So the MHSAA Individual Wrestling Finals is about to start. The kids have been preparing for this moment since their last match of 2012. It's the single biggest wrestling tournament in the country. And if you've ever been to The Palace for the three-day tournament, you'd be in awe. Oakland County has 71 wrestlers competing this season, down from the 79 it had last year. Below is a quick look at the tournament - as it pertains to the Oakland County contingent.

Team with the most individual qualifiers: Detroit Catholic Central, with 12

Returning state champions: Anthony Gonzales, Holly; Ken Bade, Catholic Central; Drew Garcia, Catholic Central

Returning state finalists: Malik Amine, Catholic Central; Mason Cleaver, Holly

Best bet to win a state championship: Drew Garcia, Catholic Central - He's the county's lone unbeaten wrestler (48-0). And that says a lot considering the Shamrocks insanely tough schedule this year. His biggest challenges at 171 would come in the semis against Grand Haven's Connor Moynihan (37-2) and in the finals, against Hartland's Mitchell Thomas (55-1).

Any other state champions? This one is tough. It's hard to gauge who might make a run at a title. Gonzales (135, D2) and Bade (135, D1) return as state champions, but each have been vulnerable at times and are wrestling in extremely tough weights. Gonzales will have to battle nationally-ranked Logan Massa of St. Johns in the finals. And that's only if he can get by teammate Mason Cleaver in the semis. Cleaver, himself, was a state runner-up last year. As for Bade, he enters with a 36-7 record (take into consideration CC's rugged schedule against national powers this season). Because of the way the state draw is set up, he's set to face Davison's Justin Oliver (12-1) in the semifinals. Oliver is a returning state champion himself. Rochester's Josh Wood is on a mission. But like everyone else on this list, he's in a very competitive bracket. He's ranked No. 1 at 125, but will most likely have to face off with a defending state champion in the semifinals - Howell's Ben Calandrino (or Temperance Bedford's Mitch Pawlak, whom Wood beat 12-11 in last week's team state quarterfinals). Malik Amine (140), Logan Marcicki (160) and Bob Coe (285) of CC are all ranked No. 1 at their weights. Amine did reach the finals last year. If he wins his first two matches, he'll most likely face Rochester's Kaelan Richards (#2) in the semifinals. If one of them makes it through to the finals, they'll be the favorite. Marcicki is a former state champion, so he knows what it takes.He's got a clear road to the semis, where I see him wrestling Rochester's Dean Vettese. The winner would probably get either Davison's Jordan Cooks, or perhaps Grand Haven's Dakota Juarez. Coe's biggest obstacle is in the semifinal, in the form of Holland West-Ottawa's Miguel Correa - the No. 2-ranked heavyweight. And Rochester's Shawn Shadaia, ranked No. 1 at 189, will probably have to get by BC Lakeview's Rodney Harvey in the semifinal. But he's got a legit chance at winning it all. Lamphere's Andrew Gorman (51-2) is ranked No. 1 at 112 pounds in Division 2. He's in a balanced draw and has the potential to be wrestling both Friday, and Saturday night.

One to watch: Unbeaten record or not, watch out for Brother Rice's Shon Powell (160). He'll likely face Juarez (41-0) in the second round Friday morning. That would be a great match, one in which I'm sure Juarez is not looking forward to. 

Below is a list of all Oakland County wrestlers competing at The Palace this weekend. To track each of them, go to our Live Update page on MIPrepZone all weekend long.

