BY WENDI REARDON PRICE
Clarkston News Sports Writer
The Wolves continued their winning streak as they were on the road last week at Oxford’s Homecoming Football game with a victory, 20-17.
“It was a great team win,” said long-time Clarkston Varsity Football Head Coach Kurt Richardson, noting a difference in play for the Wolves between the first and second half.
“They look at records,” he said. “They saw 1-3. I kept telling them they are the best team we have played so far, and we don’t match up well with them.”
He pointed out the Wildcats were more physical than Clarkston in the first half.
“They realized we have to play,” Richardson said.. “We started hitting people. We started tackling. We started playing physical football where they were playing physical football the first half. We did some good things.”
The Wolves took the lead less than two minutes into the game off at 78-yard touchdown pass from Mike DePillo to Michael Hein on the first pass of the game.

Oxford tied the score with a touchdown with 6:27 left in the first quarter and took the lead off a touchdown pass with 34 seconds left in the second quarter, ending the half with a 14-7 lead.
The Wildcats opened the second half with possession of the ball but were shut down by defense with stops by Caden Ladd and a pack of Wolves.
Clarkston took over on the Wildcats’ 45-yard line with 8:43 left in the third quarter. They finished four minutes later with a 1-yard touchdown from Ethan Clark and a PAT by Edward Langton, tying the score 14-14.
The Wildcats took the lead back three minutes into the final quarter off a 35-yard field goal.
Clarkston answered with another touchdown from Clark, this time on a 4-yard run. The boys attempted a 2-point conversion and were stopped.
Oxford started their next possession on their own 27-yard line. Jaylen Wilson made a stop as the Wildcats made it to the 43-yard line. They attempted a pass which went incomplete. A sack from the Wolves put them on their fourth down with 22 yards to go.
They called their final time out with 2:47 left on the clock before attempting a pass which went incomplete, turning the ball over to Clarkston who held onto possession as time ran out.
DePillo went 9-for-18 in passing for 158 yards and Hein passed 34 yards on his lone pass.
Hein caught one pass for 78 yards. Kohl Jarvis a 34-yard pass and Cole Church caught a 32-yard pass. Adrian McClain caught four passess for 21 yards.
Clark was the leading rusher with 119 yards on 23 carries. DePillo rushed 24 yards on four carries. Langton was 2-for-2 on PATs.
Ladd led defense with two tackles and six assists. Evan McClorey had one tackle and 11 assists with one sack. Davis York had one tackle and four assists and Hein had one tackle and three assists. Caleb Stalworth had eight assists.
Ian Olson had seven assists. Desman Stephens and Mekhi Battle had six assists each.
The Wolves (5-0, 3-0 OAA Red) play West Bloomfield (4-1, 3-0) this Friday.
“It will be a dog fight,” said Richardson, adding they have seen them on film and Oxford was beating West Bloomfield in their match up until the fourth quarter. “We will be alright.”
He added they have a good momentum going into the game after playing Oxford.
“A lot of good things happened and a lot of things that are correctable that will help us.”
Kick off is 7 p.m. at Laker Stadium, 4925 Orchard Lake Road in West Bloomfield.