Chris Wormley and Toledo Whitmer Panthers shut out Canadian team!

                                                                                                                    

Chris Wormley 9/3/11

                            Game of the week 

Everything Michigan and More was at Toledo Whitmer on Friday night to watch Michigan 2012 commit Chris Wormley and the (2-0) Panther team breeze to another victory. This was a very interesting battle that matched Whitmer with a team north of the border. I was very excited to go see what kind of talent A B Lucas Secondary School (London, Ontario, Canada) could bring to the table against one of the best teams in the state of Ohio? Needless to say this game was over at halftime. Chris Wormley and the Whitmer defense was just to much for the Canadians. At one point during the 1st quarter when Lucus Secondary was about to score  Wormley shut them down with a devastating sack that almost took there quarterbacks head off. Our video shows this very clearly! This must of broke the Canadian players hearts because on one of the following plays RB Jody Webb came gunning in to block a field goal and they seemed to be dazed. Chris and Jody were not the only Panthers having a great night Springfield transfer Leroy Alexander had a good game also intercepting a pass and taking it to the house. Leroy is an outstanding player and I look for him to contribute much more as the season progresses. Coach Joe Palka has this team on the right track that is for sure! I will be looking forward to watching them all season.

Hey!!!  Kevin Koger I guess you were on the right track when you told me Whitmer will be at states this year! With only 6 points allowed this season so far they are looking like a major contender to go all the way! Everyone please enjoy our exclusive coverage of this game. And stay tuned for our next Game Of The Week! And if you did not get a chance to see our video from last week of Cass Tech and Farmington Hills Harrison check it out! There are four Michigan commits in that one. Royce Jenkins-Stone,Devin Funchess,Mario Ojemudia and Terry Richardson.

 Link below:

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Jeff Matthews 9/3/11

Whitmer Memorial Stadium 9/3/11

A B Lucas Secondary 9/3/11

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Everything Michigan and More staff  9/3/11

Game of the week Whitmer vs A B Lucas Secondary School (London, Ontario, Canada)

Toledo Whitmer

A B Lucas Secondary School

              

Everything Michigan and More is pleased to announce our game of the week Toledo Whitmer with Michigan commit Chris Wormley vs A B Lucas Secondary School (London, Ontario, Canada). We will be providing video footage of this game for all our fans of the site.

Coming off a 46-6 victory over the Toledo Start Spartans in week 1 of high school play. The Whitmer Panthers of Toledo,Ohio will have there sights on there next opponent A B Lucas Secondary School (London, Ontario, Canada). This will be a great contest that we cross the boarders of the United States and Canada in International play. 

A.B. Lucas Secondary School is a secondary school located in the northern end of London, Ontario, Canada.

The school was named after Dr. A.B. Lucas, who was recognized for his contribution to education in London. In April, 1962, Hugh Murray became the first principal. He soon commissioned lieutenants Terry Ferris, Jim Wylie, Don Epplet, Phil Sparling, Don Carson, Charlie Belchamber, Alex Shamas, Alan Williams, Ed Hancox and Fred Hickman. During the next few months these men recruited more staff, acquired equipment and supplies and arranged programs. During the year 1962-1963 some sixty north-Londoners traveled daily to Westminster Secondary School in the west end of the city. But by September 1963 the doors were opened to the first Viking recruits in grades 9, 10, and 11. The premier of Ontario, Mr. John Robarts, officially opened the school on October 25, 1963. Lucas soon established itself among London's secondary institutions. As quickly as its classes moved on to grades 12 and 13, Lucas moved on to advanced competition in athletics and to participation in a wide spectrum of activities.

The Lucas Vikings

For 48 years Viking football has been part of a high school athletic program known for its tradition of excellence and considered one of the best in the province. Over the last decade in particular, AB Lucas has risen to become a powerhouse in high school football in the province of Ontario. Competing in the highly competitive TVRA of Southwestern Ontario the Vikings constantly field competitive teams, and have graduated two Bob Gooder Award Winners (the accolade given to the best football player in the City of London) - Dillon Carter, 2004 and David Lee, 2007. The Vikings also graduated two SPECTRA award winners, given to the top athlete in the City of London, Terrence Leeper, 2003 and Matt Bogart, 2010). CIS rosters throughout the province have former Lucas Vikings plying their trade at the university level. 2011 promises to be another exciting one for the Double Blue as they field another skilled, competitive squad in both the junior and varsity ranks.

