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8/22/07-Football
Catholic League football preview
By TOM LANG of The Detroit Free Press
Central Division
| School | Poll | Strength | Top players | Outlook |
| Birmingham Brother Rice (11-1, 5-0) |
56 | Unity | OL Alex Doman; WR Ronald Dorsey-Austin; LB Paul Gyarmati; FB/OLB Mazen Jaddou; OT Jimmy Plaskey; DT Kyle Ramfos; RB Caulton Ray; DB Nick Thomas; QB Andy Lentz. | Coach Al Fracassa calls this a "rebuilding" year after losing several Division-I players. Just one offensive line starter returns, "so we need to build the line back up," he said. |
| Warren De La Salle (11-3, 4-1) |
50 | Team speed |
TE David Blackburn (6-3; 245); OT Scott MacLeod (6-8; 285); OT Bob Bergen (6-5; 270); OLB Todd Culling; OLB Fred Elias; ILB Kyle Torzy; S Chad O'Shell; Jr. DB John Martinez; DB Jim Martinez. | "It's the strongest team I've had here, physically, and the fastest team," coach Paul Verska said of the Pilots, a state runner-up in Division 2 last year. "The key will be staying healthy and have the ball bounce our way a few times." |
| Orchard Lake St. Mary's (8-3, 3-2) |
49 | Defensive line, offensive backfield | RB Dominique White; OG/DE Matt Sargent (6-3; 230); TE/DE Jason Semmes; OG Mike Bauer; LB Donald Coleman; Jr. WR Dion Sims. | Coach George Porritt said: "Our season will be based on how we run the football. If we can do that, we have a chance to do well in a very tough league." |
| Novi Detroit Catholic Central (4-5, 1-3) |
45 | Defense | RB/DB Cory Amble; G/LB Chris Fischer; QB/DB Ryan Houska; FB/LB Joe Kinville; OT/NG Mike Martin; RB/LB Shane Morris; P Scott Kovanda. | "We're very encouraged with the team's work ethic," coach Tom Mach said. "I like their intensity level and they're coming together as a team." |
| U-D Jesuit (4-5, 1-4) |
39 | Defense, offensive speed |
OT Jeremy Bass; OL Hosea Cunningham; RB George Winn; Jr. S Michael Joyner-Hill; So. QB Devin Gardner; OLB Dan Bruder; Jr. WR Allen Harris. | "I believe we'll improve our overall team speed and the core of the offensive line returns so we'll be strong there," new head coach Paul Windham said. |
| Dearborn Divine Child (4-5, 0-4) |
31 | Work ethic |
C Mike Hinkle; OT/DT Darren Shelton; WR/DB Eric Nagle; WR/DB Matt McWilliams; RB/DB Jacob Barnes; RB/S Danny Wright; Jr. OG Anthony Vella; Jr. DT Sean Heiss; So. QB Marty Mitchell. | "We have six sophomores on varsity and they will be tossed into the heat of the battle right away, and this might be the toughest schedule ever at Divine Child," coach Jack Masserang said. |
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