Because of my late announcement last week, we didn't have all too many entries into our MIPrepZone Football Picks Contest. But I will announce the winner(s) of our two t-shirts here. And we'll see how I did in our Week 1 games.

I finished 15-3, missing out on the Fenton-Harrison and Southfield-King games in Division 2 and Madison-Consortium in Division 6. Basically, everyone got the Madison game wrong. Albert Karschnia was the king this past weekend, finishing 16-2. Like me, he missed Fenton-Harrison and Madison-Consortium.
Chris Elliott was 15-3, missing the Fenton-Harrison, Avondale-Lahser and Madison-Consortium. Both win MIPrepZone t-shirts. Congratulations.

Standings
Albert Karschnia (16-2)
Chris Elliott (15-3)
Ken Swart (13-5)
Allen Toubia (12-6)

My predictions
(actual result in parenthesis)
Division 1
Davison (6-3) at Clarkston (9-0) - CLARKSTON 34, DAVISON 9 (Clarkston 41, Davison 0)
Detroit Catholic Central (5-4) at Hartland - CATHOLIC CENTRAL 34, HARTLAND 10 (Catholic Central 21, Hartland 15)
Howell (6-3) at Walled Lake Northern (7-2) - WALLED LAKE NORTHERN 38, HOWELL 27 (Walled Lake Northern 41, Howell 27)
Sterling Heights Stevenson (6-3) at Lake Orion (8-1) - LAKE ORION 24, STEVENSON 13 (Lake Orion 35, Stevenson 0)

Division 2
Farmington Hills Harrison (6-3) at Fenton (8-1) - HARRISON 27, FENTON 20 (Fenton 22, Harrison 19)
Farmington (6-3) at Walled Lake Western (7-2) - WL WESTERN 27, FARMINGTON 13 (WL Western 31, Farmington 28)
Oxford (6-3) at Birmingham Seaholm (8-1) - OXFORD 20, SEAHOLM 17 (Oxford 42, Seaholm 8)
Birmingham Brother Rice (7-2) at Port Huron (7-2) - BROTHER RICE 24, PORT HURON 7 (Brother Rice 47, Port Huron 26)
Detroit Cody (6-3) at Oak Park (7-2) -OAK PARK 20, DETROIT CODY 6 (Oak Park 35, Detroit Cody 20)
Detroit Martin Luther King (6-3) at Southfield (6-3) - KING 33, SOUTHFIELD 20 (Southfield 22, King 19)

Division 3
South Lyon East (5-4) at Orchard Lake St. Mary's (7-2) - ST. MARY'S 41, SOUTH LYON EAST 3 (St. Mary's 59, South Lyon East 7)
Bloomfield Hills Lahser (6-3) at Auburn Hills Avondale (8-1) - AVONDALE 27, LAHSER 19 (Avondale 21, Lahser 19)

Division 4
Livonia Clarenceville (6-3) at Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (8-1) - NOTRE DAME PREP 24, CLARENCEVILLE 0 (Notre Dame Prep 41, Clarenceville 20)
Detroit Country Day (7-2) at Clintondale (9-0) - COUNTRY DAY 23, CLINTONDALE 13 (Country Day 35, Clintondale 0)

Division 6
Detroit Consortium (6-3) at Madison Heights Madison (8-1) - MADISON 34, CONSORTIUM 13 (Detroit Consortium 8, Madison 3)

Division 7 
Royal Oak Shrine (5-4) at Detroit Loyola (9-0) - LOYOLA 34, SHRINE 13 (Loyola 36, Shrine 7)
Flint Beecher (5-4) at Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest (5-3) - BEECHER 27, LUTHERAN NORTHWEST 13 (Beecher 35, Lutheran Northwest 21)

Division 8
Pittsford (7-2) at Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes (7-2) - LAKES 20, PITTSFORD 14 (Lakes 15, Pittsford 7)

Kind of crazy to think that just 18 hours ago we were looking at 77 degree weather, with sunshine. But I guess football weather returned just in time for the playoffs, which begin tonight. Oakland County has 22 teams competing in 18 games.
I'll be picking my winners below. And if you'd like to get in on the action, you can. And I'm going to award MIPrepZone t-shirts to the Top-2 pickers - based on the correct number of winners picked. All you need to do is email your winners to me by 4 p.m. today - the start of our first game of the night. I'll provide more details below.

