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2008 kickoff preview

Warriors hold high aspirationsfurther this year by winning their firstdistrict title since 2001.

“When you first start off in August,everyone has high aspirations,” saidWestern Coach Mike Zdebski. “Ourkids are no different. You always go inwith a very positive attitude all theway up until that first game.”

Western will be part of the newKensington Lakes ActivitiesAssociation (KLAA) North Division,where the Warriors will be matchedup with their Walled Lake rivals,Northern and Central, as well asLakeland and Waterford Ketteringand Mott.

“It’s a whole different thing for ourcommunity,” Zdebski said. “I thinkthe new conference is a good thingand should be very competitive.”

Most of the Warriors’ experiencewill be on offense, with eight startersreturning for 2008.

Leading the way will be junior

Sam Welch, who will start at quarter-back for a third consecutive season.

“He has the potential to be asgood as any high school quarterbackin the state,” Zdebski said. “He’sintelligent and a hard worker andmakes the most of every ability thathe has.”

Welch’s main target will be slotreceiver Gilvanni Johnson, playingoffense for the first time.

“He’s a very dynamic player, andhe’s the spark plug on the offensebecause he’s going to make someplays,” Zdebski said.

Team captain David Menoian willalso be a key wideout, while EdisonVushaj will play tight end.

Anchoring the offensive line willbe Alexander Roji, a 6-5, 270-poundsenior.

“We’re a shotgun spread offense,like you would see at the University of

Western Coach Mike Zdebski has his Warriors striving to make the kind of individual choices that are in the best interest of the team. He said if his play-ers can achieve that goal, “the wins will follow.” (Spinal Column Newsweekly photo/Amy K. Lockard)

Florida,” Zdebski said.On defense, Vushaj looks have

another big season at the linebackerspot, where he has been dominant.

“He’s taken charge of the team, he’svery vocal and doing a great job, just asall of our kids are,” Zdebski said.

Joining him will be senior line-backer Zack Gattan and returningsenior defensive end Brandon Shafou.

Johnson will also play at corner-back, his primary position.

“We’re a three-deep team ondefense,” Zdebski said. “We’re ayoung squad.”

But when it comes to goals for theseason, Zdebski has a clear perspec-tive.

“Our goal is for players to makeindividual choices that are in the bestinterest of the team and if they takecare of that, the wins will follow,” hesaid. ❏

— Michael Shelton

alled Lake Western’s footballteam has made five straightplayoff appearances, but always

seems to run into the wrong team atthe wrong time in the post-season tour-nament.

The Warriors’ last playoff win camein 2005 against North Farmington, butin the last few years they have seentheir quest for a district title end withlosses to South Lyon, Brother Rice,Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, Walled LakeCentral, and to Huron Valley Lakelandlast season.

Western finished 2007 as theWestern Lakes Activities Association(WLAA) Western Division champions,and the Warriors hope to go one step

Western working toadvance beyond

district playoffsW

2008FootballSchedule

Aug. 28 vs. Monroe, 7 p.m.

Sept. 5 at Livonia Franklin, 7 p.m.

Sept. 12 vs. Waterford Mott, 7 p.m.

Sept. 19 at Walled Lake Northern, 7 p.m.

Sept. 26 at Lakeland, 7 p.m.

Oct. 3 vs. Waterford Kettering, 7 p.m.

Oct. 10 at Walled Lake Central, 7 p.m.

Oct. 17 at KLAA Crossover, 7 p.m.

Oct. 24 vs. John Glenn, 7 p.m.

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Vikings focused on redemptionterback and team captain Cory Davis,who started two games last season.

“Cory is cool and calm at all times,and he keeps the team focused andcentered,” Meyer said.

In front of him in the Wing-Toffense will be Ryan Daul, who willsee some time at running back afterplaying primarily as an offensive line-man last season.

“We had a kid named Brian Stollawho also switched and ran for 1,200yards in his senior year of 2006, sowe’ve had a lot of success with thatover the last couple years,” Meyersaid. “Ryan is one of the emotionalleaders on the team and is beloved byhis fellow teammates and coaches.He gives us an uplift during the hard-est times.”

Ryan Gregory will be another run-ning back to watch. Meyer said hebrings speed and a lot of athleticism.

