Congrats to Milan on the 2nd consecutive Huron League Championship.
Airport is now officially out of the playoffs for the first time in what seems like forever.
Can Riverview win a shoot out in the playoffs?
Pretty admirable the way Grosse Ile played against their arch rival.
Rivalry games are fun.
How on earth is Jefferson 1-7?
I’m sure Huron would like to have one of those four losses back.
Is Flat Rock’s Cody Radcliffe okay?
Expect the league to go 4-4 possibly 5-3 in week 9.
Is it obvious who the offensive and defensive players of the year are?
The league is not down, that is just a way that people from the past tend to look at things.
Did anyone else notice that all the real speedsters in the league also run track?
Playoff runs by league teams will depend on who they are matched up with.
Air Giarmo was back at it in week 8.
Should I just tab Milan as the league favorite again for next season?
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Both Smith and Samuels would have CRAZY numbers if they didnt have to share carries. Both darn good.
-bn
If you are going to go by stats, then Josh Smith is leading the Huron League and Downriver League in touch downs and rushing. Josh Smith should be OPOY with 1315 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns. All purpose yards are at 1700+. The kid has more heart then any other kid I've seen play ball. As for Samuels' numbers as OPOY, they don't even come close to Smith's. Those two are the best backs around. Smith plays both sides of the ball and special teams. Should be Player of the Year.
Their coaching staff won when the spread was non existant. Jeffy still doesn't know how to defend the spread not teams that are spread out. Look at Milan and Huron. gave up 48 to Milan and 37 to Huron. They have the best LB in the league and some huge kids up front. They're awful. Stergalas needs to figure it out.
This is offensive and defensive player of the year, not MVP. It will be stat driven when I pick but Team record will certainly play a past.
This might sound stupid but I agree with just about everything on here! There are so many kids that gave stepped up on every team. The problem is who do you choose for OP or DPOY? It's actually simple, you either pick the kid with the best stats, or you pick the kid that means the most to his team. Me, I pick the kid that means the most to his team. GI had a QB that didn't finish, not his fault, he got hurt. So, you have to go with Kanitz. He is not the sole reason Milan won the league, but if you remove him from the equation, Milan might be 7-1 right now or even 6-2. Milan beat Ypsi without him, a lot of kids stepped up that game. It's tough, but Kanitz should get it hands down.
Riverview's coach won a state championship which was led by his defense. I'm not sure I would say they have the worst defensive coaching staff in the league.
I'm a HUGE Mitroka fan, but let's put this into perspective folks. Judd, an excellent replacement, but only had the opportunity to prepare a few weeks, versus what? 8+ years at QB for Mitroka. Look how GI handled Riverview. They went from 24 rostered players to 16 just the week prior. Several JV players really stepped up and along with the rest, gave the View a real run for their money. So, it really does take an entire team and don't forget great, adaptive coaching. So to say that GI isn't anything without Mitroka isn't reality and an insult to the rest of the guys out there. If they would have had to begin the season without him, and had the time to prepare, Bodner would have been able to find the right fit for each position, the guys would have had the proper time to train, and frankly, could have very well taken the league. So to Judd, Vollmerhausen, Beach, Marko, McCartney, Moores, Zochowski, Ziberi, Moskall, Camilleri, Perry, Stewart, Gape, Groff, Gillam, Wilkes, Moores, Martinelli, Huckstein, Jones, Guzman and the fallen players, McAughey, Lowler, Tascoff, McCarty, Mitroka, Bolthouse- your Island is proud. You took an unreasonable situation and still gave your fans a great show. Coaches, that goes double for you! Thanks!
Milan faces a tough challenge this week. 8-1, 9-0? Hard to call. If they execute like they can, of course they will win.
But Lincoln has some big dudes so the win will have to come at the skill positions--and that has carried them all year.
As for next year...having experienced how everyone reloaded this year and having heard all the hoopla about RV, GI, SMCC, and then actually playing them and seeing what they had...
yes, you could put Milan up there at first or second place. At least we know they will have a very hard to stop running back.
People out there way overestimated the losses from last year's senior class and way underestimated this year's seniors.
So, the re-load for Milan will be significant next year. Probably more than this year.
A clear vote for a guy who gets little fanfare but has done it all for the Huron League's best team for years:
Austin Hoover.
3-year varsity starter;
Linebacker; H-back; Tight End, Kicker.
and even though i disagreed with the person for naming Mitroka OPOY for 3 games....I'd pick him, no question