MHSFCA All-State
Published 3:31 am Friday, December 22, 2006
By By ERIKA PICKLES / Niles Daily Star
NILES – The 21st Michigan High School Football Coaches Association has announced the Academic All-State team for 2006. Twenty-nine student athletes automatically qualified for the First Team this year by scoring 295 or above on a 300 point scale.
Brandywine's Matthew Duckett was a special mention on this year's list, while the Niles and Brandywine football teams earned Academic All-State honorable mention honors in Division 3 and 6 respectively.
Other teams in the area earning recognition were Lakeshore, who had the highest G.P.A. in Division 3 with a 3.923. Mattawan had a 3.848, Sturgis had 3.765 and St. Joseph had 3.732 in Division 3.
In Division 4, Dowagiac was honorable mention with a 3.400, while Coloma had a 3.394.
2006 Academic First Team
Anthony Balice, Inoia
Anthony Barrette, Negaunee
Ehrland Bosworth, Schoolcraft
Thomas Brady, Three Rivers
Zachary Deschaine, Frankenmuth
Adam Doster, Novi
Paul Elliot, Traverse City St. Francis
Nathan English, Hillsdale
Eric Haapaniemi, Farmington
Eric Hagadorn, Gaylord St. Mary's
David Hollyfield, Lapeer West
Nick Holst, Jension
Joseph Jacksy, Dearborn
Ryan Klenke, Clare
Andrew Klinkman, Dexter
Jeffrey Koelzer, Grand Rapids Northview
Jourdam LaBeau, Standish-Sterling
John Laqrou, Troy
Benjamin LaPres, Grand Rapids Catholic Central
Shane Larkin, Williamston
Jacob Mangum, Royal Oak
Caleb Marshall, Paw Paw
Justin Middleton, Essexville Garber
Adam Ourchane, Dearborn Edsel Ford
Shay Raleigh, Midland Dow
Troy Rosencrants, Spring Lake
Ryan Schell, Troy Athens
Adam Weightman, Clarkston
William Weir, Chippewa Valley
Honorable Mention
David Bakker, West Ottawa
Mitchell Blose, Oxford
Andrew Borgman, Alma
Erik Carpenter, Harrison
Alex Carter, Sturgis
Kirk Cousins, Holland Christian
Douglas Elgersma, Unity Christian
James Gallagher, U. of D. Jesuit
Aric Geerlings, East Kentwood
Anthony Grillo, Midland
Matthew Hall, Sand Creek
Patrick Hoffman, Mason
Troy Howe, Ovid-Elsie
Kurt Johnson, Grand Haven
Daniel Kunera, Livonia Clarenceville
Tyler Lewis, Monroe
Wesley Messing, Deckerville
Brad Nordman, Lowell
Chad Salswedel, Almont
Brian Sass, Capac
Don Tait, DeWitt
Trevor VanConant, Sandusky
Brian Wing, Brother Rice
Ryan Wiska, Detroit Catholic Central
Special Mention
Aaron Adriano, Ishpeming Westwood
John Arball, Gaylord
Cody Bachhaus, New Boston Huron
Michael Baker, Traverse City Central
David Bengry, Evart
Jeff Bein, Lansing Catholic
Benjamin Bond, Whiteford
Jonathan Bontrager, Newberry
Shawn-Zachary Brock, St. Joseph
Tyler Cattelino, Houghton
Austen Conley, St. Johns
Neil Copeland, Livonia Franklin
Derek Dean, East Jackson
Andrew Defever, Big Rapids
Matthew Duckett, Niles-Brandywine
Gregory Ellenberger, Onaway
Kevin Fielder, Manchester
Luigi Fiorelli, Riverview Gab. Richard
