Top Ten Summer Basketball Rankings from who I Seen.

Written Saturday June 29th at 10:30 PM

Top Ten OAA Teams. These are NOT The Top 10 official rankings that comes in November, these are the rankings from who I've seen from the June camps.

Boys

1. Clarkston- Wolves have looked really impressive this summer especially John Kaul.

2. Avondale- Yellow Jackets are starting to gel this summer but can they gel in the Red???

3. Lake Orion- Dragons have played a really tough schedule this summer.

4. Oxford- Wildcats experience has really shown out this summer.

5. Groves- Falcons have looked really good against good competition this summer.

6. West Bloomfield- Lakers have been really impressive this summer.

7. Rochester- Max Mohl looks to be in mid season form this summer.

8. Bloomfield Hills- Blackhawks were up and down record wise this summer but they could be really dangerous this winter.

9. Troy- Defense has been really concerning this summer despite having Mason Parker.

10. Seaholm- Maples were shorthanded but they still have that same grit for new coach Spenser Adams.

 

Girls

1. Ferndale- Eagles look like they could make some noise this winter.

2. Stoney Creek- Cougars look like they haven't missed a beat.

3. Clarkston- Wolves have played a really tough schedule this summer.

4. Royal Oak- Ravens have shown a ton of improvement this summer

5. Lake Orion- Dragons were solid but they still have some issues to address.

6. Troy- Colts depth really starting to show this summer.

7. Rochester- Falcons are adjusting to new coach Andy Tomlie's system.

8. Seaholm- Maples have been up and down seeing them this summer.

9. Avondale- Yellow Jackets have shown improvement this summer.

10. Oxford- Wildcats going through a transition period under new coach Phil Dawson.

Oxford has their new girls basketball coach.

Written Monday June 17th at 10:20 PM

The Wildcats have their new girls basketball coach.

Oxford named Phil Dawson as their new girls basketball coach. The move was confirmed on the school's coaches page.

Dawson is the third coach in two months. He takes over for Rachel Bryer who stepped down in April and Will Jones who took the job last month but stepped down a few days ago.

Dawson coached at Waterford Kettering with the boys basketball program for a time and then at Avondale for two years from 2016-2018 coaching their girls program. He went 31-10 coaching the Yellow Jackets.

Dawson will have will have Allison Hufstedler, Sophia Rabb, Mia Champagne, Emma Buggs, Claire Bruski, Tegan O'Connor, Brynley Cardona, Camryn Quidort, Katelyn Brockway, and Jaylen Jacobsen coming back. 

The Wildcats are also in the Red with West Bloomfield, Ferndale, Stoney Creek, Clarkston, and Lake Orion. They are in a very tough district at Swartz Creek with Davison, Swartz Creek, Grand Blanc, Lapeer, and Holly.

Thoughts

It will be very interesting to see how Dawson handles the transition at Oxford. He is known for his run and gun style and is defense first. It will be very interesting to see what happens.

Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story. 

 

Here is the conformation.

https://oxfordstrongathletics.org/head-varsity-coaches/

Adams wins State Crown in Girls Soccer.

Written Friday June 14th at 6:30 PM

The theme has been around the OAA when it comes to Girls Soccer is not to win the Red but to win the State Crown.

Adams did just that.

The Highlanders continued that trend giving the OAA their third straight State crown with a 2-0 win over Hartland on Friday afternoon at Michigan State earning their first State crown since 1999 and their third overall.

Bloomfield Hills won the State crown in 2022 and Stoney Creek last season. Both teams did not win the Red when they won the State crown.

Evelyn Kekhola scored the winning goal in 23 minute mark in the first half for Adams. The Highlanders added an insurance goal by Sadie Rogers to put the game out of reach with four minutes to go in the game in the second half.

The Eagles had 13 shots on goal with two corner kicks while the Highlanders had seven shots on goal with six corner kicks.

Adams went through a tough road beating Utica, Rochester, New Baltimore Anchor Bay, Troy, Plymouth Salem, and now Hartland in the postseason.

Congrats to the Highlanders, we'll recap this game on the podcast Monday.

Hynes leaves his mark at Troy.

Written Tuesday June 11th at 10:00 AM

Shayne Hynes made an impact at Troy.

Hynes made it official on the Troy X page that he won't be returning as building Athletic Director. Hynes was at Troy for five years.

