Elite Eight - The Best From Thursday's Openers

8. Waterford Mott head coach Chris Fahr

Wins haven’t been easy to come by for the Corsairs in recent years, as Mott had just picked up two wins in two years prior to Thursday night. But in his first game as head coach, Fahr helped lead Mott to its first victory of the season in convincing fashion over Wayne Memorial, and has the Corsairs back on track.

7. Zach Goor – Walled Lake Central running back

Goor proved to be the latest of a long line of bruising backs to line up in the Viking backfield as he helped lead Central to a 28-14 win over Saginaw Herritage with a 154 yard, two touchdown performance on Thursday night.

6. Birmingham Seaholm defense

The Maples simply shut the Ferndale offense down on Thursday as they pitched the shutout for the first win of the season. Seaholm limited the Ferndale offense to less than 150 yards of offense on the night and looks to be a frontrunner in the OAA Blue.

5. Terrance Cherry – Troy running Back

Cherry put on a show on Thursday night in the Colts backfield as the senior went off for over 130 yards and rushed for three touchdowns as he led Troy to a narrow 24-21 win over Romeo on Thursday night.

4. Jermaih Johnson – Pontiac Notre Dame Prep running back

Johnson was well known for his defense entering Thursday night, but proved that he can be equally dangerous on offense as he shredded the Almont defense for 164 yards on just 17 carries to help lead the Irish to a 17-14 win.

3. Chauncey Bridges – North Farmington running back

Bridges did it all for the Raiders on Thursday as he rushed for over 170 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns, including a 55 yard punt return to help carry North Farmington past Bay City John Glenn.

2. Richie Wilson – Birmingham Detroit Country Day running back

Wilson showed just how electric he can be on Thursday as he accounted for three of the first four Yellowjacket touchdowns as Country Day dominated Detroit Mumford, 41-0.

1. Taylor Timko – Pontiac Notre Dame Prep kicker

What can’t Taylor Timko do? One of the state’s best girls soccer players and one of the best in Michigan in track and field, Timko took her talents to the gridiron and what did she do? She drilled the game winning field goal with less than three minutes left to play to lead Notre Dame Prep to a 17-14 win over Almont. CAN YOU SAY CLUTCH?!?!

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