DIVISION 1
Birmingham Brother Rice
145 - Andrew Napieraj, Sr. (47-2)
160 - Shon Powell, Jr. (38-2)
189 - Josiah Thomas, Jr. (43-5)

Clarkston
152 - Nick Vandermeer, Sr. (40-5)
189 - Chris Calvano, Sr. (37-4)
215 - Adam Myers, Sr. (35-16)

Detroit Catholic Central
112 - Parker O'Brien, Jr. (33-14)
119 - Trevor Zdebski, So. (36-6)
125 - Evan Toth, Jr. (39-11)
130 - Myles Amine, So. (33-6)
135 - Ken Bade, Sr. (36-7)
140 - Malik Amine, Jr. (36-6)
152 - Mike Babicz, Sr. (34-17)
160 - Logan Marcicki, Jr. (32-5)
171 - Drew Garcia, Jr. (48-0)
189 - Nick Giese, So. (37-12)
189 - Jimmy Russell, Jr. (34-14)
285 - Robert Coe, Sr. (41-4)

Farmington
125 - Immanual Govantes, Sr. (46-5)

Farmington Hills Harrison
103 - Michael Volyanyuk, So. (42-7)
140 - Bobby Mathieson, Sr. (39-15)
145 - LaRone Mack, Sr. (42-10)

Lake Orion
285 - Paul Scott, Jr. (41-12)

Milford
285 - Noah Hosking, Sr. (50-3)

Oxford
103 - Alex Hrisopoulos, Fr. (42-4)
119 - Daniel Curtis, Sr. (37-12)
130 - Edwin Schlickenmeyer, Jr. (38-6)
145 - Rocco Borg, Sr. (47-2)
152 - Wesley Maskill, Jr. (36-11)
215 - Ben Line, Jr. (34-12)
285 - Zach Wood, Jr. (38-7)

Rochester
112 - Justin Kim, Sr. (48-7)
125 - Josh Wood, Sr. (15-0)
140 - Kaelan Richards, Sr. (52-2)
160 - Dean Vettese, Sr. (41-2)
171 - Shane Shadaia, Jr. (33-7)
189 - Shawn Shadaia, Jr. (50-1)

Rochester Adams
112 - Justin Schofield, Sr. (40-12)
119 - Stephen Biebelhausen, Sr. (27-9)
135 - Chris Mikhjain, Sr. (36-13)
145 - Jack Addy, Jr. (39-13)

Stoney Creek
112 - Kyle Noonan, Jr. (44-3)
140 - Jake Hazelton, Sr. (32-14)
152 - Andrew Price, So. (44-10)
215 - Austin Denha, Sr. (37-15)

Troy Athens
130 - Thomas Keyes, Jr. (44-6)
135 - Jazz Hubbard, Sr. (41-7)

Walled Lake Central
103 - Kaleb Marion, Fr. (40-10)
112 - Daniel Shear, So. (42-5)
160 - Mitch Craig, Sr. (42-5)

Walled Lake Northern
135 - Christian Lauderback, Jr. (42-6)

Walled Lake Western
130 - Austin Murray, Jr. (36-15)

Waterford Kettering
125 - Brandon Conrad, Jr. (32-16)
215 - Matt Okaiye, Jr. (45-3)
285 - Tommy Edwards, Sr. (47-7)

West Bloomfield
125 - Ross Bahro, Jr. (46-3)
 
DIVISION 2
Auburn Hills Avondale
145 - Grant Sharkey, Sr. (41-6)
171 - Dillon Brancheau, Sr. (39-12)

Ferndale
160 - Eric Bird, Sr. (24-10)

Hazel Park
152 - Keith Bucholtz, Sr. (28-13)

Holly
103 - Colton Cleaver, Fr. (40-13)
125 - Sam Johnson, Fr. (41-14)
135 - Mason Cleaver, Sr. (50-2)
135 - Anthony Gonzales, Sr. (50-3)
160 - Andrew Scott, Jr. (40-4)

Madison Heights Lamphere
112 - Andrew Gorman, Sr. (51-2)
135 - Evan Reich, Sr. (42-9)

Ortonville-Brandon
103 - Bryan Lavearn, Fr. (48-4)

Southfield
130 - Davion Williams, Jr. (35-11)
135 - Delando Davis-Wright, Sr. (38-9)
152 - Ken Daniels, Sr. (37-10)

