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Volume 22, No. 2 SERVING MICHIGAN'S COACHES May, 2018 36TH ANNUAL HALL OF Inside: FAME BANQUET — Important Dates .............................2 EXCITING NEW VENUE Region Contacts .............................2 Newsleter Delivery .......................2 Hall of Fame Honoree Quotes ........5 All Star Game Rosters ...................6 Scholarship Winners ......................8 Playof Proposal .............................9 Clearinghouse Information ..........10 Coaching Clinic ...........................11 MHSFCA Hall of Fame - Class of 2018 Camp Insurance ...........................12 he evening began with Executive Director Larry Merx giving an Coach Schugars Kicking Camp ....13 overview of the importance of the association and highlighting the “Wall of Fame” and the “Virtual Hall of Fame”. The “Wall Member Benefts ..........................18 of Fame” is prominently displayed at the University of Michigan Football Stadium, “The Big House”, and the “Virtual Hall of Fame” Lifetime Membership ...................19 is up and running on the M.H.S.F.C.A. web site. (MHSFCA.com) John Herrington, head coach at Farmington Hills Harrison, and Presi- dent of the M.H.S.F.C.A., was then introduced and welcomed the inductees, continued on page 4 EXTRA POINT MHSFCA Membership runs January - December visit: MHSFCA.com May 2018 MHSFCA NEWSLETTER Page 2 MHSFCA Michigan High DIRECTORS Meetings & Region 1 East - Frank Bonacorsi, Houghton Important Dates School Football [email protected] North - Andy Couch, Lake Linden-Hubbell [email protected] Coaches Association South - John Croze, Calumet Summer Meeting [email protected] 22 June 2018 36th Annual Region 2 SVSU Conference Center Tim Peterson - Maple City Glen Lake [email protected] East / West Greg Vaughn, Traverse City West All Star Game [email protected] East / West Region 3 All Star Game Tim Parker, Muskegon Oakridge at [email protected] 23 June 2018 Monty Price, Reed City Saginaw Valley [email protected] Saginaw Valley Region 4 State Doug Haggart, Clare [email protected] University Bill Wheeler, Freeland [email protected] 23 June 2018 Region 5 Dennis Hopkins, Linden [email protected] Jason McIntyre, Mt. Pleasant MHSFCA [email protected] OFFICERS 2017 Region 6 Noel Dean, Lowell [email protected] The MHSFCA NEWSLETTER is the PRESIDENT Gasper Giarmo, Zeeland-West ofcial publication of the Michigan John Herrington [email protected] High School Football Coaches Associ- Farmington Hills Harrison [email protected] Region 7 ation with the expressed aim of keep- Mark Blaesser, Vicksburg ing Michigan High School football [email protected] coaches informed of developments in 1ST VICE-PRESIDENT Joseph Morsaw, White Pigeon their profession. Scott Farley, Jackson [email protected] [email protected] Region 8 Lorin Granger, Batle Creek Central NEWSLETTER TREASURER [email protected] Encourages Grant Fanning, Chelsea Shawn Grifth, Constantine [email protected] [email protected] Contributors Region 9 PARLIAMENTARIAN Mat Bird, Grand Ledge Deadline for Submissions Doug Bess, Batle Creek Central for October Newsleter [email protected] Bret Shrader, Fowlerville September 15— [email protected] — [email protected] Cindy Farley, Editor EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Region 10 Cell: (517) 927-4098 Larry Merx Dan Terryberry, Onsted [email protected] [email protected] Fax (517) 589-5340 Tom Walentowski, Ida PO Box 67 [email protected] Leslie, MI 49251 email: [email protected] May 2018 MHSFCA NEWSLETTER Page 3 Committee Chairs Past Presidents Dave Driscoll, Jackson Parkside ‘72-’73 DIRECTORS Academic All State Al Boydston, Caro Dutch Schrotenboer, Alpena ‘74 Greg Dolson, Tecumseh Region 11 Bud Breed, Portage Northern ‘75 Lenny Dantinne, Millington Adrenaline Reading Award [email protected] Mark Thomas, Brighton Ron Holland, North Farmington ‘76 Chris Gilliam, Birch Run Ivan Muhlenkamp, St. Joseph ‘77 All-Star [email protected] Jim Sparks, Clawson Jef Smith, East Lansing ‘78 Harley Pierce, Sturgis ‘79 Region 12 Apparel Tony Ceccacci, Ortonville-Brandon Brian Lemons, Brighton Walt Braun, Marysville ‘80 [email protected] Assistant Coach Award Jim Ooley, Traverse City ‘81 Pat Maloney, McBain Mark Thomas, Brighton Tom Fagan, Ypsilanti ‘82 [email protected] Clinic Dick Harris, Harrison ‘83 Jerry Rabideau, Spring Lake Region 13 Arnie Besonen, Owen-Gage ‘84 Ethics Cory Parker, River Rouge Gus Kaploka, Cedar Springs Dick Look, Tawas ‘85 [email protected] Fran Herrington Award Terry Rose, Stevensville-Lakeshore ‘86 Gasper Giarmo, Zeeland West Region 14 Mark Covert, Fenton ‘87 John Goddard, Royal Oak Shrine Finance John Dean, Detroit Northern ‘88 Grant Fanning, Chelsea [email protected] Dan Lauer, Benton Harbor ‘89 Andy Paterson, De La Salle Hall Of Fame Jim Ahern, Ithaca ‘90 [email protected] Jack Carlson, Holland West Otawa Tom Moshimer, Plymouth Salem ‘91 Historian Region 15 Jack Carlson, Holland West Otawa Bob Knight, Portage Central ‘92 Andre Harlan, Detroit Western Dave Woodcock, Jenison ‘93 [email protected] Honorary Membership Roger Bearss, Millington Dennis Zbozen, Romeo ‘94 Rod Oden, East English Village [email protected] Jim Crowley Award Bill Tucker, Flint Powers ‘95 Larry Sellers, Traverse City St. Francis Larry Rueger, Mona Shores/Fruitport ‘96 Region 16 Leadership Larry Merx, Ann Arbor Huron ‘97 Gary Grifth, Troy Jim Neumann, Flint Powers Jack Schugars, Muskegon Oakridge ‘98 [email protected] Media Relations Mike Zdebski, Walled Lake Central Larry Sellers, Traverse City St. Francis ‘99 Membership Tim Klein, Roscommon ‘00 Region 17 Steve Wilson, Fruitport Keith Froelich, Okemos ‘01 Jim Sparks, Clawson [email protected] MHSAA Liaison Jim Clawson, Monroe St. Mary’s Catholic ‘02 Brad Bush, Chelsea Patrick Threet, St. Clair Shores Lakeview Bob Scheloske, South Lyon ‘03 [email protected] MHSCA Liaison Mike Wojda, Alpena ‘04 Larry Merx, Chelsea Pete Coll, Center Line ‘05 Region 18 Newsleter Bill Brown, Deckerville Cindy Farley, Leslie Jim Butson, Allen Park, ‘06 [email protected] Al Slamer, Batle Creek Central, ‘07 Partnerships Al Slamer, Albion College Dave Larkin, Jenison ‘08 Playof Brad Grayvold, Norway ‘09 Tom Barbieri, Jackson Steve Wilson, Fruitport ‘10 Political Action Jack Wallace, Fowlerville ‘11 Eric Redmond - Monroe Doug Bess, Batle Creek Central ‘12 Public Relations John Herrington, Farmington Harrison Keith Stephens, Southfeld Lathrop ‘13 *** Region 18 includes all 8-Man football teams. Kelly Luplow, Clare ‘14 Recruiting Even number Regions elected in even years. Marcus Dukes, Hartland Ed Greenman, BC Harper Creek ‘15 Odd number Regions elected in odd years. Rules Brad Bush, Chelsea ‘16 Pete Coll, Center Line Drake Wilkins ‘17 Scholarship Kelly Luplow, Clare Youth Football Scot Farley, Jackson Web Site Steve Wilson, Fruitport May 2018 MHSFCA NEWSLETTER Page 4 2018 Hall of Fame Banquet continued from page 1 their guests, their families, and their friends to the 36th heart warming and heart felt acceptance speeches by the Annual Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction. inductees once again made for an extraordinary evening. “Welcome to this great occasion to honor our 2018 Over the years, many things remain constant. One Hall of Fame inductees. This is an annual celebration to constant is the dedication of the members of the association honor the best coaches, mentors and role models from who take care of the many details that go into organiz- the State of Michigan. The men in this room tonight are ing, maintaining, and seting up for the banquet. These men of honor and integrity who have dedicated much are the members who, behind the scenes, give of their of their life to the game of football, the players they have time and energy, with no thanks needed, to make this coached and the community they have served. Tonight an exceptional evening for the inductees, their families we refect on their careers, their body of work and the and friends. Without them, this event would not be the impact they have made on our great game. Coaches you extraordinary and enjoyable evening that it is. have been selected by your peers as the best of the best. Another constant is the inductees are men of achieve- Congratulations as you enter the prestigious MHSFCA ment and integrity, who give credit to their families, their Hall of Fame.” players, their fellow coaches, and their communities for Looking back, the frst induction took place in 1982 their success. at the M.H.S.F.C.A. clinic with the Inaugural Class being Fourteen outstanding individuals were honored. the Original Board of Directors. Then in 1992, the Inau- Their credentials will be enshrined forever in the gural Class was given their ofcial Banquet and Induc- M.H.S.F.C.A. Hall of Fame. They coached for over 508 tion Ceremony. The induction has been held at Crisler seasons of football, won more than 2,969 football games, Arena and the Track and Field Building on the U of M but most of all, touched the lives of countless individuals. campus. From 2010 through 2017, with the exception of The inductees expressed their love of coaching and their 2016 (Crisler Arena), this amazing event was held at the love of football. They recognized those, their families, Sheraton Ann Arbor Hotel. This year the induction was friends, fellow coaches and players, who have made it held at the Crowne Plaza West Lansing Hotel in Lansing. possible for them