It's unknown what led Hynes to step down.

"Unfortunately I won't be returning to Troy High next school year. As much as this pains me to relay this message, I have a different opportunity to impact a community and student body. In a very non traditional role, I became the AD at Troy for five years as a 22 year old, commonly mistaken as a student in the hallways if you knew me six years ago, I was someone who didn't think it was possible to love and have more pride in something then I did in Clarkston. Fast forward to today, I can reflect on my old mindset and tell myself how wrong I was. I have more pride in Troy and more love for Troy than I ever did for Clarkston or anywhere else and while I get these are just words, I hope that based on my actions, interactions, and everything else over the past five years that you saw it, not just read it. I'll go toe to toe with anyone else who said they have the best job in the world. Being able to help students grow academically, socially, spiritually, whatever it may be is something I greatly value. On top of that I get around sports everyday. However what really makes the different is the people you surround yourself with. As students, student-athletes, coaches. parents, facility, or as boosters you are the ones that made my experience at Troy so memorable and rewarding. As they say try to leave it better than you found it. I think we did that in my five years at Troy but not without the help of some key people Beth Kulp, Tim Fultcher, Remo Roncone, Mike Sumnar, Mike Young, our coaches, Mike Sime, Justin Nelson, Ruddock, Custodial, a slew of parents, and game day workers, I appreciate all of you. While you all know that I'm perhaps overly competitive and winning league titles, district championships, regional championships, and State Championships is awesome, all of that will fade away into a distant memory. But the memories that won't leave me are the daily interactions I got to have with you all whether it was in passing time, playing Euchre, in STUGO, at school functions, in the trainers room, after games, Club Dub, all of it. I hope that I made your high school athletic experience memorable and valuable and in turn you all have made mine just as that too. Love you all, We Are." Hynes tweeted out on X.

Hynes made an impact at every Troy game. He was there for his kids. His impact at Colts athletic events will be missed that is for sure.

Hynes will be back somewhere and his impact will be just as great as it was in Troy.

Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story.

Hynes statement.

https://x.com/Troy__Athletics/status/1800330899155743052/photo/3

Oxford will have a new Girls Basketball Coach next winter.

Written Monday June 10th at 10:00 PM

The Wildcats are back to square one with their girls basketball coaching vacancy.

Oxford coach Will Jones had a change of heart and stepped down last week confirmed by a very accurate source.

Jones was named the new girls basketball coach for the Wildcats last month taking over for Coach Rachel Bryer who stepped down in March.

Whoever the new coach is will have Allison Hufstedler, Sophia Rabb, Mia Champagne, Emma Buggs, Claire Bruski, Tegan O'Connor, Brynley Cardona, Camryn Quidort, Katelyn Brockway, and Jaylen Jacobsen coming back. 

The Wildcats are also in the Red with West Bloomfield, Ferndale, Stoney Creek, Clarkston, and Lake Orion. They are in a very tough district at Swartz Creek with Davison, Swartz Creek, Grand Blanc, Lapeer, and Holly.

It will be very interesting to see who takes over for Oxford next season.

Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story.

Final Week Previews.

Written Sunday June 9th at 5:45 PM

Updated Thursday June 13th at 2:00 PM

We're into the final week of the season. Here is the Girls Softball State Semifinal and Girls Soccer State Finals Previews.

Softball

LAKE ORION vs Hudsonville

INSIGHT: The Dragons have been a team that has been playing really well as of late. Lake Orion is coming off three 5-4 wins this postseason (Stoney Creek, Macomb Dakota, and South Lyon.) The Dragons took advantage of South Lyon star Ava Bradshaw's knee injury and some timely defense from Ellie Britt along with a timely double play to win over the Lions and be in the State title game for the first time in school history. The Dragons will have to deal with an unbeaten Hudsonville team that exploded against Farmington Hills Mercy winning 10-0 in six innings in the State semifinal win. Lake Orion will have to find a way to slow down Ellie Koopman (Wayne State commit) as she is one of the best pitchers and hitters in the State. They also have Tessa Heffelbower who had a monster game against the Marlins with four RBI's in the ten run two inning explosion for the Eagles. Hudsonville has a legendary coach as well under Coach Tom Vruggick who is back in the State Finals for the first time in 12 years.

