USA Today named its first All-USA high school football team in 1982. High school football preseason begins tonight around South Florida; Miracle Sports All-State softball team, Player and Coach of the Year Awards 2017. Backup: Mark Campbell, Bishop FoleyThe rest of the field: Martell Webb, Shawn Thompson, Carson Butler, Brian Thompson, Rob Vander Leest, Mike Kwiatkowski, Michael Jocz, Chris McLaurin, Kevin Murphy. If Delano's brother hadn't transferred to King for his senior year we'd have a pure Cass Tech secondary on this team. HUDL Visit Website. CATEGORY TITLE. Yes the line was poor, very poor. Riemersma was born in Evansville, Indiana, but grew up in Zeeland, where he became the star quarterback, all-time leading scorer in basketball, and an excellent baseball player too. Various media sources have selected national high . I had another tough decision hereweakness at safety is a feature of these featuresbut flipped back to "Ol' Prison Abs" over Chuck Winters because Dr. Sap convinced me Winters was more likely to give up a big play. Even in Drew's first year, you could see that he was moretalentedthan 'The GOAT' Brady, although Brady was by far more seasoned Love Devin, had a great career and deserves this honor for starting (and surviving) 33 games. because you can't sue us if we warn you. Bold games since 1975 represent when the State Playoffs games started. In reply to You lost me there with your by rob f. Lawrence Reid the 2000s middle linebacker. He finished his senior year completing 68% of his. Noted Seth but I'd still take Drew Henson from 2000 over Devin. Braylon, as we covered in the three-star article, grew up in Detroit while his father Stan was with the Lions and trained with his dad from a young age. And both programs, which reached the Division 3 state semifinals, were among those. I graduated from there in 02 (did not play football); what a crazy time to go there. Lentz himself grew up on a 21-acre farm with 12 horses. Top 100 Michigan basketball players of all time 1. If you have a score to report, post it on Twitter using the #mipreps hashtag. Backup: Ernest Shazor, Martin Luther KingThe rest of the field: Clarence Thompson, Shonte Peoples, Jacob Stewart. Those legends came with crazy weightlifting numbers which proved to be mostly true at Michigan. Lloyd Carr coached there in the mid '70s. Also: 33 starts to your eight. West Bloomfield seems to be winning that battle, which is both awesome and weird if you grew up thinking of the WB as the kind of program that I could play for. This blog has an odd reverence for alot of players from the rr/hoke years. " 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. But it is part of the Grand Rapids school district, which has a bunch of specialty schools but today has just two "real" high schools, the other being Union (swanky East GR and Kentwood are separate districts). 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 . Michigan High School Athletic Association 1661 Ramblewood Drive, East Lansing, MI 48823 Office 517-332-5046 All rights reserved. Ottawa Hills isn't in Ottawa County it's in Kent County. He played in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions. Below is the official 2021 Associated Press all-state football team for Divisions 7-8. Lapeer East broke off in 1975 from Lapeer HS, which became Lapeer West, and then in 2014 they were merged back together in East's building. There is a discussion I would like to have with my cousin, Jim, a former University of Michigan linebacker, a high school football coach and a lifetime gridiron fan. Backup: Will Johnson, Lake OrionThe rest of the field: Eric Wilson, Matt Godin, Will Heininger, Will Campbell, Gannon Dudlar, Lawrence Marshall, Nate Miller, Paul Sarantos, Deron Irving-Bey. Privacy Policy The number of times later in the post that "putting the best team on the field" is used is just silly in the context of Henson sitting behind Gardner. Thomas Gordon played quarterback for the Technicians and started playing safety as well in 2008, when Cass Tech won 8 games for the first time since 2000. One more note: 5-time defending Division 5 State Champion GR West Catholic produced redshirt junior lineman Carl Myers, who came to U of M as a preferred walk-on. 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 To submit changes, mail to: MHSAA Record Book, 1661 Ramblewood Dr., East Lansing, MI 48823. 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. That 2008 season was one to remember! The football team today competes against the Forest Hills (the Eastern suburbs) schools in the OK-White division, and recently hasn't been very good. 3A. Defensive backs: Angelo Scafone, Oakland Christian; Aaron Herron, Holton; Kyle Black, White Pigeon; Adam LeGault, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port; Artie Dutmers, St. Francis; Kyle Stockford, Meridian; Derrick Allen, Adrian Madison; Trayvon Jones, Ecorse; Larson Kever, Union City; Brandon Sersaw, Clare; Logan Buckner, Shepherd; Kevin McKeever, Gladwin; Mitchell Mallek, Portland; Ethan Weatherspoon, Napoleon; Darrin King, Country Day; DVaun Bentley, Detroit Loyola; Jacob Bendsen, Notre Dame Prep; Michael Harper, Anchor Bay; Luke Kenney, Linden; Derrick Hinton, Avondale; Terris Frick, Niles; Brennan Schwarz, Montague; Gabe Dorce, Trenton; Ahmad Gardner, King; Jason Fairfield, Holland West Ottawa. 