Week Five Recap.

Written Saturday September 23rd at 12:50 AM

1. Oak Park

2. West Bloomfield

3. Adams

4. Clarkston

5. Southfield Arts and Tech

6. Groves

7. Ferndale

8. Harrison

9. Avondale

10. Troy

WEST BLOOMFIELD 17, ADAMS 16

GROVES 32, HARRISON 31

SOUTHFIELD ARTS AND TECH 24, ORION 16

FERNDALE 36, NORTH FARMINGTON 0

CLARKSTON 48, OXFORD 0

TROY 24, BERKLEY 9

FARMINGTON 46, PONTIAC 6

ROCHESTER 28, SEAHOLM 27

OAK PARK 48, STONEY CREEK 0

AVONDALE 21, ROYAL OAK 7

BLOOMFIELD HILLS 48, TROY ATHENS 0

Clinton Township Clintondale 30, HAZEL PARK 14

BIG WIN: West Bloomfield. The Lakers had to overcome a solid Adams squad on the road 17-16 on Friday night. West Bloomfield scored on two big passing plays and got a field goal to secure a big win. The West Bloomfield win creates a four-way tie on top of the Red with the Lakers, the Highlanders, Clarkston, and Southfield Arts and Tech. This will be interesting to close out the final four weeks of the regular season.

TOUGH LOSS: Seaholm. The Maples lost a heartbreaker at home to Rochester 28-27. Seaholm’s playoff hopes are all but dashed after this tough loss. The Maples will go to Stoney Creek next week to play the Cougars.

TEAM ON THE RISE: Avondale. The Yellow Jackets are finally putting things together following a 21-7 win over Royal Oak on the road behind their starting quarterback Adam Mathier. Mathier accounted for 200 yards in total offense. He had one passing and rushing score on the night. Avondale will host Farmington next week.

TEAM THAT’S IN TROUBLE: Troy. Yes, the Colts sit at 4-1 after a 24-9 win over Berkley but look at who Troy plays to close out the season. They have to go to Groves next week, then they host Seaholm, and then in two weeks travel to Oak Park before closing out the season with Troy Athens. The Colts right now are riding high but looking at the schedule, it looks bleak.

WHAT HAPPENED: Oxford. The Wildcats were no match at home against Clarkston on Friday night as the Wolves won 48-0 in front of a shocked Oxford crowd. Clarkston used the big plays against the Wildcats. Oxford has another tough one next week as they travel to West Bloomfield to play the Lakers.

TEAM THAT NEEDS A HUG: Harrison. For the second straight season Groves beats the Hawks again, this time in triple overtime at 32-31. The Falcons played a strong first half while Harrison played a strong second half. This has been tough luck lately for the Hawks against Groves and at home too that makes matters worse. Last season it was 14-7 in favor of the Falcons, this might be more painful losing a game like this. Harrison goes to Rochester next week.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME: Hazel Park. What happened to former Troy coach Gary Griffith’s defense against Clintondale??? Now I know the Dragons have a good offense and came in at 3-1 but for Hazel Park whom is bigger in enrollment than Clintondale to allow 30 points and fall 30-14 at home is not a good feeling. The schedule will ease up a little bit for the Vikings as they have Pontiac next week. Hazel Park still controls their own destiny in the Blue but they have to address things and quick.