For now, here are my selections for this weekend's games:

Division 1
Davison (6-3) at Clarkston (9-0) - CLARKSTON 34, DAVISON 9
Detroit Catholic Central (5-4) at Hartland - CATHOLIC CENTRAL 34, HARTLAND 10
Howell (6-3) at Walled Lake Northern (7-2) - WALLED LAKE NORTHERN 38, HOWELL 27
Sterling Heights Stevenson (6-3) at Lake Orion (8-1) - LAKE ORION 24, STEVENSON 13

Division 2
Farmington Hills Harrison (6-3) at Fenton (8-1) - HARRISON 27, FENTON 20
Farmington (6-3) at Walled Lake Western (7-2) - WL WESTERN 27, FARMINGTON 13
Oxford (6-3) at Birmingham Seaholm (8-1) - OXFORD 20, SEAHOLM 17
Birmingham Brother Rice (7-2) at Port Huron (7-2) - BROTHER RICE 24, PORT HURON 7
Detroit Cody (6-3) at Oak Park (7-2) -OAK PARK 20, DETROIT CODY 6
Detroit Martin Luther King (6-3) at Southfield (6-3) - KING 33, SOUTHFIELD 20

Division 3
South Lyon East (5-4) at Orchard Lake St. Mary's (7-2) - ST. MARY'S 41, SOUTH LYON EAST 3
Bloomfield Hills Lahser (6-3) at Auburn Hills Avondale (8-1) - AVONDALE 27, LAHSER 19

Division 4
Livonia Clarenceville (6-3) at Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (8-1) - NOTRE DAME PREP 24, CLARENCEVILLE 0
Detroit Country Day (7-2) at Clintondale (9-0) - COUNTRY DAY 23, CLINTONDALE 13

Division 6
Detroit Consortium (6-3) at Madison Heights Madison (8-1) - MADISON 34, CONSORTIUM 13

Division 7 
Royal Oak Shrine (5-4) at Detroit Loyola (9-0) - LOYOLA 34, SHRINE 13
Flint Beecher (5-4) at Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest (5-3) - BEECHER 27, LUTHERAN NORTHWEST 13

Division 8
Pittsford (7-2) at Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes (7-2) - LAKES 20, PITTSFORD 14


CONTEST: Pick the winners of the 18 games below and email them to me at jason.schmitt@oakpress.com by 4 p.m. today. Put FOOTBALL PICKS CONTEST in the subject line. Just pick the winner of each game and as a tiebreaker, pick the total number of points scored in the Oxford-Seaholm game. The two people with the most correct picks will win an MIPrepZone t-shirt. All ties go to the tiebreaker. Any incomplete submissions may be disqualified. Please include a contact phone number if you would. Good luck.

Sorry it's taken me a couple days to catch up. Didn't want anyone to think I had forgotten how our Division 2 and 3 teams did this past weekend.
Country Day took care of business in Holland, tallying 39 team points to finish what it started at the beginning of the season. They Yellowjackets beat everyone this past year.
They beat four of the top five teams in Division 1 (Huron, Brother Rice, Novi and Troy - didn't play Northville). They beat three of the top four teams in Division 2 (Midland Dow, Forest Hills Central and Northern). They topped the top two teams in Division 4 (Greenhills and Liggett) and crushed everyone in Division 3.
On Saturday, Country Day had everyone reach the finals, with seven of eight flights capturing state titles. Max Fliegner capped off a brilliant first season on the courts with a state title at No. 1 singles. He beat Plainwell's Jan Krakora 7-5, 6-4 in the championship match. His teammates, Sven Kranz (No. 2) and Rishi Patel (No. 3) lost a combined eight games in eight matches to dominate their flights.
The doubles were equally impressive, winning everything in straight sets the entire weekend. Alex Gruskin and Patrick Adams dropped just three games before beating 2-seeded Mike Kincaid and Matt VanWinkle of St. Joseph, 6-2, 7-6 (5) in the final. Max Lee and Lorenz Gahn (at No. 2) lost no more than five games in a match all day, beating St. Joe's Ryan Teich and Jared Kuntz in their final. Blake Burstein and Rishab Nayak mirrored Lee and Gahn's feat, dropping no more than five games in any one match before beating St. Joe's Sam Singler and Ed Nieh in the finals at No. 3.
It was a remarkable run for the Yellowjackets, which graduate six players from this lineup.
Cranbrook put forth a great tournament as well, finishing a spot ahead of their state ranking - third overall. Matthew McCormick, Mark Sable, Will Dube' and Nithin Davuluri all reached at least the semifinals in singles, while the doubles teams of Alex David-Taylor Ghesquiere, Wyatt Kayne-Stephane Teste, Joe Cavataio-Russell Lee and Chase Ghesquiere-Nolan Trepeck all made the final four as well.
My predictions weren't too far off this year. But Division 3 is a little easier to predict.

