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. Love both Devin and Drew. Warning: Jock Jams, '90s style video editing effects. 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 [email protected]! The 5-foot-11, 175-pound tailback was a workhorse in the. 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. 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. Particularly nice write up about Harrison. MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER COACHES ASSOCIATION. All rights reserved. Matt Lentz arrived listed at 6-6/305 out of Brandon High in Ortonville. CATEGORY TITLE. When he arrived a sophomore, BG was already one of the best young players of his class. The school produced 1920s All-American Harry Hawkins, gave the Mad Magicians their best receiver in Dick Rifenburg, and more recently sent national prospect Shonte Peoples to Ann Arbor. Latest news, updates and scores emailed to you daily. Lloyd took Charles Stewart and that was remarkable at the time. Brandt was there in a different time, when Jenison was a regional power and regularly producing what we'd today call 4-star talent. Playing mostly defensive line, he helped lead them to a 10-1 record and the second round of the AA regional playoffs in 1995. In 1999, Sports Illustrated named him the seventh greatest sports figure from the state of Michigan. Henson was great, but look at what Gardner did with what can only be considered a severe case of coaching malpractice is incredible and admirable. In reply to Can I selfishly* suggest by Steve Sprague. But for most of that time the bulk of those guys went to Michigan State. Two-time first-team AP All-American (1985, 1986). Academics; All State; Coaches Awards; Districts; . Per Josh Henschke, the Feds are NOT involved in the Weiss investigation. 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. Watch: Chippewa Valley vs. Clarkston Division 1 title game highlights. Free shipping . In reply to This article was great by JBM. 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. Lentz himself grew up on a 21-acre farm with 12 horses. DPS reports offer some clues. 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. Backup: Kelvin Grady, East Grand RapidsThe rest of the field: Dennis Norfleet. Lee Brennan, Bristol Mark Bolach from Muskegon Catholic Central, class of 1992, never had a bad snap in 4 years as the starting long snapper. 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. He also came to football lateNate never so much as watched football until high school, when a senior family friend he'd played soccer with asked Nate to come learn kicking with him so he wouldn't have to do so alone. Record: 30-0. But then the quarterback got injured in a motorcycle incident, and as the most athletic kid on the team Braylon had to replace him. Overrated with bad serviceOh, wait - this isn't Yelp? Drew left early. Key is "if he had returned." The all-state defensive backs are Dontez Hicks of Detroit Central, Luke Wolfe of Iron Mountain and Jacob Hamilton of Reading. Lentz's high school was opened in 1982, with the old high school becoming the middle school and the middle school becoming the elementary. That might be the only reason he's still alive. Backups Jon Runyan Sr, Carman-AinsworthThe rest of the field: Mike Sullivan, Demeterius Solomon, Joe Denay, Jeff Potts, Ron Acheson, Eric Moltane, Dann O'Neill (I split up some guys as right tackles). More: Nominate a student-athlete for the 2019 I AM SPORT award! It was Tech's only two losses. DB Matt Darby, Virginia Beach, Va., 6-2, 190 (verbal commitment to UCLA), 9.93. The 2018 Detroit Free Press All-State teams, as selected by special writer Mick McCabe: QB: Tommy Schuster, Chippewa Valley (Captain), DB: Kyron McKinney-Harper, Detroit Cass Tech, More: Chippewa Valley's Scott Merchant perseveres, earns coach of year honors, OL: Danny Motowski, Warren De La Salle (Captain), OL: Damon Duncan, St. Clair Shores Lakeview, More: Meet the 2018 Detroit Free Press high school football Dream Team, DL: Braiden McGregor, Port Huron Northern, LB: Jacob Wahlberg, Muskegon Mona Shores (Captain), Rec: Dominick Polidore-Hannah, Detroit King, Rec: Cody Tierney, Grand Rapids Northview, K/P: Tommy Doman, Orchard Lake St. Marys, More: Nominate a team for the 2019 Top Team: Fan Vote Award, OL: Maverick Hanson, Farmington Hills Harrison, OL: Finn Perdue, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, OL: Spencer Holstage, Grand Rapids South Christian, Meet the 2018 Free Press' All-Detroit team, LB: Ben Joppich, Grand Rapids Catholic Central (Captain), DB: Nate Trudeau, Grand Rapids Catholic Central. Backups: Maurice Williams, Detroit PershingThe rest of the field: Mark Huyge, Rueben Riley, Ja'Raymond Hall, Jalen Mayfield, Ryan Hayes. $24.99 . Though the school has "Ottawa" in the name,it's inKentCounty, close to the heart of GR. Agreed. Michigan High School Athletic Association 1661 Ramblewood Drive, East Lansing, MI 48823 Office 517-332-5046 Tickets on sale for the 2019 Detroit Free Press Sports Awards, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 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. Desmond Morgan also played there. 