Week 4 Oakland County Football Picks

Last Week's Record: 12-3      Season Record: 34-14

Walled Lake Western at Walled Lake Northern

Northern seems to have gotten its defense on track last week against Mott, but Western is on another level. From quarterback Kyle Bambard to a very deep group of backs and receivers, Western has playmakers everywhere. Don’t forget that the Warrior defense has been outstanding over the last two weeks as well.

Western 49, Northern 38

Oxford at Farmington

Oxford pulled off a pretty big upset last week over Harrison, and Farmington has caught the attention of many with some big time performances so far. The big question in this game is simple, can Oxford slow down the Farmington rushing attack? If the Wildcats can do just that, then Oxford should pick up the win, but I think the dynamic duo of Degreffenreed and Mohr will be too much to handle.

Farmington 31, Oxford 24

Oak Park at Southfield

This will be the ultimate test for Oak Park to see if in fact the Knights are the real deal. Southfield is looking stronger and stronger with every game on offense and with Willie Duncan back, the defense will continue to improve as well. But the Knights are ready to prove that they are for real and Malik Washington is going to help carry Oak Park to a 4-0 start.

Oak Park 42, Southfield 35 in OT

Clarkston at Troy Athens

This could be a trap game for the Wolves, who have been rolling teams all year long against an Athens team needing a win. Clarkston should get it done behind the dominant run game, but this one could be closer than most think.

Clarkston 31, Athens 27

South Lyon East at Novi

Cam Thomas and Co. are going to get back on track this week against a Novi squad still putting in a new offense.

SLE 28, Novi 16

U-D Jesuit at Orchard Lake Saint Mary’s

The Eaglets have had their run game going since the first game of the season, and started getting the aerial attack going last week and were looking unstoppable.

OLSM 42, Jesuit 28

Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard at Pontiac Notre Dame Prep

There aren’t very many two-way players that are better than Jermaih Johnson, who is one of the top linebackers around and is hard to bring down out of the Irish backfield.

NDP 35, AAGR 24

Waterford Mott at Walled Lake Central

The Vikings seemed to bounce back last week with a win over Kettering after an uncharacteristic loss to Livonia Stevenson. But the Vikings won’t want to look past the Corsairs this week, who are still in search of win No. 2 after a pair of rough losses in recent weeks.

Central 31, Mott 21

Milford at Hartland

The Mavericks were in an unenviable position over the course of the past two weeks with a tougher than usual schedule, but look for Alex Larson and Co. to get back to their winning ways against Hartland.

Milford 35, Hartland 24

Southfield-Lathrup at Rochester Adams

Lathrup is in a position that nobody wants to be, the Chargers are faced with the task of taking on an angry Adams team that has been dealt three consecutive tough losses to some of the best teams in the area, and now Adams will look to take out its frustrations on the Chargers.

Adams 38, Lathrup 21

Birmingham Brother Rice at Warren De La Salle

This game has plenty of intriguing individual match-ups, especially the Warrior’s defense facing quarterback Shane Morris, considered one of the best prospects at his position in the state. Look for the Brother Rice defense to shine on Saturday afternoon and shut down the De La Salle passing game.

Brother Rice 17, De La Salle 7

Royal Oak Shrine at Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes

The Lakers have been able to do just about everything so far this year, defensively, Lakes started out with back-to-back near shutout efforts. Offensively, Lakes has scored 108 points, 98 of which has come in two games. Just too many factors for Shrine to overcome on Saturday.

WOLL 28, Shrine 17 



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