PREDICTION: This is a really interesting matchup of two teams love to hit and can pitch. It's the classic east vs west showdown. Hudsonville is unbeaten for a reason and they deserve to be here but so has Lake Orion. This has the makings to be a really interesting matchup as mentioned. The Eagles are unbeaten (41-0) and the Dragons are the underdogs, why not go with an underdog story here. PICK: LAKE ORION.

Soccer

ADAMS vs Hartland

INSIGHT: This is shaping up to be a very interesting matchup between two teams that don't really know each other quite well. The Highlanders are coming off a 2-1 win over Plymouth Salem in the State Semifinals. Adams will have the opportunity to see Hartland in the State Finals. The Eagles went through Lake Orion and Bloomfield Hills in the regionals. They knocked off Grand Haven 2-1 to get to this matchup.

PREDICTION: This should be a good one on Saturday afternoon. I see the Highlanders winning this one because of proven experience. I think Adams keeps the OAA tradition of not winning a Division title but a State title alive. PICK: ADAMS.

My podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W5E9XcbKf0

Groves has their new Girls Basketball Coach.

Written Thursday June 6th at 1:12 PM

Groves has their new girls basketball coach.

The Falcons named Jessica Duleba as their new girls basketball coach. Duleba takes over for Alison Hidey who left Groves to be the new girls basketball coach at Livonia Stevenson.

The MHSAA website confirmed the hire.

Duleba was the junior varsity coach at Lakeland and also coached at Oakland Community College for three years. She played her college ball in New York City and played internationally in Spain, Poland, and France according to her JD7 basketball page.

Hidey went 25-44 in her three years at Groves since taking over for Coach AntJuan Simpkins (Detroit Cass Tech) including going 8-14 falling 47-35 to Royal Oak in the district semifinals.

Duleba will be the third coach in five years at Groves.

Groves will be in the White with Rochester, Seaholm, Troy, Royal Oak, and Bloomfield Hills. They will have a proven lineup with Harlem Simpson, Jacey Roy, Anaiyah White, Sophie Schwinik, and Micah White coming back. Program strength will be a concern for Duleba next season.

We'll see what happens. I'll have thoughts on the hire on Monday's podcast.

Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story.

Duleba's JD7 Basketball page

https://www.jd7basketball.com/aboutme

MHSAA Website

https://www.mhsaa.com/schools/groves/girls/varsity/basketball/2024

Basketball Teams to Watch REALLY CLOSELY this Summer

Written Thursday June 6th at 8:35 AM

These are the top five most to prove teams to watch this summer.

Boys

Oak Park: The Knights are the most interesting to watch this summer for a few reasons. They return the balk of their team but also they are heading to the White which should be very competitive this winter. Chemistry will be the key for Coach Durrand Sheppard and Oak Park if they want to make a return to the Red for next season.

Avondale: The Yellow Jackets were a very young team that made huge strides in winning the Blue and taking Clarkston to the brink in the district semifinals. Avondale has the majority of their team coming back for Coach Jaret Thomas. The Yellow Jackets need to test themselves this summer especially with going to the Red this winter. Thomas is no stranger to the Red which helps but developing his program to be Red ready will be the key and something to watch.

Stoney Creek: This is the team I see that needs to have a monster summer. The Cougars have really struggled in the last two years and the record proves that despite having flashes of brilliance. It's Coach Jeff Olind's third year, he's got a nice blend of young talent and experience. There should be no reason why Stoney Creek should be one of the favorites in the Blue.

Harper Woods: The Pioneers went up and down last season. Harper Woods has a couple of proven scorers coming back but the sub varsities will need to be watched closely. The junior varsity program was disbanded after they got into a fight at Farmington last season. The question for Coach TuJuan Porter will be is how many of those players from the junior varsity team comes back and how's the freshmen program improves. It's going to be a challenge for Porter to see how this roster looks especially heading into winter.

Royal Oak: The Ravens are a team I'm keeping my eye on closely. Royal Oak has had a habit of starting the calendar year strong but have struggled when the year changes. I'm keeping a close eye on who Coach Aaron Smith develops in the interior, they have the shooters but interior play and consistency should be the key messages for Smith and his program.

 

Girls:

Ferndale: The Eagles return three all league players and have a strong freshmen class coming into the program. Coach Keith Paris team should be deeper but this is a program that still has program strength concerns. Moving to the Red should help Ferndale along with playing a tough non conference but will being up in this division be enough especially against a proven powerhouse like Birmingham Detroit Country Day in their district???