Paving the way on the offensive

line will be guard Kyle Sisler, a 6-4,250-pound, three-year starter thatMeyer describes as the team’sstrongest player, along with tackleAndrew Lietke.

On the defensive side, the Vikingswill run an eight-man front, led bytwo dangerous cornerbacks in juniorand returning starter Ryan Servelloand senior John Lovelace.

Gregory and Daul will also line upas linebackers along with senior AlexMichal.

On special teams, Central will relyon senior kicker Brad Lyons, who isalso the captain of Central’s soccerteam and kicked a 51-yard field goallast season. He is also a Division Irecruit, being scouted by schoolssuch as the University of Kentucky.

This will also be the first year forthe Vikings in the new KensingtonLakes Activities Association (KLAA).

Walled Lake Central Coach Bob Meyer has his Vikings working hard to get back on track after a frustrating 2-7 finish in 2007. He said the team wantsto return to the playoffs and “cause as much damage as we possibly can.” (Spinal Column Newsweekly photo/Amy K. Lockard)

Central is in the North Division, whichsets the stage for what is sure to besome intense contests against arearivals.

“I think it’s great for our kids, sincethis is the area in which they live andthey meet the other players in thecommunity,” Meyer said. “Theyalways talk about which program isbetter and now we have the opportuni-ty to settle this once and for all.”

The Vikings will once again kickofftheir season at Eastern MichiganUniversity against a tough South Lyonteam in the Big Day Prep Showdown.

“We want to win, represent, andhave a great game to show every-body that the KLAA is the best foot-ball conference in the state,” Meyersaid. “Making the playoffs is alwaysour focus. Once we get in, we want tocause as much damage as we possi-bly .”

— Michael Shelton

he 2007 season was a tough pillto swallow for Walled LakeCentral football players, coach-

es and fans; and the Vikings are focusedon one thing this year: redemption.

Central finished a disappointing 2-7last season, one year after winning adistrict title and finishing 9-3.

“Getting back to our winning tradi-tion has been the sole focus for ourteam,” said Central Head Coach BobMeyer. “We made the playoffs the pre-vious two years and thought we hadeverything going in the right directionand somewhere along the lines, focuswas lost (in 2007). But not anymore.We’re working hard to get it back.”

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Orchard Ridge Campus - Smith Theatre

Thursday, September 11, 2008 10:00 am - 11:30 am Free

Bob Milne, one of the countries outstanding piano ragtime players, will discuss this highly rhythmic

piano music which came out of Harlem during the 1930’s. Musicians would pick any basement or

available home having a party and play for pleasure and dancing far into the night instead of

having to pay rent for a place to play.

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The African American Spiritual As An Art Form


Thursday, September 18, 2008 10:00 am - 11:30 am Free

Barbara Martin, noted soprano, will perform spirituals with piano accompaniment. She will explore

the history of the African American spiritual.



Steep Canyon Rangers - Bluegrass Series

Royal Oak Campus - Lila Jones Theatre

Friday, September 19, 2008 7:30 pm $20.00

Winners of IBMA’s Emerging Artist of the Year Award in

2006, the Rangers are one of the most exciting of the

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Classical Music Program: Piano/Lecture


Thursday, September 25, 2008 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Dr. Louis Nagel, Professor of Piano, University of Michigan, has served on the piano faculty of

the University of Michigan since 1969. He has combined a performing career with a distinguished

academic one. He will play and discuss a major piano composition followed by a question and

answer period.

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Thursday, October 2, 2008 10:00 am - 11:30 am Free

James Tatum and his quintet will discuss and demonstrate jazz, its structure, rhythm, and

composition. He will explore the history of jazz and explain a trick used in listening to jazz.

For more info: Adult Learning Institute - Patricia Limbird at 248.476.1107 or

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Guerrilla Girls on Tour - Feminists Are Funny!


Friday, October 3, 2008 7:00 pm Free

This program is a visual art performance addressing the lack of opportunities

for women and people of color. An energetic romp through her story and a

look at some of the funniest female activists. The performance ends with a

lively audience discussion about the current state of sexism.