From Whitmer's coach Joe Palka:

Lucas brings in a veteran defense that returns 7 starters.  They will present a challenge for our young offense.  Lucas is a well coached team that is physical and aggressive.  It may take some time to figure out our opponent.  We are focused on getting one day better every day this week and we are looking for continuous improvement into the game this Friday.

-Coach Palka 

Whitmer High School is a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) and its football team has qualified for the state playoffs for four of the last five years. The 1986 team went undefeated and 1987 and 1988 made it to the state semi-finals. 2010 City League Football champions and Regional State Champions with a 12-2 overall record. 

One of the key players of this talented Whitmer team is 2012 Michigan commit Chris Wormley 6'5'', 255 lbs. DE. Chris should have a great day and I can't wait to see how he responds to this contest.

Another Key note in this game Springfield transfer Leroy Alexander has been cleared to play for Whitmer. He is listed as 'one-to-watch for in 2012' in football according to Scout.com. This was a huge pickup for the Panthers and could help there chances to return to the state final 4 in 2012.

This game is set for Friday night at 7pm at Whitmer Memorial stadium. Go Panthers! 

 

ESPN Releases Ohio All-State Football Team

ESPN released their annual state-by-state analysis of the best recruits to come out of a certain state. This edition covers all-state honors for Ohio, which features five Michigan recruits.

On the first team offense, five-star lineman Kyle Kalis holds the spot as the best lineman in the state. Also, Michigan target Bri'Onte Dunn is featured as a first team halfback as well.

The first team defense is where most of our recruits are shown, and especially where the talent is needed as well! Tom Strobel (DL), Chris Wormley (DL), Joe Bolden (LB) and Jarrod Wilson (DB) round off the honors for their positions. Also featured is DL Adolphus Washington, a target of Michigan, but rumored to be committing to Ohio State this week.

For more on this story please visit ESPN link below:
http://espn.go.com/blog/high-school/ohio/post/_/id/35/dunn-ball-highlight-all-state-football-team

Our Michigan commits Friday night Preview!

      I am so excited to announce the start of the 2011 high school football season. We will try our best to report on local news and or anything else that we can send your way that involves Michigan. I will report the finals of games throughout the season and let you know how our commits did. Tomorrow the real fun starts here in Toledo below I added a little of what my local newspaper wrote (Toledo Blade). Me and my staff will be attending many games this season so we will also be able to provide you with some original footage of every game we attend. This week we will be attending a huge game in Michigan Cass Tech vs Harrision. But I will let Matt tell you more about that in his post. Are you ready for some football? I know I am GO BLUE!



                                                               Week 1 Preview

Sylvania Southview vs Toledo St. Francis  * Michigan commit Allen Gant plays for Southview

Southview was coming off a 15-0 Division II state title season in August of 2009 when coach Jim Mayzes' Cougars opened at the Glass Bowl against a St. Francis squad that had gone 5-5 in 2008.
The Knights surprised many with a 27-8 win over Southview, launching a memorable 11-2 season. It was the final campaign for 26-year Knights coach Dick Cromwell, the City League's all-time wins leader. Cromwell was 208-85-1 at St. Francis and 251-119-2 in 34 seasons overall.
Last season, Southview turned the tables at the Glass Bowl, rallying to a 36-22 win, spoiling the debut of Knights coach Mike Blochowski. It was the first victory of the Cougars' second 10-0 regular season in three years.

The Knights feature five third-year starters on their offensive line, including a tight end -- a quintet that averages 6-3 and 271 pounds.
St. Francis is one of five former CL teams which have moved to the new Three Rivers Athletic Conference.

"It's become a rivalry real quick," Blochowski said of facing Southview. "It's a natural because we have so many kids [at St. Francis] from the Sylvania area and they have friends at Southview. They want to do well against each other because it's for bragging rights. The last two years, the team that won went on to have an outstanding season."


 Toledo Whitmer vs Toledo Start    *Michigan commit Chris Wormley plays for Whitmer

Whitmer (12-2) -- which won its second straight City League title last year before falling 23-13 in a state semifinal loss to eventual Division I champion Lakewood St. Edward -- closed the 2010 regular season with a 33-7 win over Tremainsville Road rival Start.
Coach Joe Palka's Panthers, preseason favorites in the new TRAC, will open at home Friday against Start, now in a non-league setting.

Just a side note I am an ex-Panther and this Whitmer/Start game has always been huge because both schools are so close to each other. I am also friends with Chris on Facebook and the Start players have been talking alot of smack for months. I look for Chris to have a huge game to shut them up! Go Panthers

You can read more on this story
 http://www.toledoblade.com/HighSchool/2011/08/25/Season-kicks-off.html

Chris Wormley vs Allen Gant face off in Scrimmage!

