Rochester, MI — Rochester Adams – 35 West Bloomfield – 18 Final It was another packed house for the Highlanders – drones flying overhead, food truck lining the fence, and the #2 Team in the state on the opposing sidelines. The Highlander kicked of to start the game, held the Lakers and the first play from scrimmage was attempted pass to Brady Prieskorn. The pass was unsuccessful, but the Highlanders signaled an interest in expanding on their successful running game from the start. They marched to their own 37-yard line, but turned the ball over with a fumble. This led to the first score of the game, putting the Lakers up – Lakers – 7 Highlanders – 0 (7:52 – 1Q) Adams marched, but stalled and was forced to punt with 4:24 to go in the first quarter. The defense held, and a botched punt by the Lakers gave the Highlanders the ball on the Laker 35-yard line. A subsequent field goal attempt by the Highlanders was unsuccessful, and the score remain unchanged to end the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, the Highlanders got great field position when the Lakers had to punt, and with 11:55 to go in the second quarter, Nick Pater took it to the end zone to tie the score – Lakers – 7 Highlanders – 7 (11:55 – 2Q) The Highlander defense held again, forcing the Lakers to punt at the 6:57 mark, and with 4:18 to go in the second quarter Parker Picot connected with Brady Prieskorn for a touchdown to put the Highlanders ahead. The Highlanders would hold the lead for the remainder of the contest. W. Bloom - 7 Adams - 14 (4:16 – 2Q) The Highlander defense held yet again, causing the Lakers to punt with 3:11 to go in the half. Tanner Buck took the hand off and sped to the end zone for another Highlander score just before halftime – W. Bloom - 7 Adams - 21 (0:46 – 2Q) The Lakers were not going into halftime without one last effort, and they marched down the field with little time on the clock to push a field goal thru with 2 seconds to go in the half. W. Bloom - 10 Adams – 21 (Halftime) W. Bloom received the ball to start the second half, marched down to attempt a field goal with 7:10 to go in the third; however, it was blocked by Tate Picot and the Highlanders were back in business. With 2:34 to go in the third quarter, Parker Picot beat the defense to the corner of the end zone to post another running touchdown for the Highlanders. Extra point was again good, and the score was – W. Bloom - 10 Adams – 28 (2:34 – 3Q) A series of strange events lead the Lakers to a 4th Down & 48 to go situation, where they set up for a punt. A low snap caused the punter to kneel when he caught the ball, giving the Highlanders the ball at that spot. This was a gift of great field position at the 24-yard line. With 13 seconds to go in the third quarter, Parker Picot connected with Brady Prieskorn for another Adams touchdown – extra point again good! W. Bloom - 10 Adams – 35 (End of 3Q) At the 9:42 mark in the fourth quarter, the Lakers got some momentum with their offense. They scored a touchdown and were successful with a 2-point conversion to make the score – W. Bloom - 18 Adams - 35 (9:42 – 4Q) From here the ball would change hands a few times, but the score would not. The Highlander’s Defensive effort was great on a day they had to be. The #2 ranked team in the state, with considerable speed, was held to just 18 points on the day. Parker Picot took a knee to end the game and the Highlanders celebrated a big win! W. Bloom - 18 Adams - 35 Final Special thanks to Bob Borowski for the game summary!