Can I selfishly* suggest adding a long snapper to this list? SON OF SWAMI SEZ:Picking the winners for all 8 divisions at Ford Field, Division 8: Ottawa Lake Whiteford 26, Ubly 20, Division 2: Warren De La Salle 52, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central 13, Division 6: Grand Rapids West Catholic 59, Negaunee 14, Division 4: Grand Rapids South Christian 28, Goodrich 0. While sitting around all winter and spring he gained 40 pounds, and Carr stuck him at defensive tackle. The 2021 Detroit Free Press All-State teams, from Divisions 1 to 8, as selected by special writer Mick McCabe: . In 1999, Sports Illustrated named him the seventh greatest sports figure from the state of Michigan. He mesmerized high school basketball fans in the mid 1970's. When he arrived a sophomore, BG was already one of the best young players of his class. Warning: Jock Jams, '90s style video editing effects. Hill's transfer across rivals was a huge deal. Marcus Houston was the top running back in the country in 2000 and picked the Colorado Buffaloes over Florida State, UCLA and Michigan. Sword played middle linebacker and tight end for Arthur Hill in the early 1990s, leading them to a state championship in 1993. Clipping found in Detroit Free Press in Detroit, Michigan on Dec 8, 1985. by Blarvey. The list of great mid-century Michigan players from Pershing is long indeed: Glenn Doughty, Frank Moore, William Hardy, George Genyk, Paul Seal, Gerry Smith, Walter Williamson, Fred Julian, and Thom Cecchini all came out of the school in Conant Gardens, a historically prosperous black neighborhood in northeast Detroit. Andy Hircko, Torrington. Lloyd took Charles Stewart and that was remarkable at the time. PREVIOUS DIVISON ; VIEW DIVISION III RESULTS; SHARE YOUR TEAM'S . Some states were able to play a full season, some were able to play just a handful of games, and some weren't allowed to play at all. Mark Bolach from Muskegon Catholic Central, class of 1992, never had a bad snap in 4 years as the starting long snapper. Funchess of course was never more than a wide receiver playing tight end until Michigan just made him a wide receiver. I wrote then: Legend goes Michigan DC Greg Mattison and his new DL coach Brady Hoke accidentally caught the second half of a West Ottawa game when they (got drunk and) showed up at the wrong time for a state playoff game, and when Carr heard Renes was also a valedictorian candidate he approved the offer sight-unseen. The skinny: Johnson led Ohio State in tackles in 1984-85 and made the coaches All-America team in 1985, ending his career with 379 tackles, five sacks and 12 tackles for . To submit changes, mail to: MHSAA Record Book, 1661 Ramblewood Dr., East Lansing, MI 48823. Lou's other son Christian Dawkins is at the center of the FBI's college basketball corruption investigation that has naturally implicated the school and Michigan State's basketball program. Advertisement 3. My standard for these is the sum contribution while a Michigan player, not how good he could have been. ANNOUNCEMENT: If you have historical game-by-game Michigan high school football results from the 1950 through 1954 seasons and would like to share those results with this web site, please contact me at jjhulseb@yahoo.com.Thanks! The high school is weird: it's attached to the middle school and just a block off the center of town, while the football field is two miles Northwest behind the elementary school. I vehemently disagree in re: to Drew's first year. 2022 All-News-Herald 1st Team Football. Gordon on the other hand solved the longest positional black hole in Michigan memory when he moved from 3-3-5 Spur to free safety for the 2011 season. Way prior to Harris' career at Ottawa Hills, I know, but worthy of mention for Jerry Ford and the many other athletes who came from South HS. He also rarely did more than block on the run-run-run team, and broke his leg during his crucial-for-scouting junior season. Interested in becoming a sponsor of Illinois High School Football Coaches Association? Rules: Only players recruited since 1990-on. Linemen: Hunter Mejeur, Climax-Scotts; Jarod Checkley, Decatur; Alfredo Calderon, Centreville; Nathan Patricka, Ubly; Ben Kreger, Sandusky; John Martin, Athens; Daniel Smith, Carson City Crystal; Bryant Schram, West Iron County; Damon Black, Reading; Elijah Strine, Reading; Jacob Eskilsen, Hemlock; Isaac Krisick, Hudson; Bryce Iott, Monroe St. Mary CC; Garrett