And then there were 14.
There were 28 teams from Oakland County entering the start of the state football playoffs, and now that has been cut in half. The first round last week produced its share of upsets (Kosmo told you on Friday that someone was goin' down) and great performances.
Here are Kosmo's 3 stars for the first round of the playoffs.

Third star
Zac Leimbach, Walled Lake Central
Count Kosmo among those who didn't think the Vikings would go into Lake Orion and win, but Ike the Vike showed up Kosmo. Leading the way was Leimbach, who ran for 156 yards on 26 carries.

Second star
Prescott Line, Oxford
Sad that this is the last time this season Line will be in Kosmo's 3 stars. He was amazing again in a loss to Rochester Adams last week, running for 219 yards and two touchdowns on 39 carries. I guess we'll hear more about Line during wrestling season. This was as good of a season as Kosmo can recall a single player having.

First star
Tony Annese, Rochester Adams
Outshining Line, Annese was stellar for the Highlanders, rushing for 177 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries. He also threw a touchdown pass, meaning he accounted for all four of the touchdowns for Adams in a 26-20 win at Oxford.