A quick look at the Big North Conference
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The Big North is a league with a good amount of lesser-known talent. This league spans as East as Alpena and as West as Petoskey, covering huge ground in Michigan. This coming season, all four Big North teams have a…
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Continue ReadingThe Big North is a league with a good amount of lesser-known talent. This league spans as East as Alpena and as West as Petoskey, covering huge ground in Michigan. This coming season, all four Big North teams have a few difference makers that are all on the rankings.
Alpena (2-7 2021)
A team headlined by QB Jake Zann Jake Zann 6'1" | 185 lbs | QB Alpena | 2024 State MI , Alpena has the pieces to compete, but they all have to come together in a coherent way. Just about everything needs some improvement, but with some slight improvements, this team can be good. As for Jake Zann Jake Zann 6'1" | 185 lbs | QB Alpena | 2024 State MI , his tape is phenomenal and I see a very high ceiling in him.
Petoskey (3-6 2021)
CJ Hibbler CJ Hibbler 5'8" | 160 lbs | ATH Petoskey | 2024 State MI is a great, underrated athlete that reminds me a ton of Eric Christoff Eric Christoff 5'7" | 145 lbs | ATH Avondale | 2024 State MI of De La Salle. In general, Petoskey is similar to Alpena in that if they just put a few things together, they’d be great. Oh, and it doesn’t hurt that Petoskey is one fo the most beautiful places in Michigan!
Gaylord (2-7 2021)
Gaylord has a division 1 talent in Brady Pretzlaff Brady Pretzlaff 6'3" | 220 lbs | LB Gaylord | 2024 State MI , but the rest of the team has to play better on all fronts. This is a team that not many know about, and because of that, I found myself rooting for them a fair amount last season. Though in general, Brady Pretzlaff Brady Pretzlaff 6'3" | 220 lbs | LB Gaylord | 2024 State MI is worth the price of admission alone. It’s rare that a program like Gaylord gets such an incredible talent!
Cadillac (9-3 2021)
A great team by all accounts, Cadillac is looking good heading into next season. They made a bit of a run this past season and made the State Championship in 2020, a run nobody could have predicted. Chris Reinhold Chris Reinhold 6'3" | 215 lbs | RB Cadillac Senior | 2023 MI Jr. headlines what will be a great team.