Detroit Cass Tech star, North Carolina signee Corey Sadler named D1-2 football Player of the Year

The 2025 Michigan Sports Writers All-State team Division 1-2, selected by a statewide panel of 13 sports writers:

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Corey Sadler, Detroit Cass Tech

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COACH OF THE YEAR

Phil Jacobs, Dexter

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QB – Cooper Arnedt, Dexter

QB – Tommy Carr, Saline

QB – Kayd Coffman, East Kentwood

RB – Izaiah Wright, Gibraltar Carlson

RB – Camden Noe, Portage Central

RB – Donovan Triplett, Walled Lake Western

RB – Mahti Gwilly, Utica

R – Corey Sadler, Detroit Cass Tech

R – Cole Novara, Dexter

R – Charles Britton, Belleville

R – Samson Gash, Detroit Catholic Central

R – Lincoln Keyes, Saline

OL – Dewey Young, Kalamazoo Central

OL – Gregory Patrick, Portage Northern

OL – Benny Eziuka, Detroit Catholic Central

OL – Khalief Canty, Detroit Cass Tech

OL – Ben Nichols, Davison

DL – Maximus Jansenvanvuren, Waterford Mott

DL – Jack Janda, Detroit Catholic Central

DL – Recarder Kitchen, Muskegon

DL – Ryan Harrington, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

LB – Drew Esper, Traverse City West

LB – Bryce Barbarino, Saline

LB – Charlie Jilek, Portage Central

LB – Marcus Jennings, Detroit Cass Tech

DB – Ben Coleman, Portage Central

DB – Luke Ahern, Rockford

DB – Gideon Gash, Detroit Catholic Central

DB – Ronnie Hill, Sterling Heights Stevenson

DB – Camari Patterson, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

ATH – Geno Seets, Waterford Mott

ATH – Lorenzo Barber, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

K – Aidan O’Neill, Clarkston

P – Ryder Ferguson, Davison

Coach: Phil Jacobs, Dexter

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SECOND TEAM ALL-STATE

QB – Jake Morrow, Grand Blanc

QB – Duke Banta, Detroit Catholic Central

RB – Dom Nauss, Brighton

RB – Jeremiah Whitley, Birmingham Groves

RB – Dean Hammoud, Dearborn Fordson

R – Ben Marinik, Midland Dow

R – Lincoln Watkins, Port Huron Northern

OL – Jakari Lipsey, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix

OL – Owen Winder, Dexter

OL – Hayden Flavin, Clarkston

OL – Brady Hansen, Hudsonville

OL – Vincent Pizzo, St. Clair Shores Lakeview

DL – Isaiah Harris, Saline

DL – Aiden VanDam, Byron Center

DL – Miles Sharp, Roseville

DL – Jayden Bell, Birmingham Brother Rice

LB – Carter Czapski, Utica

LB – Will Lewis, Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice

LB – Ryan Aukeman, Hudsonville

DB – Elijah Goins, Macomb Dakota

DB – Kameran Hayward, Warren Cousino

DB – Charles Chatman, Muskegon

Coach: Justin Cessante, Detroit Catholic Central

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-STATE

QB – Wynn Diegel, Midland Dow; Donald Tabron, Detroit Cass Tech; Brady VanLaecke, Hudsonville; Brick Sandridge, Warren Cousino; Jabin Gonzales, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s.

RB – Eduardo Casares, Ann Arbor Pioneer; Brody Schuiteman, Jenison; Owen Haarsma, Hudsonville; Javari Funches; Tomarion Steward, Muskegon Mona Shores.

R – Holden Niemi, Dexter; Mason Darke, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer.

OL – Zander Halliwill, Midland Dow; Noah Klein, Portage Central; Eli Macauley, Forest Hills Northern; Ernesto Botello, Muskegon

DL – Allen Frank, Grand Blanch; Myles Smith, Farmington; Dominik Kosznicki, Clinton Township Chippewa Valley; John Klein, St. Clair Shores Lakeview; Jeremiah Benson, West Bloomfield.

LB – Cam Kalbfleisch, Gibraltar Carlson; Nathan Gersh, Dexter; Tanner Collett, Monroe

DB – Daylin Taylor, Grand Blanc; Amir Morelan, Port Huron Northern

K – Joseph Celaj, Romeo; Ben Savage, Grosse Pointe North; Dean Manthei, Gibraltar Carlson.

Coach: Jason Gendron, Gibraltar Carlson.

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Voting panel: Tom Green, Huron Daily Tribune; Hugh Bernreuter, Saginaw MLive; Matthew Ehler, MLive, Kalamazoo; Josh VanDyke, MLive, Muskegon; Brandon Watson, Sturgis Journal; Daniel D’Addona, Holland Sentinel; Jon Szczepaniak, Flint MLive; Jordan Ramsey, Detroit Free Press; Daniel Stickradt, Oakland-Macomb; Bryan Everson, Oakland-Macomb; Matthew Mowery, Media News Group; Keith Dunlap, Detroit News; Doug Donnelly, Blissfield Advance.