Here are some of the final scores for Week 2 football games in West Michigan. Hastings 45, Hillsdale 14 Muskegon Catholic Central 19, Hopkins 18 Unity Christian 24, Belding 7 Jenison 28, Caledonia 20 Lowell 42, Forest Hills Central 0 Grand Haven 41, Traverse City Central 14 Zeeland West 51, [...]
State finals preview nuggets, and wishes for a happy holidays
November 25, 2009
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It’s the season to be thankful, and we here at West Michigan Allstar are very thankful for our sports community, and our awesome readership. We’re also thankful that we’re not working over the Thanksgiving break (except to cover the state finals, of course), while others are. So to give thanks [...]
WMA takes attendance, as read by the undeniable will to win
October 12, 2009
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A look around the wide world of high school sports and the web that covers it. Well, not the whole world, mostly just the distance between Lake Michigan and somewhere-in-the-vicinity-of-Lansing, give or take about 50-miles. In an order wholly indecipherable to the naked eye. So look closely: Pictures from this [...]
Games to watch in Week-7: Separating the best from the rest
October 8, 2009
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With two-thirds of the 2009 football regular season behind us (sniff, sniff), we are now officially in the home stretch. The best have locked up their playoff berth, the worst are out of the running (apart from a surprise or two), and the rest will be fighting for their playoff [...]
Games to watch in Week-6: Underdogs, overcats, etc.
October 1, 2009
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As a betting man, if you’re waiting for a sure thing, you’ll be waiting for a long time. But if you’re looking for a good, solid bet, something that you can be reasonably certain will pay off handsomely, talk to West Michigan Allstar’s resident high school football super-expert, AGF. Ask [...]
Track spikes and glass slippers for (un)surprisingly undefeated East Kentwood
September 11, 2009
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Last year, East Kentwood scored 191-points in what was an abysmal 2-7 campaign. Given that they return 16-starters from last year’s squad, many naturally expected more of the same. Especially considering their schedule. Week-1 was Caledonia, led by stud quarterback Luke Wiest, owner of virtually every school passing record and [...]
Inkster loses another one
September 3, 2009
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When Inkster lost their first game to Ann Arbor Pioneer, it was news. People were calling it a fluke, especially given the stellar performance of quarterback Devin Gardner. But Thursday they dropped another one. So a fluke it officially isn’t. They lost a close one to East Kentwood, who a [...]
Games to watch in Week-2
September 3, 2009
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Week-1 saw Inkster and Jackson Lumen Christi (among others) knocked down a peg, and the usual suspects in the West continue their dominance. Rockford, Muskegon, East Grand Rapids & Lowell each won decisively, and are representing the best in the West to the utmost. This week may have even more [...]
MaxPreps Top-5 teams in Michigan (for real this time?)
August 13, 2009
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MaxPreps refuses to give up. After a collossal whiff in their Top-25 rankings, gleaned via sifting through individual team-preview pages on their site, and another on their Top-10 rankings, published on the bottom of their homepage, the nationwide high school sports megasite has returned to the plate for a third [...]
One Michigan team makes National Prep Poll
August 7, 2009
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It’s official: West Michigan All Star is in full-on ranking mode. This marks the third article this week about where high school football teams match up with one another. Although a completely subjective exercise, rankings are what happens when literally nobody is doing anything with any type of ball. Moving [...]
Polls
Who SHOULD be #1 in our Rankings?
- Greenville (35%, 83 Votes)
- Godwin Heights (23%, 54 Votes)
- Tri Unity Christian (11%, 27 Votes)
- Rockford (10%, 24 Votes)
- Ottawa Hills (9%, 20 Votes)
- Zeeland East (6%, 15 Votes)
- Muskegon Heights (3%, 8 Votes)
- Sparta (3%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 235





