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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Four Bold Predictions for Oakland County teams in the State Playoffs

Birmingham Brother Rice and Orchard Lake St. Mary’s will repeat as State Champs
OLSM: There isn’t a more complete team in Division 3 than the Eaglets. On offense, St. Mary’s has its always powerful run game behind one of the best and biggest offensive lines in the state as well as an aerial attack that sneaks up on teams. Defensively, the Eaglets have picked up right where last season’s squad left off as they have quieted just about every offense they’ve faced
Brother Rice: The Warriors have as good of a defense as you will find in the state, regardless of division. With linebackers Jon Reschke and Lucas Cherrocci as well as one of the best defensive lines in the state led by Alberto Sandoval and Sergio Perkovic and a stellar secondary with Jason Alessi and Chris Carter, teams are going to struggle with scoring points against the Warriors. Defense wins championships and that will lead the way for the Warriors.

Clarkston and Lake Orion will meet in the Division 1 State Championship Game
We all know this is a possibility, but there aren’t very many people who believe that this match-up will happen, but these two teams are just too good not to end up in the state finals. Clarkston’s defense has been overlooked all season long because of the running attack, but the Clarkston defense has been fantastic all season long. The Dragons have playmakers everywhere on offense and there aren’t very many defenses in the state that will be able to contain and hold down such a versatile attack.

Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes will make it to the Division 8 finals
The Lakers have been a team that has flown under the radar all season long, but has quietly put together a solid 7-2 campaign with their only losses coming at the hands of powerhouse Detroit Loyola and Allen Park Cabrini. WOLL is flying under the radar, and I’m sure that’s exactly how head coach Mike Boyd and Co. want it to be. Look for playmakers like Garrett Ross, Richie Cross, Jake Doetsch and Sal Mastromatteo to help lead the Lakers to Ford Field.

Pontiac Notre Dame Prep OR Birmingham Detroit Country Day will make a run to the Division 4 semifinals
These two teams have been stellar all season long, and unfortunately they are stuck in the same district so they won’t have an opportunity to have a potential Clarkston-Lake Orion type of showdown. Both teams have featured some impressive defense all season long, with some solid play in just about every defensive group. Offensively, these two teams are pretty different, but are capable of making a long playoff run. Country Day’s attack with running back Richie Wilson and Tyler Weigers is as “quick-strike” as you will find, while Notre Dame Prep will wear teams out with running back Jermaih Johnson. Both teams have a very good chance of making a postseason run, but unfortunately one will be going home after round 2.


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