Five For Fighting – Top outings from Thursday's prep football action in the OC

1 (tie) Kyle Bambard (WL Western) – My boy 'Bam Bam' slammed and jammed the SL East defense for a combined 277 yards of offense, tossing three touchdowns and rushing for 110 yards, while averaging over 10 yards per carry, in the Warriors 45-0 win.

1 (tie) The WL Western Defense – The Warriors 'D' was doing it SLAUGHTERHOUSE STYLE against Western Michigan-commit Cam Thomas and the SLE offense, keeping the Cougars stud quarterback and his arsenal off the board for the entire night. SHOUTOUT ROLL CALL; 'The Tribe' student section, Ben Ruby (9 tackles, 2 sacks), Zach Prokes (8 tackles), Johnny Simmons (8 tackles), Josh Jones (pick 6 to end first half), Nick Walton (2 INTS), Laron Cohen (INT to open the game and set the tone for the whole unit)

2 Josh Holloman (AH Avondale) – Holloman is the OC's breakout star at the running back position through the first two weeks of the season. The 'Jackets SUPER SOPH ran for 120 yards and 3 touchdowns in his team's crushing victory over Birmingham Groves, showing the future is bright as a Florida sun for TEAM DEUTSCH and the Avondale backfield

3 Anthony Waite-Dalton Christie (Lakeland) – For the second straight week, Waite and Christie made a strong case for itself as the most dangerous tailback duo in the area, combining for over 200 yards and five scores in the Eagles's authoritative takedown of Novi.

4 Steve Guenther-Tyler Scott (Birmingham Seaholm) – The Maples PRIMETIME aerial connection made beautiful music in their squad's blanking of Royal Oak, hooking up for a pair of knockout-blow touchdowns in the second quarter.

Somewhere John Glazier was smiling!!

5 Jonny Reschke-Kevin Henry (Birmingham Brother Rice) – This Orange&Black defensive tandem each came away with 10 tackles apiece in the Warriors downing of AA Pioneer on the road, helping TEAM FRACASSA rebound from an opening-night loss at the hands of Cass Tech