No. 1 singles
My prediction: Max Fliegner (DCD) over Jake Stants (SJ)
Actual: Max Fliegner (DCD) over Jan Krakora (PL)

No. 2 singles
My prediction: Sven Kranz (DCD) over Thomas Bellio (SJ)
Actual: Sven Kranz (DCD) over Thomas Bellio (SJ)

No. 3 singles
My Prediction: Rishi Patel (DCD) over Jesper Ke (SJ)
Actual: Rishi Patel (DCD) over Will Dube (CK)

No. 4 singles
My Prediction: Nithin Davuluri (CK) over Max Shanbrom (DCD)
Actual: Kenny Garstecki (SJ) over Max Shanbrom (DCD)

No. 1 doubles
My Prediction: Alex Gruskin-Patrick Adams (DCD) over Mike Kincaid-Matt VanWinkle (SJ)
Actual: Alex Gruskin-Patrick Adams (DCD) over Mike Kincaid-Matt VanWinkle (SJ)

No. 2 doubles
My Prediction: Max Lee-Lorenz Gahn (DCD) over Ryan Teich-Jared Kuntz (SJ)
Actual: Max Lee-Lorenz Gahn (DCD) over Ryan Teich-Jared Kuntz (SJ)

No. 3 doubles
My Prediction: Blake Burstein-Rishab Nayak (DCD) over Sam Singler-Ed Nieh (SJ)
Actual: Blake Burstein-Rishab Nayak (DCD) over Sam Singler-Ed Nieh (SJ)

No. 4 doubles
My Prediction: Matt Stebbins-D.J. Bailey (DCD) over Eric Miller-Nick Stants (SJ)
Actual: Matt Stebbins-D.J. Bailey (DCD) over Eric Miller-Nick Stants (SJ)


At the Division 2 finals, Midland Dow once again proved it had no challengers. It won five flight championships. One flight it did not win was No. 2 doubles. Birmingham Seaholm's Zach Tayler-Griffen Neel capped off a spectacular season, winning the flight championship after beating Midland Dow's David Goslin and Colin Angell. Tayler and Neel did not drop a set in the tournament and helped their team to a Top-5 finish.
Also helping the Maples was the No. 4 doubles team of Alex Cross and Will Geller, who knocked off the 3-seed (Portage Central) on its way to the finals, where they lost to an unseeded Forest Hills Central team. Alec Tropea, at No. 4 singles, was a semifinalist for Seaholm.
Though Dow and a couple of the west side teams made most of the headlines at Holly/Fenton, a couple more county teams made some noise, too. Berkley, really the surprise, underdog team in the tournament, finished a surprising 10th place. Coach Lenny Waldman's team, which finished behind Seaholm and Groves at the regional tournament, took advantage of some nice draws and great play to score eight points on Saturday. Sam Subia, unseeded at No. 4 singles, beat a pair of seeded players to reach the semifinals.
Andover's Danny Harwood and Ethan Beattie gave the county another semifinalist, finishing among the top-four at No. 3 doubles.
Division 2 is always the hardest for me to predict because the competition is very balanced and many of the top teams are a bit unfamiliar to me. The only team I nailed was Forest Hills Northern, though I had them finishing third, not fourth. Here's a look at who I had in the finals at each flight, and what actually happened.

No. 1 singles
My prediction: Billy Heckman (PC) over Davis Crocker (KLN)
Actual: Davis Crocker (KLN) over Billy Heckman (PC)

No. 2 singles
My prediction: Austin Woody (MD) over Rob Stevens (PC)
Actual: Austin Woody (MD) over Rob Stevens (PC)

No. 3 singles
My Prediction: Juli Guerra (MD) over Trevor VanderKlok (PC)
Actual: Juli Guerra (MD) over Trevor VanderKlok (PC)

No. 4 singles
My Prediction: Michael Szabo (MD) over Freddy Heegen (UDJ)
Actual: Michael Szabo (MD) over Justin Minzlaff (FHN)

No. 1 doubles
My Prediction: Jason Chang-Vikram Shanker (MD) over Daichi Hirakawa-Abhiram Krishnan (PC)
Actual: Jason Chang-Vikram Shanker (MD) over Mat Denison-Stan Lassen (BCL)

No. 2 doubles
My Prediction: David Goslin-Colin Angell (MD) over Zach Tayler-Griffen Neel (BS)
Actual: Zach Tayler-Griffen Neel (BS) over David Goslin-Colin Angell (MD)