Joseph Fitzhugh, Frankfort
Josh Fracassi, Athens
Gary Frasier, Norway
Christopher Gatza, Saginaw Heritage
Matt Gaudard, Mt. Pleasant
Anthony Giarmo, Utica Eisenhower
Chad Gier, Napoleon
Nickelas Gotshall, Charlevoix
Zach Gregorich, Ontonagon
Paul Grenon, Coloma
Wesley Grundemann, Homer
John Guerriero, Jackson Lumen Christi
Phil Hainault, Lake Lunden-Hubbell
Benjamin Halbower, Holton
Matt Hancock, Lapeer East
Derek Harden, Baraga
William Heininger, Ann Arbor Pioneer
Kirk Henris, Nouvel CC
Alex Hillman, Warren DeLaSalle
Andrew Howard, Ogemaw Heights
Riley Hughes, Montague
Ryan Jeske, Richlan Gull Lake
Zachary Johnson, Morenci
Joe Karpinsky, S. H. Stevenson
Michael Kasper, Dowagiac Union
John Koglin, Marysville
Kevin Koryto, East Lansing
Scott Kuebler, Romeo
James Junish, Croswell-Lexington
Kody Kunnen, Kenowa Hills
Matt Lang, Forest Hills Northern
Josh Linton, Houghton Lake
Eric Lowe, Fulton-Middleton
Nick Lower, Mattawan
Nick Lusk, Walled Lake Central
Kristopher Marin, Suttons Bay
Steven Marino, L'Anse Creuse
Tyler Martin, Whitehall
Daniel McDonald, Whitmore Lake
Kyle McDonald, Cadillac
Joshue McLaren, Owendale-Gagetown
Tyler Millward, Climax-Scotts
Eric Mitchell, Ypsilanti Lincoln
Roderick Morrison, South Haven
Adam Most, Ithaca
Daniel Noack, Roscommon
Trevor Nutt, Portage Northern
Ryan Overby, Bellaire
Nicholas Parkinson, Grayling
Guillermo Perez, Dearborn Divine Child
Nicolas Persondek, Wyandotte Rossevelt
Nicholas Peters, Pinckney
Mike Petrucci, Mildford Pat
Paul Plucinsky, Muskegon CC
Gary Pratt, Vassar
John Preston, Wayland
Tyler Prince, Linden
John Raese, Center Line
Adam Rainbolt, Haslett
Jordan Reilly, Taylor Kennedy
Craig Rinehart, Ravenna
Jason Romel. Posen
Anthony Rozanski, Temperance Bedford
Jacob Sawicki, Our Lady of the Lakes
Aaron Schneider, Pewamo-Westphalia
Tyler Schonskeck, Walled Lake Western
Jon Seelbach, L'Anse Creuse North
Brady Shagena, Port Huron Northern
Scott Sherrod, Gobles
Dean Simionescu, Auburn Hills Avondale
Thomas Skiver, Manton
Nate Smith, Harper Creek
Adam Spencer, Reese
Robert Stevenson, Hartland
Tyler Stewart, Okemos
Michael Straub, Milan
Eric Sturos, Calumet
Kenneth Sutter, Saginaw Arthur Hill
Keegan Teitsma, Portland
Steven Threet, Adrian
John Tully, Centreville
William Turner, Canton
Aaron Tuuk, Caledonia
Michael VanDerMeulen, Marshall
Michael Vincke, New Lothrop
Aaron Voss, Michigan Lutheran Seminary
Ben Williams, Freeland
Jon Wittkop, Dundee
MHSFCA Academic All-State football teams 2006
Division 1
Detroit Catholic Central, 3.999
Novi, 3.932
Grand Haven, 3.889
Troy, 3.879
Honorable Mention
West Ottawa, 3.849
Monrow, 3.847
East Kentwood, 3.829
Warren Sousino, 3.825
Utica Eisenhower, 3.709
Hartland, 3.641
Anchor Bay, 3.619
Milford, 3.577
Royal Oak, 3.566
Waterford Mott, 3.526
Howell, 3.404
L'Anse Creuse North, 3.177
Division 2
Midland Dow, 4.000
Midland, 3.979
Walled Lake Western, 3.951
