2017 Prep Kickoff Classic schedule

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The 2017 Prep Kickoff Classic will feature 13 teams from Michigan and one from Indiana.  The three-day event will feature seven games between August 24th and the 26th at Wayne State University.

Prep Kickoff Classic – Detroit MLK vs. Indianapolis Cathedral

Headlining the three-day event will be two-time defending Michigan Division 2 champ Detroit Martin Luther King taking-on Indiana-power Indianapolis Cathedral.  The two will square-off in the seventh game of the event on August 26th at 6 P.M.

MLK finished 2016 ranked No. 3 in the High School Football America Michigan Top 10 with a 12-2 record.  The Crusaders’ only losses were against Division I champ Cass Tech, which finished No. 15 in our national rankings last year.

Returning for MLK is Class of 2019 quarterback Dequan Finn, who led the Crusaders to a state title as a sophomore.  Other top players are seniors-to-be wide receiver Erik Gibson, who has given his verbal commitment to Minnesota, and cornerback Jaeveyon Morton, who has 18 college scholarship offers.  Junior-to-be safety Marvin Grant is the No. 3 overall prospect in Michigan in the Class of 2019.  Grant has offers from Michigan and Notre Dame.

Cathedral (7-5 in 2016) has two seniors-to-be that have already given their verbals to Michigan and Notre Dame.  Center Michigan-recruit Emil Ekiyor is the top-ranked prospect in the Hoosier State, according to 247Sports.com’s composite rankings.  Ekiyor, a 4-star recruit, is ranked the No. 95 overall prospect in America.  Notre Dame-recruit running back Markese Stepp is the No. 2 overall prospect in Indiana.

The Prep Kickoff Classic will open on August 24th with the team that lost to MLK in the state championship game, Walled Lake Western taking-on West Bloomfield.  Walled Lake Western finished No. 5 in last year’s High School Football America Michigan Top 10.

Last year’s No. 4 team Utica Eisenhower will play Oak Park on August 26th.  Lowell, which finished No. 9 last year in our Michigan Top 10, will play Warren De La Salle on August 25th.

2017 Prep Kickoff Classic Schedule

August 24th
Walled Lake Western vs. West Bloomfield, 4 p.m.
Davison vs. Southfield A&T, 7 p.m.

August 25th
Almont vs. Grosse Ile, 4 p.m.
Lowell vs. Warren De La Salle, 7 p.m.

August 26th
East English Village Prep vs. River Rouge, Noon – Preview
Oak Park vs. Utica Eisenhower, 3 p.m. – Preview
Detroit Martin Luther King vs. Indianapolis Cathedral, 6 p.m. – Preview

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.