By, Gabriel Schray | JTV Sports | December 18th, 2018
Fifteen Local to Jackson Athletes made the Detroit Free Press All-State Football teams. Mick McCabe is in his 47th year at the Free Press, covering primarily high school and college athletics. The list is comprised of athletes he selected and was published to Freep.com.
McCabe selected hundreds of student-athletes that participated in MHSAA football this year to eight divisions worth of teams. He then named off dozens as honorable mentions for the eight divisions- who he believed deserved a nod, even though they were not placed on a team.
The 2010 Michigan Sports Writer of the Year, McCabe has won several state and national awards. In April 2014, McCabe became only the fifth sports writer inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame. This is our compilation of his local and area selections.
More than anything, the point of us covering his list is to make it easy for local fans, families and friends to find the athletes who were named to the daunting all-state teams.
In addition to the fifteen local athletes, there is an additional 27 area athletes, for a grand total of 42 athletes within a stones throw of Jackson.
Students from Columbia Central, Western, Jackson, Lumen Christi, Springport, Napoleon and Michigan Center made the list in some form. All of the athletes listed on Freep.com have been included here.
The local and area athletes on the list are below and are ordered by division:
Division 1
Offense
Rec: Brandan Murphy, Saline
Defense
DL: Brad Wisniewski, Saline
Division 2
Offense
OL: Tate Mackenzie, Ypsilanti Lincoln
Rec: Antwan Ficklen, Dexter
RB: Exziar Edwards, Jackson
Defense
LB: Micah Cretsinger, Jackson
Division 3
Defense
DL: Garrett Plate, Parma Western
DL: Jacob Price, Pinckney
Division 4
Offense
Rec: Hunter Neff, Chelsea
QB: Quinn Starkey, Chelsea
Division 5
Offense
OL: Mike McKerr, Lansing Catholic
QB: Josh Kramer, Lansing Catholic
Division 6
Offense
Rec: Dayton Keller, Jackson Lumen Christi
QB: Khol Partridge, Brooklyn Columbia Central
K/P: Micah Sonnenberg, Brooklyn Columbia Central
Defense
DL: Todd Grubbs, Hillsdale
DB: Bobby Willis, Jackson Lumen Christi
Division 7
Offense
RB: Alec Muck, Sand Creek (Captain)
Division 8
Offense
OL: Nick Affholter, Reading
QB: Jake Berger, Pittsford
RB: Ethan LoPresto, Reading
Defense
LB: Ben Affhoulter, Reading
Honorable Mentions
Receivers:
Zac Clark, Britton Deerfield
Keegan Nutt, Springport
Linemen:
Damon Black, Reading
Elijah Strine, Reading
Isaac Krisick, Hudson
Brian Goetz, Blissfield
Brock Kuhn, Michigan Center;
Tylin Ayers, Stockbridge
Quarterbacks:
Alex Price, Reading;
Brady Petzold, Springport
Dylan Day, Tecumseh
Running backs:
Anthony Smieska, Leslie
Landon Raczkowski, Parma Western
Trevon Davis, Ypsilanti Lincoln
Linebackers:
Carson Scroggie, Sand Creek
Carson Daniel, Brooklyn CC
Boomer Perry, Michigan Center
Alex Morrison, Saline
Defensive backs:
Derrick Allen, Adrian Madison
Ethan Weatherspoon, Napoleon
Kickers/Punters:
Braden Kosmet, Michigan Center
Many of these athletes made our top ten plays of the year list. You can see that clip below or click here for the full article on our top ten high school football plays of the year on JTV:
https://www.facebook.com/JTVSports1/videos/2254378818141863/
If you see an athlete missing from this list or an error made within the list, please email gschray@jtv.tv
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