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Jabali Afrika - African ConcertOrchard Ridge CampusFriday, February 13, 2009 7:30 pm $20.00JABALI AFRIKA originates from East Africa’s Kenya. The band’s original sound, however, is attributed to its own unique mixture and special fusion of African rhythms. The band’s origin can be traced to the Kenya National Theatre Dance Troupe. JABALI AFRIKA is Kenya’s most international toured band and performs more than 250 shows per year; and with more than 70,000 records independently sold also the most successful band Kenya’s.For more info: Dusty Rhodes at 248.522.3595 or [email protected]

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The Marvin Jones Trio - Jazz Concert Series

Auburn Hills Campus

Friday, October 10, 2008 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm $20.00

“Pure Jazz-Classic yet contemporary - Totally Fresh”, was one of the

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Thursday, October 16, 2008 10:00 am - 11:30 am Free

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Friday, October 17, 2008 7:30 pm $20.00

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Saturday, November 1, 2008 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm and

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Tickets are $5 for adults and students and $2 for children under 12,

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New era begins for Northern

The Knights of Walled Lake Northern are learning that new Head Coach Brett Moore expects all the little things tobe done right. Moore said his players have been receptive to what he wants from them. (Spinal Column Newsweeklyphoto/Amy K. Lockard)

he Brett Moore era has officiallybegun at Walled Lake Northern.After coaching for the past eight

years at Lapeer East, Clio andMemphis, Moore will now lead theKnights and looks to start a winning tra-dition.

“We are basically starting fromground zero,” he said. “There’s a motto Iuse: ‘You crawl before you walk, youwalk before you jog, and you jog beforeyou sprint,’ and that’s what we’re goingto do.”

Northern’s program began in 2003,and its best season came in 2005 with a5-4 record. But, the Knights were win-less last season and their former headcoach, Mike Fras, resigned at the end ofthe year for personal reasons after beingthe head coach since the inception of theprogram.

Now, Moore has the chance to moldthe Knights with his own vision.

“There’s little battles to fight,” hesaid. “Everywhere I’ve ever gone I’vehad to build, and so far they’ve beenreally receptive to what I want andthey’re learning what I expect out ofthem.

“I expect to go hard all the time andjog on and off the practice field — the lit-tle things,” Moore added. “I expect thelittle things to be done right. That’s whatwe’re stressing.”

According to Moore, his team willrun a spread offense 100 percent out ofthe shotgun, with multiple formations.

At press time there was an ongoingbattle for the quarterback positionbetween juniors Adam Chuchla andJason Tucker, and Moore said there wasno clear-cut starter.

The Knights also have a strong groupof running backs made up of TerrellGoode, Matt Janas, Aaron Kapeluch andJasper Brown.

“Everyone is learning as we’regoing,” Moore said.

On the defensive side, the Knightswill run a 4-4/4-3 hybrid and bring stuntsfrom different angles to hopefully createsome turnovers, according to Moore.

The defensive line will be led by line-backers Joey Ventimiglia and ZachLeinonen.

Goode will also play cornerback,along with Bo Brown, while junior JakeHillenberg is expected to step up as adefensive tackle.

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Aug. 28 at Howell, 7 p.m.

Sept. 5 vs. Salem, 7 p.m.

Sept. 12 at Lakeland, 7 p.m.

Sept. 19 vs. Walled Lake Western, 7 p.m.

Sept. 26 at Waterford Kettering, 7 p.m.

Oct. 3 vs. Walled Lake Central, 7 p.m.

Oct. 10 at Waterford Mott, 7 p.m.


Oct. 24 vs. Northville, 7 p.m.

(KLAA), which gives Northern theopportunity to maintain rivalries withWalled Lake Central and Western andHuron Valley Lakeland, but also toestablish new rivalries with twoWaterford Kettering and Mott.

“I think it’s great when your longest

bus trip in the conference is theWaterford schools,” Moore said. “Ithink it’s a great opportunity.”

He said he’s also excited about thecommunity’s support for his team.

“The parents are very supportive,and they do whatever it takes to get

the job done,” he said.“We want to get better every week,”

Moore said. “I’m not going to put any-thing on wins and losses. We’re notgoing to quit, and we’re going to keepcoming after it.” ❏

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Hill takes over Mavericks’ reinstion and build on it if possible.”