Stoney Creek: The post Sarah LaPrarie era starts for Coach Columbus Williams and the Cougars. Stoney Creek looked solid behind the play if the Ivezaj sisters and also Merrick Schlawbach look to be the leaders for Williams. The Cougars are a team to watch this winter, they should be solid but you never know with the Red.

Troy: The Colts will be the most interesting team to watch this summer. Coach Laura Guzman has the majority of her team coming back led by Reigan Zeiter and Diamond Prince. I'm watching the interior closely with Aly Matuza and Carly Higginbottom then there is Maci Zeiter coming into the program. Troy will be loaded with proven depth this summer. The key for Guzman will be is how the chemistry develops. The Colts have a Red capable team that's playing in the White this winter. Chemistry will be something to watch with Troy.

Farmington: The Falcons really struggled last season. They have a ton of experience coming back for Coach Natalie Nowak. Nowak has toughen up the non conference schedule which helps. Farmington's mindset this summer is what I'm watching for especially being in the Gold where they will be the overwhelming favorite to win the division but this team can not be content, if they are that spells trouble.

Troy Athens has their new Boys Basketball Coach.

Written Tuesday June 4th at 2:55 PM

The Red Hawks went in house with their new hire.

Troy Athens named Mitchell Vercellino as their new head coach. He takes over for Coach Dave Scott who stepped down last month.

The hire was confirmed on the MHSAA website.

Vercellino was the varsity assistant last season and was the long time the junior varsity coach under Scott prior to that.

The Red Hawks will have Nathan Piggott, Liam Dempsey, Nate Appledorn, Brendan Tucker, and Alex Beaubien coming back for Vercellino. Troy Athens went 14-9 last season under Scott.

Troy Athens will be in the White with arch rival Troy, Harper Woods, Seaholm, Oxford, Lake Orion, Farmington, and Oak Park this season.

Thoughts

I don't expect much change with Vercellino taking over the program. He is very familiar with the players so the transition period would be smoother. Expect the same scrappiness defensively as in years past with Troy Athens.

Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story.

Here is the MHSAA website confirming the hire.

https://www.mhsaa.com/schools/troyathens/boys/varsity/basketball/2024

Baseball/Softball Regional and Girls State Semifinal Preview.

Written Saturday June 1st at 8:15 PM

Softball

Have projections for softball as well. 

Region 7 @ Waterford Mott

TROY ATHENS vs Lakeland

NORTH FARMINGTON vs BLOOMFIELD HILLS

THOUGHTS/PREDICTION: This should be a very competitive but interesting regional. Anyone can win this regional. Bloomfield Hills outscored their two opponents in Waterford Kettering (13-0) and Clarkston (2-0) by a combined 15-0 in both games. The Blackhawks have a ton of balance heading into their game with North Farmington. The Raiders had to earn their way to a district crown by beating Groves 7-4 in the district semifinal and Seaholm 4-3 in eight innings. North Farmington has been really tested as anyone heading into this regional. Lakeland might have a case to say what the Raiders have been saying. The Eagles had to survive Walled Lake Northern 6-3 in the district semifinal and survive 10-7 over arch rival Milford in the district finals. Troy Athens has been riding with a ton of confidence. The Red Hawks knocked off arch rival Troy 12-6 in the district semifinal and 12-3 over Avondale in the district finals winning by a combined 24-9 in both games. It should be a very interesting semifinal matchup with Lakeland.

PICK: Lakeland: The Eagles have a ton of proven experience and beating a team like Walled Lake Northern should help their confidence. I think Bloomfield Hills gets by North Farmington in a really tight game. I like Lakeland over Troy Athens but also that will be close. I think experience gets the Eagles to the quarterfinals as mentioned.

 

Region 8 @ Lake Orion

LAKE ORION vs Utica Ford II

Macomb Dakota vs New Baltimore Anchor Bay

THOUGHTS/PREDICTION: I watched the State Champs Softball podcast and they were very high on Macomb Dakota and the accomplishments they have had this season. Yes the Cougars have a new coach in Shelby Weeks and have had a great season which included a 7-5 win over Lake Orion at Lake Orion. The Dragons are coming off an emotional 5-4 win over Stoney Creek and their star ace Erin Flynn. Utica Ford II really wasn't tested in their district. The Falcons won over Macomb L'Anse Creuse (15-0) and Fraser (10-6) by a combined 25-6 in their two district games. New Baltimore Anchor Bay has been up and down all season. The Tars won their district over Port Huron Northern (18-0) and Romeo (3-0) by a combined 21-0. Macomb Dakota has beaten New Baltimore Anchor Bay this season in MAC play. These four teams know each other quite well.