I know it's early, but so far, Catholic Central and Cranbrook look to be in peak condition in these playoffs. They're playing well, and that did not start this past Monday. The two have been tearing things up for the past few weeks.
Since falling to Division 2 #1 Livonia Stevenson (1-0) to begin the month, Catholic Central is 6-1, having outscored its opponents 33-8. And those opponents included the likes of Grosse Pointe North, Notre Dame Academy (WI), Upper Canada College, Hills Academy (Toronto) and Liggett.
I picked the Shamrocks to fall to Brother Rice - its opponent Saturday night. I'll stick to my pick, but CC has me wondering now. Having been bounced from the playoffs early the past two years, the Shamrocks are hungry.
And in Division 3, the same could be said for Cranbrook, which hasn't won a state title since 2010. I was out at Wallace Arena on Tuesday doing a video feature and looked up in the rafters at the 15 state championship banners. I was talking to some of the players. After losing to Marysville 2-1 in overtime in last year's regional final, they're focused to not let that happen again this Saturday.
And it won't.

• Troy beat Athens Wednesday night. Big win over its biggest rival. Now it's set to play its toughest opponent of the year Saturday. The Colts await the winner of Thursday's Grosse Pointe North-U-D Jesuit game. I'm hoping the team is feeling good about itself, and knows how to use the home ice to its advantage. Because whoever it faces - be it the Norsemen or the Cubs - it's going to have its hands full.
• Stoney Creek is in a similar boat. The Cougars are facing a stiff challenge in Grosse Pointe South. They've been playing some pretty good hockey of late. And they'll need to keep it up against the Blue Devils, a state semifinalist last year. For anyone wanting to catch an early regional final, that game will be played Saturday at 4:15 at Great Lakes Sports City in Fraser.
• Coming off an emotional win over Clarkston on Tuesday, I'm wondering if there will be a letdown by Lake Orion Thursday night against Grand Blanc. Not to say Grand Blanc is a slouch. It's won 15 games this year. But Tuesday's win was one of the few highlights the Dragons have had this season. I'm sure they'd love to keep things going. But Thursday's pre-regional final should be a good one.
• I've seen some upsets in the state tournament over the past could years. And I think it's safe to say that if Milford somehow finds a way past Hartland Thursday night, it would fall into that category. The Eagles beat the Mavericks 6-2 back in December. A lot of time has passed since that game, but it doesn't seem like Hartland has lost a step.
• Evidently Monday's five-overtime thriller didn't take too much out of Walled Lake Northern. The Knights put a whooping on Walled Lake Western Wednesday night, 7-2. I wish I knew more detail than that, but we didn't get a call tonight.
• Royal Oak and West Bloomfield both picked up wins Wednesday night, the Ravens need OT to bump off Warren-Mott. That leaves the OAA White foes left to battle it out for a regional title Saturday at the DSC. The two teams split their regular-season series. The Ravens won, 5-4, back in December. The Lakers beat Royal Oak, 6-1, just two weeks ago. J.J. Bloom scored twice and assisted on two others in that game. WB peppered Royal Oak goalie Max Benoit with 51 shots in that game. Which Raven team will show up Saturday?
• And finally, I will be heading out to Farmington Hills Thursday night to see Country Day take on Farmington. Should be a good one. When I typed up my predictions, I based this one on how hot the Falcons were playing (8-1 in their last nine). But coming off a 7-2 win over Shrine on Tuesday, DCD is looking awfully good.

We've covered upwards of 100 hockey games this season. And now you can find it all, here, in one place. Click on the blue linked headline under each game score to read our story.

Feb. 26

Lake Orion 5, Clarkston 3

Lake Orion scores four second-period goals in win overClarkston

Feb. 25

Walled Lake Western 6, Walled Lake Central 3

Walled Lake Western breaks tie, blows past rival Central

Feb. 25

Macomb Dakota 4, Rochester 3 (OT)

Riehl lifts Dakota past Rochester United in overtime

Feb. 25

Troy 3, Sterling Heights Stevenson 2 (OT)

Overtime goal from Meyers leads Troy past Stevenson

Feb. 25

Brother Rice 3, St. Mary’s 2

Brother Rice bounces St. Mary's with 3-2 pre-regionalvictory

Feb. 25

Troy Athens 4, Chippewa Valley 1

Big second period leads Troy Athens past Chippewa Valley

Feb. 25

Walled Lake Northern 4, Novi 3 (5OT)