Birchmeier, New Lothrop; Brian Goetz, Blissfield; Spencer Hathaway, St. Francis; Drew Peterson, Glen Lake; Josh Warlick, Clintondale; Bradyn Henderson, Millington; Devon Brock, Ecorse; Derrick Harmon; Robert Eggers, Saginaw Valley Lutheran; Jordan Verburg, Parchment; Cody Hanson, Benzie Central; Garrett Jones, Berrien Springs; Jermaine Trammell, Denby; Dillon Arthur, Portland; Troy Kunnen, Unity Christian; Christian Creten, Gladstone; Brian Bishop, Cheboygan; Ben Kroll, Glen Lake; Collin Blalock, Schoolcraft; Blake Townsend, Meridian; Brock Kuhn, Michigan Center; Ryan Downs, St. Louis; Chris Beck, Milan; Logan Miller, Allendale; Marshawn Kneeland, Godwin Heights; Jack Gilchrest, Mason; Noah Anderson, Mason; Beau Zorza, Marquette; Jacob Redinger, DeWitt; Cody Remick, Royal Oak; Eli Cate, U-D Jesuit; Justin Schlaack, Swartz Creek; Maurice Powell, Port Huron Northern; John Martin, Pewamo-Westphalia; Mike McGinnity, De La Salle; Danny Motowski, De La Salle; Jayson Tunstall, New Lothrop; Cameron White, Midland; Evan Orme, Riverview Richard; Damond Duncal, St. Clair Shores Lakeview; Davon Sears, Center Line; Tylin Ayers, Stockbridge; Brian French, Clare, William Rackley, Flushing; Devond Dobbins, Kalamazoo Central; Kyle Arnoldi, Walled Lake Northern. . My only real disagreement/change would be Drew Henson over Devin Gardner. He tried basketball and was immediately the best player on the court. Backup: Kenny Allen, FentonThe rest of the field: Phil Brabbs, J.J. McGrath, Jake Moody, Jason Gingell, K.C. $225.00 . The school produced 1920s All-American Harry Hawkins, gave the Mad Magicians their best receiver in Dick Rifenburg, and more recently sent national prospect Shonte Peoples to Ann Arbor. A state title every year I was there, and they didnt lose a game for the last two years. To my recollection, Reid the late-70's tailback who "fumbled" out of bounds into the hands of Lee Corso, buying Michigan a clock stoppage at midfield in the closing seconds in a then-tied game vs IU. By his senior season he was by consensus one of the best middle linebackers in the country, ran away with the Gatorade Player of the Year honors, and added tight end and fullback to his positional list despite missing a few weeks to injury. The Wolverines also finished second in the 1985 Associated Press poll, and have. I'm also going to spend a little longer on this school, because Foote maintains a very strong connection to his hometown. [1] [2] In addition, two members of the team are named the USA Today High School Offensive Player and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively. It's hard to think of a better top two at LT from any other school in the 1990 to today time period. MHSFCA - All-State Teams Archives . As a senior he finally transferred to Bishop Gallagher, the Catholic school program with a big-time quarterback and a passing game directed by legendary coach George Sahadi. By 2002 a much larger Woodley was the top inside linebacker recruit in the country, and starting running back Jerome Jackson got a fourth star, and with Saban now in the SEC, the until-then natural landing spot for Saginaw recruits, Michigan State, no longer seemed like much of a destination. He transferred to Inkster, following coach Greg Carter from recently closed Saint Martin de Porres, and exploded, leading them to two straight state finals. . It will come as no surprise to followers of Cass Tech cornerback recruiting that the best news out of his recruitment was when it was revealed he's taller than TomVH. As great as Wheatley was as a RB, he was preposterous as a track athlete. Backup: Kelvin Grady, East Grand RapidsThe rest of the field: Dennis Norfleet. Anyway he shined, playing linebacker, left guard, kicker and punter as he earned an honorable mention all-Detroit as a sophomore and led Crockett to a state championship as a junior. Thank You Bob Ufer! Detroit Crockett, a vocational school, didn't have a football team at all until 1996, and didn't have a locker room until Brandon was a senior. So we're still at Cass, except back up to a time when people were still saying Wilcher can get good players but can't win a championship. 