Last year at my old digs, I chronicled the weekly performances of Michigan commits in their final season of high school ball. That feature, Friday Night Lights, will make the move with me to MGoBlog. High school football news is not always so easy to come by, even in today's internet-centric world, so let me know if you have any additional information for any installment of the series.

MI QB Devin Gardner

By all accounts, Gardner is poised for a monstrous senior season. He's worked hard over the offseason on improving his ability to throw the ball, his conditioning should be at a peak, and his Inkster Vikings are expected to be one of the best teams in the state of Michigan.

There are a couple things that could hold him back: The Vikings play every single game on the road, including a couple trips to the Cleveland area, and another to Steubenville, Ohio (damn near in West Virginia). He also lost his #1 target from last year in current Wolverine Cameron Gordon. Still, look for excellent numbers from Devin in this space.

Devin Gardner 2008
		Passing							Rushing
Game	Result	Comp	Att	Yds	%	TD	Int	Yds/Att	Rush	Yds	Yds/Att	TD
Zeeland West	W 27-22	7	12	136	58.33	1	0	11.33	9	65	7.22	1
Highland Park	L 22-24					3	1					0
Thurston	W 38-0	14	18	258	77.78	3	0	14.33	12	62	5.17	2
Edsel Ford	W 41-7					3						1
Garden City	W 42-14	5	8	99	62.50	2	0	12.38	6	103	17.17	2
Ypsilanti	W 49-7	9	16	180	56.25	2		11.25		132		2
Melvindale	W 34-14	13	23	184	56.52	3		8.00				1
Romulus	W 55-15	7	15	108	46.67	1	1	7.20	9	105	11.67	1
Allen Park	W 22-15	11	21	128	52.38	0	0	6.10	12	49	4.08	3
Reg Season	(8-1)					18						13
Gibraltar	W 50-0					2						2
Trenton	W 52-0	7	10	120	70.00	2		12.00	4	52	13.00	3
Chelsea	W 16-13	4	9	22	44.44	0	0	2.444		122		2
Lahser	W 36-20	5	15	121	33.33	3	0	8.07	15	35	2.33	1
East Grand Rapids	L 24-43	5	16	84	31.25	1	1	5.25	12	44	3.67	0
Playoffs	Runner Up					8						8
Totals	(12-2)			1886		26	7			1401		21

SC QB Cornelius Jones

Jones's season last year went poorly, as did his team's. However, Spartanburg should be one of the most improved in the area, and Jones will try to put up better numbers. In his second year under the current coaching staff, and Cornelius's second playing high school football, there's nowhere to go but up.

Cornelius Jones 2008
		Passing							Rushing
Game	Result	Comp	Att	Yds	%	TD	Int	Yds/Att	Rush	Yds	Yds/Att	TD
Dorman	L 10-47	12	23	130	52.17	1	2	5.65	0	0	-	0
Union County	W 31-0	10	16	122	62.50	0	0	7.625	18	30	1.67	2
Northwestern	L 0-34	12	23	110	52.17	0	1	4.78	24	59	2.46	0
Sumter	W 16-14	9	19	90	47.37	0	1	4.74	21	107	5.10	1
Greenwood	W 13-11	8	22	120	36.36	0	1	5.45	25	162	6.48	1
Gaffney	W 17-12	8	16	68	50.00	0	1	4.25	25	63	2.52	1
Byrnes	L 3-39	5	16	129	31.25	0	3	8.06	18	1	0.06	0
Mauldin	L 13-30	2	5	10	40.00	0	2	2.00	15	70	4.67	1
Hillcrest	W 29-6	7	12	105	58.33	0	1	8.75	16	50	3.13	1
Boiling Springs	L 22-29	12	20	231	60.00	1	0	11.55	21	79	3.76	0
Dorman	L 3-28	DNP (Illness)
Reg Season	(5-6)	85	172	994	49.13	2	12(?)	5.75	203	673	3.32	7
Byrnes	L 0-34	4	12	27	33.33	0		2.17	23	63	2.74	0
Playoffs	1st Round	4	12	27	33.33	0		2.17	23	63	2.74	0
Totals	(5-7)	89	185	1021	48.11	2		5.51	226	736	3.27	7

TX RB Stephen Hopkins

Hopkins, named one of the best players in the Dallas area, will try to build on a solid junior season and show that he is an elite player. However, he may make more of an impact defensively than carrying the rock.