PICK: Lake Orion: The State Champs Softball Podcast has Macomb Dakota winning this regional. Now I respect their opinion but I don't agree with it. I think Lake Orion comes out of this for a few reasons. I think they will beat Utica Ford II in a very competitive game. The Cougars should have no issue with New Baltimore Anchor Bay now that could change. Lake Orion should be motivated after falling to Macomb Dakota earlier in the season. The Dragons beat the Cougars in the regional final last season which featured an insane catch by Ellie Britt in that game. The loss to Lake Orion was the Cougars motivation earlier in the season. This could be a very interesting and very tense regional.

 

Region 14 @ Trenton

HARPER WOODS vs Carleton Airport

Dearborn Divine Child vs Riverview

THOUGHTS/PREDICTION: These are some very familiar teams in this regional particularity three of the four you kind of expected to be here in this regional. The Pioneers weren't really tested in their district. They won by a combined 30-0 over Detroit East English Village Prep (15-0) and Detroit Denby Tech (15-0.) Harper Woods will have a really difficult task against a solid Carleton Airport program. The Jets knocked off a very good New Boston Huron program 4-3 in 12 innings in the district semifinals and a really good Trenton team 7-0 in the district final to get to this matchup. The second game should be very interesting between Dearborn Divine Child and Riverview. The Falcons had no problem with Detroit Martin Luther King and Dearborn Henry Ford in their district. The Pirates had no issue with Dearborn Heights Robichaud, Southgate Anderson and Dearborn Heights Annapolis outscoring their three opponents by a combined 45-2. This should be a very interesting regional over in Trenton.

PICK: Riverview: The Pirates were a machine in both of their district games and is a proven powerhouse. Dearborn Divine Child and Carleton Airport should give them games but at the end of the day it will be too much Riverview here for them to move on.

Baseball Regional Semifinals

SEAHOLM vs Detroit University-Detroit Jesuit @ Seaholm

This should be a very interesting matchup between the Cubs and the Maples. Seaholm became an honorary member of the Catholic League. Detroit University-Detroit Jesuit wasn't really tested in their district after winning by a combined 23-1 over Ferndale (13-1) and Southfield Arts and Tech (10-0.) Seaholm was very impressive in their district outscoring Royal Oak (10-1) and Troy (8-1) by a combined 18-2 earning back to back district crowns. The winner of this game will meet either Birmingham Brother Rice or Orchard Lake St. Marys in the regional final at Wayne State.

ROCHESTER vs New Baltimore Anchor Bay @ Stoney Creek

This is a very interesting matchup of two teams that haven't really seen on another. The Falcons are coming off winning the Lake Orion regional knocking off Adams 6-1 in the district finals. The Tars earned a hard fought 4-3 win over Romeo in the district finals. This should be a very interesting matchup as mentioned in Stoney Creek. The winner will meet either Grand Blanc or Flushing at Grand Blanc in the regional final.

Baseball Regional Final

ROCHESTER vs Flushing @ Grand Blanc

This is a very interesting matchup of two teams that are clicking at the right time. The Falcons are coming off a tough 1-0 win in nine innings over New Baltimore Anchor Bay. Rochester will play Flushing in the regional final after they shocked Grand Blanc 5-3 in Grand Blanc. It should be a very interesting matchup to say the least.

SEAHOLM vs Birmingham Brother Rice @ Wayne State

This will be a rematch of a 4-3 Seaholm win over Birmingham Brother Rice last season. Now they will rematch in the regional final at Wayne State. The Warriors have been dominant this season which included a 10-3 win over Orchard Lake St. Marys in the regional semifinals. This should be a very interesting matchup to say the least.

 

Girls Lacrosse State Semifinals

BLOOMFIELD HILLS vs Brighton

This is a very interesting matchup between the Blackhawks and the Bulldogs at West Bloomfield. Brighton has had Bloomfield Hills number and has been impressive this postseason after winning 19-11 over Northville. Bloomfield Hills had to survive Troy in overtime 13-11 in their regional final. This should be a very interesting matchup to watch as mentioned.