Walled Lake Central, 3.936
Honorable Mention
Jenison, 3.908
Mona Shores, 3.904
Okemos, 3.903
Brother Rice, 3.877
Fenton, 3.865
U of D Jesuit, 3.849
Dearborn, 3.845
Grand Rapids Northview, 3.835
Farmington, 3.789
Adrian, 3.783
Traverse City Central, 3.768
Warren DeLaSalle, 3.767
Port Huron Northern, 3.742
Stoney Creek, 3.741
Southgate Anderson, 3.739
Orchard Lake St. Mary's, 3.732
Lowell, 3.721
Wyandotte Roosevelt, 3.701
Fluhing, 3.699
Saginaw Heritage, 3.697
Birmingham Groves, 3.618
Taylor Kennedy, 3.572
Kenowa Hills, 3.499
Saginaw Arthur Hill, 3.358
Division 3
Stevensville Lakeshore, 3.923
Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 3.867
Dexter, 3.854
Mattawan, 3.848
Honorable Mention
Ionia, 3.801
St. Johns, 3.786
Charlotte, 3.782
Sturgis, 3.765
Cadillac, 3.739
Cedar Springs, 3.734
St. Joseph, 3.732
Mt. Pleasant, 3.729
Fruitport, 3.712
East Lansing, 3.572
Wayland Union, 3.527
Caledonia, 3.514
Niles, 3.429
Linden, 3.392
Center Line, 3.385
Hastings, 3.318
Division 4
Alma, 3.984
DeWitt, 3.889
Three Rivers, 3.849
Croswell-Lexington, 3.848
Honorable Mention
Spring Lake, 3.832
Haslett, 3.829
Bay City John Glenn, 3.820
Grand Rapids Catholic Central, 3.817
Milan, 3.771
Ogemaw Heights, 3.771
Whitehall, 3.755
Marysville, 3.697
Belding, 3.641
Unity Christian, 3.639
Big Rapids, 3.614
Marshall, 3.602
Holland Christian, 3.594
Dearborn Divine Child, 3.542
Dowagiac, 3.400
Coloma, 3.394
Howard City Tri-County, 3.265
Division 5
Birch Run, 3.859
Jackson Lumen Christi, 3.855
Frankenmuth, 3.846
Williamston, 3.827
Honorable Mention
Capac, 3.818
Muskegon Oakridge, 3.800
Hillsdale, 3.794
Almont, 3.727
Negaunee, 3.704
Standish-Sterling, 3.699
Vassar, 3.627
Ovid-Elsie, 3.609
Roscommon, 3.591
Grayling, 3.575
Freeland, 3.518
Dundee, 3.481
Portland, 3.418
Division 6
Saginaw Nouvel C.C., 3.963
Constantine, 3.858
Calumet, 3.778
Union City, 3.752
Honorable Mention
Manchester, 3.742
Ithaca, 3.725
Schoolcraft, 3.721
Suttons Bay, 3.705
Ishpeming Westwood, 3.695
Lake City, 3.656
Charlevoix, 3.586
Niles-Brandywine, 3.550
Reese, 3.549
Clare, 3.507
Napoleon, 3.451
Boyne City, 3.418
Riverview Gabriel Richard, 3.369
Wyoming Lee, 3.303
Sanducky, 3.298
Quincy, 3.190
East Jackson, 2.964
Division 7
Michigan Lutheran Seminary, 3.870
Traverse City St. Francis, 3.866
Muskegon Catholic Central, 3.832
Norway, 3.814
Honorable Mention
Fulton-Middleton, 3.781
Pewamo-Westphalia, 3.772
Royal Oak Shrine, 3.772
Unionville-Sebewaing, 3.756
Morenci, 3.673
Lake Michigan Catholic, 3.575
Sand Creek, 3.571
Centreville, 3.480
Ravenna, 3.425
Homer, 3.339
Division 8
Gaylord St. Mary's, 3.849
Frankfort, 3.814
Whiteford, 3.711
Onaway, 3.651
Honorable Mention
Martin, 3.650
Lake Linden-Hubbell, 3.570
Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart, 3.506
Vestaburg, 3.502
Bellaire, 3.498
Climax-Scotts, 3.325
Baraga, 3.288
Deckerville, 3.266