The Division 2 Region 4 District 1 championship in the MHSAA Football State Playoffs featured a rematch of OAA White Division rivals. Oak Park, the division champion, defeated Southfield 24-18 in week 4 of the season. Both teams came into todays game beating two Detroit PSL teams. The Knights of Oak Park defeated Cody 35-20, while Southfield took down King 22-19. The game started with both teams struggling to move the ball on a cold night, resulting in a 0-0 tie at the end of the first quarter. But on the very first play of the second, Jeff Madison of Southfield took a pass from fellow senior QB Tre Walton for a td to give the Blue Jays a 6-0 lead. On Oak Park’s ensuing drive, the Knights drove all the way down to the Blue Jay one, but failed to put points up on the board. The final scoring of the half for either team came on a Malik Washington td run to tie the game at 6 heading into the lockers. The third quarter was very similar to the third. Both offenses struggled to find weakness’ in their opponents defenses, resulting in a tie to head to the final quarter of regulation. Southfield running back Gerald Gates powered in for the Jays to give them a twelve point advantage with 6 minutes remaining. But on Oak Park’s first play from scrimmage, Malik Washington scampered in from about 60 yards to tie the game at 12. Southfield had one last drive to try to win the game, but a Tre Walton pass intended for Brandon Bean was picked off in the end-zone to send the game into overtime. Oak Park got the ball to start overtime and scored on a controversal touchdown call that gave the Knights a 19-12 advantage. On Southfield’s turn, Oak Park stopped the Blue Jays inside the one yard line giving them the victory. Southfield ends their season with a record of 7-4 while the win gives Oak Park a 9-2 record. The Knights will travel to Wyandotte to take on the Bears Friday night for a chance to win a regional championship.
Tag Archives: OAA White Division
The Prep Ball Report 