OAA Champions Crowned.

Written Saturday June 1st at 6:06 PM

Oak Park repeats as State Champions in Girls Track.

The Knights girls track and field team showed their dominance in the Division One State meet at East Kentwood on Saturday afternoon.

Oak Park scored 88 points repeating as the Division One State Champions.

The Knights did their damage in the mid distance. Oak Park got 18 points from Neveah Burns and Dayshana Kellogg in the 400. Kylie King won the 800. The Knights won the Four by One, the Four by Two, and the Four by Four relays while Burns took sixth in the 200.

Rochester finished 12th with 18 points, West Bloomfield was tied for ninth with 19 points, Bloomfield Hills was tied for 30th with seven points, Farmington was tied for 33rd with six points, Royal Oak was tied for 41th with four points, Groves was tied for 44th with three points, Southfield Arts and Tech and Lake Orion were tied for 48th with two points.

Ferndale was in the Division Two State meet at Hamilton High School. They finished tied for 49th with four points.

Oak Park has a ton of proven talent coming back next season. It wouldn't surprise anyone if the Knights are right back in this conversation.

On the boys side, Troy Athens was 13th with 15 points, Troy was tied for 17th with 13 points, Oak Park was tied for 20th with 11 points, Adams was tied for 31st with eight points, Royal Oak was tied for 36th with five points, West Bloomfield and North Farmington were tied for 41st with four points, and Groves was tied for 45th with three points.

Clarkston wins State Crown in Tennis.

The Wolves earned their first State crown in Girls Tennis scoring 28 points in the Division One State meet in Midland on Saturday afternoon.

Troy was fourth with 18 points, Adams and Stoney Creek tied for eighth with 12 points. Bloomfield Hills was 13th with eight points. Rochester was 17th with five points, Troy Athens and West Bloomfield were tied for 22nd with one point, and Royal Oak did not score.

Clarkston had three winners in Kayla Lemke, Charlotte Partchenko, and Sydney Gisez who won their respective brackets in the singles competition.

In Division Two, last season's state champions Seaholm finished second with 23 points falling to Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern who had 29 points. Groves was tied for seventh with 11 points, North Farmington was 10th with 10 points, and Berkley was tied for 15th with four points.

Congrats to Oak Park and Clarkston for bringing home State crowns to the OAA.

Girls Soccer Regional Preview.

Written Saturday June 1st at 4:00 PM

Here is my preview for the regionals.

Region Two at Oxford

BLOOMFIELD HILLS vs Milford

The Blackhawks are riding with a ton of confidence after outscoring West Bloomfield and Waterford Mott by a combined 16-0. Bloomfield Hills will be tested by a Milford team who had to overcome a tough district and knock off Walled Lake Northern 1-0 in the district finals. This should be a very interesting matchup to say the least.

LAKE ORION vs Hartland

The Dragons are riding with a ton of confidence, overcoming their three early season losses to Clarkston (3-2 in Petoskey), Oxford (6-5), and Davison (2-1.) Lake Orion has won 12 straight games since their 3-1 loss to Plymouth Salem on April 27th in Rochester. The Eagles will be a tough matchup for Lake Orion. Hartland outscored Lansing Holt, Okemos, and Brighton by a combined 6-0 in route to their district crown. It should be a very interesting matchup of different styles.

 

Region Four at Stoney Creek

ADAMS vs New Baltimore Anchor Bay

The Highlanders have had a really strong season. They won the toughest district in the State having to survive Rochester 1-0 in penalty kicks in the district finals and not to mention winning 6-1 over Utca in the district semifinals. The Tars have had a rough road thus far despite having home field in the postseason. They had to survive 3-1 over Macomb L'Anse Creuse North in the district semifinals and 1-0 over Macomb Dakota in the district finals

TROY vs St. Clair Shores Lakeview

The Colts needed four early goals to beat their arch rivals Troy Athens 4-1 in the district finals. Troy will ride their experience into a matchup with St. Clair Shores Lakeview in the regional semifinals. The Huskies come into this game unbeaten with two ties and the MAC Blue crown this season. They have not been as tested as the Colts will give them in this game. Also Troy is the Red champ.