In a wildly exciting game that had a little bit of everything and a lot of big moments, Lake Orion erased a halftime deficit for the second straight week and topped Clarkston 30-27 on Friday night in a district final.
Ryan Broth scored all four of Lake Orion’s touchdowns, including two in the third quarter, as the Dragons took a 30-20 lead.
Clarkston scored early in the fourth quarter, to cut it to 30-27, and was driving in the final minute, but failed to convert on a fourth down and 10 from the Lake Orion 20 yard line, as Erik Thompson was tackled five yards shy of the marker.
The game marked the third time in as many years that the two squads played in the district final, and gave Lake Orion a bit of revenge for a loss at home last year.
The Dragons move on in the MHSAA Division I playoffs and will travel to Macomb Dakota next Friday.
For more on the game, return to The Clarkston News later this weekend.