Football
STATE CHAMPS! SCOUT TEAM: The QB Report >> West-side signal-callers watch list (Class of ’21)
Burney’s west-side QB senior summer watch list >> Five to know: Troy Pratley (St. Joseph’s 5-foot-11, 180 pounds) — Purring like a classic muscle car under center, makes all the right calls, has all the right moves. Amari Crowley (Muskegon 6-0, 180) — Probably won’t play QB in college, but is simply electric whenever and ...
Basketball
STATE CHAMPS! SCOUT TEAM: Big Ten recruit from Michigan’s Clarkston HS, Fletcher Loyer, lands at Homestead HS in Indiana
The Homestead boys hoops program just got a gift from the hardwood heavens dropped at its doorstep in the form of Michigan transplant Fletcher Loyer. This kid is a mad bomber with automatic pro range and ice coursing through his veins. The 6-foot-5 Loyer averaged 23 points, four assists and four rebounds per game last ...
Football
STATE CHAMPS! SCOUT TEAM: The QB Report >> Hidden truth in the huddle
Burney’s “Dirty Dozen” Hidden Gem Quarterbacks In The MHSAA 1 Zane Forist (Carson City Cystal 6-foot-4, 230 pounds, 2022) — Just the REAL DEAL in every way, rifle for an arm, superb field vision and flawless footwork in the pocket. 2 Devin Albain (Petersburg Summerfield 6-1, 180, 2021) — The Monroe County passing king is a straight ...
Football
STATE CHAMPS! SCOUT TEAM: The QB report > No more hiding the truth
Burney’s top ‘tape-don’t-lie’ specials right now in the IHSAA sleeper signal-caller department: 1 D.J. Bull (Bloomington South 6-foot-0, 185 pounds, Sr.) — Think old school Brett Favre, just the epitome of toughness. Check the stat line: 1,200 yards, 16 touchdowns (13 in the air, three on the ground). 2 Brandon Davis (Ft. Wayne Concordia Lutheran ...
Football
Land Of Lincoln Alert: EIU snares WL Western QB Zach Trainor, ISU scoops up Southfield A&T WR Jeff Bowens
The state of Illinois just got maybe the MHSAA’s best senior quarterback and a genuine sleeper out of the slot to come play their college football there. High-wattage Walled Lake Western senior field general Zach Trainor committed to Eastern Illinois last week and Southfield A&T’s slippery senior receiver Jeff Bowens committed to Illinois State over the ...
Basketball
STATE CHAMPS! SCOUT TEAM: Butler grabs Lawrence North’s DJ Hughes; Burney rounds up Indy area hoops recruiting news
Indy’s Dr. Dunkenstein will be wrecking rims near home in college. Lawrence North senior forward D.J. Hughes, one of Indianapolis’ highest-flying forwards, has committed to Butler. The rangy, 6-foot-7 Hughes is long, lean and mean and full of high-ceiling potential at the next level. He plays baseline-to-baseline and knows much of his offense comes on ...
Football
MICHIGAN FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: EL’s Andrel Anthony narrows field to four; trio of studs pick up big-time offers
Two in state, two out-of-state. It’s down to a final four. East Lansing senior wide receiver Andrel Anthony, a Mr. Football finalist in 2019, has narrowed down his college choices to a Top 4 late last month: Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State & Notre Dame. Anthony (6-foot-2, 175 pounds) caught 54 passes for 975 yards ...
Basketball
College Recruiting Notebook – Jeff’s Barnhizer Headed For Big Ten, Commits To Northwestern
Lafayette Jefferson’s Brooks Barnhizer is a fiery kind of player. He competes night-in, night-out with dogged tenacity. Kind of like his future college coach, Chris Collins, used to in his Cameron Crazy days. Jeff’s 6-6 nails-tough wing guard committed to Northwestern earlier this week. Barnhizer is as complete a player as there is in the state of Indiana right ...
Basketball
STATE CHAMPS! SCOUT TEAM: Hooping into summer — Recruiting game breakouts on the horizon for this Michigan 10-pack
Here are ten MHSAA boys basketball recruits to watch for gaining traction with suitors over these next few months: Jalen Charity (Grand Rapids Northview 6-foot-4 G 2022) — Killer combo guard, lives by the big bang theory, in other words, knows how to make a splash. Jason Drake (Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 6-1 G 2022) ...
Basketball
STATE CHAMPS! SCOUT TEAM: Ready to erupt — Indiana hoopsters headed skyward (classes of 2021-23)
A dozen Hoosierland boys basketball prospects about to blow up on the recruiting trail this summer: Xavier Booker (Indianapolis Cathedral 6-8 F 2023) — The next big thing out of the post in the Circle City. Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn (McCutcheon 6-0 G 2023) — Electric playmaker at the point. Langdon Hatton (North Harrison 6-9 F 2021) ...
Football
STATE CHAMPS! SCOUT TEAM: The QB report — Ranking Michigan’s small-school signal-callers
Burney’s Top 30 Small-School QBs In The MHSAA (D5-D8) 1 Alex Thole (Schoolcraft 6-foot-0, 175, 2021) — Makes boss plays under center, threw for 3,050 yards and 38 touchdowns last year. 2 Drew Collins (Montague 6-3, 195, 2021) — The TRUTH … ’nuff said. 3 Bryson Huckeby (Freeland 6-4, 190, 2022) — THER-A-FLU like upside, ...