1A. Backups Jon Runyan Sr, Carman-AinsworthThe rest of the field: Mike Sullivan, Demeterius Solomon, Joe Denay, Jeff Potts, Ron Acheson, Eric Moltane, Dann O'Neill (I split up some guys as right tackles). In 1999 Saginaw High School got more attention from the suddenly exploding recruiting industry than any other high school in the country due to the #1 recruit in the country for most of the cycle, wide receiver Charles Rogers. Return policy. But for most of that time the bulk of those guys went to Michigan State. This article was great.except for the reference to the Vietnamese place in Clawson. Quick chart of Michigan rosters (via Bentley) by state of origin, walk-ons included: Moeller was the first coach since helmets were a thing to field a team that wasn't made up mostly of Michiganders and Ohioans. Then head coach Dale Harvel, who 1974-2009 legend Jim Reynolds, got himself a bit of a reputation around here when he jumped all over Michigan in 2015 for kicking Norfleet off the team. The Free Press named him all-state but it was too late to save his lowly recruiting rankings. He performed even better in big games, racking up 365 yards rushing (14.6 yards per carry) and eight touchdowns in three postseason games. Joey Delgado, Special to Detroit Free Press, Tommy Schuster, Chippewa Valley (Captain), Chippewa Valley's Scott Merchant perseveres, earns coach of year honors, Meet the 2018 Detroit Free Press high school football Dream Team, Nominate a team for the 2019 Top Team: Fan Vote Award. Get the latest Michigan high school football news, rankings, schedules, stats, scores, results & athletes info for high school football, soccer, basketball, baseball, and more at MLive.com. It was wonderful. In reply to As an out-of-stater I humbly by dragonchild, In reply to Good idea. DPS reports offer some clues. What a group of players. Linebackers: Seth Schafer, Beal City; Draven Wyant, Holton; Mike McLeod, Lake City; Carson Scroggie, Sand Creek; Noah Hanson, Vermontville Maple Valley; Adam Long, Madison Heights Madison; Maurice Hutchinson, Parkway Christian; Carson Daniel, Brooklyn CC; Damany ONeal, Loyola; Jack Owens, Beaverton; Jack Townsend, Freeland; Nate Stone, Frankenmuth; Jake Mlynarek, Lutheran North; Gage Nelson, Standish-Sterling; Bryson Jensen, Manistee; Timmy Eising, Berrien Springs; Ryan Giddings-Mitchell, Caro; Mason Walker, Marine City; Hayden Large, Unity Christian; Matt Pike, Swan Valley; Avery Bury, Cheboygan; Boomer Perry, Michigan Center; Jake Brown, St. Louis; Nolan Petz, Armada; Michael Simons, Flat Rock; Justin Chambliss, Carlton Airport; Traven VanOss, Three Rivers; Michael Winiarski, Notre Dame Prep; Josh Winowich, Country Day; Nathan Jacobs, Bay City Glenn; Ryan Rihgler, Cedar Springs; James Miller, Gaylord; Ross Bolman, Zeeland West; Adam Gill, Forest Hills Northern; Dawson Bruckner, Niles; Terry Day, South Lyon East; Boone Bonnema, Zeeland East; Delorean Ishmon, St. Clair Shores Lakeview; Jerome Nichols, Detroit Renaissance; Odin Soffredine, Traverse City West; Micah Crestinger, Jackson; Henry VanFaussien, Groves; Carson Scroggie, Sand Creek; Alex Morrison, Saline; Isaac, Kinne, Lake Orion; Jeremiah Major, Dakota. Step 1: Selection of 16 all district teams in each division. If Delano's brother hadn't transferred to King for his senior year we'd have a pure Cass Tech secondary on this team. When I was in high school Brandonwhich had gotten roughed up in the old Greater-Oakland Divisiongot placed in OAA-IV with all the Jewish Metro Detroit suburban high schools, so they gained a reputation as these fearsome farmboys who didn't care about winning so much as making sure their future lawyers knew who'd win outside a courtroom. Brighton a ski "mountain" is generous, at best. With the departure of Drew Pyne, through the idiotic NCAA (redundancy) transfer free agency porthole, I was wondering about who else fled our QB room. Ford no doubt would have played at Houseman Field as well, in away games against Central and Creston and, possibly, Catholic Central. (and thank you, Wolverine Historian! Sponsor of the IHSFCA. Welcome to the 2022 Michigan high school football state championships. After a long NFL career, Riemersma returned to Zeeland to coach the Zeeland East football team in 2005 when the school district split his alma mater into an East and West. If I was going for accuracy I would have said "barely concealed garbage heap.". Also the parents had to shine car lights on the field for late practices because Crockett had no lights of their own. Backup: Drew Henson, BrightonThe rest of the field: Shane Morris, Steven Threet, Nick Sheridan, Alex Malzone, Craig Randall, [After THE JUMP: The greatest player in Michigan high school history]. Privacy