Jake Rudd

-Center Cousino High School (Warren, MI) Sr. class

Jake Rudd is a very sound blocker. As the center he didn’t have a bad snap all night. He showed a lot a lot of his strengths tonight (9/6) against Grosse Point North. His mobility stood out the most. Being the center, he had a good number of plays that he pulled. His speed getting around the edge and up the field was astounding. He was best when run blocking. Rather he was in double teams or solo blocks he could hold his own. Rudd has a motor that never dies, he finishes blocks through the whistle. His first step/punch allows him to control blocks.

Kameran Hayward

-CB/WR Cousino High School (Warren, MI) Jr. class

Kameran Hayward had a huge matchup on Friday (9/6) defensively. For most of the game he was matched up against Grosse Pointe North’s top receiver Leo Perettie. Hayward was able to hold his own for most of the night. He finished the game with a couple of key tackles, one interception, and three deflections. His route recognition in zone coverage stood out from the beginning of the game. On the third play of the game, he made a big deflection. He noticed the QB’s eyes and bailed to give help to the safety. He was also able to get his interception from play recognition. With all of the great plays he did make on defense, he did struggle in coverage against Perettie at times. Perettie was able to “stack” Hayward a few times throughout the game. Which lead to some balls he was beat on, that weren’t able to get delivered to the receiver.

Demaryus “Moona” Johnson

-Linebacker Fitzgerald High School (Warren, MI) Sr. class

In the first game of Johnson’s senior season, Fitzgerld took a loss, but Moona did play pretty well. He came out in the first half a tad sluggish, but as the game, went on his game picked up. Fitzgearld’s defense was having a hard time stopping Warren Mott’s RPO offense, because of (Michael Kronner). Johnson is a run first linebacker. He played the line-of-scrimmage (LOS) well. He moved very well as a sideline-sideline backer. On numerous occasions throughout the night, he as able to make plays at or behind the LOS. He had a play where he was able to scoop up a fumble recovery after one of his teammates was able to get a sack. He took that back about 25 yards. He ended the game with 11 total tackles and seven solo tackles.

Jaylen “JJ” Maddox

-ATH (Slot/SS) Fitzgerald High School (Warren, MI) Jr. class

Maddox is an explosive athlete. He is the definition of a big play waiting to happen. You were able to see the potential through the night. He wasn’t able to make many big plays tonight (8/29). The Warren Mott defense was able to keep the big-play threat from ruining the game. He had numerous balls thrown at him, being able to catch four of them. This was including one bomb that could’ve been a touchdown, where he was able to get past the defense with ease. He was able to ‘stack’ the safety quickly beating him off of the LOS. That throw was not completed, (bad communications from the receiver to the QB). He was able to make some plays defensively getting a few tackles on the night.

Aidan Moore

-ATH (RB/LB) Salem Rock High School (Canton, MI) Sr. class

Aidan Moore had a monster game for the first game of his senior season. He had 19 touches for 230 total yards and two touchdowns on the ground. Within those 230 yards, he had three catches for 75 yards. Moore showed off all of skills running the ball. He was a tough runner and showed he wouldn’t back down from any contact. On one of his runs, he could’ve possibly outrun his defender but instead he lowered his shoulder and made a big contact that rallied up the crowd. His style of running is very patient. He understands how to let his blocks build. He also has the agility to make quick cuts and make big plays with his speed.

Michael Brown

-ATH (QB/CB) Henry Ford II High School (Sterling Heights, MI) Sr. class

Michael definitely showed off his athleticism in Friday’s game (8/30). On the offensive side of the ball, he showed he was a running QB. Ford II runs a system that keeps the ball in his hands. With a lot of Run-Pass-Option (RPO) he was able to make ways to be the mostly the sole big play option for this game. He finished the game with 18 carries for 113 yards. Having four “big runs” of over 10+ yards on the day. He struggled throwing the ball tonight. He threw under 10 attempts for the night, with two interceptions. But that wasn’t all on him. There were some plays where there may had been a missed block, and he was under pressure and ended up throwing a bad pass. He was sacked four times tonight.

Michael Kronner

-ATH (QB/DB) Warren Mott High School (Warren, MI) Sr. class

Kronner came out ready to play Thursday night (8/30). From the start of the game the RPO was working. His fakes were very good, he understood when to give the ball to the running back and when to take it for himself. His pocket presence was more than above average. He could sense when most pressure was coming, as he knew when to step up in the pocket and when to take off and run. His cadence at the LOS was possibly his best skill all night. He got Fitz’ to jump offsides on multiple occasions. Mott runs a college style offense, where the QB doesn’t go to the sideline to get the play and runs most of it “from-the-line” He didn’t have many bad throws on the day. The very few he had his receivers on the outside were able to make big plays despite of them.

Eric Johnson

(OLB-Edage/TE) Henry Ford II High School (Sterling Heights, MI) Sr. class

Eric Johnson had a few big impact plays throughout the game Friday (8/30). One of the first play’s he was in on defense he set the edge on an outside zone play and made a tackle-for-loss (TFL). He made numerous other tackles through the night. Johnson on offense had one catch for 14 yards. He also made some pretty significant blocks as a tight end as well to open up the run game.