The Oxford Wildcat’s magic continued on Friday as Coach Bud Rowley’s crew upset Clarkston, 42-35 to clinch a state playoff berth. Clarkston was ranked fourth in the state and had not lost a game on the gridiron this season. The Wolves had to forfeit two of its victories earlier this season after using an ineligible […]
Oxford Coach Bud Rowley is always looking for an opportunity for his players to learn and improve. So, even though the Wildcats beat Oak Park 31-21 and finished the regular season at 7-2, the players knew the effort was not their best. ‘It’s a great lesson to be learned,? Rowley said. ‘You have to work […]
It was a magical night for what Oxford Coach Bud Rowley says is a magical group of players. That magic, Rowley told his team following their 49-26 comeback win over Southfield on Friday, came with sacrifice and hard work on their part. Southfield had only one loss coming into play. The victory improved Oxford’s record […]
Coach Bud Rowley’s Oxford Wildcats have few secrets. Opposing coaches know that Oxford’s Prescott Line is going to run the ball and then run the ball some more. It’s how to stop Line that the opposing coaches and players haven’t figured out yet. Line carried 48 times on Friday, amassing 249 yards and three touchdowns […]
Oxford’s homecoming victory Friday against Stoney Creek was also a coming out party for new freshman quarterback Glacier Wallington. Wallington, starting in his first home game replacing the injured senior Vito Giannola, performed very well in leading Oxford to a 42-6 win. The victory featured a 65-yard TD from run by Wallington and the bruising […]
The game of football is not just running, tackling, blocking and passing. Oxford Coach Bud Rowley knows there is a great deal of learning and he told his team following their 34-7 loss last week to Farmington Hills Harrison that they needed to learn from their loss and use it to win games. The Harrison […]
A last-minute loss on Friday to the Farmington Falcons was bitter for the Oxford Wildcats but Coach Bud Rowley also knows it can be a learning experience for the team. Oxford won the statistical battle but not the final score as three turnovers put the Cats into a 17-point deficit at halftime. But the Wildcats […]
LATHRUP VILLAGE ? It did not really matter how the Oxford Wildcats started their football match-up on Friday against Southfield Lathrup. It was how they finished that was impressive. The Cats spotted the Chargers 18 points in the first 16 minutes of the game and then reeled off 42 consecutive points to run away with […]
By the time Oxford’s marching band played ‘Don’t Stop Believin? as one of its halftime offerings Friday night, there was little doubt among the estimated 7,000 fans that the Wildcats believed they were unseating the Division 1 State Champions. Lake Orion entered the game as the defending champions and the team that handed the Wildcats […]
There is no doubt that Oxford’s Wildcats will be ready for its opening game on its new blue turf. There is the excitement about the new one-of-a-kind field and also the anticipation about meeting the school’s cross-town rival, the Lake Orion Dragons, whose last win in 2010 was the Division 1 state championship. The Wildcats […]