Detroit Catholic Central erased a 20-6 fourth-quarter deficit to beat Orchard Lake St. Mary's 27-20. Week 7 also brought shutouts and tight league finishes involving Farmington-area schools.
A 20-6 fourth-quarter lead disappeared in the week's closest major finish, as Detroit Catholic Central beat Orchard Lake St. Mary's 27-20 on Friday.
Week 7 covered games played Thursday and Friday, along with four Saturday matchups. For added context on Oakland County's key games, see this earlier matchup breakdown.
Farmington-area results appear in the Lakes Valley section. Farmington and North Farmington are part of Farmington Public Schools, which serves families in the City of Farmington and Farmington Hills. That district link places the local results within the wider Oakland County high school sports landscape.
The statewide results and classifications follow the context used by the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Its Week 7 preview identified the Catholic Central and St. Mary's game as a major Central Catholic League matchup. Catholic Central entered at No. 2 with a 6-0 record, while St. Mary's was No. 5 at 5-1.
Thursday results
Charter: Southfield Bradford Academy 32, Detroit Leadership Academy 0. Detroit PSL: Detroit CMA 48, Detroit Northwestern 12; Detroit Cody 62, Detroit Douglass 0; Detroit East English 35, Detroit Mumford 6; Detroit Pershing 10, Detroit Osborn 6. Southeastern: Temperance Bedford 35, Ann Arbor Huron 0.
Friday highlights
Catholic: Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 58, Detroit Loyola 0; Clarkston Everest Collegiate 50, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 0; Detroit Catholic Central 27, Orchard Lake St. Mary's 20; Dearborn Divine Child 27, Detroit U-D Jesuit 0; Jackson Lumen Christi 43, Toledo St. Francis De Sales (OH) 28; Madison Heights Bishop Foley 45, Waterford Lady Lakes 12; Royal Oak Shrine 42, Allen Park Cabrini 21; Toledo Central Catholic (OH) 49, Birmingham Brother Rice 27; Warren De La Salle 27, Toledo St. John's Jesuit (OH) 14.
St. Mary's had moved ahead 20-6 early in the fourth quarter. Gideon Gash then broke a 50-yard run to cut the margin. Ryan Jaafar scored the decisive touchdown with 10 seconds left, and Catholic Central added a two-point conversion. The result appeared in the Week 7 statewide scoreboard and in regional game coverage.
The stakes were high. Catholic Central entered as the defending Division 1 champion, while St. Mary's was the defending Division 2 champion. Catholic Central had won the previous six meetings, including a 29-14 victory the year before. In its preceding game, Catholic Central beat nationally recognized Toledo Central Catholic 31-12. The team faced St. Mary's without starting quarterback Duke Banta.
Charter: Detroit Edison 38, Harper Woods Chandler Park 0; Ecorse 50, Hamtramck 0; Redford Westfield Prep 36, Melvindale ABT 18; Detroit Community at A&T; Academy of Pontiac. Detroit PSL: Detroit Cass Tech 67, Detroit Renaissance 0; Detroit Central 6, Detroit Denby 2; Detroit Henry Ford 22, Detroit Western 0; Detroit King 49, Detroit Southeastern 0.
Downriver: Allen Park 35, Wyandotte 20; Gibraltar Carlson 31, Woodhaven 28; Lincoln Park 41, Dearborn Edsel Ford 20; Trenton 43, Southgate Anderson 15. Huron: Flat Rock 49, Milan 12; Monroe Jefferson 36, Grosse Ile 0; Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 27, Riverview 14; New Boston Huron 35, Carleton Airport 14.
KLAA: Dearborn Fordson 35, Canton 13; Hartland 68, Dearborn Heights Crestwood 34; Howell 14, Brighton 13; Northville 30, Belleville 7; Plymouth 55, Novi 30; Salem 15, Westland John Glenn 8; Dearborn at Wayne Memorial.