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. Out of this era came the last great ballcarrying fullback, Chris Floyd, who dominated at Cooley High School in Detroit. 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]. The much-beloved coach was just 57. Refresh the page or check it out on Twitter. 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. He tried basketball and was immediately the best player on the court. It also allows me to end this tribute to Michigan high school football by honoring the life of a coach from the heart of it. Ben Braden and 1970s center Will Hart came from there, and so did my houseguests this weekend. Since 1997 the head coach of Cass Tech has been former Michigan running back Thomas Wilcher, best known in his collegiate career for the collective groan when Jamie Morris came out and the big track player replaced him. Watch: Chippewa Valley vs. Clarkston Division 1 title game highlights. Warren De La Salle's Triston Nichols, somehow, helps win state title with a torn ACL? Tickets on sale for the 2019 Detroit Free Press Sports Awards, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Finally retired from a long NFL career, Harris hosted a camp at Houseman Field last weekend. 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. I wish I had appreciated it more at the time. 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. Rules: Only players recruited since 1990-on. In reply to First - Hi Drew. Drew, at your best you were the better player, and I promise to buy you a beer next time you're in Ann Arbor. 1A. Cass Cass Cass, and I'll warn you now the next guy also went to Cass. The newspaper also selects a USA Today High School Football Coach of the Year. 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. The 1985 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1985 Big Ten Conference football season.In their 17th year under head coach was Bo Schembechler, the Wolverines compiled a 10-1-1 record, outscored all opponents by a combined total of 342 to 98, defeated five ranked opponents (including three in a row to start the season), suffered its sole loss . The Wy-Hi building, another grand Albert Kahn design stolen from Paris, dates back to the 1920s. Christion Stokes Harper Woods (Harper Woods, MI) S. 6-0 / 180. DPS reports offer some clues. *Selfishly because it would get my high school on the list. MICK McCABE:Warren De La Salle's Triston Nichols, somehow, helps win state title with a torn ACL? $225.00 . 4A. Weiss on leave due to police investigation. OT: How does TCU's season stack up to other Cinderellas? That might be the only reason he's still alive. 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. I guarantee nobody from MGoBlog rated Joe Bolden very highly. Right off the bat this is a tough one, and a decision I'm personally going to get flak for because the other good candidate reads this blog. 5A. Thank You Bob Ufer! Watching him compete in track was mindblowing. Also nose was much stronger than DT and I need to do the same thing when I get to the linebackers so here's the precedent: I'm putting out my best team. . Though the school has "Ottawa" in the name,it's inKentCounty, close to the heart of GR. And it would have gotten Westland John Glenn a mention. Both came highly raw; Foote was a safety who arrived malnourished and filled out into a star linebacker and eventual NFL star. Reason 2) My database goes back to 1990. CT Michigan guys he played with, the others being Will Campbell, Teric Jones, and Boubacar Cissoko. 10. FAQs; About. But Brandt was more modern Jenison than Grasmanis-like in personality. The neighborhood (and next door Krainz Woods) held out as well as it could be expected to with the city's decline, as renewal efforts were focused closer to downtown while the city put housing projects and a prison out there on the quasi-suburbs. I know he's loved by thebrass here, and seemed like a nice enough guy. MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER COACHES ASSOCIATION. TUEBOR is Latin for "Pothole!" 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. 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. While scouts marveled at the physical gifts of Rogers and reporters wondered whether it was right to let the world know Rogers's grades weren't going to be enough to pass NCAA muster, reports started trickling in of the little underclassman linebacker and running back who was doing as much as Rogers, future NBA point guard Anthony Roberson, and Michigan-bound OLB Roy Manning to lead Saginaw to the Division II state championship. Coach Sahadi would go on to serve as a scouting coordinator for Lloyd for one season but passed away only a year later. 8. 