Detroit Area Week 1 Offensive Standouts Part 1

Sam Erman September 1, 2021 @ 06:00 PM

Football was back Friday and we’re highlighting some of the best performers from the Detroit area. This is going to be a 2 part series because there were so many great performances. [player_tooltip player_id="80490" first="Jasper" last="Beeler"] - North Farmington - WR - 6’0" 174 lbs Beeler came out and decided to do his best Randy Moss impersonation on Friday. He was all over the field and scoring touchdowns left and right. He finished with just under 200 scrimmage yards and found the endzone 5 times. He was making every play possible and put on a show. He’s already got eyes on him and with those types of performances, he could gain national attention in a hurry. [player_tooltip player_id="30132" first="Antonio" last="Gates Jr"] - Dearborn Fordson -WR/TE/DE/LB - 6’1" 185 lbs Gates is one of the most highly sought-after Michigan recruits in a long time. Anytime your dad is a future NFL Hall of Famer you’re going to be on the watch list. Gates put on a clinic on Friday. He lined up in at least 4 different positions and made plays in all of them. Gates had 2 touchdown receptions, both from 37-yards. He also had a pair of interceptions and a fumble recovery on defense. He’s a 4-star recruit for a reason. He’ll be attending Michigan State after he graduates. Matthrew Gazzarato - Livonia Stevenson - RB - 5’11" 180 lbs Gazzarato was slicing and dicing on Friday. He was cutting on a dime, catching passes out of the backfield, and making big plays left and right. He finished with over 200 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns. They kept feeding him the rock because he kept moving the chains. Livonia Stevenson understands that he is a weapon and likes to get the ball in his hands, a lot. Good things happen when he touches the ball and Friday was no different. [player_tooltip player_id="30316" first="Dante" last="Moore"] - Martin Luther King - QB - 6’2" 195 lbs There’s a reason that Moore is one of the most highly recruited players in the country. Friday, he put on a show. He was moving MLK up and down the field He finished with 438 passing yards and threw for 4 touchdowns. They later lost in a dramatic hail mary to end the game but that doesn’t discount the show Moore put on. The 5-star recruit is "warm" to his Notre Dame, Michigan, and Michigan State offers. [player_tooltip player_id="80488" first="Cephus" last="Harris III"] - Clinton Township - SB/RB - 5’8" 195 lbs Harris may have put on the best show out of anyone on Friday. Harris put up 340 total yards. He had touchdown runs of 69, 68, 60, and 26 yards. The offense would come on the field, hand to Harris, he would run for a touchdown, and they’d come off the field. That was pretty much the entirety of Clinton’s game plan on Friday. Harris is currently committed to Youngstown State but if he has more of these performances, schools like Alabama may come knocking.