Vinnie Drake, Ansonia. Key is "if he had returned." A problem that further exasperated by a qb that could not identify anything the defense was doing pre snap ( or post snap for that matter) . Henson and Gardner were about the same size, but I would say Gardner was more mobile. . Yes the line was poor, very poor. In high school Gardner played for UofD as a sophomore but was forced to sit out for off-field issues for five games. If Delano's brother hadn't transferred to King for his senior year we'd have a pure Cass Tech secondary on this team. 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. 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. Jackson Lumen Christi 15, Traverse City St. Francis 12, Michigan high school football state finals: Here's who won this year. Per Josh Henschke, the Feds are NOT involved in the Weiss investigation. 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. EARVIN "Magic" Johnson, G, LANSING EVERETT (1974-1977): On the Mount Rushmore of all-time NBA players, Magic is the gold standard in the state of Michigan. Backups: Morgan Trent and Andre WeathersThe rest of the field: Markus Curry, Raymon Taylor, Deon Johnson, Grant Mason, Boubacar Cissoko, DELONTE HOLLOWELL, Darnell Hood, Quinton McCoy, Terry Richardson, Brent Washington, Ambry Thomas, Vincent Gray, The Nordins' Sparty neighbor had a sign made, and also gave us an idea of what kind of neighborhood we're talking about, When rivals hear the name Quinn Nordin they ask if you've heard that Jim Harbaugh once slept over at the star kicker's house. And they've kept Pershing going, though enrollment has flagged to under 400 and they absorbed some of Kettering to to do so. This week: We're looking to build the best possible team out of guys who grew up and played their high school ball in Michigan. MHSFCA is proud to announce the 2021 All State Teams by Division. In reply to Yes the line was poor, very by UcheWallyWally. Also, as a UofD alum, glad we can at least take a half credit for Gardner. Matt Lentz arrived listed at 6-6/305 out of Brandon High in Ortonville. 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. One of the most prolific receivers in state history, Perry and quarterback Alex Malzone were in each others' heads for most of an extremely productive career for both of them at Birmingham Brother Rice, a Catholic school I passed every day on my drive to Groves, and the top rival of just about every school in town. Lloyd Carr coached there in the mid '70s. Long wasn't expected to be the top overall pick in the NFL draft but he was certainly the greatest athlete in Lapeer history and probably the best in the Flint area in living memory, starring on the offensive and defensive lines, and also playing some monster fullback. Sports Gambling Podcast. He also rarely did more than block on the run-run-run team, and broke his leg during his crucial-for-scouting junior season. He wasn't wrong. Second, while the final selection of Gardner is with merit, to me there is no debate. 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. 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. DL coach Greg Mattison assumed control of the defense in 1995, and transitioned to a 4-3 under that had two spots for MLB types. The natural follow-up question, if you know a thing or two about the houses in that part of Rockford, would be "Which wing of it?". 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 Love both Devin and Drew by stephenrjking. 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. The newspaper has named a team every year since 1982. In reply to Good list and thanks for by Chaco. I kind of agree with Gardner over Henson. Step 1: Selection of 16 all district teams in each division. When he arrived a sophomore, BG was already one of the best young players of his class. 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. Backups: Donovan Peoples-Jones, Cass Tech; Walter Smith, MacKenzieThe rest of the field: DiAllo Johnson, Carl Tabb, Nate Schoenle, Joe Reynolds, Jeremy Jackson, Mo Ways, Drake Harris, Jermaine Gonzalez, Antonio Bass, Csont'e York, Da'Mario Jones, Brent Cummings, Kevin Bryant. Thanks, I obviously completely forgot about him. 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. I hate to bag on him but were arguing UM history. 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. 2022 MGoBlog. ABOUT MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION The MHSFCA is a professional membership organization for high school and middle school football coaches. MHSFCA Michigan High School Football Coaches Association. Sun and clouds mixed. Switch him and Drews place in UM history and Brady Hoke mite still be around and John Navarre probably ends up starting in 2000 over Gardner, In reply to Its irrelevant and frankly by UcheWallyWally. 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. This is awesome. Madelia High School 1902 Football Team Picture VERY RARE . Norfleet resurfaced for a year at Tuskegee, then in 2016 he took a year off of football to return to Michigan and finish his degree. Finally retired from a long NFL career, Harris hosted a camp at Houseman Field last weekend. Backup: Khalid Hill, East English Village PrepThe rest of the field: Joe Kerridge, John McColgan, Mike Vanderbeek, Ben VanSumeren, Wyatt Shallman, John Anes, Roger Allison, Quintin Patilla, John Anes, Jared Wangler. The newspaper also selects a USA Today High School Football Coach of the Year. It rated the likes of des morgan and joe bolden at or above just about every lber not named Harris including Foote, Jones , Gold. He had a life-threatening neck injury that killed his senior season and stuck us with slow-ass Carl Diggs. " 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. He also went in the 3rd round of the draft. It was wonderful. In reply to Tony Boles would have been by Robbie Moore. (and thank you, Wolverine Historian! A year behind all-world quarterback prospect Drew Henson, David Pearson arrived as a 6-3/240 weakside defensive lineman prospect and bulked up to play guard then center. Noted Seth but I'd still take Drew Henson from 2000 over Devin. 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. 1 min read HILLSDALE CTY Every year, the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association releases awards voted on by the MHSFCA for Michigan prep football.. 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. As an out-of-stater I humbly request a mitten map of where all these schools are. 