Fox resigned at the end of last sea-son after eight years, and Hill washired as head coach after working asan assistant during Fox’s tenure.

Hill has the task of turning arounda Milford team that was 4-5 last sea-son following a two-year period inwhich it went 19-5 and won two dis-trict titles and the 2006 KensingtonValley Conference (KVC) crown.

“It will take kids having greatteam chemistry, working and playinghard for each other and believing inthe things that we’re doing,” he said.“If they keep coming together, wehave the possibility of success in frontof us.”

Milford’s main catalyst will be sen-ior Kyle Podvin, the 2007 KVC specialteams player of the year. He has beena two-way starter for the last threeyears at running back and corner-

back, as well as Milford’s primarykick returner.

The offensive line will be headedup by senior guard Jake Thompson(6-feet, 245 pounds), and linemenDavid Owens (senior), James Cote(junior) and Rocky Mikulec (senior).

They will be protecting seniorquarterback Steve Buglione. Hismain target will be senior receiverCarter Fox, who stands at 6-3.

“We’re a shotgun spread-optionoffense,” Hill said. “We spread it out,we run the ball, we run some optionsand we throw some play-action in andgo from there.”

On the defensive squad, playingoutside linebacker will be seniorsSam Darish and Patrick Niebauer.They will be joined by senior insidelinebackers Grant VandenBusscheand Joe Grabowski. Podvin will alsostart at cornerback alongside senior

First-year Head Coach Jeff Hill said he is excited to have the opportunity to carry on the winning ways ushered in at Huron Valley Milford by formercoach Pat Fox. A highlight of the 2008 schedule is the regular season finale against bitter rival Huron Valley Lakeland. (Spinal Column Newsweeklyphoto/Amy K. Lockard)

John Bonhard.“Our defense is an eight-man front

and we play multiple coverages,” Hillsaid.

Although the Mavericks are in anew league this year, there are famil-iar foes to face, including Brighton,Hartland and Pinckney. The mainhighlight of the schedule is the regu-lar season finale against bitter rivalHuron Valley Lakeland.

Hill said the coaching transitionhas been relatively smooth.

“The kids understand what’sexpected of them and I’ve been veryup front about what I expect,” he said.“We want our kids to give us their besteffort, compete on and off the field, dothe right thing and be accountable fortheir actions. With that we want tocontinue the tradition of Milford foot-ball and pass the torch.” ❏

— Michael Shelton

uron Valley Milford may havebid farewell to former coachPat Fox, but the Mavericks are

ready to solidify a winning traditionwith a familiar face.

Milford will kick off the 2008 seasonin the new Kensington Lakes ActivitiesAssociation (KLAA) West Division withformer varsity assistant Jeff Hill at thereins as head coach.

“I’m very excited,” he said. “Wehave a great group of seniors andsome juniors who work real hard.Coach Fox left us in very good condi-tion. He helped take a program thatdidn’t have a good football traditionand built one. I’m really excited to havethe opportunity to carry on that tradi-

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Aug. 28 at Novi, 7 p.m.

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Sept. 19 vs. Pinckney, 7 p.m.

Sept. 26 at Hartland, 7 p.m.

Oct. 3 at Brighton, 7 p.m.

Oct. 10 vs. Saline, 7 p.m.


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The Eagles have seven returningstarters on the 2008 offensive squad,led by three-year starting quarter-back Blake Heiman. He passed for1,340 yards and 15 touchdowns in2007.

“I believe he’s one of the betterfootball players in Oakland County,”Maltese said.

Protecting him on the offensiveline will be Dan Schroeter, a 6-4, 235-pound senior lineman, and seniorguard Josh Mulligan.

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“Both have shifty moves and arevery quick,” Maltese said.

Heiman’s main target will be ClintPenokie, who had 30 receptions for511 yards and eight touchdowns lastseason. He’ll also play cornerback.According to Maltese, Penokie has agreat pair of hands and speed.

“Our offense operates out of theWing-T base and we distribute the ballequally to our running backs andquarterback and try to establish theplay-action,” Maltese said.

The defensive line will have sixreturning starters, and will beanchored by Lee Lopez, a 6-3, 230-pound senior end who had nine sackslast year.

