Top 22 and Top 20

by | Mar 16, 2021 | Feature Writers, High School Sports

Inside the OAA

Covering all 22 OAA teams with insight and thoughts on each team from Northern Oakland County to Southern Oakland County.

Saturday, March 13, 2021

Inside the OAA. Top 22 and Top 20.

Written Saturday March 13th at 10:00 AM

Records will be updated throughout Saturday.

Boys Top 22.

  1. Clarkston (12-3) – Wolves have been red hot since Keegan Waslik returned from injury.
  2. North Farmington (7-2) – Raiders back in the hunt in the Red.
  3. Ferndale (8-3) – It hasn’t been a great week for the Eagles.
  4. Adams (10-4) – Highlanders are in COVID protocol but they have been playing well since then.
  5. Lake Orion (10-3) – Dragons are in COVID protocol right now.
  6. Stoney Creek (9-4) – Trevor Smith earned his 2,000 point as a Cougar last week.
  7. Bloomfield Hills (7-4) – Blackhawks are in COVID protocol right now.
  8. Troy Athens (8-4) – Red Hawks need more from Jacob Thornton but Jonah Botardo has stepped his game up.
  9. Pontiac (6-0) – Phoenix have clinched the Gold outright with Rochester going on COVID protocol.
  10. Groves (6-6) – Falcons have been around 500 but they are very dangerous come postseason time.
  11. Troy (5-5) – Something is still not right with the Colts.
  12. Berkley (5-7) – Bears are 1-2 in March, that’s not good.
  13. West Bloomfield (4-9) – Lakers have been scoring a ton of points but they have been giving up more as well. That’s not a good combination heading into the postseason.
  14. Farmington (4-8) – Robert Davis and Prince Jackson are carrying the Falcons right now.
  15. Oak Park (3-7) – Knights remind me of the “Twilight Zone” series.
  16. Rochester (6-5) – Falcons are in COVID protocol after a heartbreaking loss.
  17. Oxford (4-8) – Wildcats scored 21 points against Stoney Creek, yikes.
  18. Seaholm (3-7) – Maples are as good as Johnny Cross takes them.
  19. Southfield Arts and Tech (2-8) – Warriors are still very suspect right now.
  20. Avondale (5-7) – Jeremy Neal has been M.I.A for the Yellow Jackets.
  21. Royal Oak (1-10) – Ravens are really struggling right now.
  22. Ferndale University (0-10) – Martin Taylor has really stepped up his game for the Eagles.

 

Girls Top 20.

  1. West Bloomfield (9-3) – Lakers starting to worry me a little bit especially with Birmingham Marian looming.
  2. Clarkston (11-3) – Wolves playing as a collective unit as we speak.
  3. Stoney Creek (11-1) – Cougars remind me of the video game “Sonic Three and Knuckles” don’t know why.
  4. Groves (8-5) – Falcons remind me of Spiderman when he wore the black symbiotic suit from the movie “Spiderman Three” don’t know why.
  5. Royal Oak (7-5) – Have the Ravens found their Robin or maybe two Robins in Kira Vance and Sarah Ammon???
  6. Troy (7-6) – Colts remind me of the Queen of Spades when it comes to Hearts.
  7. Oxford (8-3) – Wildcats have a tough week ahead before going north for districts.
  8. Lake Orion (9-6) – Dragons have had a ton of bad luck with ankle injuries but young talent has stepped up big time.
  9. Berkley (9-4) – Bears have quietly been moving up the standings in the Blue.
  10. Farmington (8-3) – Falcons have been in COVID protocol but Autumn Bartlett has been the glue for Farmington.
  11. Adams (5-3) – Highlanders have been in COVID protocol. They will need to rely on their experience in the postseason.
  12. Rochester (3-7) – Falcons have really been struggling since exiting COVID protocol.
  13. Troy Athens (4-8) – Red Hawks struggling heading into the final week.
  14. Oak Park (5-2) – Knights have improved and getting better. Major part has been the play of Tamara Todd.
  15. North Farmington (2-9) – Raiders have been struggling to score.
  16. Southfield Arts and Tech (1-10) – Warriors still have defensive issues. They have allowed over 68 points eight times this season.
  17. Seaholm (2-8) – I got to give props to Maggie Leibler 14 points and 15 rebounds last week for the Maples.
  18. Ferndale University (4-4) – Eagles got a huge confidence booster at Avondale last week.
  19. Bloomfield Hills (1-8) – Blackhawks remind me of the video game “Nights into Dreams” don’t know why, maybe it’s PK Sports.
  20. Avondale (0-9) – Delilah Clark has really been playing well for the Yellow Jackets in a very challenging season for them.