Live updates recap: Clarkston ground game too much for Lake Orion in playoff win

Rivalry rematch goes the Wolves' way to move on in the Michigan high school football postseason

Clarkston and Lake Orion go at it again Friday, Nov. 1, in Michigan high school playoff football. / Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK

No. 12 takes on No. 17 in the Michigan high school football playoff game of the week when Clarkston travels to Lake Orion.

The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET Friday, Nov. 1.

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FINAL: Clarkston 34, Lake Orion 16

4TH QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN CLARKSTON! Alex Waszczenko plunges in from 1 yard out to make it 34-16 Clarkston with 1:33 left.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Clarkston knocks a fourth-down pass down and it's the Wolves' ball on the Lake Orion 17, 6:20 left, leading 27-16.

FUMBLE! Brandon Nepjuk knocks the ball loose and Lake Orion's Payton McIntyre recovers on its own 11, just under eight minutes left.

Aidan O'Neill misses a 47-yard field goal but he's roughed for a 15-yard penalty. Clarkston ball on the Lake Orion 14 with 8:52 left, leading 27-16.

Clarkston starts in Lake Orion territory after converting on third and long with a 20-yard Griffin Boman run to end the third.

3RD QUARTER

END OF 3RD QUARTER: Clarkston 27, Lake Orion 16

TOUCHDOWN LAKE ORION! Jahmari Cooper catches a bullet over the middle from Tristan Hill from 20 yards out and it's 27-16 Clarkston after the two-point try is no good. 2:30 left in the quarter.

TOUCHDOWN CLARKSTON! Lukas Boman gets in the TD action along with his twin brother on a 56-yard touchdown catch from Alex Waszczenko. It's 27-10 Clarkston with 7:09 left after the extra point is blocked.

Lake Orion gets one first down but then has to punt after a Brody Rotter sack. Clarkston ball on its own 29 with 8:50 left, Clarkston 21-10.

Lake Orion starts the second half with the ball on its own 20-yard line, trailing Clarkston 21-10.

2ND QUARTER

HALFTIME: Clarkston 21, Lake Orion 10

TOUCHDOWN CLARKSTON! Griffin Boman's third touchdown was SportsCenter-worthy, breaking tackles, keeping his balance and blasting through defenders for a 58-yard touchdown run to end the half.

FIELD GOAL LAKE ORION! A 28-yard field goal with 19 seconds left makes it 14-10 Clarkston. Lake Orion will start the second half with the ball.

Big catches by Ryan Rocheleau, Jackson Vasquez and Grady Harban have Lake Orion in the red zone with 42 seconds left.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Clarkston goes for it on fourth and 3 from the Lake Orion 15 and Alex Waszczenko's pass falls incomplete in the end zone. Still 14-7 Clarkston with 8:07 left.

TOUCHDOWN LAKE ORION! On third and 7 Tristan Hill slings a dart to Kyle England, who scores a 77-yard touchdown catch-and-run. It's 14-7 Clarkston with 10:59 left.

1ST QUARTER

END OF 1ST QUARTER: Clarkston 14, Lake Orion 0

TOUCHDOWN CLARKSTON! Griffin Boman scores from 5 yards out this time and it's 14-0 Wolves with 21 seconds left.

FUMBLE! Tristan Hill mishandles the snap and Clarkston recovers on the Lake Orion 18 with 1:51 left.

Clarkston punts right back but pins Lake Orion on its own 5. It's 7-0 Clarkston with 3:43 left.

Lake Orion goes three-and-out and Clarkston starts on its own 44 with 6:07 left.

TOUCHDOWN CLARKSTON! Griffin Boman finds a seam and takes off for a 49-yard touchdown run. It's 7-0 Clarkston with eight minutes left.

AJ Leitz makes an excellent open-field tackle on third down to force fourth and 2. And Clarkston gets the first down by half a yard.

We're underway! Lake Orion kicks to Clarkston, which starts the first drive of the game on its own 27.

PREGAME

Lake Orion has lost three of its last six games but beat Clarkston 20-13 at home Oct. 11.

Clarkston is running hot into the playoffs, coming off a 32-3 win over Eisenhower. The Wolves have outscored their last two opponents 73-3 heading into the postseason.

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