By Sammy Taormina
Top Six Matchups For Week Three.
West Bloomfield at Clarkston: This is shaping up to be an interesting matchup between two 2-0 teams on Friday night in Clarkston. The Wolves have looked good in the last two weeks including last week’s 35-14 victory over Oxford behind three touchdowns from Ethan Clark. Clark will be mentioned a ton for Coach Ron Bellamy’s defensive staff but the Lakers have a stout defense. Clarkston will have to deal with Donovan Edwards and Dillion Tatum as they have had strong starts. West Bloomfield looked shaky but survived 17-15 at the Swamp over Southfield Arts and Tech. This is shaping up to be a very interesting game as mentioned.
Ferndale at Allen Park: This is shaping up to be a very interesting game on Friday night on the grass at Allen Park. The Jaguars took down the Eagles 7-0 last season at Ferndale. The Eagles have had a bit of a renaissance winning their last two games by a combined 13 points. They had a 28-23 victory over Troy Athens last week. Allen Park whom is a traditional state power in the Downriver League is coming off a 16-8 loss to Brownstown Woodhaven last week. I’m expecting this game to be a battle down in Wayne County.
Bloomfield Hills at Rochester: These are two teams trying to find better results in the Blue and they are just doing just that. Bloomfield Hills is 2-0 for the first time since 2017 while Rochester is 2-0 for the first time since 2012. The quarterback matchup is very interesting between Tanner Slazinski and Alex Bueno. Both of them have been very instrumental in their respective starts. The Blackhawks beat the Falcons 35-14 last season. This is shaping up to be a very interesting matchup that is looming.
Lake Orion at Southfield Arts and Tech: This shapes up to be a very interesting matchup this week over at Southfield. Lake Orion has won three of the last four years over Southfield Arts and Tech including last season’s 37-7 shocking blowout. The Dragons used a total team effort in a 38-6 blowout of Oak Park on Friday night. The Warriors lost 17-15 to West Bloomfield in the Swamp but they have four very talented players in quarterback Isiah Marshall, wide receivers Robert Army and Jeff Bowens along with running back RaeQuan Lee. Southfield Arts and Tech has lost both games by a combined nine points but they are improved. This should be a very interesting game as mentioned.
Troy at Berkley: This has developed into a very nice rivalry in the last four years with each team winning two games. Berkley is much improved but they should be tested against a Troy team that is 2-0 for the first time since 2012. The Colts won 13-6 over Walled Lake Central last week while the Bears won 49-0 over Pontiac. Experience will be key in this matchup at Hurley Field.
Adams at Seaholm: This is shaping up to be a very interesting matchup between both teams that run the veer. The Highlanders won 31-21 in Beverly Hills over Groves after losing a tough 34-33 overtime game two weeks ago to North Farmington. The Maples bounced back after getting blown out by Stoney Creek 37-13 two weeks ago and blew out Farmington 41-2 last week. Seaholm has a ton of experience and Adams is young but talented. This is shaping up to be a very interesting game as mentioned.