ruby and Alex Buchanan to run the ball and do it effectively, if they can succeed with that, the Warriors will find themselves in a battle with the Red Arrows.
Keys for Catholic Central:
1. No surprise here but the Shamrocks just need to keep playing their defense, if they can shut down the Rockford rushing attack that is capable of breaking a long run at any point, then Catholic Central will be well on their way to raising another state title.
2. The passing attack might come in handy for the Shamrocks on Saturday, if Catholic Central finds itself falling behind, coming from behind isn’t out of the question with quarterback Kyle Cooper and tight end Matt Doneth making up a solid connection all season long
Keys for Brother Rice:
1. Run the ball and stop the run. The number one reason as to why the Warriors are one win away from Ford Field is the rushing attack behind senior Devin Church and sophomore Brian Walker. On the flip side, Detroit Martin Luther King has a dynamic running back of their own in Dennis Norfleet who can break off a big run at any time. If Brother Rice can shut Norfleet down, the Warriors will be moving on to the state finals.
2. The kicking game has been a bit of an issue all season long for the Warriors, but Jason Alessi seems to have fixed those problems and that will likely come up at some point on Saturday.
Keys for Orchard Lake Saint Mary’s:
1. Don’t look ahead. The Eagles have been mowing down opponents in the playoffs easily, and this is the spot where teams could get ahead of themselves and not have their full attention on the team in front of them. I doubt that this would happen to Saint Mary’s, but they need to be cautious in this spot.
2. Keep going to thunder and lightning. The tandem of Spencer McInnis and Grant Niemeic has been unstoppable this season, and I don’t think anything is going to change this weekend. It seems as if the two continue to get stronger with every game and that bodes well for the Eaglets on Saturday.
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