No. 3 doubles
My Prediction: Patrick Eschbach-Mark Gorte (MD) over Amey Vrudhula-Nico Finelli (FHC)
Actual: Patrick Eschbach-Mark Gorte (MD) over Amey Vrudhula-Nico Finelli (FHC)

No. 4 doubles
My Prediction: Andrew Camp-David Read (MD) over Anirudh Ghantasala-Sam Han (PC)
Actual: Joey McClure-Matt Gebhardt (FHC) over Alex Cross-Will Geller (BS)

I've got to say, I hate rain. And if you were a tennis fan this weekend, I'm sure you're with me. Rain played a big part in the festivities. Indoor tennis is tolerable, but not for 20 straight hours. There's nothing like seeing 200-plus people surrounding a court late on Day 2 of the finals.
Regardless, I spent my weekend up in Midland watching some great tennis. And I've got to start things off by saluting the performance Ann Arbor Huron put on for the crowd. They far exceeding everyone's predictions, probably even their own. I know they exceeded mine. I underestimated their "ability to finish." I believed they had the talent, and the draws, to put themselves in a position to be there in the end. But I felt Brother Rice and Novi had the top-end talent to pull away.
But instead, that's exactly what Huron did. The River Rats clinched the title with seven flight finals yet to be played. Six of their eight semifinalists scored wins, and three of them went on to win it all. I didn't see any winning flight championships. So congratulations to Huron, which, as I was told, will return a plethora of talent next year, starting at the top with No. 1 Jack Petersen. Consider them the favorite, starting now.
As for Novi and Rice, which I had picked to finish 1-2, they each had their troubles in head-to-head matchups with Huron. Rice was the first to fall, dropping semifinal matches to the River Rats at three flights. In two of those three, Huron went on to win titles. Novi directly controlled its own destiny as well, but dropped two semifinal matches to Huron and three more in the finals.
Again, Kudos to the River Rats. They definitely deserved to win their second-straight state title.

One of the big reasons I wanted to be in Midland on Friday-Saturday was the draw at No. 1 singles. I can't remember a more talented, or deep, top draw. By the end of the weekend, it included three different No. 1 singles state champs. Troy's Brett Forman won it all in 2010. Tyler Gardiner won it as a junior a year ago. And on Saturday, Utica Eisenhower's Ed Covalschi picked up a pair of impressive victories, beating Forman and Gardiner back-to-back to claim his title.
Fans packed the stands, and wall, to watch both matches, starting at 9 a.m. Gardiner beat Petersen in one semifinal on the first court, while Covalschi beat Forman in an exciting three-setter on the next court over. Forman beat Covalschi in the first set in what his coach said was his best match of the season. But Covalschi eventually wore out the Troy senior, who cramped up in the third set. I was excited to get a chance to see Covalschi play, and he lived up to the reputation that preceded him.
Some of the best tennis - aside from that semifinal match - at No. 1 singles took place on Day 1. While on my way up to Midland, I was notified that Rochester Adams sophomore Justin Hyman was up a set and had a 6-5 lead on No. 3 seed Tim Wang of Novi. Despite facing two match points, Wang rallied to win the match and secure two big points for his team. This was a match I thought could be trouble for the Wildcats.
Also on Friday, Stoney Creek's Nick Fiaschetti beat Catholic Central's Michael Dube' in three sets in a bit of an upset. Though anyone who's seen Fiaschetti play the past few weeks wasn't surprised. He's one of a few players in the draw that in most years would have been seeded - Hyman and Troy Athens Richard Zhang to name a couple others.

Congratulations to Oakland County's three flight champions on Saturday. Novi's Pavan Rao won at No. 4 singles, while Brother Rice's Nos. 3-4 doubles teams walked away as winners. Joey Hildebrand and Johnny Cameron knocked off Ann Arbor Huron at No. 3, while David Weatherford and Brendan Dillon went through their draw losing just seven games in four matches.

As a team, Huron made my predictions look a little silly. I didn't want to reveal my individual predictions before the draws because I didn't want to put any undue pressure on the kids. But I'll reveal them now. I hit some, and missed on some, thanks in large part to the success of the River Rats.