Policy #thatguy, In reply to As much as I love my by rposly, I skied there four years for Groves and taught there a few weekends a year as a Winter Walden instructor in high school. He was set on going to Cincy when Michigan got to signing day with a few extra spots in 2012 class, and after grabbing Willie Henry extended an offer to Norfleet. High school: Mackenzie. That nearly ruined his college career, because MHSAA rules are stupid, and won't let you compete in athletics if you play in an out-of-state game. Also, it's I-96 there, not 696. Ottawa Hills isn't in Ottawa County it's in Kent County. Kickers/Punters: Dan Jacobs, Athens; Gabe Robinson, Reese; Jayce Bourcier, Freeland; Evan Morris, Ovid-Elsie; Braden Kosmet, Michigan Center; Drew Wyble, Marquette; Antonio Buhrfiend, St. Joseph; Niccolo Seilo, U-D Jesuit; Braden Moore, Fenton; Mika Schwab, Lake City; Marshall Fox, Elk Rapids; Cody Fick, Lapeer; Jayce Bourcier, Freeland; Tylor McCoon, Traverse City Central. Lentz's high school was opened in 1982, with the old high school becoming the middle school and the middle school becoming the elementary. With the revival of nearby Ferndale, and Highland Park already between them and the rest of the city, the west of Woodard neighborhoods have revived thoughts of breaking off from Detroit. Bishop Gallagher merged with St. Florian to become Trinity High in 2002 while Braylon was at Michigan, then that became Harper Woods Notre Dame until that too closed, ending Sahadi's career. Noted Seth but I'd still take Drew Henson from 2000 over Devin. I kind of agree with Gardner over Henson. This blog has an odd reverence for alot of players from the rr/hoke years. The Doughboys, under head coach Stephon Thompson, were still decent as of the 1990s, when they sent Maurice Williams and Larry Foote to Michigan. In reply to This article was great by JBM. Notre Dame NT Paul Grasmanis had played there recently and Brandt drew favorable comparisons as he collected various All-American honors. NOTE: Only coaches who are members of the association may nominate and vote in the all state selection process. Lopata, Jason Olesnavage, Seth Broekhuizen, Kyle Seychel. Plus it lets us mention Catholic Central. Coach Sahadi would go on to serve as a scouting coordinator for Lloyd for one season but passed away only a year later. As for Delano over King alum Ernest Shazor, big hits are nice but give me the athlete who helped give Michigan one of the best man-to-man secondaries of its long history. Sports Gambling Podcast. But back in David Harris's day there were four GR high schools, and Ottawa Hills started every year against state powerhouses East Kentwoodand East Grand Rapids, and held their own against the big Catholic schools, not to mention an annual rivalry game with Muskegon. Here is the list of Southwest Michigan players. If the worst player in the history Cass Tech football (according to his coach, multiple times) was 1963-'66 lineman Rob (father of Seth) Fisher, the greatest is Jourdan Lewis. In reply to Good list and thanks for by Chaco. That 2008 season was one to remember! Warren De La Salle's Triston Nichols, somehow, helps win state title with a torn ACL? Even more than today however this was the big school of the areait was split in 2005 after burgeoning past 2500 students. Graham didn't learn this until he was informed he can't play any other sports for the duration of his high school career. $24.99 + $3.00 shipping . Of course among them only Delano looked older than his coach. For those with time on their hands today, Mike Martin's 2007 Highlight Tape remains to this day one of the more impressive interior DL film's I've ever seen. TIL: Drew Henson reads MgoBlog, Hey Drew! Backup: Clint Copenhaver, BrightonThe rest of the field: James Ross, Cam Gordon, Johnny Thompson, Charlie Stumb, Jim Presley. NEW HAVEN REGISTER ALL-STATE BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAMS 1949. . This is awesome. Specifically Detroit Catholic Central, (as opposed to Grand Rapids and others around the country), a private school in Novi that has long recruited some of the best young talent around the state (Mark Messner, Matt Godin, Wyatt Shallman, Terry Malone). Today West Bloomfield (Ron Bellamy) and Southfield A&T (Spartan Tim Conley) are vying to replace the retiring Herrington as the public school you go to for football. DIVISION TWO No local. Foote, who has 313 in his twitter handle, named one of his