It's nice to have a ton of guys from my area! 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. Ben Braden and 1970s center Will Hart came from there, and so did my houseguests this weekend. Wheatley the elder is a good candidate for the greatest athlete in the history of the state. If you have a score. If they are not members, no player from their team can be . In reply to Ottawa Hills isn't in Ottawa by iheartlarryfoote. The Wolverines also finished second in the 1985 Associated Press poll, and have. Born in Inkster, he went to their main rival, Robichaud in Dearborn Heights, where he destroyed just about every state scoring record while also winning a total of nine state championships between football and track for the Bulldogs. 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. Search sponsored by. Both came highly raw; Foote was a safety who arrived malnourished and filled out into a star linebacker and eventual NFL star. Cass selects students from all over the school district based on test scores and middle school grades, offering a more rigorous, college-preparatory set of courses. Pretty easy to by Seth. 1985-86 Camden High School.Location: Camden, New Jersey. 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. This blog has an odd reverence for alot of players from the rr/hoke years. The following data was referenced off MHSAA's website. Graham didn't learn this until he was informed he can't play any other sports for the duration of his high school career. 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 The 2021 Detroit Free Press All-State teams, from Divisions 1 to 8, as selected by special writer Mick McCabe: . While Cass is the magnet, King is the high school for downtown and midtown Detroit. He performed even better in big games, racking up 365 yards rushing (14.6 yards per carry) and eight touchdowns in three postseason games. Backup: Terrance Taylor, MuskegonThe rest of the field: Gabe Watson, Larry Harrison, Alex Ofili, Brion Smith. 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. 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. We're still in Ottawa County. 26. . Cass Cass Cass, and I'll warn you now the next guy also went to Cass. Since we've covered a lot of these guys' Michigan careers already, I figured this could instead be a celebration of the programs they came from, and Michigan high school football in general. 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. MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER COACHES ASSOCIATION. Particularly nice write up about Harrison. 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 . Sword played middle linebacker and tight end for Arthur Hill in the early 1990s, leading them to a state championship in 1993. But Brandt was more modern Jenison than Grasmanis-like in personality. And both programs, which reached the Division 3 state semifinals, were among those. Reasons are 1) Until the late '80s Michigan was a very regional recruiter. 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. Funchess of course was never more than a wide receiver playing tight end until Michigan just made him a wide receiver. Sponsor of the IHSFCA. While Devin was at Michigan Inkster was also closed, its students dispersed to four other school districts. My only real disagreement/change would be Drew Henson over Devin Gardner. Good list and thanks for compiling. He was a local legend, a three-time all-state lineman and son of a former Notre Dame tight end whom the local paper profiled while dragging his father's pickup truck up a hill. 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. 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. $24.99 . If you have a score to report, post it on Twitter using the #mipreps hashtag. State Sales Tax Rate * Tax applies to subtotal + shipping & handling for these states only. Bummer they are closing. 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. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound tailback was a workhorse in the. Playing in the best league in the state no less. 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. Backup: Clint Copenhaver, BrightonThe rest of the field: James Ross, Cam Gordon, Johnny Thompson, Charlie Stumb, Jim Presley. Warren De La Salle's Triston Nichols, somehow, helps win state title with a torn ACL? That might be the only reason he's still alive. Recent Posts. 65. . It opened in 1901 as Eastern High School at Mack Avenue and Grand Boulevard. The much-beloved coach was just 57. Phone: (517) 332-5046. Shit Chris Graham was significantly better than those guys. Lloyd Carr coached there in the mid '70s. Warning: Jock Jams, '90s style video editing effects. Backup: Steve Morrison, Brother RiceThe rest of the field: Eric Mayes, Roy Manning, Chris Singletary, Kevin Leach, Joey Sarantos, Josh Ross. 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. Here is the list of Southwest Michigan players. 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. Finally retired from a long NFL career, Harris hosted a camp at Houseman Field last weekend. So what if he played nose most of his career, can you imagine starting Martin at 3-tech? HUDL Visit Website. 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. 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. Also the parents had to shine car lights on the field for late practices because Crockett had no lights of their own. 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. He mesmerized high school basketball fans in the mid 1970's. There is no way the football field is 2 miles away from Clawson high school. 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. It's often the school in your mind when you think of Western Michigan football, the way Cass Tech springs to the fore when you think of Detroit. Two-time first-team AP All-American (1985, 1986). In Sofran's first year he got to sit back and watch Malzone and Perry connect 105 times for 1727 yards and 20 touchdowns. Yeah theylost me at Fleetwood. 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. Made the snap for Remy Hamilton's game winning field goal against Notre Dame in '94. In 1999, Sports Illustrated named him the seventh greatest sports figure from the state of Michigan. But for most of that time the bulk of those guys went to Michigan State. 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. I kind of agree with Gardner over Henson. In reply to Love both Devin and Drew by stephenrjking. Can I selfishly* suggest adding a long snapper to this list? In reply to Tony Boles would have been by Robbie Moore. In reply to You lost me there with your by rob f. Lawrence Reid the 2000s middle linebacker. If you care about Henson's welfare you should be grateful he didn't play behind the sieve that "protected" Gardner. He finished his senior year completing 68% of his. 13. Lee Brennan, Bristol 8. $225.00 . CT Michigan guys he played with, the others being Will Campbell, Teric Jones, and Boubacar Cissoko. 7A. You are right about the good restaurants though. The newspaper also selects a USA Today High School Football Coach of the Year. Football players from all over the Midwest moved to Farmington to play for the Hawks and their legendary coach. 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. Zeeland is a moderately sized town best known as the town that means you're about to get to Holland. PREVIOUS DIVISON ; VIEW DIVISION III RESULTS; SHARE YOUR TEAM'S . 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. 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