Week Nine Recap.

Written Saturday November 14th at 3:15 PM

Week Nine Scores

Romeo 45, STONEY CREEK 27.

WEST BLOOMFIELD 63, Sterling Heights Stevenson 6.

OAK PARK 27, Wyandotte 14.

Warren Mott 1, GROVES 0 (Forfeit)

NORTH FARMINGTON 1, South Lyon 0 (Forfeit)

 

I was very disappointed with Stoney Creek in the first half on Friday night with Romeo. The Cougars started the game strong with a 70 yard touchdown run from Cameron Buford but after that it was all Bulldogs thanks to Brian St. Clair. St. Clair has two rushing touchdowns one from 10 yards out and the other on a fake statue of liberty where he went 37 yards out for the score. Romeo led 17-7 at the half and have forced three Stoney Creek turnovers and four sacks. They have shut down Buford after the first drive. The Cougars would turn the football over after a bad snap in their first series of the second half which gave the Bulldogs another opportunity to score and make it 24-7 Romeo. Stoney Creek threw an interception which was their fifth turnover. It would lead to a Bulldogs touchdown to make the score 31-7 Romeo. The Cougars would answer with a huge touchdown from Ryan Eckhout to Aaron Dargel from 38 yards out but the two point conversion failed to make it 31-13 Romeo however the Bulldogs defense again made an impact by getting a fumble recovery for a touchdown which was their sixth turnover of the game to make it 38-13 Romeo. The Bulldogs would then get another fumble recovery and take it back for a touchdown for their seventh turnover of the game to make it 45-13 Romeo. Burford added another touchdown for Stoney Creek from 20 yards out to make it 45-19 Bulldogs. The Cougars would add another touchdown and a two point conversion to make the score 45-27 which ended up being the final score. Stoney Creek had a very good season but you can’t turn the football over seven times, give up 35 points off them, and expect to win that’s the bottom line.

Oak Park used a great first half at Wyandotte taking a 21-0 halftime to win 27-14 on Friday night over the Bears. The Knights started the scoring as Davion Primm rushed from four yards out to make it 7-0. Oak Park would strike again as James Burnley threw a 28 yard touchdown pass to Amari Harris to make it 14-0. The Knights would recover a fumble on the kickoff which led to Burnley throwing to Kyshawn Jackson to make it 21-0. Oak Park has forced three turnovers in the first half which gave them that edge early. Wyandotte would answer with a 19 yard touchdown pass from Jalen Pitchford to make it 21-7 Knights. The Bears would stop Oak Park and then they got another score from 12 yards out by running back Carmari Garrison to make it 21-14 Knights. The Oak Park defense would then hold off the Bears high scoring offense and then Burnley took over with his legs. He scored a four yard rushing touchdown but missed the extra point to make it 27-14 Knights. Oak Park which would be the final score sending them to 3-6 on the season. Burnley was the difference maker for the Knights in that game. Oak Park will now head to Livonia to play Livonia Churchill next week.

West Bloomfield was just dominant on all three phases on Saturday afternoon at Runkel Field beating Sterling Heights Stevenson 63-6. The Lakers took advantage of three kickoff recoveries from the Titans which led to scores and eventually a 56-6 halftime lead. The West Bloomfield offensive line was the story as they were clearly the more dominant squad in the trenches against a good Sterling Heights Stevenson defense that played in the tough Macomb Area Conference Red. Donovan Edwards had six touchdowns in the first half (five rushing and one receiving.) Alex Short had two touchdown passes, one from 60 yards to Maxwell Hairston and the other to Edwards. The Lakers were just the better team in this game bottom line. West Bloomfield will host Romeo in the Swamp next week.