kids Trammell, and once paid for the funeral of a random Detroit child who fell through the ice, is currently linebackers coach for Arizona, but plans eventually on coming back home to open a youth and job training center. If they are not members, no player from their team can be . Weiss on leave due to police investigation. I would take Gedeon over some of the early 2000s linebackers for sure. DIVISION ONE No local players selected. Ask Demorest, whose Seaholm Maples faced the Hawks in the playoffs his sophomore and junior years, how tough the green and yellow were. They also have longstanding traditions, developed everybody's coaches, and talk about education first in the manner that makes everyone else feel like "What, we don't?" You lost me there with your mention of Lawrence Reid, Seth. Backup: Ernest Shazor, Martin Luther KingThe rest of the field: Clarence Thompson, Shonte Peoples, Jacob Stewart. He retired one year before Perry and Malzone's class graduated as the winningest coach in state history, though by Perry's time Fracassa was Paternoing, while offensive coordinator Dave Sofran prepared to take the reigns. MHSFCA Michigan High School Football Coaches Association. The Wy-Hi building, another grand Albert Kahn design stolen from Paris, dates back to the 1920s. The filter bar below allows you to search all state winners since 1985. And Ottawa Hills has twice as many students as those big Catholic schools. Lapeer, Michigan, is the moderately-sized town at the junction of US-24 and I-69. Mostly it's a small downtown with an excellent sushi restaurant and a very underrated Vietnamese place, and the reason I-75 jogs east at (exit 69 of) Big Beaver Road. Watch highlights from the Division 1 title game between Chippewa Valley vs. Clarkston. Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Sponsors. HUDL Visit Website. 65. CATEGORY TITLE. Gardner and Norfleet played a lot of games for unimpressive Brady Hoke units but they were clearly not as talented as Henson and DPJ. 6" x 8" Photo of Unknown High School Football Team. We're tracking MHSAA football live updates, scores and final results from across the state. Lee Brennan, Bristol Football players from all over the Midwest moved to Farmington to play for the Hawks and their legendary coach. He was also a star point guard for the basketball team. If you have a score to report, post it on Twitter using the #mipreps hashtag. And while Gardner's games against OSU was heroic in defeat, Henson came back early from a foot injury to save a road game at Illinois that Navarre (and A-Train's fumblitis) put in serious jeopardy. Those who watched that team remember Curry standing out at WR and CB. In reply to I'd also takeDPJ over by HarbaughsLeftElbow. In 1999, Sports Illustrated named him the seventh greatest sports figure from the state of Michigan. We're tracking MHSAA football live updates, scores and final results from across the state. The following data was referenced off MHSAA's website. $24.99 . Search. Scott McClintock and Zach Kauffman would be the guys I would compare to Bolden. United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States . Michigan High School Football All-Time Records by Counties Since 1950 REGULAR-SEASON PLAYOFFS OVER-ALL ALCONA G O W L T AVE W L AVE W L T AVE Lincoln Alcona Tigers 556 101 254 301 1 .458 4 8 .333 258 309 1 .455 1957- ALGER G O W L T AVE W L AVE W L T AVE Munising Mustangs 632 25 305 319 8 .489 9 9 .500 314 328 8 .489 Yeah theylost me at Fleetwood. In Harris' day there were 4 GR public High Schools OH, Union, Creston(Reuben Riley) and Central and they played in the City League along with GR Catholic Central(Obi Ezeh, Mark Huyge, Jalen Mayfield), West Catholic and G.R. Even with last year's Mr. Football, Donovan Edwards, on the field for the Lakers, Tatum was still a big-play threat, racking up more than 650 yards from scrimmage (500-plus rushing, 150 receiving) and four scores, earning second-team all-state honors in Division 1-2 from the Associated Press. Matt Lentz arrived listed at 6-6/305 out of Brandon High in Ortonville. If we got a senior year for Lawrence Reid I think that would have been a good comparison for Gedeon. In reply to Henson and Gardner were by CalifExile. Various media sources have selected national high . The rest of the field: Kenny Allen, Ross Ryan, Mark Spencer, Paul Peristeris, Cory Sargent, Jay Vinson.

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