W.L. Northern outlasts Novi in five overtimes

Feb. 25

Oxford 4, Romeo 2

Oxford doubles up Romeo in hockey tournament opener

Feb. 25

Farmington Unified 6, Birmingham Unified 4

Timely goals help Flyers oust Kings

Feb. 23

Otisville-Lakeville 3, Bishop Foley Unified 2

Bishop Foley Unified victimized by late penalty, go-aheadgoal

Feb. 23

Bishop Foley Unified 3, Capital Area Patriots 3

Bishop Foley settles for tie with Capital Area Patriots

Feb. 23

Rochester United 4, Stoney Creek 1

With target on its back, Rochester United breezes to OAA Red title

Feb. 23

Farmington Hills Unified 4, Clarkston 1

Farmington Unified nabs third place in OAA Red with win over Clarkston

Feb. 22

Royal Oak Shrine 7, Dearborn Heights Crestwood 2

Shrine rebounds from tough loss with big win on 'Senior Night'

Feb. 22

Bishop Foley Unified 3, Capital Area Patriots 3

Bishop Foley settles for tie with Capital Area Patriots

Feb. 20

Canton 2, Berkley-Ferndale 0

Berkley-Ferndale Unified falls to Canton

Feb. 19

South Lyon Unified 4, Hartland 3

Haas's late-game heroics lead South Lyon Unified past Hartland

Feb. 17

Bishop Foley Unified 4, Allen Park Cabrini 3

Bishop Foley tops Cabrini in the CHSL Showcase

Feb. 16

South Lyon Unified 4, Pinckney 3

Robertson's late goal leads South Lyon Unified past Pinckney

Feb. 16

Riverview Gabriel Richard 6, Royal Oak Shrine 1

Riverview Gabriel Richard bests Shrine in CHSL Division 2 finals

Feb. 16

Brother Rice 4, St. Mary’s 3 (OT)

Brother Rice needs OT to knock off St. Mary's for Catholic League title

Feb. 16

Rochester United 5, Clarkston 1

Rochester United cruises past Clarkston and into OAA Red final

Feb. 16

Stoney Creek 5, Farmington Hills Unified 4

Stoney Creek edges Farmington Hills Unified

Feb. 15

Clarkston 3, Farmington 2

Late goal helps Clarkston advance in OAA Red tourney

Feb. 15

Cranbrook 9, Brother Rice 3

Cranbrook crushes Brother Rice in mighty matchup

Feb. 15

Berkley 9, Avondale 2

Berkley skates past Avondale on "Senior Night"

Feb. 14

Bloomfield United 1, Romeo 1

Bloomfield Hills Unified ties Romeo in non-league matchup

Feb. 13

Troy 6, Fraser 5

Troy hangs on to knock off Fraser on 'Senior Night'

Feb. 10

South Lyon Unified 3, Stoney Creek 2

South Lyon Unified wraps up perfect Showcase with win over Stoney Creek

Feb. 9

South Lyon Unified 3, East Grand Rapids 1

South Lyon Unified rallies to pick up win over EGR at MPHSHS

Feb. 8

Warren-Mott 9, Bishop Foley Unified 0

Bishop Foley falls to Warren Mott, 9-0

Feb. 8

Royal Oak Shrine 8, Notre Dame Prep 4

Royal Oak Shrine earns spot in CHSL finals with win over Notre Dame Prep

Feb. 6

Troy Athens 5, Royal Oak 3

Late goals propel Athens to win over Royal Oak

Feb. 4

Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 5, Bishop Foley Unified 1

Penalty Shot Highlights Bishop Foley loss to Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard

Feb. 2

Riverview Gabriel Richard 6, Bishop Foley Unified 1

Riverview Gabriel Richard skates by Bishop Foley Unified

Feb. 2

Rochester United 4, Macomb Dakota 0

Rochester United hands Macomb Dakota its first loss ofthe season at Showcase

Feb. 2

Eisenhower 2, Farmington Unified 1
Eagles get game-winner in third to knock off Farmington Hills Unified in battle of Oakland-Macomb county elite

