Week Four Recap.

Written Saturday September 16th at 1:35 AM

1. Adams

2. Oak Park

3. Harrison

4. West Bloomfield

5. Clarkston

6. Southfield Arts and Tech

7. Groves

8. Ferndale

9. Hazel Park

10. Troy

SOUTHFIELD ARTS AND TECH 32, OXFORD 12

FERNDALE 17, Birmingham Detroit Country Day 7

HAZEL PARK 18, FARMINGTON 7

TROY 7, STONEY CREEK 3

AVONDALE 47, NORTH FARMINGTON 0

ROYAL OAK 42, PONTIAC 6

WEST BLOOMFIELD 37, CLARKSTON 15

ADAMS 54, BLOOMFIELD HILLS 14

ROCHESTER 32, BERKLEY 16

ORION 26, TROY ATHENS 6

HARRISON 49, SEAHOLM 7

OAK PARK 34, GROVES 14

BIG WIN: West Bloomfield: The Lakers did indeed make a statement in their military uniforms behind Bryce Veasley’s 23 for 35 for 325 yard passing performance with four touchdowns, three of them went to Tre Mosley and one went to Taj Mustapha. Veasley had 505 yards last week against Orion with four touchdowns to AJ Abbott but this performance against a stout defense in Clarkston says a lot. The Lakers picked off Nate Uballe four times on route to a 37-15 beatdown of the Wolves. The performance wasn’t all bad as Josh Cantu finished with 105 yards on the night. Clarkston will head to Oxford while West Bloomfield travels to Adams next week.

TOUGH LOSS: Groves: The Falcons were down 14-7 to Oak Park late in the first half and it seemed to be that way but the Knights answered with a 80 yard touchdown to go up 20-7 at the half. The touchdown resulted in Oak Park going on a 14-7 run in the second half on route to a 34-14 win over Groves in Beverly Hills. The Knights used a strong rushing performance to control the clock to get the victory for coach Greg Carter. Oak Park will go to Stoney Creek while the Falcons go to Harrison to play the surging Hawks.

TEAM ON THE RISE: Ferndale: The Eagles got a big bounce back from last week's shocking loss in Birmingham shocking the Yellow Jackets of Birmingham Detroit Country Day 17-7 on Friday night. Ferndale lost 21-13 to Avondale last week but they made sure that wouldn't happen again this week. DeShawn Smith and Zoser Little were huge in getting the Eagles a big time victory not only for the Eagles themselves but the OAA as well. Ferndale will be back in Blue play next week when they go to North Farmington to play the Raiders whom have been struggling as of late.

TEAM THAT’S IN TROUBLE: Troy: The Colts though sit at 3-1 but looking at the wins Troy’s best win was over Avondale 48-25 in week one. In their last two games the Colts have won by a combined 11 points. Troy got crushed by Harrison 30-3 three weeks ago and the Colts still have to play Groves, Seaholm, and Oak Park. Those will not be easy games. Coach Chris Frasier will have his work cut out for him but he should sleep easy next week when they host Berkley.

WHAT HAPPENED: Bloomfield Hills: The Blackhawks defense was exposed on Friday night at home against Adams. The Highlanders put up 54 points on route to a shocking 54-14 win over Bloomfield Hills. The Blackhawks duo of John Paddock and Ty Slaziniski was shut down by an aggressive Adams defense on rout to the victory. The Highlanders shut down Bloomfield Hills passing game and they took a pick back for a touchdown as well. The Blackhawks will host Troy Athens while Adams hosts West Bloomfield next week.

TEAM THAT NEEDS A HUG: Stoney Creek: This is a team that has had a ton of heartbreaks in the last few weeks. Two weeks ago, it was Groves in which the Cougars lost 14-3 in Beverly Hills. This week it was to Troy in which Stoney Creek allowed a touchdown with 1:02 left in the game which gave the Colts a 7-3 escape in Rochester. The Cougars right now are struggling but they have been in a ton of football games which has made coach Bob Lantzy happy that they are competing in these close games. Stoney Creek right now seems to be heading in the right direction even though they host Oak Park next week.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME: Farmington: The Falcons have had all the hype surrounding this team, believing they can win the Blue and do well being in a lower division. However that has not been the case so far and it showed its ugly head again at  Hazel Park on Friday night. The big play got to them again all night which resulted in a 18-7 loss for Farmington to the Vikings. The Falcons have really struggled on all sides of the football which is not good for first year coach Kory Ciroch. Hazel Park added former Troy coach Gary Griffith to be their defensive coordinator for coach Kyle Rowley. Since the 24-21 win over Avondale, Hazel Park allowed 14 points since and this team has a favorable schedule going forward starting with next week when they play Clintondale. Things are looking very good right now for the Vikings with a favorable schedule coming up.