SAMMY 88-44
ANT 94-38
KEITH 96-36
SEAN 95-37
DAN 91-41
BURNEY 97-35
Division Two:
Region Four, District One.
Berkley at Groves:
This will be an interesting battle between the Bears and the
Falcons. Groves is 8-5-1 all-time against Berkley. These two teams played in
the Blue until this season in which the Bears stayed in the Blue and the
Falcons moved up to the White and won the division. Berkley had to survive Royal Oak by scoring
a touchdown with four seconds left in a 21-14 victory to send the Bears to the
playoffs. We don’t know the sickie of Groves after they were blown out 38-3 by
Saline last week. I think the Falcons will get their sickie back and take
Berkley out of the playoffs.
SAMMY PICK: GROVES 28, BERKLEY 17.
ANT PICK: GROVES 42, BERKLEY 10.
KEITH PICK: GROVES 35, BERKLEY 0.
DAN PICK: GROVES 21, BERKLEY 14.
SEAN PICK: GROVES 42, BERKLEY 14.
BURNEY PICK: GROVES 31, BERKLEY 18.
Region Three, District Two.
Ferndale at Detroit Martin Luther King:
Ferndale is in the playoffs for the first time since 2008 but because of playoff points they were moved up from Division Three to Division Two. This is going to be a very dangerous matchup for the Eagles as they will
travel to Detroit to take on the Crusaders of Detroit Martin Luther King in a 5
PM game. Ferndale will compete in this game like they have against some of the
bigger schools in the Blue that they have went up against but this is no ordinary
opponent as they will have to deal with Amory Thomas, whom is being recruited
by top Division One schools. The Crusaders have played one OAA opponent and
that was Southfield Arts and Tech at Wayne State where they crushed the
Warriors 39-0 in week one. I don’t see the Eagles moving on after this point
against the defending Division Two State Champs.
SAMMY PICK: DETROIT MARTIN LUTHER KING 42, FERNDALE 7.
ANT PICK: DETROIT MARTIN LUTHER KING 42, FERNDALE 7.
KEITH PICK: DETROIT MARTIN LUTHER KING 35, FERNDALE 7.
DAN PICK: DETROIT MARTIN LUTHER KING 35, FERNDALE 14.
SEAN PICK: DETROIT MARTIN LUTHER KING 49, FERNDALE 0.
BURNEY PICK: DETROIT MARTIN LUTHER KING 30, FERNDALE 20.
Oak Park vs. Detroit University-Detroit Jesuit at Hazel
Park:
These two neighborhood rivals are separated by seven miles
with one public school in Oakland County in Oak Park while the other is a
Catholic School in Wayne County in Detroit-University of Detroit Jesuit. The
Cubs have won six games while playing an eight-game schedule in the
always difficult Catholic League. Detroit-University of Detroit Jesuit will
have an all state punt returner in Scotty Nelson and Elijah Collins. The Knights have also won
six games while playing a nine-game schedule. Oak Park has a very talented team
that can do some damage led by two solid lineman. The key in this game is Dwan Mathis. If Mathis can
play well then, the Knights will move on.
SAMMY PICK: OAK PARK 21, DETROIT U-D JESUIT 17.
ANT PICK: OAK PARK 21, DETROIT U-D JESUIT 14.
KEITH PICK: DETROIT U-D JESUIT 28, OAK PARK 21.
DAN PICK: OAK PARK 35, DETROIT U-D JESUIT 27.
SEAN PICK: DETROIT U-D JESUIT 35, OAK PARK 21.
BURNEY PICK: OAK PARK 26, DETROIT U-D JESUIT 23.
Division One:
Region Four, District Two.
West Bloomfield at Bloomfield Hills:
The Lakers last season was the top ranked team in the
playoffs and now this season they were the last team to make the playoffs in
Division One. The Blackhawks were 1-8 last season but the transfer of John
Paddock and a move down to the Blue has the Bloomfield Hills community
believing at 9-0. This will be an interesting matchup for the Blackhawks as
they will take on a team that has more playoff experience than they do. This
will be a tough matchup for Bloomfield Hills despite the fact that they are at
home and have a top seed.
SAMMY PICK: WEST BLOOMFIELD 28, BLOOMFIELD HILLS 14.
ANT PICK: WEST BLOOMFIELD 35, BLOOMFIELD HILLS 7.
KEITH PICK: WEST BLOOMFIELD 24, BLOOMFIELD HILLS 20.
DAN PICK: BLOOMFIELD HILLS 28, WEST BLOOMFIELD 27.
