E-mail: records@mhsaa.com. Playing in the best league in the state no less. 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. While sitting around all winter and spring he gained 40 pounds, and Carr stuck him at defensive tackle. FAQs; About. He also went in the 3rd round of the draft. Reason 2) My database goes back to 1990. 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. Love both Devin and Drew. Backup: Ryan Van Bergen, WhitehallThe rest of the field: Brennan Beyer, Rondell Biggs, Jake Frysinger, Nathan Brink, Quintin Woods, Andre Criswell. I kind of agree with Gardner over Henson. And Ottawa Hills has twice as many students as those big Catholic schools. 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. 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 --------------------------------- 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! He transferred to Inkster, following coach Greg Carter from recently closed Saint Martin de Porres, and exploded, leading them to two straight state finals. 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. 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. 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. He finished his senior year completing 68% of his. 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. 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. 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. Division 7: Jackson Lumen Christi 15, Traverse City St. Francis 12. Sofran was fired and the job went to Fracassa's former DC, Adam Korzeniewski, who had been coordinating Seaholm's defense. The Wolverines also finished second in the 1985 Associated Press poll, and have. A state title every year I was there, and they didnt lose a game for the last two years. In reply to I'd also takeDPJ over by HarbaughsLeftElbow. New Cass is a beautiful modern structureif you're in Detroit I recommend visiting the library for a panoramic view of the whole city. 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. Lopata, Jason Olesnavage, Seth Broekhuizen, Kyle Seychel. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound tailback was a workhorse in the. We end back at King, appropriately enough, with a guy who embodies all the excitement, attitude, and disappointments that have come out of there. 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 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. Neither is Ottawa Hills High School in the neighborhood of Ottawa Hills (which is a few miles north). 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). 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. Backup: Chuck Winters, St. Martin de PorresThe rest of the field: Julius Curry, Charles Stewart, Earnest Sanders, Greg Cooper, Brian Cole, Jaylen Kelly-Powell. Foote played some SAM during his career and as a former safety he can stay on the field as a hybrid space player so this pick isn't that crazy, even though Foote was way more of a Devin Bush than Khaleke Hudson. 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. 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. 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. Sponsor of the IHSFCA. Bummer they are closing. That's still well below six feet so he still gets to wear the mantle: Also now that we're finally done with Technicians here's the list of those who played for Michigan in alphabetical order in the Bentley database: Will Campbell (2009-12), Boubacar Cissoko (2008-'09), David Dawson (2013-'16), David Downs (1997-'98), Thomas Gordon (2009-'13), Curtis Greer (1975-'79), Delano Hill (2013-'16), Delonte Hollowell (2011-'14), Harlan Huckleby (1975-'78), Tage Jacobson (1932-'34), Royce Jenkins-Stone (2012-'15), Teric Jones (2009-'10), Archie F. Jordan (1918-'22), Jourdan Lewis (2013-'16), Michael Onwenu (2016-present), Donovan Peoples-Jones (2017-present), Frank K Raiford (1979-'80), Terry Richardson (2012-'15), Pap Sanneh (1993), Tom Seabron (1975-'78), Arnold Simkus (1962-'64), Roosevelt Smith (1976-'79), Clarence Williams (1995-'98), Michael Wilson (1981-'83), and Anthony B. Woodford (1976-'77), Please don't ask Jourdan what he thinks of the Jourdan clones playing for King. [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. For such a small town with limited reason for existence they have a pretty solid football program, of which Jansen is still the greatest product. 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. Lee Brennan, Bristol Love the description of Clawson. Wilcher is also the AD and track coach at Cass. 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. I was there. The best players in Michigan play for Michigan, but who were the best players from Michigan to play for Michigan? Warning: Jock Jams, '90s style video editing effects. But unlike his predecessor, Sofran would not last four decades; graduations decimated them after Malzone and Perry left, and the following year the climbed back to just 7-4 with some of their best players injured (e.g. He was by far the lowest-ranked of the four(!) Yes the line was poor, very poor. 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. 2022 All-News-Herald 1st Team Football. Backups: Maurice Williams, Detroit PershingThe rest of the field: Mark Huyge, Rueben Riley, Ja'Raymond Hall, Jalen Mayfield, Ryan Hayes. 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. Interested in becoming a sponsor of Illinois High School Football Coaches Association? Graham didn't learn this until he was informed he can't play any other sports for the duration of his high school career. MHSFCA Dream Team Archives; MHSFCA All-State Teams. Mark Bolach from Muskegon Catholic Central, class of 1992, never had a bad snap in 4 years as the starting long snapper. SHARE YOUR TEAM'S SUCCESS. Check back all day on freep.com/sports for results from all eight games over Friday and Saturday. DIVISION ONE No local players selected. 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. The rest of the field: Kenny Allen, Ross Ryan, Mark Spencer, Paul Peristeris, Cory Sargent, Jay Vinson. 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. I previously did this digging from just one of Frank Leahy's teamsand I have followed up by more recent vintage: ---During the coaching tenure of Frank Leahy, Notre Dame attracted a ridiculous number of top players. I wish I had appreciated it more at the time. Nevermind, just realized that he was class of 1989. Second, by M_Born M_Believer. Even more than today however this was the big school of the areait was split in 2005 after burgeoning past 2500 students. 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). November 30 at the Pontiac Silverdome. Weston Dressler set the state record with a 10.44-second time in the 100-meter dash but is also one of the greatest high school football players in state history. [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. That might be the only reason he's still alive. Both came highly raw; Foote was a safety who arrived malnourished and filled out into a star linebacker and eventual NFL star. Also, as a UofD alum, glad we can at least take a half credit for Gardner. 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. His 2000 season was the platform for a true Heisman campaign for 2001. Pretty easy to by Seth. Appropriate documentation shall include, but is not limited to, the following: copies of scorebooks or game/season statistical summaries, copies of yearbooks, and copies of newspaper clippings. 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. This article was great.except for the reference to the Vietnamese place in Clawson. Drew left early. Backup: Kelvin Grady, East Grand RapidsThe rest of the field: Dennis Norfleet. Cass Cass Cass, and I'll warn you now the next guy also went to Cass. Sports Gambling Podcast. 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. 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. Christion Stokes Harper Woods (Harper Woods, MI) S. 6-0 / 180. Gardner and Norfleet played a lot of games for unimpressive Brady Hoke units but they were clearly not as talented as Henson and DPJ. Backup: Shantee Orr, DenbyThe rest of the field: David Bowens, Mario Ojemudia, Royce Jenkins-Stone, Corey Malone-Hatcher. The newspaper also selects a USA Today High School Football Coach of the Year. Lentz's high school was opened in 1982, with the old high school becoming the middle school and the middle school becoming the elementary. $24.99 . 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. Playing mostly defensive line, he helped lead them to a 10-1 record and the second round of the AA regional playoffs in 1995. 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. Search sponsored by. In high school Gardner played for UofD as a sophomore but was forced to sit out for off-field issues for five games. 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. Backup: Clint Copenhaver, BrightonThe rest of the field: James Ross, Cam Gordon, Johnny Thompson, Charlie Stumb, Jim Presley. 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?". Bold games since 1975 represent when the State Playoffs games started. 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. 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. 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. 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