Feb. 2

Romeo 4, Clarkston 1

Romeo comes to play in 4-1 victory over Clarkston

Feb. 2

Farmington 8, Utica 0

Heffron’s hat trick leads Farmington to blowout win over Utica

Feb. 2

Birmingham Unified 4, Marysville 1

Power play leads the way as Birmingham Unified rolls past Marysville in Showcase

Feb. 2

Berkley-Ferndale 5, Anchor Bay 1

Berkley-Ferndale kicks off Showcase with win over Anchor Bay

Feb. 1

South Lyon Unified 4, Livonia Churchill 3

South Lyon Unified remains hot, knocks off another Top-10 team

Jan. 31

Liggett 6, Lake Orion 1

Liggett spoils "Senior Night" in Lake Orion

Jan. 30

Royal Oak 3, Berkley-Ferndale 1

Royal Oak pulls off upset of OAA White champion Berkley-Ferndale

Jan. 30

Brother Rice 5, St. Mary’s 3

Brother Rice skates past rival St. Mary's in victory

Jan. 30

Farmington 7, Lakeland 4

Five third-period goals propel Farmington to win over Lakeland

Jan. 29

Stoney Creek 5, Clarkston 5

Clarkston and Stoney Creek play to a high-scoring draw

Jan. 26

Bloomfield Hills United 3, Troy 1

Bloomfield United knock off Troy in third period thriller

Jan. 26

Country Day 7, Royal Oak 1

Big brother gets best of little brother as Country Day routs Royal Oak

Jan. 26

Clarkston 5, Lake Orion 3

Clarkston remains hot with win over rival Lake Orion

Jan. 26

Berkley-Ferndale 6, West Bloomfield 0

Berkley-Ferndale wraps up second-straight OAA White championship

Jan. 25

Freeland-Nouvel 8, Bishop Foley Unified 0

Freeland Pounces on Bishop Foley Unified

Jan. 25

South Lyon Unified 8, Waterford Mott 1

South Lyon Unified rolls past Waterford Mott

Jan. 25

Rochester United 7, Birmingham Unified 1

Rochester United wins share of OAA Red title

Jan. 25

Novi Detroit Catholic Central 3, Birmingham Brother Rice 1

Catholic Central hands Brother Rice its first loss inover a year

Jan. 24

Bloomfield Hills United 3, Auburn Hills Avondale 1

Bloomfield United rally past Avondale in OAA White action

Jan. 24

Bloomfield Hills United 3, Auburn Hills Avondale 1

Bloomfield Hills Unified defends home ice against Avondale

Jan. 23

Walled Lake Western 3, Lakeland 2

WL Western grabs one-goal win over Lakeland

Jan. 22

South Lyon Unified 6, Plymouth 3

South Lyon picks up big win over No. 6-ranked Plymouth

Jan. 19
South Lyon Unified 5, Farmington 1
South Lyon Unified extends winning streak with win over Farmington

Jan. 19
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 5, Bishop Foley Unified 0
Gabriel Richard too much for Bishop Foley to handle

Jan. 19
Berkley-Ferndale Unified 8, Bloomfield United 2
Berkley mauls Bloomfield United in OAA White matchup

Jan. 19
Royal Oak 9, Auburn Hills Avondale 1
Royal Oak explodes past Avondale, 9-1

Jan. 18
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 5, Orchard Lake St. Mary's 2
Cranbrook tops St. Mary's behind quick start

Jan. 17
Farmington Hills Unified 1, Lake Orion 1 (FH won 2-1 in OT)
Late empty-netter gives Farmington Hills Unified win over Lake Orion

Jan. 17
Birmingham Unified 4, West Bloomfield 1
Second-period spurt propels Birmingham Unified past West Bloomfield