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. It's nice to have a ton of guys from my area! 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). 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. 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. 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. 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. OT: How does TCU's season stack up to other Cinderellas? The following data was referenced off MHSAA's website. My standard for these is the sum contribution while a Michigan player, not how good he could have been. Backups: Mike Onwenu, Cass Tech; Ben Braden, RockfordThe rest of the field: Leo Henige, Alex Mitchell, Adam Adkins, Tom Berishaj, Phil Paea, David Dawson, Pat Sharrow. Playing in the best league in the state no less. HUDL Visit Website. Backup: Ryan Van Bergen, WhitehallThe rest of the field: Brennan Beyer, Rondell Biggs, Jake Frysinger, Nathan Brink, Quintin Woods, Andre Criswell. 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 Of course among them only Delano looked older than his coach. 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. The newspaper also selects a USA Today High School Football Coach of the Year. MICK McCABE:Warren De La Salle's Triston Nichols, somehow, helps win state title with a torn ACL? 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. So what if he played nose most of his career, can you imagine starting Martin at 3-tech? 1. 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. He transferred to Inkster, following coach Greg Carter from recently closed Saint Martin de Porres, and exploded, leading them to two straight state finals. One of Michigan's lowest-rated recruits (he was on the two-/three-star borderline), Harris is still used as the exempli gratia for underrated Western Michigan players. 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. Marie, 1958-- Flint Central and Bay City Central, 1959-- Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Manistique, and Kalamazoo University, 1960-- Denby and Flint Northern, Riverview, and Kalamazoo University, 1961-- Sexton, Bay City Handy, St. Ambrose, and Marysville, 1962-- Ann Arbor, St. Ambrose, Galesburg Augusta and Bad Axe, 1963-- Denby, Sexton, Hillsdale, Willow Run, and Kalamazoo St. Augustine, 1964-- East Lansing, Albion, and Middleville, 1965-- Bay City Central, Buchanan, Jackson St. Johns, and Middleville, 1966-- Battle Creek Central, Buena Vista, and Galesburg Augusta, 1967-- Bay City Central, Albion, Buena Vista, Bay City St. Joseph, and Galesburg Augusta, 1968-- Battle Creek Central, Midland, Riverview, Frankenmuth, and DeTour, 1969-- Bay City Central, Monroe Saint Mary Catholic Central, Sturgis, Frankenmuth, and Cheboygan Catholic Central, 1970-- North Farmington, Northview, Galesburg Augusta, and Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart, 1971-- Muskegon, Chelsea, Hackett, North Muskegon, and Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart, 1972-- Ferndale, Bay City Central, Hillsdale, Hudson, and Indian River-Inland Lakes, 1973-- Arthur Hill, Divine Child, Hudson, and Traverse City Saint Francis, 1974-- Brother Rice, Muskegon Catholic Central, Hudson, and Traverse City Saint Francis, 1975-- Franklin, Divine Child, Ishpeming, and Crystal Falls Forest Park, 1976-- Midland Dow, East Grand Rapids, Flat Rock, and Crystal Falls Forest Park, 1977-- Brother Rice, Jackson Lumen Christi, Orchard Lake Saint Mary's, and Flint Holy Rosary, 1978-- Traverse City Central, Warren Woods, Forest Hills Northern, and DePorres, 1979-- Detroit Catholic Central, Jackson Lumen Christi, Ishpeming, and Norway, 1980-- Brother Rice, Muskegon Catholic Central, Munising, and Norway, 1981-- Escanaba, Farmington Hills Harrison, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port, and DePorres, 1982-- Farmington Hills Harrison, Muskegon Catholic Central, DePorres, and Mendon, 1983-- Brother Rice, East Grand Rapids, DePorres, and Saint Ignace LaSalle, 1984-- Pioneer, Wyoming Park, DePorres, and Gobles, 1985-- Traverse City Central, Divine Child, Lansing Catholic Central, and Battle Creek Saint Phillip, 1986-- Muskegon, Marysville, Country Day, and Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary, 1987-- Pioneer, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Erie Mason, and Martin, 1988-- Traverse City Central, Farmington Hills Harrison, DePorres, and Schoolcraft, 1989-- Muskegon, Farmington Hills Harrison, Schoolcraft, and Mendon, 1990-- Detroit Catholic Central, Brother Rice, Dowagiac