Stephen Hopkins 2008
		Rushing				Receiving
Game	Result	Rush	Yds	Yds/Att	TD	Rec	Yds	Yds/Rec	TD
Grapevine	W 55-3	14	120	8.57	3	1	2	2.00	0
Plano West	L 23-27	30	170	5.67	2	4	37	9.25	0
Fossil Ridge	W 49-28	25	208	8.32	3	1	28	28.00	0
Katy	L 14-17	19	48	2.53	0	2	7	3.50	0
Lee	L 13-21	34	118	3.47	0	0	0	-	0
Lewisville	W 28-14	29	212	7.31	4	0	0	-	0
Carroll	L 35-42	23	311	13.52	4	0	0	-	0
Coppell	W 31-26	35	141	4.03	2	0	0	-	0
Flower Mound	W 28-21	29	202	6.97	3	0	0	-	0
Hebron	L 31-25	25	108	4.32	1	2	4	2.00	0
Regular Season	(5-5)	263	1638	6.23	22	10	78	7.80	0
Trinity	L 10-24	12	51	4.25	0	1	3	3.00	0
Playoffs	1st Round	12	51	4.25	0	1	3	3.00	0
Totals	(5-6)	275	1689	6.14	22	11	81	7.36	0

TX RB Tony Drake

Drake has been a do-everything for Skyline. This year, he should be the starting RB after last year's starter moved on to Iowa State.

Tony Drake 2008
		Rushing				Receiving
Game	Result	Rush	Yds	Yds/Att	TD	Rec	Yds	Yds/Red	TD
Kimball	W 27-0	0	0	-	0	2	18	9.00	0
Bowie	W 35-29	3	33	11.00	0	0	0	-	0
Plano East	W 42-0	5	69	13.80	0	2	19	9.50	0
Lake Highlands	L 20-24	1	3	3.00	0	0	0	-	0
Molina	W 49-0	6	12	2.00	0	0	0	-	0
Richardson	W 30-16	6	71	11.83	2	0	0	-	0
Berkner	W 18-5	9	43	4.78	0	1	13	13.00	0
Creekview	W 31-28	8	78	9.75	0	2	23	11.50	0
White	W 56-0	4	57	14.25	0	0	0	-	0
Sunset	W56-0	3	8	2.67	1	0	0	-	0
Reg Season	(9-1)	45	374	8.31	3	7	73	10.43	0
Rowlett	W 40-21	2	-3	-1.50	0	0	0	-	0
De Soto	W 51-26	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0
Cypress Woods	W 35-21	7	56	8.00	0	0	0	-	0
Stony Point	L 14-28	1	2	2.00	0	0	0	-	0
Playoffs	Semifinals	10	55	5.50	0	0	0	-	0
Totals	(12-2)	55	429	7.80	3	7	73	10.43	0

MI RB Austin White

White put up pretty good numbers last year, as he led Stevenson to the state semifinals before bowing out to eventual champion Rockford. The only thing that prevented him from getting ridiculous stats was a ton of blowouts. The Spartans should be a pretty strong team again, and White should have the opportunity to continue mixing long runs with steady production on the ground. Look for him to potentially flex out as a receiver more often this year, and hopefully contribute on defense.

Austin White 2008
		Rushing				Receiving
Game	Result	Rush	Yds	Yds/Att	TD	Rec	Yds	Yds/Rec	TD	Ret	Yds	Yds/Att	TD
Totals	(12-2)	228	1610	7.06	28	21	310	14.76	4	9	279	31.00	1

MI WR Ricardo Miller

Miller moves from Orlando to Michigan, where he'll be a major boost to Pioneer's receiving corps. He'll be the #1 option for the Pioneers and should put up impressive statistics.

