First round of the state football playoffs is here. Everyone else has taken a shot at predicting the winners of Oakland County games. So now it's my turn. And don't forget, you can get in on the action as well - with a chance to win a MIPrepZone t-shirt. Just ENTER our Football Playoff Picks Challenge.
Here are my picks for this week's games:


DIVISION 1
Oxford (5-4) at Clarkston (8-1) — CLARKSTON 34-14
Romeo (5-4) at Lake Orion (7-2) — LAKE ORION 23-13
Waterford Kettering (6-3) at Walled Lake Northern (7-2) — WALLED LAKE NORTHERN 33-26
Stoney Creek (6-3) at Rochester Adams (6-3) — STONEY CREEK 23-17
Novi Detroit Catholic Central (7-2) at Northville (8-1) — CATHOLIC CENTRAL 21-13
Canton (8-1) at Walled Lake Western (8-1) — WALLED LAKE WESTERN 31-23
DIVISION 2
North Farmington (5-3) at Farmington Hills Harrison (8-1) — HARRISON 47-7
Pinckney (6-3) at South  Lyon (6-3) — PINCKNEY 22-20
Birmingham Groves (7-2) at Brother Rice (9-0) — BROTHER RICE 42-6
Southfield (7-2) at Seaholm (8-1) — SOUTHFIELD 27-10
Detroit Renaissance (6-3) at Oak Park (5-4) — OAK PARK 26-10
DIVISION 4
Dearborn Heights Robichaud (6-3) at Notre Dame Prep (7-2) — NOTRE DAME PREP 30-10
Clawson (7-2) at Detroit Country Day (6-3) — COUNTRY DAY 37-13
DIVISION 6
Burton Bendle (6-3) at Madison Heights Madison (9-0) — MADISON 27-6
DIVISION 7
Liggett (5-4) at Southfield Christian (8-1) — SOUTHFIELD CHRISTIAN 14-0
Royal Oak Shrine (6-3) at Bishop Foley (6-3) — SHRINE 23-13
Auburn Hills Oakland Christian (5-4) at Harbor Beach (8-1) — HARBOR BEACH 41-10
DIVISION 8
Clarkston Everest Collegiate (7-2) at Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes (7-2) — LAKES 31-13

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