Walled Lake Western shuts out Avondale to claim district title

Walled Lake Western flexed its muscles on Friday night with a shutout win over Avondale, 42-0, to claim its second-straight MHSAA Division 3 District Championship.

“It’s a great feeling!” said senior linebacker Shane Rachner. “We definitely are going to celebrate tonight, but we’re not satisfied.”

“We’ve been working all the way since the summer for this, and it just feels great to be at this point right now,” said senior running back and linebacker Lucas Price, who scored the first touchdown of the game.

Walled Lake Western will get its shot a redemption on Friday night, 7 p.m., against Mason in the MHSAA Division 3 Regional Finals. The Warriors fell to the Bulldogs in an overtime thriller last year in the Regional Finals. However, they did beat Mason earlier this season, 20-17.

“If I look back 365 days ago and said we could get an opportunity to play them in the exact same game, in the exact same spot, and get our shot at a get back, I think we’d be pretty happy,” said head coach Kory Cioroch. “We are excited for this week of practice and the opportunity (on Friday night).”