No. 1 singles
My prediction: Covalschi (UE) over Gardiner (NOR)
Actual: Covalschi (UE) over Gardiner (NOR)

No. 2 singles
My prediction: Connor Johnston (NOR) over Michael Trupiano (DCC)
Actual: Connor Johnston (NOR) over Jack Hamaty (BBR)

No. 3 singles
My Prediction: Koushik Kondapi (NOV) over Colin Williams (AAH)
Actual: Colin Williams (AAH) over Koushik Kondapi (NOV)

No. 4 singles
My Prediction: Pavan Rao (NOV) over Jon Seyhun (AAH)
Actual: Pavan Rao (NOV) over Jon Seyhun (AAH)

No. 1 doubles
My Prediction: Jason Carless-Andrew Ying (NOV) over Akihiro Ota-Aaron Brodkey (AAH)
Actual: Akihiro Ota-Aaron Brodkey (AAH) over Jason Carless-Andrew Ying (NOV)

No. 2 doubles
My Prediction: George Hamaty-Connor Parks (BBR) over Nishant Kakar-Michael Chang (NOV)
Actual: Max Teener-Ryan Stark (AAH) over Nishant Kakar-Michael Chang (NOV)

No. 3 doubles
My Prediction: Joey Hildebrand-Johnny Cameron (BBR) over George Lu-Michael Bondin (AAH)
Actual: Joey Hildebrand-Johnny Cameron (BBR) over George Lu-Michael Bondin (AAH)

No. 4 doubles
My Prediction: David Weatherford-Brendan Dillon (BBR) over Shashank Chitta-Kevin Xu (NOV)
Actual: David Weatherford-Brendan Dillon (BBR) over Austin Luker-Will Brenner (AAH)


I will try to blog about the Division 2 and 3 finals later today. Because I was on site in Midland, I was unable to communicate with my other coaches. Country Day did dominate in Division 3, while Birmingham Seaholm was one of five Oakland County teams to finish among the Top-12 in Division 2.

A year ago, I predicted the boys state finals. I'm back to try it again. Everyone likes predictions, right? So I'm gonna give it a shot, here, now.

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Division 1
Novi 30, Birmingham Brother Rice 28, Ann Arbor Huron 27, Northville 18, Troy 17, Novi Detroit Catholic Central 14, Traverse City Central 13, Port Huron Northern 13, Rochester Adams 11, Ann Arbor Pioneer 10, Utica Eisenhower 9, Holland West-Ottawa 8, Troy Athens 6, Ann Arbor Skyline 6, Midland 5, Grosse Pointe South 3, Romeo 2, Grandville 2, Grand Blanc 1, Kalamazoo Central 1, Stoney Creek 1, Livonia Stevenson 0, Livonia Churchill 0

Thoughts: Novi beat everyone in Division 1 this year - save for a 4-4 tie with Brother Rice - and it really showed in the respect the Wildcats received in their seeds. Novi received four top seeds, and I see them taking home three state titles, and finishing runner-up in two more flights. Brother Rice has had its mini ups and downs the last month of the season, but if the Warriors' depth can really come through for the team, I see them sweeping 2-3-4 doubles. It's unfortunate that No. 1 Gunnar Peery has the worst draw in the entire tournament - a second-round matchup with Eisenhower's Ed Covalschi, who I think will win this tournament without dropping a set.
I could very easily see Huron and Rice swapping positions, but I don't see either of them catching Novi at the top. The only way this happens is if Huron's doubles catch fire and outplay their seeds at three or four flights. OR, if Rochester Adams' Justin Hyman brings his A-game and pulls off an upset of No. 3 seeded Tim Wang in the second round. Hyman is a star on the rise and could just do it.
My pleasant surprise is Catholic Central, which, if it rides the momentum it gained at the regional tournament, could finish in the top-six. Michael Trupiano played great at the regional, as did Gabe Apaza. And the Shamrocks' doubles teams have some decent draws, giving the team some opportunities to scores additional points.

Division 2
Midland Dow 38, Portage Central 26, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern 19, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central 17, Detroit U-D Jesuit 16, Okemos 13, Birmingham Seaholm 12, Battle Creek Lakeview 12, Bloomfield Hills Andover 11, Birmingham Groves 8, North Farmington 6, Berkley 6, Bloomfield Hills Lahser 5, Grosse Pointe North 5, Kalamazoo Loy-Norrix 4, Holly 2, Ortonville-Brandon 2, Gibralter Carlson 0, Wyandotte Roosevelt 0, Southgate Anderson 0, Dearborn Divine Child 0, Dexter 0.

Thoughts: This was a no brainer as far as who will win it. And it was tough for me to pick against Midland Dow at any of the seven flights it is seeded No. 1 at. So I didn't. The Chargers will roll to their fourth-straight Division 2 title. Locally, eight of the 18 teams at Holly/Fenton this weekend are from Oakland County.
Though I don't see any of them contending for a title, I do see six finishing among the top 13. I like Seaholm's No. 2 doubles team of Zach Tayler and Griffen Neal reaching the finals at their flight.
It was also nice to see Berkley get a few breaks in the draw. The Bears have three flights (2-singles, 1-doubles and 4-doubles) where I like their second-round matchups. Win all three and the team might just finish Top-11.

