Mission, Goals and Objectives; Bylaws; Youth Football; Executive Board; Past Presidents; Committees Chairpersons . Particularly nice write up about Harrison. Neither is Ottawa Hills High School in the neighborhood of Ottawa Hills (which is a few miles north). In reply to As an out-of-stater I humbly by dragonchild, In reply to Good idea. . My only real disagreement/change would be Drew Henson over Devin Gardner. 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 West Ottawa is another Ottawa County school, this one serving the huge area north of Holland to Lake Michigan, while Holland High and Black River split Holland proper. [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. Backup: Steve Morrison, Brother RiceThe rest of the field: Eric Mayes, Roy Manning, Chris Singletary, Kevin Leach, Joey Sarantos, Josh Ross. I think Lloyd cost us dearly in rotating the QB's and the team was better with Brady on the field. 4 of 8 state champions from within the borders of good ol' Muskegon County - 12th in the state in population at just 170,000. Pretty easy to by Seth. This gives us a pool of 171 players to choose from whose careers most of us are somewhat familiar with. It was Brady Hoke who broke through, gathering up weird wiry DT>WDE prospect Mario Ojemudia and lanky freaky WR>TE prospect Devin Funchess, and would have also won the school's top prospect ever, Aaron Burbridge, as well that year if there had been any hope of him qualifying academically. As for Navarre . Daniels, Caro; Andrew Ball, Richmond; Aren Sopfe, Marine City; Max Buikema, Unity Christian; Ethan Martysz, Kingsford; Ridge Schutte, Whittemore Prescott; Jack Schichtel, Grand Rapids West Catholic; Travis Ojala, Calumet; Josh Winowich, Country Day; Jacob Stewart, Saugatuck; Mitchell LeGrave, Norway; Christian Coy, North Branch; Tate Kay, Sault Ste. DB Louis Riddick,. Like a lot of people at Jenison, Brandt's first interest was hunting, and even today his former Michigan teammates say don't bother trying to get him to watch Michigan football on a Saturday after deer season begins. *Selfishly because it would get my high school on the list. It's a good school district on the western edge of Metro-Detroit, close enough to be a suburb of both Detroit and Ann Arbor, with a ski mountain and disc golf and the connection of 696 and US 23 to keep the local economy churning with visitors. Second, while the final selection of Gardner is with merit, to me there is no debate. Assistant Tyrone Spencer Jr., 31 and himself a King grad, succeeded Harvel and won a second straight Division 2 State Championship his first year. In reply to First - Hi Drew. As a junior the 6-5 behemoth led Zeeland to the Class B semifinals, losing to powerhouse DeWitt (who'd reclassified from C only a few years earlier and would eventually move up to A). Free shipping . 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. Per Josh Henschke, the Feds are NOT involved in the Weiss investigation. 1896-- Ann Arbor, Detroit Central, and Grand Rapids Central, 1911-- Detroit Central and Bay City Eastern, 1917-- Detroit Northwestern and Lansing Central, 1924-- Flint Central and Grand Rapids South, 1925-- Flint Central, Grand Rapids Union, and Port Huron, 1929-- Bay City Central and Benton Harbor, 1931-- Grand Rapids Union and Lansing Central, 1933-- Flint Northern, Lansing Eastern, and Muskegon Heights, 1934-- Lansing Eastern and Muskegon Heights, 1939-- Lansing Central and Flint Northern, 1942-- Wyandotte Roosevelt, Detroit Catholic Central, Flint Northern, Jackson, and Muskegon, 1943-- Ann Arbor, Fordson, and Grand Rapids Catholic Central, 1944-- Mackenzie, Grand Rapids South, Muskegon, Wayne Memorial, and Saginaw, 1945-- Muskegon Heights and Wayne Memorial, 1946-- Muskegon Heights, Ypsilanti, and Sexton, 1947-- Muskegon Heights, Ypsilanti, and Flint Central, 1949-- Grand Rapids Catholic Central, and River Rouge, 1951-- Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Niles, and Muskegon, 1956-- Flint Northern and Sault Ste. Also from Pershing: The Four Tops. ABOUT MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION The MHSFCA is a professional membership organization for high school and middle school football coaches. 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. " by Seth, Its irrelevant and frankly turned this entire exercise into a joke right from the start (other wise a good read) but this isnt even close or debatable. 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). Needless to say we followed Jourdan's career closely long before he agreed to tell his story on MGoBlog. I'm also going to spend a little longer on this school, because Foote maintains a very strong connection to his hometown. The following data was referenced off MHSAA's website. West Michigan produces some great talent! Vinnie Drake, Ansonia. He wasn't wrong. Norfleet was hands-down the best player in the PSL in 2011, once taking player of the week honors three weeks in a row playing running back, some slot receiver, cornerback, and returner. [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. Here was another Michigan coaching legend, Al Fracassa, who arrived at Rice the same year Bo came to Michigan. The 8-player all-state team was announced on Monday, followed by the Division 7-8 team on Tuesday and the Division 5-6 team on Wednesday. I'm cheating with the linebackers to get the best three on the field. The Gatorade State Player of the Year award was established in 1985 to recognize the nation's most outstanding high school student-athletes for their athletic excellence, academic achievement and exemplary character. Meet the Michigan high school football All-State teams, Division 1-8 Mick McCabe Special to the Detroit Free Press View Comments 0:00 2:18 The 2018 Detroit Free Press All-State teams, as. After receiving the item, contact seller within . TIL: Drew Henson reads MgoBlog, Hey Drew! 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. Don't we have a long snapper on the All-Highlight Team? 