If there is one thing that Oxford football is noted for, it is a relentless and punishing ground attack. On Friday, that attack resulted in a 28-20 Wildcat victory over Romeo. Looking at a 14-14 halftime deadlock, Coach Bud Rowley’s Wildcats unleashed an opening drive in the third quarter that chewed up 9:52 of the […]
Oxford Coach Bud Rowley knows it’s how you finish that matters. And the coach told his team following their last-minute 7-0 victory over Stoney Creek that they did a great job of finishing the game and played with passion. ‘This was a great team game and win,? Rowley said. ‘These guys picked themselves up and […]
TROY ? It started with the opening kickoff when Glacier Wallington ran 84 yards for a touchdown. The Glacier Wallington Show then continued for most of the game as the senior signal caller racked up three touchdowns running and one passing at the Oxford Wildcats crushed Troy, 42-7. Following his 84-yard run, Wallington had a […]
Lost opportunities doomed the Oxford Wildcats last week in their second-place showdown with West Bloomfield. The Lakers? defensive front twice shut down Coach Bud Rowley’s Wildcats inside the one yard line to shutout Oxford, 21-0. The loss dropped Oxford to 5-2 on the season and kept it one win away from a state playoff berth. […]
The Oxford football fans that traveled to Bloomfield Hills last Friday were treated to another spectacular outing by all-everything quarterback Glacier Wallington who led the Wildcats to a 35-14 victory and a berth in the state playoffs. Senior Wallington, who has been a starter for four years, did a little bit of everything. From his […]
The Oxford Wildcats finished their regular season with a loss, 49-14, to Oak Park in the OAA crossover game on Friday. In the opening round of the state playoffs scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, Oxford will face a scary Halloween foe, the number one ranked and undefeated Clarkston Wolves. The Wildcats finished their regular […]
It’s always tough to end the season with anything short of a championship but the Oxford Wildcats? 31-8 loss to the defending state champions Clarkston Wolves was nothing to be ashamed about. The Wildcats were up against the number one team in the state that is riding a 23-game winning streak over the past two […]
Oxford Football Coach Bud Rowley understands that football is partly a game of overcoming adversity. After a 47-0 drubbing by Romeo on Thursday, Rowley huddled first with his players and told them to get back to work and prepare for Friday’s 7 p.m. game at Stoney Creek. He then huddled with his coaches and stressed […]
A couple of big defensive plays and a stellar night for senior running back Wyatt Harden notched the Oxford Wildcats their first win, 21-19, over Stoney Creek. Harden rushed for 185 yards on 25 carries and scored twice on runs of 23 and one yard. His block of an extra point attempt in the second […]
Statistically, the Oxford and Troy Athens game on Friday night was a close one. Oxford had 228 yards of offense while the Red Hawks had 223. The Wildcats ran 66 plays and had 16 first downs to Athens? 38 plays and 10 first downs. The Wildcats? ground game also ate up time with Oxford having […]