The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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FOOTBALL RECRUITING up their senior year. A few all-state awards have yet to be announced, but nearly every U-M commit who made it through the season healthy was named to an all-state team. Senior Commitments BLAKE BARS • OL Montgomery Bell Acad./Nashville, Tenn. Team Finish: Ended the season with a 6-6 record … Fell to Baylor High School in a second- round Division II Class AA state playoff matchup. Individual Stats: 54 pan- cake blocks. Individual Honors: First- team all-state by TnVarsity.com. Postseason Rankings: Rated as a four- star prospect, the No. 9 senior in Tennes- see and the No. 37 offensive tackle na- tionally by Rivals.com. JOE BOLDEN • LB Colerain High School/Cincinnati Team Finish: Completed the season with a record of 10-2, with both losses against Cincin- nati St. Xavier … Advanced to second round of Divi- sion 1 state playoffs before falling the second time to St. Xavier. Individual Stats: Notched 86 tack- les, six stops for loss and three sacks … Forced one fumble and returned an INT for a touchdown … Scored one TD rush- ing and one receiving. Individual Honors: Selected first-team Division 1 All-Ohio … Named South- west District Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Southwest District … Picked for JJHuddle All-Ohio, all divisions, first team. Postseason Rankings: Rated as a four- star prospect, the No. 7 senior in Ohio, the No. 12 outside linebacker nationally and the No. 152 player overall by Rivals.com. BEN BRADEN • OL Rockford High School/Rockford, Mich. Team Finish: Recorded an 11-2 mark on the year … Won three playoff games be- 40 THE WOLVERINE JANUARY 2012 Michigan's Commits Wrap Up Seasons A BY TIM SULLIVAN ll of Michigan's commitments from the 2012 class have wrapped fore falling to Novi Detroit Catholic Cen- tral in the Division 1 state semifinals. Individual Stats: Was the left tackle for an of- fense that averaged 214.7 rushing yards per game. Individual Honors: Named first-team Associated Press (AP) Divisions 1-2 All-State … Selected to De- troit News "Dream Team," covering all di- visions … Picked for Grand Rapids Press All-Area first team. Postseason Rankings: Rated as a three-star prospect, the No. 8 senior in Michigan and the No. 41 offensive tackle nationally by Rivals.com. JEREMY CLARK • S North Hopkins High/Madisonville, Ky. Team Finish: Completed the season with a 9-3 record … Won first-round Class 4A play- off game before falling to Franklin-Simpson in the second round. Individual Stats: Reg- istered 70 tackles … Re- corded 15 pass breakups and three in- terceptions, all returned for touchdowns … Forced one fumble and returned one for a TD. Postseason Rankings: Rated as a three-star prospect and the No. 6 senior in Kentucky by Rivals.com. AMARA DARBOH • WR Dowling Catholic High School/ West Des Moines, Iowa Team Finish: Completed the sea- son with a 9-3 record … Won two Class 4A playoff games before falling to eventual state champion West Des Moines Valley in the quarterfinals. Individual Stats: Caught 48 passes for 765 yards (15.9 yards per catch) and 11 touchdowns in seven games during an injury-shortened season. Individual Honors: Named to the Des Moines Register All-State Elite first team. Postseason Rankings: Rated as a four- star prospect, the top senior in Iowa, the No. 31 wide receiver nationally and the No. 208 player overall in the country by Rivals.com. DEVIN FUNCHESS • TE Harrison High/Farmington Hills, Mich. Team Finish: Completed the regular season with a perfect 9-0 mark and was ranked by RivalsHigh as Michi- gan's top team entering the playoffs … Won first- round Division 2 playoff game before losing to eventual state champion Birmingham Brother Rice in the second round. Individual Stats: Caught 21 passes for 452 yards (21.5 yards per catch) and five touchdowns … Recorded three sacks, one forced fumble, one interception and three pass breakups on defense. Individual Honors: Named honorable mention AP Divisions 1-2 All-State … Selected to Detroit News All-Metro North second team. Postseason Rankings: Rated as a three-star prospect, the No. 9 senior in Michigan and the No. 16 tight end na- tionally by Rivals.com. ALLEN GANT • S Southview High School/Sylvania, Ohio Team Finish: Recorded a 9-2 mark on the year … Fell in the first round of Divi- sion 1 state playoffs to Canton McKinley. Individual Stats: Notched 79 tackles and seven tackles for loss … Recorded three pass breakups, one interception and two forced fumbles … Rushed for 106 yards on 12 carries … Caught 24 passes for 419 yards and four touchdowns. Individual Honors: Named to the AP Division 1 All-Ohio first team as a safety … Honorable mention selection on the JJHuddle.com All-Ohio team, which cov- ered all divisions. Postseason Rankings: Rated as a three-star prospect, the No. 52 player in Ohio and the No. 39 safety nationally by Rivals.com. MATT GODIN • DL Detroit Catholic Central/Novi, Mich. Team Finish: Completed the year with a 12-2 record … Advanced to the Division 1 state championship game, where it lost to Detroit Cass Tech. Individual Stats: Recorded 97 tack-