By Perry A. Farrell SMSB Editor in Chief   Ty Holtz dedicated his junior football season to his mother, Allison. The DeWitt quarterback and his teammates made it one to remember. DeWitt won the Division 3 state title with a 40-30 victory over River Rouge. “I look back on the season and the one word that…

  By Perry A. Farrell SMSB Editor in Chief   Tommy McIntosh and his DeWitt High School football teammates recently received their Division 3 state championship rings. DeWitt handled River Rouge, 40-30 at Ford Field to claim the school’s first state title. McIntosh, a class of 2022 wide receiver, said it was an experience like none other…

  By Perry A. Farrell SMSB Editor in Chief   The legend of Terence Maize is growing. Videos of him plowing over defenseless offensive linemen can be seen on Rivals.com and 247 Sports. He will be the man in the middle of the Detroit Martin Luther King defense. He stands 6-foot and weighs 300 pounds. His…

  By Perry A. Farrell SMSB Editor in Chief   Sterling Anderson has been part of Sound Mind Sound Body “all my life,’’ he said recently. “My dad (Sterling Anderson) and Coach (Curtis) Blackwell are cool and really good friends, so I’ve been a part of the program since I was around seven,’’ said the class of…

  By Victor Jackson Athletes with a championship mentality are rare to find but Semaj Morgan, a sophomore at West Bloomfield High School, possesses the championship mentality. https://twitter.com/i/status/1466924097066213376 The West Bloomfield receiver is coming off a state championship season with the team and is looking forward to continuing the same success in the future. However, Morgan believed…

  By Perry A. Farrell SMSB Editor in Chief   Joe Williams is ready for a breakout season. He has been turning heads during his time with Sound Mind Sound Body with his speed, catch radius, and versatility. A shooting guard on Detroit King High School’s basketball team, the 6-foot-3, 195-pound wide receiver is a big target…

  By Perry A. Farrell SMSB Editor in Chief Pep Hamilton left the University of Michigan to become the passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach of the National Football League Houston Texans. However, he has kept his ties with Sound Mind Sound Body regarding his son, Jackson, a 2025 quarterback who is also under the tutelage of Donovan…

  By Perry A. Farrell SMSB Editor in Chief Life is great for Sound Mind Sound Body vet Dillon Tatum. The West Bloomfield High School Class of 2022 star has a state title under his belt. A total of 33 schools are recruiting him from across the country. His former football and track coach, Ron Bellamy,…

  By Perry A. Farrell SMSB Editor in Chief   After receiving 17 offers, including Michigan, Syracuse, Cincinnati, Central Michigan, Indiana, Iowa State, Minnesota, Kentucky, and Western Virginia, Class of 2022 defensive tackle Davonte Miles decided to be a Wolverine in December of 2020. “I may have committed too soon, but it felt right at the time,’’…

  By Perry A. Farrell SMSB Editor in Chief   Dante Moore is primed to have a big year at Detroit Martin Luther King High School. The junior is going into his third year as a starter, and he is surrounded by talent across the offensive line and skill positions. He has grown into a 6-foot-2, 195-pound…

By Perry A. Farrell SMSB Editor in Chief Corey (CJ) Sadler Jr. is on track to become the next star in Detroit. He’s only in the seventh grade at Detroit Achievement Academy, a charter school, but the 5-foot-10, the 165-pound dual-sport athlete has already made a name for himself. A quarterback, wide receiver, linebacker, safety,…

  By Perry A. Farrell SMSB Editor in Chief When Cole Olsztyn’s family moved from the Orchard Lake St. Mary’s school district into Detroit, the class of 2023 linebacker-defensive back-wide receiver-running back had to pick a new school. Tradition rich Detroit King ended up being the choice with the same expectations he had as an Eaglet:…