Berkley beat Auburn Hills Avondale 25-18 in overtime Friday, Oct. 9, at Dick Bye Field to earn its third win of the season, according to the Berkley Bears athletics account.
Berkley led 18-12 after three quarters, according to the Berkley Bears athletics account on X. Avondale tied the game at 18 before overtime.
In the extra period, Berkley outscored Avondale 7-0 to seal the win. The Detroit News Week 7 scoreboard also listed the final as an overtime result.
Sophomore quarterback Asher Dean scored on a 10-yard run in overtime, then Berkley recovered an Avondale fumble to end the game, according to The Oakland Press.
The victory moves Berkley to 3-4 on the season, per MaxPreps. The Bears entered the night at 2-4, with wins over Pontiac (21-0 on Sept. 18) and Waterford Kettering (28-7 on Sept. 25) and losses to Livonia Franklin, Birmingham Groves, Ferndale and Royal Oak. A 35-23 loss to Royal Oak on Oct. 2 was the most recent setback.
Elsewhere in the OAA on Friday, Ferndale clinched the OAA Gold division title outright with a 55-13 win over Royal Oak, The Oakland Press reported.
Sophomore quarterback Asher Dean and senior captain Max Giles discussed Berkley’s playoff ambitions in a September interview. "We, as a group, want to win the OAA, our division, because it's very important to us, and we all can see ourselves accomplishing that," Dean said in a Berkley Spectator season preview published Sept. 18.
Giles discussed his playoff goal in the same preview. "My goals for this year are to make the playoffs," the senior captain said. "I want all of our teammates to get as strong as they can and prepare for a long year."
Berkley has two regular-season games remaining. MaxPreps lists a home game against Bloomfield Hills on Friday, Oct. 16, followed by a trip to Athens on Friday, Oct. 23.
