Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Week Eleven Picks.

Written Wednesday October 31st at 9:50 AM

Welcome to the 2018 OAA football season. We will pick games this season with my good friends in the media this season, here are the pickers for the season. Anthony Taormina-Host Between Taorminas and History Now on ONTV, Scott Burnstein-State Champs blogger and host, Oakland Press sports writer, Keith Dunlap-Detroit Free Press sports writer, Dan Stickradt-North Oakland Sports, top writer, and Sean Cotter-Farmington video coordinator. Anyway good luck everyone this season.

DUNES 94-32
TRAIN 93-33
DUNLAP 101-25
STICK 91-35
BURNEY 97-29
COTTER 95-31

Harrison at Birmingham Detroit Country Day

This will be the seventh meeting all time between the Hawks and the Yellow Jackets with Harrison holding a 6-0 edge. The last time these two teams met was in 2000 when Harrison beat Birmingham Detroit Country Day 28-7. The Hawks beat Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood 24-10 last week while the Yellow Jackets beat Center Line 42-6. Birmingham Detroit Country Day has played one OAA opponent this season and lost 27-13 to Ferndale. Harrison plays in the White. This will be an interesting matchup, both teams have athletes but if it comes down to a depth game, advantage Hawks but home field favors the Yellow Jackets.

DUNES: HARRISON 21, BIRMINGHAM DETROIT COUNTRY DAY 7
TRAIN: HARRISON 24, BIRMINGHAM DETROIT COUNTRY DAY 14
DUNLAP: HARRISON 20, BIRMINGHAM DETROIT COUNTRY DAY 14
STICK: HARRISON 23, BIRMINGHAM DETROIT COUNTRY DAY 20
BURNEY: HARRISON 28, BIRMINGHAM DETROIT COUNTRY DAY 21
COTTER: HARRISON 17, BIRMINGHAM DETROIT COUNTRY DAY 14

South Lyon East at Farmington

This is the first meeting between the Falcons and the Cougars. Farmington was outscored 69-7 in their last two games but snapped out of that funk with a 42-9 blowout of Avondale last week. South Lyon East has been very competitive despite coming into the playoffs with a 5-4 record. The Cougars went into Ortonville and shocked Brandon 22-15 last week and they own a win over Waterford Mott during the season. Farmington will have their hands full despite having home field advantage.

DUNES: SOUTH LYON EAST 33, FARMINGTON 23
TRAIN: SOUTH LYON EAST 35, FARMINGTON 14
DUNLAP: SOUTH LYON EAST 28, FARMINGTON 17
STICK: FARMINGTON 28, SOUTH LYON EAST 20
BURNEY: SOUTH LYON EAST 24, FARMINGTON 20
COTTER: FARMINGTON 21, SOUTH LYON EAST 14

Warren De LaSalle at Oak Park

This is a rematch of last season’s 14-7 Pilots victory at Wayne State over the Knights in the regional finals. Oak Park has a ton of talent back and this game is in Knight Valley but Warren De LaSalle has their top running back returning as well. Both teams have played tough schedules. I think with the game being at 6 PM it could be an advantage for the Knights. We shall see what happens.

DUNES: OAK PARK 20, WARREN DELASALLE 14
TRAIN: WARREN DELASALLE 28, OAK PARK 16
DUNLAP: WARREN DELASALLE 24, OAK PARK 23
STICK: OAK PARK 35, WARREN DELASALLE 21
BURNEY: OAK PARK 23, WARREN DELASALLE 20
COTTER: OAK PARK 14, WARREN DELASALLE 10

Birmingham Brother Rice at Groves

These two teams are no strangers to one another considering that they are neighborhood rivals and not to mention that the Warriors earned a 24-21 overtime win in the pre-district in Beverly Hills last season. The Falcons have been waiting for this rematch for over a year now. Groves is 3-9 against Birmingham Brother Rice including 1-6 in the last seven meetings. The Falcons won 35-14 over Seaholm last week while the Warriors won 27-14 over Livonia Churchill. There will be plenty of emotions heading into this matchup.

DUNES: GROVES 31, BIRMINGHAM BROTHER RICE 24
TRAIN: GROVES 24, BIRMINGHAM BROTHER RICE 21
DUNLAP: GROVES 27, BIRMINGHAM BROTHER RICE 20
STICK: BIRMINGHAM BROTHER RICE 21, GROVES 14
BURNEY: GROVES 34, BIRMINGHAM BROTHER RICE 31
COTTER: GROVES 14, BIRMINGHAM BROTHER RICE 13

Novi Detroit Catholic Central at West Bloomfield

This will be the first meeting between the Lakers and Shamrocks which will be in the Swamp. West Bloomfield and Novi Detroit Catholic Central has played one common opponent in Orchard Lake St. Marys. The Shamrocks lost to the Eaglets 31-29 but the Lakers beat Orchard Lake St. Marys 13-10 two weeks ago. Novi Detroit Catholic Central beat Canton 49-28 while West Bloomfield had no problem with Plymouth winning 49-14 last week. Whoever style of play carries out whether it’s the Shamrocks ground attack or the Lakers balanced attack will win this game.

DUNES: WEST BLOOMFIELD 21, NOVI DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL 17
TRAIN: WEST BLOOMFIELD 17, NOVI DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL 7
DUNLAP: WEST BLOOMFIELD 28, NOVI DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL 24
STICK: WEST BLOOMFIELD 28, NOVI DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL 27
BURNEY: WEST BLOOMFIELD 27, NOVI DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL 26
COTTER: WEST BLOOMFIELD 24, NOVI DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL 21

White Lake Lakeland at Clarkston

This will be the third meeting between the Wolves and the Eagles with the last one being in 1975 when Lakeland beat Clarkston 21-19. Lakeland needed a rally late to beat Adams 23-20 in overtime last week. The Wolves beat Lake Orion 30-7 last week. Experience favors Clarkston in this matchup but the Eagles won’t be intimated going into the Wolves Den.

DUNES: CLARKSTON 42, LAKELAND 7
TRAIN: CLARKSTON 35, LAKELAND 7
DUNLAP: CLARKSTON 31, LAKELAND 14
STICK: CLARKSTON 28, LAKELAND 14
BURNEY: CLARKSTON 30, LAKELAND 20
COTTER: CLARKSTON 28, LAKELAND 7

Oxford at Lapeer

This is the first meeting between the two schools but the Wildcats and Lightning are no strangers to each other when Lapeer was separated between Lapeer East and Lapeer West when both teams were in the Flint Metro League. The Lightning have dominated the Saginaw Valley League and has a week one win over Lake Orion this season. The Wildcats looked good in destroying Lapeer’s arch rival Davison 38-13 last week forcing three Cardinals interceptions. This will be a good one on the gray turf but it will be who dominates time of possession will win this game.

DUNES: LAPEER 28, OXFORD 27
TRAIN: OXFORD 24, LAPEER 21  
DUNLAP: OXFORD 21, LAPEER 14
STICK: OXFORD 31, LAPEER 21
BURNEY: OXFORD 24, LAPEER 23
COTTER: LAPEER 31, OXFORD 28

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