Also returning are senior insidelinebackers Max Hill and JoshMulligan, who combined for 131 tack-les during the 2007 season.

Huron Valley Lakeland emerged from 13 straight losing seasons to go 6-4 in 2006 and 8-3 in 2007, a run that featured the team’s first playoff victorysince 1982. Coach John Maltese plans to distribute the ball equally under the Wing-T offensive scheme. (Spinal Column Newsweekly photo/Amy K.Lockard)

Joining the team at outside line-backer will be Anthony Glass, a seniortransfer student from Garden City.

Before starting KLAA play, theEagles have two tough early games,including the home opener againstGrand Blanc and a trip to Canton.

“I think it’s a very demandingschedule,” Maltese said. “GrandBlanc is one of the largest schools inMichigan so they have a large talentpool to pull from, and we’re not look-ing past that game. I know Canton hasbeen a powerhouse for the last 12years.”

Maltese said he hopes this is theyear that Lakeland establishes itselfas one of the top teams in the area.

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fter posting two consecutive,impressive winning seasons, itappears Huron Valley Lake-

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After 13 years of sub-.500 records,the Eagles broke through in 2006 witha 6-4 record and followed that up in2007 by going 8-3 and posting theschool’s first playoff win since 1982.

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Opportunities excite Captainsto start fresh this year by movingfrom the Oakland ActivitiesAssociation (OAA) to the newKensington Lakes ActivitiesAssociation (KLAA) North Division.

There, Kettering will face not onlyarch-rival Waterford Mott, but allthree Walled Lake schools and HuronValley Lakeland.

“We’re real excited to be in thisleague,” Topie said. “There’s goodfootball and tradition there. Theschools are much closer and thereare opportunities to create rivalriesthat will last a long time.”

On offense, the Captains haveeight starters returning, led by seniorquarterback and team captain KevinTruitt, who threw for 1,200 yards and11 touchdowns while starting all ninegames last season.

“Kevin is 6-7, 235 pounds and canthrow the ball,” Topie said.

Truitt will be protected by fourreturning starters on the offensiveline: seniors Nick Bohon, Tyler Wadeand John West, and junior TylerBedgood.

“They anchor down a pretty bigoffensive line. I think they average275 pounds between the four ofthem,” Topie said.

Running back duties will be splitbetween seniors Chris Smith andJosh Reyes and juniors BrandonClingan and Ryan Dingman.

Topie added that he’s looking to fillsome holes at the wide receiver slots.

“Our offense is very balanced andour line is going to allow us to run theball very effectively,” he said.

On defense, the Captains will be

A big offensive line should allow the Waterford Kettering offense to run the ball effectively this year, according to Head Coach Matt Topie. He said hisdefense is aggressive and will feature a lot of movement up front. (Spinal Column Newsweekly photo/Amy K. Lockard)

led by linebackers Tyler Wale andJosh Blowers, along with DerrickVickery and Reyes at defensive back.

Smith will also see action as adefensive lineman, while junior VinceMurdock is expected to step up atlinebacker.

“We run a very aggressive attack-ing style defense, with lots of move-ment and action up front,” Topie said.“We definitely rely on speed and ath-leticism over size.”

With the tools in place, theCaptains look to chart a new courseand reach the promised land in 2008,according to Topie.

“We want to compete for theleague championship, get in the play-offs, and have a lot of fun,” he said. ❏

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aterford Kettering reboundedfrom a winless 2006 season witha 4-5 record last year. Now the

Captains want to improve on that bysimply not thinking about it.

“We were pretty close (to a winningrecord) last year and we constantlyimproved,” said Kettering Coach MattTopie. “I think we’ve got a good group.We’re just looking to have fun andimprove on a daily basis. Our No. 1concern isn’t what our record is goingto be. We’re having fun, and as a resultof that I think we’ll be successful.”

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Expectations run high at Mottenced) kids on defense, so our expec-tations are higher to continue thatwinning we’ve done the past twoyears, and we’re excited about thenew league.”

Before 2006, Mott had posted onlythree winning seasons in 15 previousyears.

Now in his twelfth year, Schmidtand his Corsairs are finally startingto see the light at the end of the tun-nel.

