​HARPER WOODS — Every day, Harper Woods dedicates a special period in practice to tackling, blocking or staying mentally focused in high-pressure situations.The players can thank their 29-20 loss to Chelsea for that. Harper Woods (7-1) struggled with all three, especially in the second half of its season opener.That loss has kept Harper Woods under the radar despite a loaded roster featuring four players rated as at least three-star recruits by 247Sports.Neither did the team’s demolition of all five Oakland Activities Association Blue Division opponents help its cause.Harper Woods had no statement wins on its résumé. Until now.More: Subscribe to our high school football newsletterAfter dominating unbeaten Clarkston, one of Michigan’s top Division 1 teams, 28-13, Harper Woods is about to get plenty of fanfare.“When we lose, we are the worst team in football,” Harper Woods coach Rod Oden joked. “But other teams are allowed to be good, too. So us being under the radar, that’s a pat on the back for us. It means we aren’t allowed to lose.”Judging by how Harper Woods played, Clarkston never stood a chance.Clarkston fumbled on its opening series and played catch-up the rest of the way.More: Detroit News Super 25 high school football rankings, Week 8If it wasn’t five-star Dakota Guerrant, the senior receiver committed to Oregon, making a play, someone on defense was recording a sack, breaking up a pass, blocking a field goal or forcing a turnover on downs.Guerrant caught a 6-yard TD pass from Austin Mitchell for a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter, and Harper Woods never looked back.Guerrant rushed 12 times for 146 yards and a TD, caught two passes for 12 yards, threw an 18-yard pass to James Jefferson and wreaked havoc on defense against Clarkston quarterback Alex Waszczenko.Waszczenko, a Ferris State commit, finished 16 of 29 passing for 182 yards and an 18-yard TD to Julien Mohr. Much of that production came in garbage time after Harper Woods went up 28-6 with 5:55 remaining.Harper Woods dominated every facet of the game, holding Clarkston to a punt or turnover on seven of nine possessions.More: Detroit News Metro Detroit high school football rankings, Week 8Doing that against a Clarkston team ranked No. 6 in The Detroit News’ Super 25 means it’s time to start talking about Harper Woods again.“I feel we should stay there — keep us there, “ Guerrant said about being overlooked because of Harper Woods’s loss to Chelsea. “We’ll just keep making plays. Week 1 humbled us and brought us back to where we need to be for the season.”That opening loss also might have hurt Guerrant’s chances of winning MVP honors or Michigan’s Mr. Football award.Over the summer, especially after committing to Oregon, many in the media pegged him as the favorite to finish as the state’s best player.More: Cass Tech rallies, beats rival King to win Detroit PSL Blue titleThat favorite has since become Detroit Catholic Central safe