Jan. 17
Clarkston 6, Oxford 2
Big third period lifts Clarkston past Oxford

Jan. 16
Troy 3, Royal Oak 1
Troy skates past Royal Oak, 3-1

Jan. 12
Bloomfield United 4, Troy Athens 3
Late-game heroics lead Bloomfield United past Troy Athens

Jan. 12
Oxford 2, Lake Orion 0
Oxford's Gizinski steals the show, and a win against rival Lake Orion

Jan. 12
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 5, Novi Detroit Catholic Central 1
Cranbrook looks sharp after long layoff, dominates Catholic Central

Jan. 10
South Lyon 5, Livonia Franklin 2
South Lyon returns to winning ways in victory over Livonia Franklin

Jan. 10
Waterford Mott 8, Walled Lake Northern 4
Early surge leads Waterford Mott past Walled Lake Northern

Jan. 10
Berkley-Ferndale Unified 4, Troy 1
Berkley-Ferndale Unified skates past Troy in victory

Jan. 9
Rochester United 2, Lake Orion 1
Rochester United squeaks out 2-1 win over Lake Orion

Jan. 8
Northville 4, South Lyon Unified 1
Northville shuts down South Lyon, snaps Unified team's unbeaten streak

Jan. 8
Stoney Creek 3, Farmington 1
Two goals by Niederhauser push Stoney Creek to win over Farmington

Jan. 5
Bloomfield United 3, New Boston Huron 1
Bloomfield United wraps up solid finish at Berkley Invitational

Jan. 5
Birmingham Brother Rice 7, Orchard Lake St. Mary's 4
Brother Rice explodes in 2nd period to take out St. Mary's

Jan. 5
Notre Dame Prep 3, Bishop Foley Unified 0
Notre Dame Prep clutch on the penalty kill in win over Bishop Foley

Jan. 4
Goodrich 4, Bishop Foley Unified 1
Undermanned Ventures fall to Goodrich

Jan. 4
South Lyon Unified 5, Heritage 4 (SO)
South Lyon beats Heritage in 13th round of shootout

Jan. 4
Berkley-Ferndale Unified 6, New Boston Huron 2
Berkley-Ferndale Unified's first line explodes in win over New Boston Huron

Jan. 3
Royal Oak Shrine 9, Monroe United 1
Shrine stays perfect with blowout win over Monroe United

Dec. 29
Utica Eisenhower 4, Rochester United 2
Eisenhower rallies late to get past Rochester United, 4-2

Dec. 28
Stoney Creek 4, Utica Eisenhower 4
Stoney Creek can't make leads stand up, ties Eisenhower

Dec. 22
Farmington 2, Farmington Hills Unified 1
Farmington exacts some revenge with win over Farmington Unified

Dec. 21
Allen Park Cabrini 6, Bishop Foley Unified 4
Cabrini rallies from two down to knock off Bishop Foley Unified

Dec. 21
Detroit Country Day 4, Walled Lake Northern 1
Country Day gets back on the winning track

Dec. 21
Birmingham Brother Rice 2, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 2
Fit to be tied, Brother Rice and Cranbrook play to 2-2 stalemate

Dec. 20
Farmington 1, Lake Orion 1 (Farmington won 2-1 in OT)
Kozoro's game-winner vaults Farmington past Lake Orion in OT

Dec. 20
Clarkston 6, Rochester United 4

Clarkston wins high-scoring contest against Rochester United

Dec. 19
Utica Eisenhower 4, Detroit Country Day 3
Eisenhower scores late in OT to hand Country Day its first loss

Dec. 19
Hartland 4, Lakeland 1
Hartland wins KLAA clash with Lakeland, 4-1

Dec. 19
Lake Orion 2, Oxford 1
Lake Orion capitalizes late to beat Oxford, 2-1

Dec. 15
Bishop Foley Unified 7, Macomb Lutheran North 2
Bishop Foley rolls past Lutheran North for first CHSL victory

Dec. 15
Novi Detroit Catholic Central 3, Orchard Lake St. Mary's
Shamrocks get the best of St. Mary's, for second time in two weeks

