By Perry A. Farrell
SMSB Editor-in-Chief
Lamont Parks Jr., is in the middle of two relationships and only time would tell which one he’d choose.
The Detroit Western International junior is a top-flight wide receiver and made the All-Detroit Public School League team. He’s also a shooting guard on the basketball team and made All-PSL.
“Which one do I…
By Perry A. Farrell
SMSB Editor-in-Chief
Bobby Simes Jr., had to tell Deone Walker Jr., it was okay to hit his little league football opponents.
“He was always the biggest kid on the team,’’ said Simes, his Detroit Giants youth league coach. “He was a gentle giant. He didn’t want to hurt anybody. He wasn’t aggressive at first.…
By Perry A. Farrell
SMSB Editor-in-Chief
A seasoned 7on7 veteran, West Bloomfield High School, and Sound Mind Sound Body (SMSB) Max Ex participant, Maxwell Hairston is ready for the Southeastern Conference.
The 6-foot-1, 175-pound defensive back committed to Kentucky on his father’s birthday.
“It was between Virginia Tech, Purdue, Minnesota and Kentucky,’’ Hairston said. “Everything I wanted in a…
By Perry A. Farrell
SMSB Editor-in-Chief
Portage is roughly two hours and 30 minutes from the east side of Detroit.
For Portage Northern senior Anthony Tyus III, the ride was worth it.
Being a part of the Sound Mind Sound Body program allowed him to gain exposure that the west side of the state doesn’t afford him.
“The trip wasn’t…
By Perry A. Farrell
SMSB Editor-in-Chief
Cephus Harris recalled a session at Sound Mind Sound Body where the receiver’s coach, Javid James (BEON Wide Receiving LLC), was giving him an earful.
“There was something I was doing wrong, and he kept yelling at me,’’ said the Mount Clemens Chippewa Valley junior running back. “He was really tough on…
By Perry A. Farrell
SMSB Editor-in-Chief
Cornell Perry was entering his junior season at Woodhaven High School with no college football offers.
The 6-foot, 170-pound safety heard about the benefits of being part of the Sound Mind Sound Body program and thought three weeks ago was the right time.
“My dad (Ryann Perry) knew a person who was able…
The class of 2020 prospect starred at the 2018 Sound Mind Sound Body Michigan Showcase. And for his efforts, he was named one of the top running backs at the three-day Showcase, which took place from Dec. 26-28.
The two-time state champion rushed 68 times for 600 yards -- 8.8 yards per carry -- and two…
Allendale, Mich. - Grand Valley State’s “Best of the Midwest” football camp Sunday was a recruiting hotbed. Top recruits all throughout the Midwest, including those already equipped with impressive scholarship offers, plus under-the-radar recruits, who were looking for more exposure, competed in front of more than 150 college coaches.
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and Ohio State…
For the second year in a row, Grand Valley State University will be hosting one of the premier high school football camps of the summer.
Today's Best of the Midwest camp will feature many of the top prospects in the Midwest, as well as top prospects from all across the nation.
It is expected that over 25…
