Week 1 Prep Football Picks

Lake Orion v. Oxford – Dragons senior quarterback Sean Charrete gets back to business after missing the end of last season's state championship run with an injury and tosses four TDs in a LO win, spoiling opening night in O-Town and getting the college recruiters back looking in his direction.

LO 38 Oxford 26

FH Harrison v. Detroit Cass Tech – Evan Bisco, C-Tech's quarterback, is starting his first career game under center on varsity and that will translate into a FIELD DAY for Harrison pass rush specialist Mario Ojemudia and the Hawks 'D'

Harrison 31 Cass 14

Birmingham Brother Rice v. Detroit King – The Brian Walker Era begins!!!!!!

Rice 27 King 18

Clarkston v. RH Adams – The Wolfpack's outstanding linebacker tandem of Zach Collins and Matt Dellinger WILL combine for 200 tackles this season……TAKE IT 2 THE BANK!!

C-Town 24 Adams 16

West Bloomfield v. Farmington – The last time was saw Kimani Elliott, he was starting at cornerback for OL St. Mary's in the state finals. Now, he's at WB and his first game in a Lakers uniform is going to be one to remember…..Burney SEZ; 2 picks, one of which he takes back to the house for SIX! Elliott will be a difference maker for head coach Ron Bellamy's ball club.

WB 23, Farmington 21

OL St. Mary's v. GR West Catholic – Eaglets linebacker David Talley is in for a huge campaign and will team with UofM-commit James Ross to headline a vicious St. Mary's 'D'…….THE NASTY BOYZ LIVE ON!

OLSM 18 West Catholic 17

Ferndale v. Berkley – The Bears Omar Sitto is about to go all OMAR SITTO all season long for new head coach Jeff Burnside ad the Berkley faithful

Berkley 26, Ferndale 22

WL Central v. Canton – The Vikings will have another great season, it just won't get off the ground for another week…..per last year when they went all the way to the state semifinals

Canton 36 WLC 25

Troy v. Romeo – TEAM GRIFF will be making a return trip to the playoffs in 2011, however, they'll have to kick off the season with a loss……ROMEO is that good.

Romeo 33 Troy 20

Birmingham Seaholm v. North Farmington – MAPLESNATION will make Nick Deane proud this fall!!!

Seaholm 27 NF 9

Birmingham Groves v. BH Lahser – Get SUPER BUSY my main Groves gridiron homeboy Keon Collier……KC goes for 5 TDs on opening night!!

Groves 35 Lahser 28

Southfield-Lathrup v. Pontiac – Chargers running back Collin Parks is one of Burney's top prep sleepers this year and he shows why against a rugged Phoenix defense, going for 150 yards and three TDs in a SL victory

Lathrup 26 Yaktown 21

BH Andover v. Hazel Park – Damon Hannon will be the next VIKINGS RB to have a monster campaign carrying the rock, busting loose for at least 1500 yards and 20 TDS. Hannon will set the tone against the Barons, dropping 2 BILLS and 4 scores

HP 43 Andover 29

Novi Detroit CC v. Dearborn Fordson

You can't stop the Shamrocks' THUNDER&LIGHTNING running back duo of Wyatt Shallman and Anthony Darkangelo, you can only hope to contain them

CC 44, Fordson 34

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