Top Players I Watched in 2021 That Return in 2022
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I was lucky to attend a high school football game every Friday this past season. I was happy to watch many great players make big impacts on their respective teams. These are a few of the guys I watched play…
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Continue ReadingI was lucky to attend a high school football game every Friday this past season. I was happy to watch many great players make big impacts on their respective teams. These are a few of the guys I watched play in person who I came away with being very impressed by their performance. They did not just have big stat lines but made timely, clutch plays for their teams. These are all guys I will make an emphasis to go watch in 2022.
Gabriel Winowich Gabriel Winowich 6'1" | 215 lbs | ATH Detroit Country Day | 2024 NJ – Winowich was definitely one of the best running backs I watched last year. I went and watched him play in the Regional Final game against Chelsea. He has some outstanding runs in the game and broke many tackles. Winowich is a guy that I had not heard of before the game.
He is certainly a guy who’s name you remember after watching him play. He had a great season last year as only a sophomore. Winowich is a guy who is built to be the bell cow and carry 20 plus times in a given game. That game was very cold and Winowich did not look phased at all running in the cold. He is a very strong, physical running back who is never afraid to lower his shoulder and run over defenders.
Scooter Polk- Polk was another guy like Gabriel Winowich Gabriel Winowich 6'1" | 215 lbs | ATH Detroit Country Day | 2024 NJ who I was not too familiar with before I watched him play. I watched him play against DeWitt in the District final game. I was very impressed by his play overall in this football game. Polk is a guy you can trust to make plays on offense and defense.
At the cornerback position, he is a guy that is never afraid to cover the opposing team best wide receiver. Polk is a tremendous athlete who will be a key returner for the Mount Pleasant Oilers this upcoming season. I look forward to watching him play next year as he enters his senior season.
Bryce Kurncz Bryce Kurncz 6'1" | 165 lbs | ATH DeWitt | 2023 State MI – Kurncz was one of many outstanding football players that the DeWitt Panthers had last season. Like Scooter Polk, Kurncz made plays on both sides of the football last year for his respective team. Kurncz is a great at tackling and covering at the cornerback position.
I watched him and DeWitt play multiple times last season and every game Bryce Kurncz Bryce Kurncz 6'1" | 165 lbs | ATH DeWitt | 2023 State MI was making a play at some point during the game. He did a great job in coverage in the state title game, shining in the biggest game of the season. Listen for his name to get called many times next season at games.
Caden Oliver- Oliver played great coverage last season for the Parma Western Panthers. He had great coverage overall in opening win over St. Johns. He also recovered a fumble late against St. Johns. Oliver is a playmaker on both side of the football who will play a big part in the success of the Western football team in 2022. Oliver is a great athlete who can play multiple positions. Oliver take some snaps at Quarterback last year and may take more this year.