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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