Tonight some of the staff from Everything Michigan and More (Matt Freeman,Jeff Matthews,Tim McGrady and Jason Gromnicki) had the pleasure of watching a great match up between two Michigan commits. Chris Wormley and Allen Gant! Both faced off for the first time this season at Whitmer's Memorial stadium in Toledo, Ohio at 6pm. Both teams seemed to be a little sluggish but that is to be expected in your first scrimmage of the year. I was informed the starters only played around 20 plays. This I'm sure was the decision of the coach to limit the injury factor. It appeared to me that Chris Wormley had more action in this scrimmage than Allen. Toledo Whitmer has a much deeper bench than Sylvania Southview. Because of that you did get to see more playing time from others on the Whitmer side. Sylvania seemed to play the same line up most of the night minus key players like Allen Gant.


Outside of the two great players heading to Michigan, another player stood out! Sylvania Southviews sophmore #81 Nate Hall. This kid has to be one of the best sophomores I have ever seen. Mark my words a great future waits ahead for this kid. I hope Michigan takes a look at this prospect.I have added a little footage of Nate in the video because he impressed me so much!

Because both commits did not see much playing time I did my best to capture some of the highlights of the scrimmage. I also added a little footage of Sylvania Southviews star LB and School weightlifting record holder Sr. Rylee Neil! He has been a starter for 3 years at Sylvania Southview. Rylee is a great kid with a positive attitude maybe that is why he is so successful on the field? Rylee is a master at making tackles on defense. He and Allen Gant are a great force together and fun to watch. This was an added bonus for our viewers! I hope you enjoy the video?

Wormley commits to Michigan!

Chris Wormley from Toledo,Whitmer and my hometown just committed to Michigan! And I am so happy, I have the pleasure of watching him play on friday nights and I would like to tell everyone Chris will be a huge player in the future of Michigan football. Every game that I have had the pleasure of seeing was a Wormley highlight reel in the making. He is very exciting to watch and to those of you that don't know about Chris you're going to soon find out! Toledo Whitmer will be in the news a lot this season! He is the heart of the defense and is a monster on the field. I know some of the Ohio fans are mad now! They thought Chris was a lock for them! I knew better but I let them talk! Well sorry about your luck guys! Congratulations Chris! Go Blue!

Chris Wormley and Kyle Kalis set to visit Michigan

Chris wormley

The recruiting boards are hot right now!! The word is Toledo Whitmer DE Chris Wormley and OSU commit Kyle Kalis are set to visit Michigan this weekend. Wow what a huge surprise! It was reported once all the turmoil at Ohio State occurred Kyle Kalis wanted to decommit but Luke Fickell talked him out of it. Kyle says he wants to check on different options. One being the University of Michigan. We might want to thank Tom Strobel for this visit since he was the one telling Kyle how great Michigan was. And as it turns out Kyle is not only friends with Tom but Chris Wormley too. I 'm thinking all three of these guys would love to play together. If Michigan could some how get these two great players to commit I would have to say it's an early Christmas present for me. I will be watching how this unfolds very carefully and keep everyone updated as soon as new info becomes available.

Kyle Kalis

If you would like to read more please check out Tom VanHaaren's post

http://t.co/PaITqSr 
















********UPDATE************



Report: Kalis says Wormley might have already settled on a college. Kyle Kalis thinks Chris Wormley is headed to Michigan. Everything is falling into place Michigan fans!! And can I say this I think Kyle is Following Chris there! GO BLUE!!!!

You can read more on this at
http://detnews.com/article/20110622/SPORTS0201/10622041

Michigan Prospect Chris Wormley At States

Congratulations to Michigan prospect Chris Wormley for qualifying for the Ohio State Track and Field Tournament. Chris qualified for both Discus and Shot Put and advanced all the way to States a Junior for the Toledo Whitmer Panthers. With throws of 181-02 and 172-07 He placed 6th. in discus. A.J. Hicks from Solon won with throws 200-07 and 181-07. Chris placed 9th in Shot Put with throws of 54-02.75 and 54-11.25. And the winner of that event was Michael Bennett of Centerville  with throws of 64-06.00 and 63-11.00. Congratulations Again for representing Northwest Ohio and the Whitmer Panthers. And always GO BLUE  I would like to throw this in as a side note :)

from an interview on bucknuts...

Housteau: Obviously people associate you Michigan as well at the top?
Wormley: “Yeah definitely. They’re probably my number one right now.”

The interview was done at a track meet yesterday.  They refer to him as the #1 prospect in Ohio.