Lakes Valley: Livonia Churchill 35, Walled Lake Central 0; Livonia Franklin 35, White Lake Lakeland 28; Milford 35, Farmington 13; North Farmington 26, Livonia Stevenson 7; South Lyon 21, South Lyon East 10; Walled Lake Western 77, Walled Lake Western 28.
Farmington lost to Milford 35-13. North Farmington defeated Livonia Stevenson 26-7. The results sit alongside other Lakes Valley Conference games. Local schedules and records are maintained through district and athletic-program channels rather than municipal government. The City of Farmington Hills and the City of Farmington are included as community context, not as organizers of the school contests.
Macomb and Oakland scores
MAC: Algonac 72, Eastpointe 24; Grosse Pointe South 42, Utica Eisenhower 20; Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse 19, Utica Ford 12 (OT); Macomb Dakota 31, Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 23; Macomb L'Anse Creuse North 34, Fraser 14; Madison Heights Madison 50, Clawson 7; Marine City 70, St. Clair Shores South Lake 22; Marysville 41, St. Clair Shores Lake Shore 0; Port Huron 56, Warren Cousino 6; Romeo 63, Sterling Heights Stevenson 21; Roseville 20, New Baltimore Anchor Bay 15; St. Clair 61, Warren Woods Tower 0; St. Clair Shores Lakeview 42, Port Huron Northern 12; Utica 49, Warren Mott 10; Warren Fitzgerald 32, Madison Heights Lamphere 24; Sterling Heights at Grosse Pointe North; Warren Lincoln at New Haven.
MIAC: Whitmore Lake 60, Sterling Heights Parkway Christian 32; Auburn Hills Oakland Christian at Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest. OAA: Berkley 25, Auburn Hills Avondale 18 (OT); Birmingham Groves 37, Waterford Mott 12; Bloomfield Hills 54, Troy 28; Clarkston 56, Lake Orion 21; Ferndale 55, Royal Oak 13; Harper Woods 47, Birmingham Seaholm 7; Oak Park 38, Southfield A&T 12; Oxford 51, West Bloomfield 7; Rochester 34, Troy Athens 14; Rochester Adams 23, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 14; Pontiac at Waterford Kettering.
Oakland County produced wide margins alongside overtime drama. Berkley beat Auburn Hills Avondale 25-18 in overtime, while Oxford defeated West Bloomfield 51-7 and Clarkston beat Lake Orion 56-21.
Ann Arbor and regional results
Southeastern: Adrian 42, Ypsilanti Community 0; Chelsea 57, Pinckney 14; Dexter 40, Ann Arbor Skyline 27; Jackson 43, Ypsilanti Lincoln 21; Monroe 49, Ann Arbor Pioneer 35. Western Wayne: Garden City 7, Dearborn Heights Robichaud 6; Redford Thurston 45, Melvindale 0.
Others: Hazel Park 45, Detroit University Prep 12; Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 53, Mount Clemens 0; Saline 42, River Rouge 21; St. Joseph 51, Redford Union 6; Taylor 34, Tecumseh 8; Detroit Lincoln-King at Livonia Clarenceville.
Saturday schedule
Four games were listed for Saturday. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood was scheduled to play at Detroit Country Day at 1. Romulus Summit Academy North was scheduled to visit Warren Michigan Collegiate at 2. Clinton Township Clintondale was scheduled to play at Center Line at noon. Detroit Voyageur College Prep was scheduled to play at Detroit University Prep S&M at 1.
The statewide scoreboard also confirmed several of the week's most lopsided results. Cass Tech beat Renaissance 67-0, Detroit King shut out Southeastern 49-0, Detroit Cody defeated Douglass 62-0 and Temperance Bedford beat Ann Arbor Huron 35-0.
Detroit Catholic Central's comeback supplied the week's signature finish. The final statewide scoreboard recorded that result as 27-20 over Orchard Lake St. Mary's.