Union, Robichaud, DePorres, Muskegon Catholic Central, Marion, and Frankfort, 1991-- Arthur Hill, East Lansing, Farmington Hills Harrison, Monroe Saint Mary Catholic Central, Pennfield, Muskegon Catholic Central, Mendon, and Frankfort, 1992-- Detroit Catholic Central, Reeths-Puffer, Oxford, Marysville, DePorres, Traverse City Saint Francis, Lake Linden-Hubbell, and Portland Saint Patrick, 1993-- Fordson, Farmington Hills Harrison, East Grand Rapids, Kingsford, Hartford, Iron Mountain, Mendon, and Fowler, 1994-- Troy, Farmington Hills Harrison, Monroe Jefferson, Belding, Orchard Lake Saint Mary's, Ravenna, Maple City Glen Lake, and Beal City, 1995-- Detroit Catholic Central, Lapeer West, East Grand Rapids, Country Day, DePorres, Muskegon Catholic Central, Mendon, and Fowler, 1996-- Walled Lake Western, Grandville, Marshall, Jackson Lumen Christi, DePorres, Ravenna, Pittsford, and Fowler, 1997-- Detroit Catholic Central, Farmington Hills Harrison, Ogemaw Heights, Belding, Oakridge, Ravenna, Lawrence, and Lake Linden-Hubbell, 1998-- Detroit Catholic Central, Farmington Hills Harrison, Menominee, Chesaning, Montrose, Unionville Sebewaing, Middleton Fulton, and Fowler, 1999-- Walled Lake Western, Saginaw, Farmington Hills Harrison, Orchard Lake Saint Mary's, Country Day, Saint Charles, Traverse City Saint Francis, and Mendon, 2000-- Grand Ledge, Brother Rice, Farmington Hills Harrison, Orchard Lake Saint Mary's, Jackson Lumen Christi, Whittemore-Prescott, Iron Mountain, and Muskegon Catholic Central, 2001-- Detroit Catholic Central, Chippewa Valley, Farmington Hills Harrison, Chesaning, Jackson Lumen Christi, Schoolcraft, DePorres, and Mendon, 2002-- Detroit Catholic Central, Lowell, East Grand Rapids, South Christian, Montrose, Negaunee, Mendon, and Our Lady of the Lakes, 2003-- Detroit Catholic Central, Rochester Adams, East Grand Rapids, Three Rivers, Jackson Lumen Christi, Ravenna, Traverse City Saint Francis, and DePorres, 2004-- Rockford, Muskegon, Lowell, Orchard View, Jackson Lumen Christi, Constantine, Unionville Sebewaing, and Climax-Scotts, 2005-- Rockford, Brother Rice, Caledonia, Flint Powers, Oakridge, Kingsley, Traverse City Saint Francis, and Mendon, 2006-- Dakota, Muskegon, East Grand Rapids, Zeeland West, Menominee, Nouvel, Muskegon Catholic Central, and New Lothrop, 2007-- Dakota, King, East Grand Rapids, Marine City, Menominee, Nouvel, Mendon, and Crystal Falls Forest Park, 2008-- Rockford, Muskegon, East Grand Rapids, Holland Christian, Oakridge, Montague, Traverse City Saint Francis, and Muskegon Catholic Central, 2009-- Detroit Catholic Central, Lowell, East Grand Rapids, Marshall, Jackson Lumen Christi, Montague, Traverse City Saint Francis, and Beal City, 2010-- Lake Orion, Farmington Hills Harrison, East Grand Rapids, Grand Rapid Catholic Central, West Catholic, Ithaca, Hudson, and Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart Academy, 2011-- Cass Tech, Brother Rice, Orchard Lake Saint Mary's, Zeeland West, Flint Powers, Ithaca, Nouvel, and Mendon, 2012-- Cass Tech, Brother Rice, Grand Rapids Christian, South Christian, Portland, Ithaca, Ishpeming, and Harbor Beach, 2013-- Clarkston, Brother Rice, Zeeland West, Marine City, Grand Rapids West Catholic, Ithaca, Ishpeming, and Muskegon Catholic Central, 2014--Clarkston, De La Salle, Orchard Lake Saint Mary's, South Christian, West Catholic, Saint Mary Catholic Central, Loyola, and Muskegon Catholic Central, 2015--Romeo, Detroit King, Orchard Lake Saint Mary's, Zeeland West, West Catholic, Ithaca, Ishpeming, and Muskegon Catholic Central, 2016--Cass Tech, Detroit King, Orchard Lake Saint Mary's, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, West Catholic, Lumen Christi, Pewamo-Westphalia, and Muskegon Catholic Central, 2017--Clarkston, De La Salle, Muskegon, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, West Catholic, Lumen Christi, Pewamo-Westphalia, and Ottawa Lake Whiteford, 2018--Chippewa Valley, De La Salle, Detroit King, Edwardsburg, Unity Christian, Lumen Christi, New Lothrop, and Reading, 2019-- Davison, Mona Shores, River Rouge, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Lansing Catholic, Saint Mary Catholic Central, Pewamo-Westphalia, and Reading, 2020-- West Bloomfield, Mona Shores, DeWitt, Country Day, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Montague, New Lothrop, and Centreville, 2021-- Belleville, De La Salle, Detroit King, Chelsea, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Lansing Catholic, Pewamo-Westphalia, and Hudson, 2021-- Belleville, De La Salle, Detroit King, Grand Rapids South Christian, Gladwin, West Catholic, Lumen Christi, and Ottawa Lake Whiteford, Total number of State Championships in Michigan by Team. Muskegon Michigan High School 1902 Football Team Picture VERY RARE . 