Dec. 15
Birmingham Unified 4, Bloomfield Hills Unified 0
Birmingham Unified shuts down Bloomfield Hills

Dec. 12
Brighton 6, South Lyon Unified 1
Brighton uses spurt to get by South Lyon Unified

Dec. 12
West Bloomfield 6, Troy Athens 5 (OT)
Jones' goal pushes West Bloomfield past Troy Athens in overtime

Dec. 8
Allen Park Cabrini 3, Bishop Foley Unified 2
Cabrini edges out Bishop Foley

Dec. 8
Walled Lake Central 2, Walled Lake Northern 1
Walled Lake Central avenges last year's playoff loss to Walled Lake Northern

Dec. 8
Dearborn Divine Child 6, Notre Dame Prep 0
Divine Child takes it to Notre Dame Prep in Metro League play

Dec. 7
Royal Oak Shrine 6, Bishop Foley Unified 0
Shrine skates away with shutout victory over Bishop Foley

Dec. 7
Birmingham Brother Rice 4, Trenton 2
Brother Rice jumps out strong, holds off Trenton

Dec. 7
South Lyon Unified 4, Novi 1
South Lyon's defense helps it turn away Novi

Dec. 7
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 5, Novi Detroit Catholic Central 2
Romund's hat trick helps Cranbrook rally past Catholic Central

Dec. 7
Berkley-Ferndale Unified 6, Bloomfield Hills United 1
Berkley skates past Bloomfield Hills United, 6-1

Dec. 6
Lake Orion 3, Howell 3
Kerchner's last-minute goal helps Lake Orion tie Howell

Dec. 1
Bishop Foley Unified 5, Wayland Unity 1
Bishop Foley takes advantage of Wayland mistake in big win

Dec. 1
South Lyon Unified 5, Walled Lake Northern 2
Big guns help South Lyon Unified past Walled Lake Northern

Dec. 1
Farmington Hills Unified 5, Oxford 1
Farmington Hills Unified picks up win over Oxford in OAA Red opener

Dec. 1
Novi Detroit Catholic Central 6, Orchard Lake St. Mary's 1
Catholic Central trio helps Shamrocks roll past St. Mary's

Nov. 30
LakeVille 5, Bishop Foley Unified 2
Bishop Foley drops physical game to LakeVille

Nov. 29
Livonia Stevenson 5, South Lyon Unified 3
South Lyon's comeback bid falls short in loss to Stevenson

Nov. 28
Waterford Mott 6, Milford 5
Waterford Mott pulls out close win over Milford

Nov. 27
South Lyon Unified 2, Northville 2
South Lyon Unified rallies late to eke out tie with Northville

Nov. 24
Chelsea 5, Walled Lake Central 3
Chelsea finds a way past Walled Lake Central

Nov. 24
South Lyon Unified 6, University Liggett 4
Hot start propels South Lyon Unified past Liggett at Clarkston Invite

Nov. 24
Bishop Foley Unified 4, Capital Area Patriots 3
Bishop Foley rallies to get first win of the season

Nov. 24
Rochester United 5, Stoney Creek 2
Rochester United takes down Stoney Creek to retain Scipione Cup

Nov. 23
Troy 4, L'Anse Creuse North 3 (OT)
Troy beats LCN in thrilling overtime game of Thanksgiving Showcase

Nov. 17
Farmington Hills Unified 2, South Lyon Unified 1
Farmington Unified rallies past South Lyon Unified

Nov. 16
Clarkston 2, South Lyon Unified 1
Clarkston edges South Lyon Unified in Metro Invite

Nov. 14
Detroit Country Day 7, Troy Athens 2
Country Day easily skates past Athens

The 2013 MHSAA state hockey playoffs kick off Monday. Here are my predictions for all regionals involving Oakland County teams. As always, I encourage you to leave a comment if you agree or disagree with what I have predicted. 
To read my regional hockey preview, CLICK HERE.

