FOOTBALL: Six local players named to all star squad

Six local seniors were named to the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association all star game. No Downriver team had more than one athlete make the team.

Anthony Brilla a six foot tall guard from Allen Park, Kodi Kieler a six foot six inch tall tackle from Carlson and Hunter Matt a six foot one [...]

FOOTBALL: Melvindale claims freshman Peanut Bowl title

The Melvindale Cardinals won the Downriver Junior League Football NFC Freshman championship last weekend with a 33-26 victory over the Dearborn Lions at Carlson’s Marauder Stadium.

The team is Jason Gabbard, Vincente Jackson, Joshua Corless, Isaiah Luna, David Carter, Jr, Mateo Balderas, Alontae Davis, Jason Hamovitz, Malachi Jones, Nathan Wallace-Legree, Joel Madrigal, Marcus Smith, [...]

FOOTBALL: Allen Park wins first Peanut Bowl title in more than a decade

The Allen Park Bulldogs Junior Varsity team won the Downriver Junior Football League Peanut Bowl for the first time in more than a decade on Nov. 12. The team consists of mostly fifth and sixth graders from Allen Park.

The bulldogs bested the Dearborn Tractors 7-6 in the title game. The same two teams [...]

Wyandotte Roosevelt fends off league rival Southgate Anderson, 28-21, to earn a Division 2 district football championship

Wyandotte Roosevelt treated its district title match Friday night much like 2008 when it prevailed in the playoffs after losing to league rivals during the regular season.

Holding off Downriver League foe Southgate Anderson, 28-21, Roosevelt earned its second district title since 2008 on its home field in the Division 2 football playoffs Friday.

Roosevelt [...]

King too strong for Allen Park

Allen Park — Bigger, faster, stronger.

That’s how Allen Park coach Tom Hoover described Detroit King after his team was crushed, 41-0, Friday in a Division 2 district game.

King running back Dennis Norfleet was the difference, scoring three first-half touchdowns as his team took a 35-0 halftime lead and never looked back.

“I thought [...]

Michigan High School Playoff Pairings

R4-D1: Brownstown Woodhaven 6-3 68.778 at Southgate Anderson 7-2 86.222

R4-D2: Garden City 6-3 66.667 at Allen Park 7-2 83.8894

via Michigan High School Playoff Pairings – Sports News Story – WDIV Detroit.

FOOTBALL: Cabrini

Madison Heights Bishop Foley 13, Cabrini 6: The host Ventures scored a touchdown and kicked two field goals to beat the Monarchs for the second time this season.

Pat Sekerak scored on a 35-yard run to put Cabrini on the board and Steve Kelley and Devin MacGregor each had 10 tackles.

Jim Gass added five [...]