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. He tried basketball and was immediately the best player on the court. In reply to Henson and Gardner were by CalifExile. I remember a cover post ( dont recall author) i belive posted late season of harbaughs first year that compared the individual defensive players to players on UM past using a grading scale ( 1-5 i think). I graduated from there in 02 (did not play football); what a crazy time to go there. Also from Pershing: The Four Tops. FAQs; About. All State; Coaches Awards; Districts; Dream Team; Game Requests; Jobs Posting; Boys Rankings 2022; Girls Season. You are right about the good restaurants though. 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. 3A. Here's another great player from Saginaw, but Sword went to the other big school in town, Arthur Hill, named for the lumbering and shipping magnate who graduated from Michigan during the Civil War, and went back to make his city into the most important civic center in the Thumb region. 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. Lopata, Jason Olesnavage, Seth Broekhuizen, Kyle Seychel. I still think Delano Hill was 40 when he played at UM. We would focus in part on the . [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. Funchess of course was never more than a wide receiver playing tight end until Michigan just made him a wide receiver. Christian (Drake Harris). I wish I had appreciated it more at the time. No one that thicc should be able to move that fast. 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. Jake Long and Jon Runyan Sr. are interchangeable IMO. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan high school football state finals: Here's who won this year, Picking the winners for all 8 divisions at Ford Field, Warren De La Salle 52, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central 13, Grand Rapids West Catholic 59, Negaunee 14, Grand Rapids South Christian 28, Goodrich 0. 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. 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. former M commit Carter Dunaway). 8A. We are focused on providing professional development opportunities and award programs for coaches and recognizing outstanding football and academic performances by football players. SHARE YOUR TEAM'S SUCCESS. 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. This gives us a pool of 171 players to choose from whose careers most of us are somewhat familiar with. 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. 6" x 8" Photo of Unknown High School Football Team. Martin got to spend one year on the old campus before they moved over to the new one, however he missed their state title years; the amazing run of six state championships from 1995 to 2003 was before his time, but he still got to play for another coach of the Michigan Hall of Fame, Tom Mach, who coached the Shamrocks for 41 years (winning 10 state titles), and is third all time behind Fracassa and Herrington in wins. Watching him compete in track was mindblowing. Christion Stokes Harper Woods (Harper Woods, MI) S. 6-0 / 180. Refresh the page or check it out on Twitter. RON KRAMER, DE, EAST DETROIT (1951-1953): 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. 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. TUEBOR is Latin for "Pothole!" He mesmerized high school basketball fans in the mid 1970's. Step 1: Selection of 16 all district teams in each division. Division 7: Jackson Lumen Christi 15, Traverse City St. Francis 12. My only real disagreement/change would be Drew Henson over Devin Gardner. Shit Chris Graham was significantly better than those guys. 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. 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. November 30 at the Pontiac Silverdome. Backup: Terrance Taylor, MuskegonThe rest of the field: Gabe Watson, Larry Harrison, Alex Ofili, Brion Smith. 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. The guys hit on some of their . Plus it lets us mention Catholic Central. It's hard to think of a better top two at LT from any other school in the 1990 to today time period. I hate to bag on him but were arguing UM history. . Traverse City St. Francis, Gladwin and Farwell each had four players selected. In reply to Tony Boles would have been by Robbie Moore. Long involved in socially conservative politics, Riemersma ran for Congress from his hometown in 2009, but didn't make it out of a highly contested primary. 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. As great as Wheatley was as a RB, he was preposterous as a track athlete. State Sales Tax Rate * Tax applies to subtotal + shipping & handling for these states only. 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. A lot of my friends still have injuries from playing Harrison. 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. 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