DIVISION 1
Region 4
Pre-regional semifinal (at Perani’s, Flint)
Lapeer over Flushing
Swartz Creek over Kearsley-Brandon-Holly
Pre-regional final
Swartz Creek over Lapeer

Regional final (at Perani’s, Flint)
Bay City Central over Swartz Creek

Region 5
Pre-regional semifinal (at Detroit Skating Club) 
Grand Blanc over Fenton
Clarkston over Lake Orion
Pre-regional final
Clarkston over Grand Blanc  
Pre-regional semifinal (at Mt. Clemens Ice Arena)
Rochester United over Dakota
Pre-regional final
Rochester United over Utica Eisenhower
 
Regional final (at Onyx Ice Arena)  
Rochester United over Clarkston

Region 6
Pre-regional (at Great Lakes Sports City, Fraser)
Troy over Sterling Heights Stevenson
Troy Athens over Chippewa Valley
Pre-regional final
Troy over Troy Athens  
Pre-regional (at City Sports Arena, Detroit)
Grosse Pointe North over Berkley-Ferndale
Detroit U-D Jesuit over St. Clair Shores Unified
Pre-regional final
Grosse Pointe North over Detroit U-D Jesuit

Regional final (at Troy Sports Center)
Grosse Pointe North over Troy
 
Region 7
Pre-regional (at Farmington Hills Ice Arena)
Farmington Hills Unified over Birmingham Unified
Brother Rice over St. Mary’s
Pre-regional final
Brother Rice over Farmington Unified
Pre-regional (at Arctic Edge Arena, Canton)
South Lyon Unified over Northville
Pre-regional final
Catholic Central over South Lyon Unified

Regional final (at St. Mary's Ice Arena)
Brother Rice over Catholic Central

DIVISION 2
Region 11
Pre-regional (at Hartland Sports Center)
Lakeland over Milford
Pre-regional final
Hartland over Lakeland
Pre-regional (at Novi Ice Arena)
Novi over Walled Lake Northern
Walled Lake Central over Walled Lake Western
Pre-regional final
Novi over Walled Lake Central

Regional final (at Hartland Sports Center) 
Hartland over Novi

Region 12
Pre-regional (at Lakeland Ice Arena)
West Bloomfield over Waterford Kettering
Pre-regional final
West Bloomfield over Waterford Mott
Pre-regional (at Detroit Skating Club)
Bloomfield United over Royal Oak
Pre-regional final
Bloomfield United over Warren-Mott

Regional final (at Detroit Skating Club)
West Bloomfield over Bloomfield United

Region 13
Pre-regional (at Perani’s, Flint)
Port Huron Northern over Davison
Port Huron over Otisville-Lakeville
Pre-regional final
Port Huron Northern over Port Huron  
Pre-regional (at Suburban Ice, Macomb)
Oxford over Romeo
Pre-regional final
Oxford over Anchor Bay

Regional final (at Glacial Pointe Arena, Port Huron)
Port Huron Northern over Oxford

Region 14
Pre-regional (at Suburban Ice, Macomb)
L'Anse Creuse over L'Anse Creuse North
Stoney Creek over Utica
Pre-regional final
Stoney Creek over L'Anse Creuse
Pre-regional (at City Arena, Detroit)
Warren De La Salle over Fraser
Pre-regional final
Grosse Pointe South over Warren De La Salle
 
Regional final (at Great Lakes Sports City, Fraser)
Grosse Pointe South over Stoney Creek

DIVISION 3
Region 21
Pre-regional (at McMorran Arena, Port Huron)
Marysville over Macomb Lutheran North
Pre-regional final
Marysville over St. Clair
Pre-regional (at Wallace Ice Arena)
Cranbrook over Notre Dame Prep
Pre-regional final
Cranbrook over Avondale 

Regional final (at Wallace Ice Arena)
Cranbrook over Marysville

Region 22
Pre-regional final (at McCann Arena, Grosse Pointe Woods)
Liggett over Bishop Foley  
Pre-regional (at Farmington Hills Ice Arena)
Country Day over Royal Oak Shrine
Pre-regional final
Farmington over Country Day

Regional final (at Farmington Hills Ice Arena)
Farmington over Liggett