On the Schedule: Girls Swimming Finals, Brother Rice Football

Here's the full lineup of games and tournaments for Birmingham-area schools.

The weekend is nearly here, and while winter sports are heating up this weekend, it's a big weekend for the Brother Rice football team — which plays in the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) semifinals this weekend — as well as for area girl swimmers, who head to the state finals Friday and Saturday. Looking to keep up with your favorite in prep sports action? Check out what's on the schedule for these high school athletes this weekend: Boys Hockey Girls Swimming Boys Hockey Girls Swimming Boys Hockey Girls Swimming Football The individuals competing in the state girls swimming finals are as follows: Groves (Division 2, Holland Aquatics Center) Seaholm (Division 2, Holland Aquatics Center) Detroit Country Day (Division 3, …

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On the Schedule: Brother Rice Takes on Southfield in Regionals Saturday

Here's the full lineup of games and tournaments for Birmingham area schools.

Birmingham's teams have been knocked out of the MHSAA volleyball tournament, but nearby the Brother Rice football team is still alive as they take on Southfield in the MHSAA regional tournament Saturday. Meanwhile, Groves kicks off its ice hockey season with a junior varsity match at Stoney Creek. Looking to keep up with your favorite in prep sports action here in Birmingham? Check out what's on the schedule for these high school athletes this weekend, Nov. 11-13: Boys Water Polo Boys Ice Hockey Boys Water Polo Football Information provided by HighSchoolSports.Net. Come back every day this week to check out a lineup of the big games that day. Is your student athlete playing in one of today's games? Do you have a camera? Send us a snapshot …

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Brother Rice Upsets Harrison in Football District Finals

The Warriors avenge last year’s playoff loss to the Hawks with convincing 30-7 win on the road Saturday night.

FARMINGTON HILLS – It was clear from the minute the teams stepped on the field Saturday night that Brother Rice hadn’t forgotten about its loss in pre-districts to Harrison last season. Revenge helped motivate the Warriors to a stunning 30-7 win over the defending Division 2 state champions in the district finals. “That was a tough one last year,” Brother Rice head coach Al Fracassa said. “I think I got up every day thinking about that game for the last year. It was kind of nice that we won tonight.” Last season, the Warriors had a five-point lead heading into the final two minutes of the game. The Hawks came back by returning two turnovers for touchdowns and escaping with a 37-27 win. This week at practice, the players talked about the …

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Sideline Report Playoff Edition: Thrillers, Blowouts in First Round

Late field goals doom Athens and Lake Orion, while Seaholm and Groves can’t keep pace with their OAA White opponents.

There wasn’t a whole lot of middle ground for Oakland County teams in the first round of the high school football playoffs. Local teams either lost big or battled it out until the final seconds. Which side was your team on? Here’s a recap of all the action: Quote of the Week: "My challenge for you is to handle yourself with the same class and dignity tonight after a loss as you have after victory,” Lake Orion head coach Chris Bell said to his team after Friday's 20-17 loss to Walled Lake Central. Stat of the Week: five That’s how many lead changes there were in five overtime periods between Troy Athens and Romeo on Friday night. The teams combined for only 14 points in regulation and then the game turned into a shootout. Both schools …

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Groves Ends Football Season with 53-7 Playoffs Loss to Southfield

The Falcons are eliminated from the post-season, finishing 6-4 overall.

Groves High School’s season came to an end Saturday night as the Falcons lost at home to Southfield, 53-7, in the first round of the state football playoffs. Senior running back Keon Collier had another solid game for Birmingham  Groves (6-4), rushing for 128 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries, but it was not enough for the Falcons to overcome a talented Southfield team. Collier’s 68-yard touchdown run in the third quarter were the only points for Groves in the game. Southfield (7-3) scored on all six of its first-half possessions, as the Groves defense was unable to slow down a potent offense led by quarterback Justin Danzy and running back Brandon Watkins. The Bluejays led 46-0 at halftime. Despite Saturday's loss, Groves had one of its…

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Harrison Routs Seaholm in 1st Round of Football Playoffs, 35-0

Austin Hunter and Aaron Burbridge led the way for the Hawks, as Birmingham team fights to the end of a memorable season.

The score: Birmingham Seaholm 0, Farmington Hills Harrison 35 The star: Harrison's Aaron Burbridge, Jake Vento, and Lorenzo Collins will lead the highlight reels with their big plays, but senior tailback Austin Hunter truly led the way by moving the chains en route to 115 yards on 15 attempts and one rushing touchdown. The turning point: On the first play of the game, the senior quarterback Vento took the handoff from his own 31-yard-line, scrambled left, and heaved a bomb to senior wide receiver Aaron Burbridge. It wasn't the greatest-thrown pass, but Burbridge adjusted his route and caught the ball in Seaholm territory before turning on the jets and running for a touchdown. The quote: "I prepared them for that to know that (Harrison) is …

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Groves, Seaholm Learn Opponents in Football Playoffs

'Selection Sunday' reveals matchups for Oakland County's high school teams.

"Selection Sunday" had several local high school football teams pumped up for this weekend's playoffs. Both of Birmingham's public high schools – Groves and Seaholm – as well as private schools Detroit Country Day and Brother Rice made the first round. Selection Sunday is one of the most exciting days of the high school football season – and it doesn't even involve any actually football games. On the “Selection Sunday” program that aired on FOX Sports Detroit, football teams across the state found out the full list of qualifiers and pairings. Teams that played nine games this season and had six wins automatically qualified (five wins for teams that played eight games). On the show, it was revealed that 234 teams automatically qualified …

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