Division 3
Birmingham Detroit Country Day 39, St. Joseph 31, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 26, East Grand Rapids 20, Grand Rapids Christian 16, Petoskey 15, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern 14, Holland Christian 10, Haslett 9, Richmond 8, Sturgis 7, DeWitt 6, Spring Lake 4, Cadillac 4, Hamilton 4, St. Clair 4, Otsego 3, Parma Western 2, Plainwell 2, Grosse Ile 1, Chelsea 1, Trenton 1, Charlotte 1, Riverview 0

Thoughts: I know, I know, Country Day's Max Shanbrom beat Cranbrook's Nithin Davuluri in the regional final to earn the No. 1 seed at 4-singles. But if the two do make it to the championship match, it'll be their third meeting, the tiebreaker.Though I'd like to see Country Day sweep the finals, I think Davuluri might prove to be the spoiler. Other than that, it's smooth sailing for the Yellowjackets. Too talented top (Max Fliegner and Sven Kranz) to bottom (Matt Stebbins-D.J. Bailey).
And St. Joseph, in any other year, might have a team worthy of winning a state championship. But this year it'll have to settle for second. The seeds and draws favor Cranbrook to sneak past East Grand Rapids. But the Cranes will have to play up to those seeds. I anticipate Cranbrook reaching the finals in all eight flights, with Davuluri's run at No. 4 capping things off.

Congratulations to all the county teams moving on to state competition this upcoming weekend. I wasn't able to make it out to all the regions, but did see a couple great matches on Thursday and Friday.

• I have to give Country Day a shout out for sweeping its regional. The Yellowjackets won in straight sets at seven flights before gathering to cheer on senior Max Shanbrom, who beat Cranbrook's Nithin Davuluri in three tough sets at No. 4 singles. Country Day will now take its talents to Holland, where it'll not only look to win its second-straight state tennis title, but do so in impressive fashion.
• Both Troy and Brother Rice were also heavily favored in their regions and they did not disappoint. Rice won seven of eight flights - all in which it was seeded No. 1 - and scored 30 team points at the Rochester regional. All four of its doubles teams (Blake Hildebrand-Gavin McNulty, George Hamaty-Connor Parks, Joey Hildebrand-Johnny Cameron and David Weatherford-Brendan Dillon) walked away champions, without dropping a set. Coach Kurt Zaske will need these eight to play their best this weekend in Midland, at least if the Warriors want a chance to win a state title.
  Troy won six of eight flights over at Grosse Pointe South. The Colts were pretty balanced, winning three of four singles, and doubles flights. Senior Brett Forman beat Athens Richard Zhang 6-4, 6-0 at No. 1 singles. He seems to be playing the best tennis of the season at just the right time. It was also nice to see Athens earn its way up to Midland, a year after falling a point short. Zhang, Eric Flewelling, Jason Potter and Sheevam Naik all reached the regional final at 1-4 singles, with Naik winning his flight championship.
• Over at Novi, I had the chance to see three of what will be of the top seeds at the Division 1 tournament this weekend. Northville's Tyler Gardiner topped a talented No. 1 singles field that also included Novi's Tim Wang, Catholic Central's Michael Dube' and Lakeland's Alex Kim.
  Gardiner will be the top seed in Midland, Wang will lead what could be the favorite team in Midland and Dube' will make his third-straight trip to the finals, as Catholic Central, buoyed by a great performance by No. 2 Michael Trupiano, had a great showing Friday.
• I mentioned before the regionals began that I felt Seaholm had a chance to pull even with Groves at Thursday's Division 2 tournament at Groves. Not only did the Maples catch the Falcons, they passed them by, winning five flight championships. Alex Tropea at No. 4 singles, along with the 1-4 doubles teams of Jason Mondry-Ben McDermott, Zach Tayler-Griffen Neal, Aaron Rosen-Brendan Knight and Alex Cross-Will Geller all won titles. Rosen and Knight, and Cross and Geller, lost their regular-season matches to their Groves' counterparts. But both teams won tight, three-setters this time around.
  One of the more feel-good stories from this past week's regionals is that Berkley also qualified out for the Division 2 state tournament. The Bears reached at least the semifinals in all flights, and two made it to the finals. Sam Subia fell to Tropea at No. 4 singles, while Jason Sachse and Jim Demery fell to Mondry and McDermott at No. 1 doubles. Congratulations to coach Lenny Waldman and his Bears.
• Seaholm, Groves and Berkley aren't the only Oakland County teams making the trip to Holly/Fenton. Andover, Lahser and North Farmington qualified out of the North Farmington region, and Ortonville-Brandon will make the short trip up the road to join host Holly, which won the Fenton regional. That makes eight county teams competing in Division 2, of 18 total. Not too bad.