2022. Here's another guy I covered during the three-star post. Union and Ottawa Hills share a stadium, Houseman Field, which had already long been the city's football center when Gerald Ford played on its surface. As an out-of-stater I humbly request a mitten map of where all these schools are. (and thank you, Wolverine Historian! Lloyd took Charles Stewart and that was remarkable at the time. Farmington Hills Harrison is entering its final season this fall after the (my) school district decided the building that most resembled a prison was the least worth keeping. Many came out as three-stars already close to their college potential, a fact rivals mocked them with (at least pre-Drew Stanton) even though it was just more evidence that John Herrington was better than everybody else at turning wussy ass suburban kids into football players. [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. Theodore Roosevelt High School in Wyandotte (also known as Wyandotte High or Wy-Hi) is down on Eureka Road in the center of the very blue collar downriver community, one of the oldest in the state. As for Navarre . Check back all day on freep.com/sports for results from all eight games over Friday and Saturday. . While Devin was at Michigan Inkster was also closed, its students dispersed to four other school districts. The filter bar below allows you to search all state winners since 1985. While Cass is the magnet, King is the high school for downtown and midtown Detroit. Good stuff. 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. Lapeer, Michigan, is the moderately-sized town at the junction of US-24 and I-69. Reasons are 1) Until the late '80s Michigan was a very regional recruiter. Interested in becoming a sponsor of Illinois High School Football Coaches Association? Don't forget Jerry Ford's Alma mater, GR South HS, a long-time member of the GR City League until the late 60's, when it was closed down and its students bussed to the other GR public schools. My wife and I lived at 14 and Crooks while saving up for our house, and I still trek out there for Pho because there's nothing like it for miles out here. 6A. Jackson Lumen Christi 15, Traverse City St. Francis 12, Michigan high school football state finals: Here's who won this year. I hate to bag on him but were arguing UM history. Notre Dame NT Paul Grasmanis had played there recently and Brandt drew favorable comparisons as he collected various All-American honors. Quarterbacks: Job Hall, Athens; Gavin Sundberg, Ishpeming; Carter Staley, Breckenridge; Michael Anderson, Harbor Beach; Alex Price, Reading; Brady Petzold, Springport; Grant Richardson, Harbor Springs; Braden Massat, Bishop Foley; Dylan Green, Cassopolis; Sandyn Cuthrell, Cass City; Cole Higby, Chesaning; Brady Devereaux, Hemlock; Mason Vieau, Pinconning; Noah Beaudrie, Erie Mason; Logan Gerow, Beaverton; Markel Garrett, Bridgeport; Conner Campbell, Frankenmuth; Angelo Basilisco, Lutheran North; Chase Brown, Comstock Park; Trevor Johns, Manistee; Kaden Kelly, Clare; Alex Freis, Swan Valley; Gerrid Rutledge, North Branch; Craig Kamin, Escanaba; Dylan Day, Tecumseh; Wilson Wirebaugh, Holland Christian; Austin Stiffler, Williamston; Ravion Davis, Flat Rock; Drew Humm, Alma; Brady Gleason, St. Clair; Joey Johnston, Croswell-Lexington; Mitchell Mowid, Haslett; Braylon Silvas, Flint Kearsley; Gabe Taylor, Zeeland East; Duwan Mathis, Oak Park; Eric Wenzel, Kalamazoo United; Jay Solano, Trenton; Matt Bills, Warren Woods Tower; Dominic Wood, Riverview; Blake Gatfield, DeWitt; Jacob Kelbert, Livonia Franklin; Jake Jensen, Clarkston; Stephon McLaurin, Detroit Western; Tobin Schwaneke, Traverse City Central; Caden Broersma, Mona Shores; Al Money, Midland; Mark Tocco, Dakota; Brendan Shelby, Walled Lake Northern; Isaac VanDyke, Holland West Ottawa; Will Jontz, Brighton; Cannon Hall, Davison. This following list consists of mythical champions and champions who were determined by playoff games and a final game. Why chosen: The senior had a team-high 39 tackles for loss, along with 116 tackles, 12 sacks and five forced fumbles in 15 games. 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. Saginaw has continued to produce star athletesmost recently Draymond Greenand their basketball program is still one of the best in the state despite Lou Dawkins retiring shortly after his son died of a rare heart disease at a Michigan State basketball camp. In reply to Henson and Gardner were by CalifExile. 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. MHSFCA - All-State Teams Archives . I was there. Runyan was a beast and went on to a great NFL career like Long did. Finally we're covering my parents' alma mater, and Michigan's famous pipeline, Cass Technical High School, the great magnet high school of Detroit. If you can believe me I knew that and screwed up the joke I was setting up about how it's not in Ottawa County nor even in Ottawa Hills. 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. DB Matt Darby, Virginia Beach, Va., 6-2, 190 (verbal commitment to UCLA), 9.93. We're tracking MHSAA football live updates, scores and final results from across the state. The Division 1-2 team will be announced. This is awesome. 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. 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. Ben Gedeon on the other hand was very good, but he still was nowhere near Irons, Gold, Foote, or Harris. And Ottawa Hills has twice as many students as those big Catholic schools. 13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2HW7_rgrr4&t=177s. 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. 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