The Corsairs’ offense will beanchored by senior running backMarc Pressley, a three-year starterwho rushed for about 650 yards andseven touchdowns last season,according to Schmidt.

Also returning is senior quarter-back Tyler Bush, who started nine ofthe Corsairs’ 10 games last seasonand scored seven touchdowns.

“He’s an experienced, smart ath-lete who makes good choices when on

offense,” Schmidt said.Bush’s main target at the wide

receiver position will be senior TonyRomero, while the offensive line willbe helmed by senior center BenLewis and linemen Kyle Kittle andKyle Pearson.

“We’re a triple-option offense. Wekind of hunk and chunk it and wehave the capability of breaking thelong runs and passes,” Schmidt said.

On defense, junior Jeff Hudsonwill once again start at inside line-backer, while junior Jake Wardachwill line up as the outside linebacker.

Pearson will also see time at line-backer and Pressley will be the pri-mary cornerback.

Also expected to step up ondefense will be junior Mike Kellam atcornerback and junior safety DarrenGoodman.

“We have a lot of experience andspeed on defense,” Schmidt said. “We

With eight returning players on the defense and six offensive players back for 2008, Waterford Mott Head Coach Ken Schmidt and his Corsairs expectto maintain their winning ways of the past two seasons. Mott’s primary goal this year is to win a playoff game. (Spinal Column Newsweekly photo/AmyK. Lockard)

use a pressure-8 defense. We do a lotof blitzing and stunting.”

Mott kicks off the season with acouple of tough KLAA crossover con-tests on the road against WestlandJohn Glenn and Wayne Memorial.

The Corsairs then will face allthree Walled Lake schools, HuronValley Lakeland and arch-rivalWaterford Kettering before wrappingup the regular season against GrandBlanc.

“I think it’s going to be a toughschedule up front, and I don’t see toomany breaks,” Schmidt said.

The Corsairs also have beenshutout the last two years in the firstgame of the state playoffs, somethingthey’re looking to change this season.

“We always want to win the leaguechampionship and get into the play-offs,” Schmidt said. “That’s always ourfront-running goal.” ❏

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ver the past couple years,Waterford Mott’s football pro-gram has transformed medioc-

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As Mott moves from the OAA to theKensington Lakes ActivitiesAssociation (KLAA), the Corsairsintend to firmly establish themselvesas one of the top teams in the area.

“We have a lot of kids returningfrom last year’s team,” said Mott HeadCoach Ken Schmidt. “We have eightstarters on offense and six (experi-

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Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes Coach Mike Boyd has less than a handful of players returning on both the offen-sive and defensive squads. He said the Lakers’ bevy of new players will be expected to perform to the best of theirability and duplicate what their predecessors have achieved. (Spinal Column Newsweekly photo/Amy K. Lockard)

fter finishing 9-3 and winning itssixth straight district title lastyear, Our Lady of the Lakes

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“If we could duplicate last year, itwould be a great success,” he said.“We’re predominately freshmen andsophomores this year. We lack a whole lotof experience, size, and speed that we’vehad in the past. We’re not in a rebuilding,but a reloading type of situation.”

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“We have a whole lot of expectationsaround here,” he said. “We’ve beenspoiled by success, so we don’t want todo any worse. Our kids are expected toperform to the best of their ability andduplicate what the kids have done inpast years.”

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Junior Derek Sant, who was thestarting quarterback at the beginning ofthe 2007 season, will switch to the widereceiver position.

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Sophomore Mason Roy is expectedto step up in the secondary, and juniorAdam Beans looks to play both line-backer and tight end.

“We only have two or three guyseach returning on the offense anddefensive side,” Boyd said.

The Lakers will face some toughCatholic League competition, includingAllen Park Cabrini and Royal OakShrine, the only two teams to beat OurLady in the regular season last year.

But, Our Lady will begin the yearwith an annual trip to Chicago to takeon Lutheran South. It’s a tradition thatbegan in 2001 and the Lakers have wonall seven meetings.

“It’s a good trip for the parents andballplayers, and it becomes a social-typeof event,” Boyd said. “It puts the

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Aug. 30 at Chicago (IL) Luther South, 2 p.m.