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. PREVIOUS DIVISON ; VIEW DIVISION III RESULTS; SHARE YOUR TEAM'S . Led by junior running back and future NFL star Maurice Jones-Drew, the 5-7 bulldozer racked up 1,043 yards and 22 touchdowns on just 75 touches during the 2001 season (13.9 YPC). Coach Sahadi would go on to serve as a scouting coordinator for Lloyd for one season but passed away only a year later. There's nothing in Clawson 2 miles from the high school, the whole city is only about 2 miles across and the high school's right in the middle. He tried basketball and was immediately the best player on the court. "Science & Arts" or as it was more accurately referred to at the time "Saxon & Anglo") to perpetuate racial divides, and artificially capped how many students could enroll from each neighborhood in those tracks. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound tailback was a workhorse in the. In reply to Don't forget Jerry Ford's by rob f. And I think South High would have played home games in Uncle Jerrys day at South Field, located on Madison south of Wealthy. We are focused on providing professional development opportunities and award programs for coaches and recognizing outstanding football and academic performances by football players. If I was going for accuracy I would have said "barely concealed garbage heap.". 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. SHARE YOUR TEAM'S SUCCESS. But Conant Gardens is unlikely to leavethe citizenry there are quite proud to be Detroiters, and are often found on the front lines of grass roots revival efforts. Sword played middle linebacker and tight end for Arthur Hill in the early 1990s, leading them to a state championship in 1993. Phone: (517) 332-5046. By the 1990s Michigan high school football was suffused with former Bo assistants and players, and many schools were running Bo-style option offenses where the "fullback" was a running back who got 20-30 carries a game. 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. 10. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph.. 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. While Cass is the magnet, King is the high school for downtown and midtown Detroit. Foote and he are similar players. In reply to Tony Boles would have been by Robbie Moore. New in-state offer: 2026 OT Khalief Canty, Jr. New in-state offer: 2025 DE Xavier Newsom, Erin Virtue hired as U-M volleyball head coach, Rumor: Gattis Could be out as OC at Miami. Love the description of Clawson. Return policy. Best High School Football Player in Every State for 2021 By Tony Adame, updated on June 23, 2022 nytimes / Twitter There was never a year like 2020 in the history of high school football across the United States. PLAYER OF THE YEAR Nick Kopin, Hudson, Sr. Head coach "Wild" Bill Murray coached there for 21 seasons, finally retiring the same week as Carr. Moore helped lead Louisville to the MHSAA Class 4A championship. 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. 1A. E-mail: records@mhsaa.com. Ottawa Hills isn't in Ottawa County it's in Kent County. I kind of agree with Gardner over Henson. In reply to Good list and thanks for by Chaco. We still haven't replicated it, not even once. In reply to Lawrence Reid the 2000s by Seth. Class A -- Final Traverse City 29, Troy 3 - Game Summary. Playing in the best league in the state no less. And it would have gotten Westland John Glenn a mention. There is no way the football field is 2 miles away from Clawson high school. Watch: Chippewa Valley vs. Clarkston Division 1 title game highlights. Drew left early. If you have a score to report, post it on Twitter using the #mipreps hashtag. Michigan High School Football State Champions listed since 1894 Written by Jeff Corrion Published 11/22/2017 This following list consists of mythical champions and champions who were determined by playoff games and a final game. But don't take that to mean Rockford boys can't play ball, because the Grand Rapids suburb's high school has 431 victories since 1950, just two fewer than Farmington Hills Harrison (in 168 more games, with twice the enrollment). . He also was a great basketball player. However I'm sticking by the guy who should never have to buy a beer in the State of Michigan again. 6" x 8" Photo of Unknown High School Football Team. He has been a much more successful football coach than he ever was as a back, accumulating a 173-65 record overall, an insane 51-27 record in the highly competitive Detroit Public School League ("The PSL"),three State Championships, and sending more blue chips to FBS programs than any other school in the state. Meanwhile the long-proud football program, which produced Michigan greats Fred Petoskey (the Bennie Oosterbaan of the 1930s), Calvin O'Neal, and Tom Slade, has fallen on hard times. In high school Gardner played for UofD as a sophomore but was forced to sit out for off-field issues for five games. The Wolverines also finished second in the 1985 Associated Press poll, and have. OL: Max Buikema, Hudsonville Unity Christian (Captain), DL: Matt Bilske, Grand Rapids West Catholic, LB: T.J. VanKoevering, Hudsonville Unity Christian, Rec: Dayton Keller, Jackson Lumen Christi, QB: Khol Partridge, Brooklyn Columbia Central, K/P: Micah Sonnenberg, Brooklyn Columbia Central, DB: Bobby Willis, Jackson Lumen Christi (Captain), DB: Danny Passinault, Traverse City St. Francis, More: Tickets on sale for the 2019 Detroit Free Press Sports Awards, QB: Austin Brown, Madison Heights Madison, DL: Chauncey Ernest, Madison Heights Madison, LB: Austin Zank, Vermontville Maple Valley, DB: Aidan Harrison, New Lothrop (Captain), DB: Lukas Ebright, Breckenridge (Captain). 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. Coach Sahadi would go on to serve as a scouting coordinator for Lloyd for one season but passed only! 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