Below is a list of all the regional tournament information we gathered Thursday and Friday. I'm still missing some scores, but all the winners should be complete. 

Division 1

(at Rochester)

TEAM SCORES: Birmingham Brother Rice 30; Rochester Adams 20; West Bloomfield 16; Stoney Creek 15; Clarkston 8; Rochester 7; Lake Orion 4; Walled Lake Central 3; Waterford Kettering 0; Waterford Mott 0
CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES — 1. Justin Hyman (RA) d. Nick Fiaschetti (SC) 6-3, 6-4; 2. Jack Hamaty (BR) d. Charles Xu (RA) 6-2, 6-2; 3. Chase Perry (BR) d. Rahul Jain (RA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; 4. Michael Ciraci (BR) d. Alexis Haselwanter (CL) 6-1, 6-0
CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES — 1. Blake Hildebrand-Gavin McNulty (BR) d. Chris Stanbury-Jake Kruk (SC) 7-6 (5), 6-1; 2. George Hamaty-Connor Parks (BR) d. Matt Beckstrom- Luke Brunson (R) 6-0, 6-2; 3. Joey Hildebrand-Johnny Cameron (BR) d. Austin Trieu-Rishi Mehta (RA) 6-2, 6-1; 4. David Weatherford-Brendan Dillon (BR) d. Paul Seyferth-Brandon Meharg (SC) 6-0, 6-1
  

Division 1

(at Novi)

TEAM RESULTS: Novi 29, Northville 22, Novi Detroit Catholic Central 21, Howell 9, Brighton 7, Walled Lake Western 6, Hartland 5, Lakeland 4, Walled Lake Northern 1, Milford 0
CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES — 1. Tyler Gardiner (NOR), d. Tim Wang (NOV) 6-1, 6-1; 2. Michael Trupiano (CC) d. Connor Johnston (NOR) 0-6, 7-6 (4), (10-6); 3. Koushik Kondapi (NOV) d. Gabe Apaza (CC) 6-3, 6-0; 4. Pavan Rao (NOV) d. Rahul Raj (NOR) 6-0, 6-1
CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES — 1. Jason Carless-Andrew Ying (NOV) d. Matt Evasic-Brian Manney (NOR) 6-1, 7-5; 2. Michael Chang-Nishant Kakar (NOV) d. Andrew Hinrichs-Austin Beyer (CC) 6-0, 6-2; 3. Jon Thompson-Maxx Anderson (NOV) d. Danny Vargovick-Nick Landi (CC) 6-0, 6-2; 4. Shashank Chitta-Kevin Xu (NOV) d. Jason Wang-Oliver Daniel (NOR) 6-0, 6-2

Division 1

(at Grosse Pointe South)

TEAM SCORES: Troy 30; Troy Athens 21; Grosse Pointe South 21; Warren Cousino 15; Warren De La Salle 9; Fraser 4; Sterling Heights Henry Ford 4; Sterling Heights Stevenson 4; Royal Oak 3; Warren Mott 1; Sterling Heights 0
CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES — 1. Brett Forman (T) d. Richard Zhang (TA) 6-4, 6-0; 2. Vinai Reddy (T) d. Eric Flewelling (TA) 6-1, 6-1; 3. Michael Faber (T) d. Jason Potter (TA) 6-2, 6-2; 4. Sheevam Naik (TA) d. Tarun Kalyaranaman (T) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES — 1. Saumil Shah-Pramod Mulabagula (T) d. David Wittwer-Michael Schaller (GPS); 2. Victor Flynn-Patrick Dietz (GPS) d. Connor Dubay-Alex Balte (T); 3. Raghav Prabhu-Andrea Ingram (T) d. Stephen VanWalleghem-Brendan Clune (GPS) 4. Kevin Fietsam-Sachin Ketkar (T) d. Eddy Champane-William Norris (GPS)    

Division 2

(at Fenton)