Sept. 6 vs. Bishop Foley,1 p.m.

Sept. 12 at Cardinal Mooney, 7 p.m.

Sept. 20 vs. Detroit Allen Academy, 1 p.m.

Sept. 27 vs. Allen Park Cabrini, 1 p.m.

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2007 RECORD

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Lakers seeking redemption“We couldn’t get the athletes out

here before, but now we have 20 extrakids. Even the whole basketball teamis out here,” Jamie said.

The Lakers’ main offensive weaponwill be senior running back KevinDavis, who participated in theUniversity of Michigan football campwith Wolverines Coach Rich Rodriguezover the summer and won the camp’sMost Valuable Running Back Award.

“Kevin is one of the fastest runnersin high school in the state ofMichigan,” Jamie said. “He runs a 10.5in the 100 and a 4.32 in the 40.”

Taking the snaps will be juniorquarterback Ryan Christenson, whowill be looking to hook up with ChrisHurst, a 6-5 senior wide receiver.

“Chris is one of those Randy Mossjump-ball kids,” Jamie said. “When weget inside the 20 or 30-yard line, wepretty much feel like we should score

because it’s a mismatch.”Juniors Cameron Fields and Aaron

White will come up from the undefeat-ed 2007 JV squad and are expected tobe dangerous receivers, as well.

“We run a spread offense, 4-wideset,” Jamie said. “It’s like you pickyour poison.”

On special teams, the Lakers havea sure-fire kicker in Rami Yousif, whowas 23-for-23 on extra points last sea-son — a school record — and 3-for-5 onfield goals.

The defense is also loaded with tal-ent, including senior cornerback A.J.Bolden, who stands 6-1 and had fiveinterceptions last season. “We go ondifferent web sites and he’s listed as oneof the top 75 players in the state,” Jamiesaid. “We’re proud to have him as a fig-urehead for our program.”

An intimidating presence for oppo-nents will be senior nose tackle

West Bloomfield’s returning players remember the sting of missing the 2007 playoffs after a season-ending loss to Lake Orion, and don’t want to be inthat position again. The Lakers will get another crack at Lake Orion in the second week of the 2008 season. (Spinal Column Newsweekly photo/Amy K.Lockard)

Marcus Judon, who is listed at 6-4 and330 pounds.

“On defense, nobody can movehim,” Jamie said. “He’s so quick off theball for his size that he demands a dou-ble team. He’s a monster.”

Starting at middle linebacker will besenior Sam Ockwell, whom Jamie callsan extension of the coaching staff.

Also expected to contribute will besenior strong safety Justin Parker, theLakers’ leading tackler from last year.

West Bloomfield faces anothertough schedule against OaklandActivities Association (OAA) RedDivision foes, including a rematch withLake Orion in Week 2; and the Lakersare looking to seize the moment.

“Our seniors are really excitedabout redemption,” Jamie said. “Wedon’t view our schedule as anythingbut going to the playoffs. ❏

— Michael Shelton

fter finishing 5-4 last year andjust missing the playoffs underfirst-year head coach Jim

Thomas, it appears the sky is the limitfor the West Bloomfield Lakers in 2008.

“Our theme this year is turn it up anotch,” said Assistant Coach JamieThomas, Jim’s son. “This is our year. Ifwe’re going to do it, it’s going to be thisyear. We have about seven or eightstarters each returning on offense anddefense and they know the feeling ofthat loss against Lake Orion in the finalgame. We don’t want to be in that posi-tion again.”

Following a string of sub-.500 sea-sons, last season’s success has attract-ed new players to the program.

West Bloomfieldplayers see 2008 astheir year to shine

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COACH: JIM THOMAS

SECOND YEAR

STAFF:JAMIE THOMAS, DAIMION REDMOND,FRANKLIN BRININGER, ZACH HILBERS,

WILL GHOLSTON, BLAKE KOLO, CHARLES LANGFORD, BRUCE BUFFMEYER

2007 RECORD

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Aug. 28 vs. Birmingham Groves, 7 p.m.

Sept. 5 at Lake Orion, 7 p.m.

Sept. 12 vs. Royal Oak, 7 p.m.

Sept. 19 at Clarkston, 7 p.m.

