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MIDWEST RECRUITING: Commitments, offers and possible second thoughts?
In commitment news from last week: Walled Lake Western safety C.J. Brown (pictured, No. 3) committed to Northern Illinois and River Rouge middle linebacker Deshawn Walker committed to Toledo. Brown is the little brother of Michigan State incoming freshman Spencer Brown (OL) and has speed and instinct in the secondary — he also plays tailback ...
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BOYS BASKETBALL: John Peckinpaugh and Taylor Wayer join Indy prep coaching scene at Noblesville, Bishop Chatard
The Indianapolis high school hardwood scene just added some new faces on the bench. Noblesville tapped John Peckinpaugh as its new boys basketball coach and Indianapolis Bishop Chatard has turned its boys hoops program over to alum Taylor Wayer. Both these fellas are young, hungry and passionate about teaching the game they love. They’ll definitely inject ...
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BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK: UD Jesuit’s Thomas settles on Georgia State; Northview, Springport get new sideline bosses
The ink had barely dried. Detroit U-D Jesuit standout senior center Jalen Thomas signed with Georgia State in the hours before his high school graduation. Considered the top college prospect in the paint out of the Catholic League, the 6-foot-10 Thomas was previously headed to UMass until he changed directions after a 2019 campaign, in ...
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MIDWEST RECRUITING: U-M getting an in-state pass-rush killer in Port Huron Northern DE Braiden McGregor
The Blue Water Barracuda is off the board. Block M Nation, you’ve just landed yourself a killer in the pass rush game. Port Huron Northern junior defensive end Braiden McGregor committed to play football in college at the University of Michigan this week almost exactly a year after Jim Harbaugh extended him a Maize and ...
Basketball
Justin DeGraaf’s return from Indy should help boost Hudsonville among hoops elite
Returning from Indianapolis to finish up his high school hooping days in Michigan, Justin DeGraaf joins a Hudsonville hardwood crew that should contend for a spot in the Division 1 final four next winter. Hudsonville went 22-3 in 2019 and won league and district titles before falling 61-60 in a heartbreaker of a regional final ...
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MIDWEST RECRUITING: Carlson’s versatile Ian Stewart picks Michigan State
Gibraltar Carlson’s Mr. Do-Everything on the gridiron, Ian Stewart kicked off his junior prom with announcing where he was going to play his college football. As he arrived at the prom Saturday night, the versatile 6-foot-3 split end prospect posted on his social media accounts that he was committing to Michigan State. Last month, Stewart ...
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MIDWEST RECRUITING: Coloma’s Zach Goodline flips commitment to Oakland; Caleb Hunter ends up at MVSU with his dad
So, the O’Rena it is. Coloma senior gunner Zach Goodline signed with Oakland University at the last minute over the weekend, making the move up to the DI ranks after a previous commitment to DII Huntington University. The 6-foot-0 Goodline was a lethal weapon out of the backcourt his entire high school career, pure electricity, ...
Basketball
BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK: McCauley Leaves Noblesville, Penn’s Lutz Goes DI, Center Grove’s DeGraaf headed to Michigan
Noblesville and boys hoops coach Brian McCauley have parted ways after five years. McCauley’s Millers went 13-11 this season. They’ll return five players (G Brendon Fisher, F Jordan Gadis, F Alex Hunt, G Evan Wilson and C Parker Davis) for the 2020 campaign. Back in 2014, McCauley sent shockwaves through the state’s coaching ranks when ...
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MIDWEST RECRUITING: Five for fighting — Burney’s top 5 fab Michigan freshman recruits
Five For Fighting — Burney’s Top 5 Freshmen Football Recruits 1 Will Johnson (Grosse Pointe South CB/WR) — Let’s just start calling him “Will the Thrill” right now. 2 Myles Rowser (Belleville S) — Mad skills and natural instinct out of the secondary. 3 Alex Van Sumeren (Essexville Garber LB) — Beast mode 24/7 just ...
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MIDWEST RECRUITING: Wayne Memorial’s Isaiah Lewis winds up in the Windy City
Isaiah Lewis is going next level. Destination: Chi-Town. The Wayne Memorial senior boys basketball star has signed to play in college with Chicago State of the Western Athletic Conference, giving second-year coach Lance Irvin’s Cougars a steal out of the backcourt for his 2019 recruiting crop. Lewis is a crafty 5-foot-11 combo guard who takes ...
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MIDWEST RECRUITING: Mattawan’s Nolan Foster picks Ohio Bobcats
The big fella wants to be a Bobcat. Mattawan senior boys basketball star Nolan Foster signed with Ohio University over the weekend, giving the Bobcats one of the state’s post players for their incoming recruiting class. The 6-foot-10 Foster led Mattawan to an undefeated regular season and a district title in 2019, displaying a newfound ...