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Detroit’s Dante Moore wins Michigan AP D3-4 Player of Year
DETROIT – Dante Moore entered Detroit King Excessive Faculty with a vibrant future predicted and a proposal from Michigan.
He ended his highschool profession as a two-time champion.
After main King to a Division 3 state title over DeWitt final season, he led a rout of Muskegon his senior season to repeat.
Moore was named The Related Press Participant of the Yr for Division 3-4 by a panel of sportswriters from throughout the state of Michigan. He completed his senior 12 months finishing 68% of his passes for two,392 yards and 32 TDs with simply three passes intercepted.
Moore, who will play subsequent 12 months at Oregon, was at his finest within the state title sport. He was 21 of 26 passes for 275 yards and 4 touchdowns with out an interception.
“I’m actually pleased with Dante with how a lot he’s grown as a pacesetter,” King coach Tyrone Spencer mentioned. “I’m additionally pleased with him, too, as a result of there was plenty of stress on him for being rated because the No. 1 participant within the nation by Sports activities Illustrated, after which after you’ve received a state championship, simply looks as if there was plenty of stress on him and he dealt with it nicely. I’m simply blissful that we had been ready as a gaggle, as a crew, to get him a state championship on the way in which out.”
Moore needed to be a pacesetter after King misplaced its high 4 receivers to commencement from final 12 months’s state title crew.
Moore was joined on the primary crew by his King teammates, operating again Sterling Anderson, receiver Jameel Croft and linemen Kenny Merrieweather.
Croft, who will play subsequent 12 months at Kansas as a cornerback, performed each methods this season with Moore needing a go-to receiver. He had eight interceptions, returning 5 for TDs, one shy of the single-season state document.
Jake DeHaan of Grand Rapids South Christian joined Moore as first-team quarterbacks. Parker Holman of Zeeland West, Darius Taylor of Walled Lake Western and Paschal Jolman of Fruitport joined Anderson at operating again. Bryce Kurncz of DeWitt, Nick Marsh of River Rouge and Drew Hickmott of Ortonville Brandon becoming a member of Croft are the All-State receivers.
Aaron Holstege of Allendale, Freeland’s Gabe Blanchard, Andrew Dennis of Mount Nice, John Burke of Sault Ste. Marie, Matthew Nehf of DeWitt, Dylan Senda of Dearborn Divine Youngster, Eryx Daugherty of Birmingham Brother Rice joined Merrieweather as first-team linemen.
Pete Closner of Marquette, Kaleb Parrish of Mason, Brady Pretzlaf of Gaylord and Bryce Eliuk of Linden had been first-team linebackers and Skyler Geurink of Zeeland West, Markell Gilford of River Rouge, Zarek Zelinski of Waterford Kettering and CJ Ivy III of Muskegon had been All-State defensive backs.
Scooter Polk of Mountt Nice was first-team specialist; Brandon Soltis of DeWitt was first crew kicker and Christopher Bowman of Waterford Kettering was first crew punter.
Spencer was Coach of the Yr after guiding King to its fifth state title within the final eight years, working as defensive coordinator when King received the Division 2 championship in 2015, then successful in 2016, 2018, 2021 and this season as head coach.
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Lions List of ‘Blue-Chip’ Players Is Astounding
The Detroit Lions have stacked their roster with several talented, gritty young NFL players who fit the culture head coach Dan Campbell and the front office is seeking to fill the locker room with.
In a recent ESPN ranking of each NFL teams’ under-25 talent, the Lions came in No. 2, only behind the Houston Texans.
Brad Holmes’ roster was the only NFL team listed that included five “blue-chip” players under the age of 25, including Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jahmyr Gibbs, Sam LaPorta, Penei Sewell, and Aidan Hutchinson.
“As you can tell by their placement on this list, the Lions aced the top of the past few drafts. We can certainly have some interesting arguments about positional value with the picks that Detroit made, but it’s hard to argue with the results,” writes Aaron Schatz. “Sewell was a first-team All-Pro last season and is 23 years old. LaPorta is also 23 and set an NFL record for catches by a rookie tight end (86). Gibbs and Brian Branch are just 22, while first-round rookie Terrion Arnold is likely to be an NFL starter at 21.”
Last week at the PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic, Hutchinson expressed he feels this is the season the team puts it all together and wins a Lombardi Trophy.
“I feel with every fiber of my body, I feel like it’s the year,” Hutchinson told Brad Galli of WXYZ. Honestly, from this year on, every year is the year. With the guys that we have, I hope that we’re going to sustain the success for a long time.”
Detroit is also counting on other talented players to take strides forward in 2024, including Jameson Williams, Brian Branch, Jack Campbell and Arnold.
Additional reading
1.) ‘It’s All Football’: Aidan Hutchinson Discusses Offseason Goals, Plans
2.) Lions Should Be Featured In Offseason ‘Hard Knocks’
3.) Predicting Lions’ Offensive Breakout Players
4.) Lions ‘Not Interested’ in Signing Wideouts Prior to Training Camp
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Former Detroit Pistons Coach Makes Critical Decision on Lakers Job
The Detroit Pistons might’ve made a lot of changes lately, but they aren’t alone. With a handful of teams parting ways with their head coaches from the start of the 2023-2024 NBA season, a lot of staffs have seen changes as a result.
Recently, it’s been reported that the Los Angeles Lakers’ new head coach JJ Redick was targeting a member of the Pistons’ front office. Dwane Casey, a former coach, was a candidate for Redick.
It took some time for Casey to decide what he wanted to do, but it seems he’ll stick around in Detroit. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, Casey has “withdrawn” his name for consideration in LA.
It took time, and the period without a decision meant Casey actually considered heading out West to get back into the coaching cycle. Per the report, Casey didn’t want to uproot his family, leaving him in Michigan with the Pistons.
The last time Casey coached, the Pistons finished with a 17-65 record. It was clear Casey was headed towards the free agency market, but he decided to step down and took on an opportunity to move to the Pistons’ front office instead.
When Casey’s time with Detroit concluded, he wrapped a five-year tenure. In 384 games, the Pistons went 121-263. They made the playoffs on just one occasion, as Casey oversaw most of the Pistons’ rebuild. When he left, he was replaced by Monty Williams.
Being that the Lakers is Redick’s first professional coaching job, he could use all of the veteran experience alongside him he can get. Since Casey has coached in the NCAA for ten years, and has been around the NBA since 1994, he has more than enough experience to hold a job as an assistant. The last time he coached as an assistant, Casey was a member of the Dallas Mavericks’ organization in 2011.
It’s unclear if coaching in the future is an option or not for Casey, but it’s apparent the Lakers won’t land his services. For now, Casey will stick around in the Pistons’ front office, as they navigate through a new era under President of Basketball Operations Trajan Langdon.
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