Sept. 26 vs. Troy, 7 p.m.

Oct. 3 vs. Southfield-Lathrup, 7 p.m.

Oct. 10 at Troy Athens, 7 p.m.

Oct. 17 at Birmingham Seaholm, 7 p.m.

Oct. 24 vs. Oak Park, 7 p.m.



Eaglets have shot at revengeheartbreaking, 49-36 defeat.

Ironically, East Grand Rapids iswhere St. Mary’s will open the seasonon Aug. 29.

“We had that set up a monthbefore we even got to the (2007) finalbecause they were looking for a firstgame (in 2008),” Porritt said. “We’regoing to play them the next two years.There’s a lot of hype already.”

The Eaglets’ 2008 offense will beled by junior quarterback RobertBolden, who threw for 907 yards andseven touchdowns last season.

“He’s already a great quarterbackand he’s just going to get better,”Porritt said.

Pounding the rock through defens-es will be senior running back SamFioroni, who rushed for 473 yards andnine touchdowns last season.

Senior Dion Sims, the Eaglets’leading receiver in 2007, will alsoreturn after catching for 604 yards

and three touchdowns last year, whilesenior Justin Semmes will be countedon at fullback.

Senior Suave Lavallis will be theteam’s primary kickoff and puntreturner, after amassing a total of 684yards on returns and scoring twotouchdowns last season.

Paving the way will be an offensiveline with only one returning starter,senior tackle Christian Brandt.

“That’s a little scary going into thefirst game, but they mature prettyfast and by the end of the season theyshould be pretty good,” Porritt said.“We have a little bit of a spreadoffense in the shotgun, then we runwhat we call our Ace offense withdouble wings, and we run a powergame off of that.”

On the defensive side, seniorJames Huddleston is expected tostart at defensive end and make a bigimpact, according to Porritt.

There’s already been a lot of hype about the season-opening rematch between St. Mary’s and defending Division 3 state champion East Grand Rapids,according to St. Mary’s Coach George Porritt. The Eaglets battled East Grand Rapids in the 2007 state finals, losing after five overtime sessions. (SpinalColumn Newsweekly photo/Amy K. Lockard)

Seniors Devon Shadwick andDe’Andre Perkins will be the primarydefensive tackles.

“We have a lot of kids coming backon defense so we hope that they willjump start us and keep us in ball-games and give us a chance to win,”Porritt said. “We play a lot of hawk,and we’ve got a blitz package off that.Our 4-4 defense is more of an attackstyle.”

With a schedule that includesDetroit Catholic Central, Brother Riceand Davison, the Eaglets will be put tothe test but they believe they are upfor the challenge.

“Our goal is always the state cham-pionship, but to win the CatholicLeague is important because we knowwe play in such a strong league,”Porritt said. “We probably put a lot ofpressure on ourselves to obtain thosegoals.” ❏

— Michael Shelton

lmost nine months after playingin a state final for the ages, thelong wait is over and Orchard

Lake St. Mary’s can resume the chasefor a state championship it just missedout on claiming.

“I think they’re very excited, and wehave a great number of seniors thatplayed in that (2007 state final) game,”said St. Mary’s Head Coach GeorgePorritt. “It didn’t end the way theywanted it to last year, but it was a greatfootball game.”

The Eaglets finished 10-3 in 2007,marching through the playoffs andadvancing to the Division 3 final, wherethey battled East Grand Rapids in fiveovertime sessions before suffering a

St. Mary’s opensseason against

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Aug. 28 at East Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.

Sept. 5 at Detroit Jesuit at Ferndale, 7 p.m.

Sept. 13 vs. Flint Southwestern Academy, 1 p.m.

Sept. 20 at Warren De La Salle at Warren Fitzgerald, 7 p.m.

Sept. 27 at Birm. Brother Rice at Southfield-Lathrup, 7 p.m.

Oct. 4 vs. Detroit Catholic Central, 1 p.m.

Oct. 11 vs. Dearborn Divine Child, 1 p.m.

Oct. 17 at Davison, 7 p.m.

Oct. 25 at Prep Bowl at Ford Field, TBA

COACH: GEORGE PORRITT

TWENTIETH SEASON

STAFF:

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2007 RECORD

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