Week 9 scoreboard: Milford beats Western on last-second TD, Romeo routs Oxford as regular season ends

Milford beat Walled Lake Western 31-28 on a touchdown with 12 seconds left, and unbeaten Romeo beat Oxford 56-24, as the high school football regular season ended Friday, Oct. 23.

The MHSAA announces its playoff pairings on Sunday, Oct. 25.

Scores below are from the Detroit News scoreboard and High School On SI, both published on Yahoo Sports, unless another source is noted. Where they list different scores, both are shown. The Journal could not find a result for every county team.

Games of note

Milford 31, Walled Lake Western 28. Senior quarterback Hudson Smith threw a touchdown pass to junior Dawson Thomas in the back of the end zone with 12 seconds left on senior night in Highland, Kamp's Korner reported. Western played without senior quarterback David Krall, who was out with a knee injury; freshman Easton Meek started. Milford is 8-1 and Western 7-2.

Lakes Valley finish. Milford, South Lyon and Western came into the night tied for first at 6-1, according to the league's website. South Lyon beat Livonia Stevenson 42-0, according to MaxPreps. That leaves Milford and South Lyon tied at 7-1 by the Journal's count. The league's website had not posted Friday's scores or named a champion as of Saturday night.

Romeo 56, Oxford 24. Romeo, No. 7 in the Free Press Super 25 going into the week, improved to 9-0, MaxPreps reported. Oxford fell to 7-2. The loss ended a home winning streak for Oxford that dated to last season, according to MaxPreps.

Close finishes. Birmingham Seaholm won 21-20 at Utica. Rochester Adams edged Oak Park 23-22. Novi beat Wayne Memorial 7-6. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian beat Genesee 15-14. Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest lost 41-40 to Atherton.

Ferndale 22, Birmingham Groves 17. Ferndale bounced back from its loss to Stoney Creek. Groves had a chance to reach six wins.

OAA and area

• Romeo 56, Oxford 24 (MaxPreps)
• Clarkston 27, Muskegon 7 (High School On SI: 24-7)
• Ferndale 22, Birmingham Groves 17
• Royal Oak 27, Clawson 7
• Waterford Mott 14, Troy 7
• Harrison Twp. L'Anse Creuse 49, Waterford Kettering 8 (High School On SI: 56-8)
• Birmingham Seaholm 21, Utica 20
• Rochester Adams 23, Oak Park 22
• Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 21, Huron 6
• Troy Athens 45, Berkley 14
• Utica Eisenhower 39, West Bloomfield 18 (High School On SI: 18-3)
• Saline 42, Lake Orion 14
• Rochester 35, Monroe 14
• Bloomfield Hills 28, Ann Arbor Pioneer 6
• Ortonville Brandon 56, Pontiac 6
• Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley 52, Southfield Arts & Tech 14
• Swartz Creek 12, Auburn Hills Avondale 7

Royal Oak and Clawson's schedules on MHSAA.com and MaxPreps disagreed on whether that game was Thursday or Friday.

Lakes Valley Conference

• Milford 31, Walled Lake Western 28
• South Lyon 42, Livonia Stevenson 0 (MaxPreps)
• South Lyon East 34, White Lake Lakeland 7
• Livonia Franklin 41, Walled Lake Central 7
• North Farmington 48, Walled Lake Northern 6
• Livonia Churchill 41, Farmington 21

Macomb Area Conference

• Riverview 48, Madison Heights Lamphere 24
• Clinton Twp. Clintondale 39, Hazel Park 6

The Journal could not confirm Madison Heights Madison's result at Ecorse.

Others

• Holly 34, Yale 6
• Novi 7, Wayne Memorial 6
• Detroit Country Day 33, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 0
• Madison Heights Bishop Foley 14, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 6
• Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 34, Flint New Standard Academy 0
• Southfield Christian 35, Waldron 20
• Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 15, Genesee 14
• Atherton 41, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest 40

Prep Bowl at Ford Field

The Catholic High School League's Prep Bowl LIV was played Saturday, Oct. 24, at Ford Field. The league's schedule listed Clarkston Everest Collegiate vs. Royal Oak Shrine in the 1:30 p.m. Cardinal championship and Birmingham Brother Rice vs. Novi Detroit Catholic Central in the 7:30 p.m. finale.

The Journal had not confirmed final scores from either game as of Saturday night and will report them separately.

This story uses reporting from the Detroit News and High School On SI via Yahoo Sports, Kamp's Korner, MaxPreps game recaps, the Lakes Valley Conference website and the Catholic High School League.