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. Downriver football is often overlooked, but the nation found DeLong, the top prep kicker prospect in the country in 1992. Don't we have a long snapper on the All-Highlight Team? 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. In reply to As great as Wheatley was as by blanx. Michigan offered Shazor, an early five-star and the Wolverines' first commit of the 2001 class, without looking twice at Stan's son. Harris had 158 tackles as a junior, but really broke out as a senior at linebacker and fullback, leading the Bengals to the playoffs in a season that included a 26-14 victory over East Kentwood and a 20-2 win over mighty Muskegon. Desmond Morgan also played there. Tay'shawn Trent Harper Woods (Harper Woods, MI) Sponsor of the IHSFCA. 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. Advertisement 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2HW7_rgrr4&t=177s. Reasons are 1) Until the late '80s Michigan was a very regional recruiter. To submit changes, mail to: MHSAA Record Book, 1661 Ramblewood Dr., East Lansing, MI 48823. 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. 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. 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. 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. Backups: Donovan Peoples-Jones, Cass Tech; Walter Smith, MacKenzie The rest of the field: DiAllo Johnson, Carl Tabb, Nate Schoenle, Joe Reynolds, Jeremy Jackson, Mo Ways, Drake Harris, Jermaine Gonzalez, Antonio Bass, Csont'e York, Da'Mario Jones, Brent Cummings, Kevin Bryant --------------------------------- Not only is Lewis the one tiny Cass Tech cornerback who Made It, he was the star of Wilcher's first two (2011 and 2012) state championship teams and was drafted three spots ahead of Delano. The following data was referenced off MHSAA's website. Like Renes, Martin was an excellent wrestler in high school, though he didn't start until he was a junior, as well as a track and field star. Wyandotte Roosevelt's Max Biundo runs the ball during a game against Allen Park at the Xenith Prep Kickoff Classic at Wayne State University in Detroit on . Out of this era came the last great ballcarrying fullback, Chris Floyd, who dominated at Cooley High School in Detroit. Thirty-six local football standouts were recently honored with first team all-state selections from the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association upon the conclusion of the 2022 season. MHSFCA Dream Team Archives; MHSFCA All-State Teams. Wilcher is also the AD and track coach at Cass. All State Football Team Michigan We still haven't replicated it, not even once. 22. Commitment: Michigan State. The Doughboys, under head coach Stephon Thompson, were still decent as of the 1990s, when they sent Maurice Williams and Larry Foote to Michigan. USA Today named its first All-USA high school football team in 1982. Overrated with bad serviceOh, wait - this isn't Yelp? A left-footer, his punts had a backspin that's never quite been replicated though someone should try to since it caused all sorts of trouble for returners who had a hard time judging the ball in the air and catching it cleanly. Zeeland is a moderately sized town best known as the town that means you're about to get to Holland. 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. 8A. Backup: Clint Copenhaver, BrightonThe rest of the field: James Ross, Cam Gordon, Johnny Thompson, Charlie Stumb, Jim Presley. Lentz himself grew up on a 21-acre farm with 12 horses. 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. HUDL Visit Website. 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. "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. Latest news, updates and scores emailed to you daily. Shit Chris Graham was significantly better than those guys. Particularly nice write up about Harrison. He transferred to Inkster, following coach Greg Carter from recently closed Saint Martin de Porres, and exploded, leading them to two straight state finals. 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. 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. 13. A lot of my friends still have injuries from playing Harrison. Moore was named The Associated Press Player of the Year for Division 3-4 by a panel of sportswriters from across the state of Michigan. 1985 High School Basketball Awards - RealGM 1985 High School Awards Awards By Type International Format 1985 Parade Player of the Year Sort: Player (A-Z) Col umns: Swipe 1985 Parade All-American First Team Sort: Player (A-Z) Col umns: Swipe 1985 Parade All-American Second Team Sort: Player (A-Z) Col umns: Swipe 1985 Parade All-American Third Team Unfortunately it was that heart that failed himHarvel passed away suddenly in July 2016 after suffering a heart attack during a 7-on-7 scrimmage. Nice to see the boys from my hometown (Saginaw) make the list. The newspaper has named a team every year since 1982. One of the greatest football players and athletes in University of Michigan history, Kramer was an all-state player in high school and a three-time all-American while at Michigan. 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 . Football (college). . That career was supposed to go through power school Martin Luther King (where he was teammates with Ernest Shazor and Larry Harrison) but in three years there Braylon, who was 5'8", preppy, loved Greek mythology, and tutored kids in geometry, did not fit in. Renes says thats bullshit and his recruitment was his coach knew some Michigan people from when they worked together at WMU and sent his tape in. CT Michigan guys he played with, the others being Will Campbell, Teric Jones, and Boubacar Cissoko. This following list consists of mythical champions and champions who were determined by playoff games and a final game. There is no way the football field is 2 miles away from Clawson high school. If we got a senior year for Lawrence Reid I think that would have been a good comparison for Gedeon. NCAA record in 60-meter . CT and King faced each other in two instant classics that season, with Hill and MLK barely defeating Cass in both despite playing the second game without five players (including Ambry Thomas) because of a brawl a week earlier. [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. Backups: Maurice Williams, Detroit PershingThe rest of the field: Mark Huyge, Rueben Riley, Ja'Raymond Hall, Jalen Mayfield, Ryan Hayes. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound tailback was a workhorse in the. . 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