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The Spartans are coming off a 10-3 season after reaching the state semifinals following a runner-up finish and a trip to the state finals in 2007 at Detroit's Ford Field.

One constant has been third-year starting running back Austin White, a 6-foot, 190-pound senior who recently committed to Michigan.

The four-year varsity player rushed for 1,610 yards and scored 32 touchdowns last season.

"Austin is a pretty known quantity by now," Stevenson head coach Tim Gabel said. "He is the most complete back I've ever seen at field level, and that includes his will to compete.

"He will contribute in a lot of different ways. That includes defense."

White, however, is far from being a one-man show.

The Spartans have plenty of returning seniors to help complement White and give it... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Spartan2008StateChamps) http://michiganhsfootball.com/sreply/32732 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:31:39 PST http://michiganhsfootball.com/reply/32684/t/KLAA-Pre-Season-Media-Coverage.html#reply-32684
Carpenter, meanwhile, took over the position from another first-team All-Area pick Matt McCullough, who led the Patriots to a 10-1 record in 2005.

They were three reasons why the Patriots have made the postseason three of the past four years.

There a few questions marks for this year's 2009 Patriot squad.

That's because Kelbert returns a slew of starters led by 6-foot-3, 305-pound first-team All-Area tackle Nate Coleman, along with 6-1, 195-pound senior running back Mike Baumgardner, who earned second-team All-Observer honors.

But the big question mark remains quarterback as senior Mike Beasley (6-0, 168) and junior Brent Marzion (5-9, 170) are vying for the starting nod.... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (patsfan) http://michiganhsfootball.com/sreply/32684 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:32:08 PST http://michiganhsfootball.com/reply/32681/t/KLAA-Pre-Season-Media-Coverage.html#reply-32681 Leave it to a former Rock to pump some program-altering adrenaline into a once-dominant Salem football program.
Not long (probably just a matter of minutes) after Salem graduate and former football player Kurt Britnell was hired to replace Parker Salowich this past spring, he hit the ground running, installing new schemes and strategies.
The most important thing Britnell has done, however, is change something that can't be found in a playbook, senior Blake Abbey stressed.
"From last season to this season,... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (PHSCatsFan) http://michiganhsfootball.com/sreply/32681 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:11:03 PST http://michiganhsfootball.com/reply/32680/t/KLAA-Pre-Season-Media-Coverage.html#reply-32680
Members of the Plymouth football team's actions will speak louder than their words this fall, but their words will make quite an impact, too, according to head coach Mike Sawchuk.
"We have more vocal leaders this year than we've ever had before," said Sawchuk, whose team made its third trip to the Division 1 state football playoffs in 2008. "Our vocal leadership is awesome.

"This is a great group of young men. They worked their tails off during the off-season. We had about 90 percent perfect attendance at the off-season workouts, so this... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (PHSCatsFan) http://michiganhsfootball.com/sreply/32680 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:00:47 PST http://michiganhsfootball.com/reply/32679/t/KLAA-Pre-Season-Media-Coverage.html#reply-32679 When legendary Spanish captain Hernando Cortes secretly burned his fleet of ships on April 21, 1519, to prevent his army from retreating from an against-the-odds battle, he unknowingly provided inspiration for this year's Canton football team.
The Chiefs' official slogan this fall is "Burn the Boats," in recognition of Cortes's bold but effective maneuver on the shores of Veracruz almost 500 years ago.
"Cortes was telling his guys that, 'Hey, our backs are against the wall, we're cutting our connections to our safety net and it's time to... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (PHSCatsFan) http://michiganhsfootball.com/sreply/32679 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:56:19 PST http://michiganhsfootball.com/topic/6996/t/KLAA-Pre-Season-Media-Coverage.html feeds@kickapps.com (PHSCatsFan) http://michiganhsfootball.com/topic/6996 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:54:18 PST