TEAM SCORES: Holly 27, Ortonville-Brandon 18, Flushing 16, Lapeer East 9, Swartz Creek 8, Fenton 8, Alpena 6, Bay City Central 2, Flint Kearsley 2
CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES — 1. Spencer Navarre (OB) d. Jeff Sophiea (H) 6-3, 6-3; 2. Nathan Navarre (OB) d. Connor Bilkos (H) 6-1, 6-4; 3. Nick Skinsacos (OB) d. Evan Vergith 7-6 (6), 6-2; 4. Matt Jones (OB) d. Dillon Sink (H) 6-4, 7-5
CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES — 1. Parker Rowse-Craig Richards (H) d. Samyck Harsh-Noah Barney-Steinke (A) 6-2, 6-2; 2. Taylor Mills-Lorenzo Rodriguez (H) d. Matt Hoff-Nick Donley (FL) 6-2, 7-6 (5); 3. Parker Cuthbert-Aaron Vergith (H) d. John Millem-Jesse Hale (SC) 6-3, 6-2; 4. Dan Olson-Phillip Wu (FL) d. Morgan Baylis-Gunnar LaFave (H) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2

Division 2

(at North Farmington)

TEAM SCORES: Bloomfield Hills Andover 18, Bloomfield Hills Lahser 13, North Farmington 12, Dexter 9, Farmington 2, Pinckney 2, Farmington Hills Harrison 0
CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES — 1. Griffin Mertz (NF) d. Alex Barberio (D) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1; 2. Brandon Alexander (BHA) d. Rohan Sinha (BHL) 6-1, 6-3; 3. David Gwizdala (BHA) d. Sam Gough (D) 6-2, 5-7, 6-1; 4. Gilbert Chen (BHA) d. Lorenzo Lorenzetti (BHL) 7-5, 6-3
CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES — 1. Dylan Deitch-Cuthbert Sun (BHA) d. Andrew Murtland-Rob Chapekis (NF) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; 2. A.J. Smith-Matt Meehan (BHL) d. Ben Beltser-Eric Bloom (BHA) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2; 3. Sachin Raval-Noah Garber (NF) d. Danny Harwood-Ethan Beattie (BHA) 6-3, 7-5; 4. Cameron Peres-Ben Weisberg (BHA) d. Ryan Nash Rakesh Rajukumar (NF) 6-1, 6-2

Division 2

(at Birmingham Groves)

TEAM SCORES: Birmingham Seaholm 20, Birmingham Groves 17, Berkley 10, Dearborn Divine Child 8
CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES — 1. Calvin Greer d. Vince Polarossi (DC); 2. Evan Ketai (G) d. Kenji Johnston (S) 6-3, 6-1; 3. Deon Griffin (G) d. Rocko Gibout 6-4, 6-3; 4. Alec Tropea (S) d. Sam Subia (B) 6-2, 6-0
CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES — 1. Jason Mondry-Ben McDermott (S) d. Jason Sachse-Jim Demery (B) 6-0, 6-1; 2. Zach Tayler-Griffen-Neal (S) d. Michael Shi-Bobby VanFaussien (G) 6-1, 6-2; 3. Aaron Rosen-Brendan Knight (S) d. Dustin Schwartz-Fritz Moosherr (G) 6-4, 1-6, 6-2; 4. Alex Cross-Will Geller (S) d. Brandon Herman-Austin Lessnau (G) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5

Division 3

(at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood)

TEAM SCORES: Birmingham Detroit Country Day 24, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood 16, Goodrich 7, Ferndale 6, Madison Heights Lamphere 5, West Bloomfield Frankel Jewish Academy 4, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES — 1. Max Fliegner (CD) d. Matthew McCormick (CK) 6-4, 6-2; 2. Sven Kranz (CD) d. Mark Sable (CK) 6-0, 6-0; 3. Rishi Patel (CD) d. Will Dube' (CK) 6-1, 6-1; 4. Max Shanbrom (CD) d. Nithin Davuluri (CK) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES — 1. Alex Gruskin-Patrick Adams (CD) d. Alex David-Taylor Ghesquiere (CK) 7-6 (2), 6-1; 2. Max Lee-Lorenz Gahn (CD) d. Wyatt Kayne-Stephane Teste (CK) 6-4, 6-1; 3. Blake Burstein-Rishab Nayak (CD) d. Josef Cavataio-Russell Lee (CK) 6-4, 6-1; 4. Matt Stebbins-D.J. Bailey (CD) d. Chase Ghesquiere-Nolan Trepeck (CK) 6-1, 6-4

Troy Athens - Division 1 regional runner-up at GPS

Birmingham Seaholm - Division 2 regional champion at Groves

Troy - Division 1 regional champ at GPS