Basketball
STATE CHAMPS! SCOUT TEAM: Burney’s hottest 2023 ballers and shot callers, entering the summer
Burney’s Hottest Class of ’23 Hoop Prospects Entering Summer 1 Braelon Green (Ypsilanti Lincoln 6-foot-3 G) — Lit in every meaning of the word. 2 Malik Oliafoye (Ecorse 6-1 G) — Wall Street Wonder, in other words, his stock is on the rise. 3 Johnny Blackwell (Birmingham Brother Rice 6-3 G) — Lightning-in-a-bottle type, slick ...
Basketball
STATE CHAMPS! SCOUT TEAM: Gleaming the cube — Ranking the diamond-studded ’21 hoop recruits
Burney’s Top 20 “Diamonds In The Ruff” in Boys BBall recruiting in Hoosierland’s Class of 2021: 1 Chris Mantis (Lowell 6-foot-6 G/F) — Most underrated playmaker in the state’s entire recruiting crop. • 2019 stat line: 25 ppg., 10 rpg., 4 apg. 2 Lane Sparks (Greensburg 6-1 G) — Best value at the guard spot in ...
Football
STATE CHAMPS! SCOUT TEAM: Burney’s 15 most underrated QBs in Michigan’s 2021 class
Burney’s Top 15 Most Underrated QBs In The Class of 2021 1 Christian Dhue-Reid (Belleville 5-foot-10, 215 pounds) — The ultimate gamer, all he does is win big and shred secondaries. What he lacks in tangible measurables, he more than makes up for in intangible “X-factor.” 2 Drew Collins (Montague 6-3, 210) — The prototype ...
Football
STATE CHAMPS! SCOUT TEAM: Football Recruiting Notebook — McCulley makes it IU, Triton Central’s Miller to Army
Indiana University might have just found its quarterback of the future. Lawrence North dual-threat signal caller Donaven McCulley committed to the Hoosiers last week, giving coach Tom Allen and the Hoosiers a four-star field general that compares nicely to current IU starter Michael Penix, Jr. He had offers from Purdue, Wake Forest, Missouri, Iowa, Ole ...
Basketball
STATE CHAMPS! SCOUT TEAM: Kalamazoo Central five-star Morasha Wiggins picks North Carolina
Five-star guard Morasha Wiggins of Kalamazoo Central committed to the North Carolina women’s basketball program over the weekend, picking the Tar Heels over a bevy of offers — a list of more than 40 when she lost track — including Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Michigan, Tennessee, Ohio State and USC among others. She made the announcement ...
Football
Michigan football notebook: Football Recruiting Notebook: Romeo’s Jones surprises with BYU choice, Dellinger cuts list
The path less taken can often be the most rewarding, as the saying goes. One pretty ferocious Romeo Bulldog is ready to chime in on the conversation. Romeo offensive lineman Weston Jones committed to Brigham Young last week and the buzz on the street was “steal.” A three-star recruit in the trenches, Jones (6-5, 275) ...
Football
STATE CHAMPS! SCOUT TEAM: Letting the Viper Loose — Wayne’s Person, Hobart’s Vode projecting high in hybrid position
In an era of hybrid positions, the “Viper” spot on defense is becoming a cornerstone of some currently trending football coaching philosophies. Just as the tight end position was revolutionized in the 2010s on offense, coaches are crafting makeovers in the secondary, adapting to a more pass-happy direction the game has been headed in for ...
Basketball
STATE CHAMPS! SCOUT TEAM: Hoosierland Hoopster Recruiting Heat Index >> The June Jump-Off
Let’s take a look at who’s getting recruiting love on the boys hardwood in the IHSAA in early June: Scalding hot: D’Ante “Tae” Davis (Lawrence Central 6-foot-6 G/F) — This rising star in the Class of ’22 just picked up his first Big Ten offer from Purdue. He averaged 11 points and five boards per ...
Football
STATE CHAMPS! 300: A dozen specialists to watch for the 2020 season
Finally in our STATE CHAMPS! 300, we’re highlighting the unheralded specialists, guys that don’t always get the glory or the headlines, unless they make or miss the big kick. It’s not necessarily meant to be comprehensive, nor is it possible to get every offer — the landscape is constantly changing — but we are more ...
Football
STATE CHAMPS! 300: Eight players to watch in the Class of 2024
Next in our STATE CHAMPS! 300, we’re highlighting additional underclassmen you need to know, kids who’ve either already made their mark on the high school landscape, or are about to. It’s not necessarily meant to be comprehensive, nor is it possible to get every offer — the landscape is constantly changing — but we are ...
Football
STATE CHAMPS! 300: 15 more players to watch in the Class of 2023
Next in our STATE CHAMPS! 300, we’re highlighting additional underclassmen you need to know, kids who’ve either already made their mark on the high school landscape, or are about to. It’s not necessarily meant to be comprehensive, nor is it possible to get every offer — the landscape is constantly changing — but we are ...