SEAN PICK: WEST BLOOMFIELD 28, BLOOMFIELD HILLS 14.
BURNEY PICK: BLOOMFIELD HILLS 28, WEST BLOOMFIELD 27.
Southfield Arts and Tech vs. Warren Mott at Sterling
Heights:
The Warriors come into their road trip to Sterling Heights winners of their last two games. To make things more impressive is that coach Tim Conley's team has done this with a backup
quarterback in John Darby however they are expected to have Sam Johnson III back against Mike Pond and the Warren Mott Marauders. Warren Mott was outscored
69-14 by Utica Eisenhower and Romeo until they blew out Grosse Pointe South
40-14. Southfield Arts and Tech is a different team, they are a dangerous team
despite having to play on grass expect them to adjust. This will be a good game
between these two teams that could surprise some folks in Division One.
SAMMY PICK: SOUTHFIELD ARTS AND TECH 28, WARREN MOTT 21.
ANT PICK: SOUTHFIELD ARTS AND TECH 22, WARREN MOTT 14.
KEITH PICK: WARREN MOTT 21, SOUTHFIELD ARTS AND TECH 17.
DAN PICK: SOUTHFIELD ARTS AND TECH 24, WARREN MOTT 21.
SEAN PICK: SOUTHFIELD ARTS AND TECH 21, WARREN MOTT 14.
BURNEY PICK: SOUTHFIELD ARTS AND TECH 33, WARREN MOTT 22.
Region Two, District One.
Lapeer at Clarkston:
The Lightning have made the playoffs each time since they
merged Lapeer East and Lapeer West. Lapeer has lost four overall games in its
history but two of them were to Clarkston. The Wolves have been the kryptonite
of the Lightning, including a 28-7 win in week one in Ann Arbor. Clarkston has
had a strong season once again but you never know with Lapeer. The key for the
Lightning to pull off an upset is they need to make adjustments on how to play
the Wolves and if they don’t then it will be three losses to Clarkston.
SAMMY PICK: CLARKSTON 28, LAPEER 14.
ANT PICK: CLARKSTON 35, LAPEER 14.
KEITH PICK: CLARKSTON 27, LAPEER 20.
DAN PICK: CLARKSTON 28, LAPEER 21.
SEAN PICK: CLARKSTON 35, LAPEER 14.
BURNEY PICK: CLARKSTON 29, LAPEER 21.
Region Two, District Two.
Waterford Mott at Adams:
The Corsairs had to overcome a 3-4 start to win their final
two games to make the playoffs. Waterford Mott is very talented led by David
McMullan, Keith Fields, and Daylen Baldwin. The Corsairs put up 63 points on
Howell last week in a 63-35 win but they will not have the services of their head coach Chris
Fahr. Fahr is suspended for this game due to the illegal gatherings he had with
his team this summer by the MHSAA. The Corsairs will go into Rochester to take
on another set of Highlanders. Adams will have Kyle Wood and Vincent Gray and the veer
offense to go along with those two top players. The Highlanders lost 31-14 to
Clarkston last week. We don’t know the mental mindset of coach Tony Patrino’s
team. This will be a good matchup between two different style type of teams.
SAMMY PICK: ADAMS 42, WATERFORD MOTT 21.
ANT PICK: ADAMS 28, WATERFORD MOTT 14.
KEITH PICK: ADAMS 28, WATERFORD MOTT 25.
DAN PICK: ADAMS 24, WATERFORD MOTT 21.
SEAN PICK: ADAMS 42, WATERFORD MOTT 14.
BURNEY PICK: ADAMS 34, WATERFORD MOTT 23.
Orion at Romeo:
The Dragons come into the playoffs for the first time since
2013 losers of two straight games, getting outscored 66-16 in the process.
Orion will play the defending Division One State Champs in Romeo but the
Bulldogs are a different team than the team that won it last season. The
Bulldogs have two big wins over Chippewa Valley and Warren Mott while the
Dragons big win was at Southfield Arts and Tech. This is a rematch of the 2013
pre-district where Orion lost 24-21 to Romeo at home but the Dragons have won
the last two games at Dan Barnabo Field in 2005 and 2007. This one should be a
good one with both teams miring the same image of each other.
SAMMY PICK: ORION 13, ROMEO 10.
ANT PICK: ORION 14, ROMEO 12.
KEITH PICK: ROMEO 21, ORION 10.
DAN PICK: ROMEO 20, ORION 14.
SEAN PICK: ROMEO 28, ORION 7.
BURNEY PICK: ROMEO 24, ORION 17.
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