Mott tops Lakers in shootout; Eagles rally to beat Mavs

 Waterford Mott stunned Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Blue Division champion West Bloomfield in a first-round district match, 3-2, on Monday, Oct. 17, with a shootout determining the winner.

Mott trailed 2-0 at halftime before goals by Nick Brown and Jake Dziadzio leveled the match at 2 in the second half.

In the shootout, Colin Larkin, Dillon Larkin and Dziadzio each scored to give the Corsairs the win.

Mott moved on to face Troy in the district semifinal on Wednesday, Oct. 19, where the Corsairs fell to the Colts, 3-0.

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Huron Valley Lakeland rebounded from a 1-0 halftime deficit to defeat rival Huron Valley Milford on the road, 2-1, in a first-round district match on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

John Victor scored off a feed from Joe Slenzak to tie the match at 1 before sophomore Nick Kemennu scored off an assist from Troy Baertson for the game-winner.

Lakeland then faced host North Farmington in a district semi-final on Thursday, Oct. 20.

After a scoreless first half, the Raiders took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Jake Bur.

However, Andrew Benner scored with a minute left in regulation to tie the match at 1-1 and force overtime.

But, Kyle Kansman and Bur each scored in the extra session to give North Farmington the 3-1 win and end the Eagles season.

The Raiders would go on to lose to Walled Lake Northern in the district final.

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Orchard Lake St. Mary’s was shutout by Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 5-0, in a district semifinal on Thursday, Oct. 20.

The Eaglets finished the season at 6-10-1.

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Walled Lake Western fell to Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 3-0, in a first round district match on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

“I am very proud of the effort that our lads made and, in fact, very proud of our performance all season long. We had a winning record for the fifth straight year and played some exciting games,” said Western Head Coach Lee Fruman.

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Waterford Kettering fell to Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice in a first-round district match on Monday, Oct. 17.