Ricardo Miller 2008
		Receiving				Rushing
Game	Result	Rec	Yds	Yds/Rec	TD	Rush	Yds	Yds/Att	TD
Edgewater	W 27-22	2	27	13.50	1	0	0	-	0
Niceville	L 26-29	3	87	29.00	1	1	21	21.00	1
Seminole	W 34-22	3	26	8.67	1	1	-10	-10.00	0
University	W 35-6	5	118	23.60	2	0	0	-	0
Cypress Creek	W 36-0	2	64	32.00	1	0	0	-	0
Olympia	W 27-19	2	41	20.50	0	0	0	-	0
Freedom	W 31-21	1	8	8.00	0	2	11	5.50	0
Oak Ridge	W 22-14	4	70	17.50	0	1	14	14.00	0
Boone	W 42-27	5	66	13.20	1	1	5	5.00	0
West Orange	W 49-21	3	71	23.67	1	0	0	-	0
Reg Season	(9-1)	30	578	19.27	8	6	41	6.83	1
Durant	W 14-7	0	0	-	0	1	10	10.00	0
Boone	L 7-17	4	37	9.25	0	0	0	-	0
Playoffs	2nd Round	4	37	9.25	0	1	10	10.00	0
Totals	(12-2)	34	615	18.09	8	7	51	7.29	1

MI WR/TE Jeremy Jackson

Jackson's Huron River Rats are making the transition to a triple-option offense, which doesn't bode well for his receiving numbers. He is also changing positions (probably to tight end), so it remains to be seen what kind of statistics Jeremy will produce in '09.

Jeremy Jackson 2008
		Receiving
Game	Result	Rec	Yds	Yds/Rec	TD	2Pt
Chelsea	L 27-35	6	95	15.83	2	1
Tecumseh	L 34-42	3	63	21.00	0	0
Dexter	W 44-21	7	151	21.57	1	0
Bedford	L 7-33	3	19	6.33	0	0
Lincoln	W 40-12	5	50	10.00	0	0
Pinckney	W 30-0	4	59	14.75	0	0
Adrian	W 42-41	6	105	17.50	3	0
Pioneer	L 34-10	5	46	9.20	0	0
Saline	L 28-40	5	43	8.60	1	0
Totals	(4-5)	44	631	14.34	7	1

OH WR Jerald Robinson

Robinson will play both ways for Canton South. Will he make a bigger impact at wide receiver or safety?

Jerald Robinson 2008
		Offense				Defense
Game	Result	Rec	Yds	Yds/Rec	TD	Tackle	Int
Reg Season	(7-3)	26	630	24.23	6		4
Playoffs	2nd Round	9	172	19.11	1		3
Totals	(8-4)	35	802	22.91	7	52	7

OH WR DJ Williamson

Williamson hasn't put up impressive numbers yet in his high school career. However, he has track star speed, and has one more year to impress onlookers.

DJ Williamson 2008
		Offense
Game	Result	Rec	Yds	Yds/Rec	TD
Totals	(5-5)	30	365	12.17	3

LA Slot Drew Dileo

Dileo's Parkview Baptist team should be strong as always, and Dileo should perform well. He was the team's MVP last year.

Drew Dileo
		Rushing				Receiving				Return
Game	Result	Rush	Yds	Yds/Att	TD	Rec	Yds	Yds/Rec	TD	Yds/Att	TD
Totals	(10-2)	102	760	7.45	9	21	315	15.00	4	42.2	4

OH OL Christian Pace

Pace helped Avon Lake run over opponents last year (to the tune of 200+ yards per game on the ground), and looks to repeat that performance in 2009. The Shoremen are the #8 team in Northeast Ohio heading into the 2009 season.

Christian Pace 2008
Game	Result
Maple Heights	W 38-26
Dover	L 35-38
Elyria	W 35-22
Brecksville-Broadview Heights	L 6-11
Olmstead Falls	W 34-7
North Olmstead	W 12-6
Midpark	W 34-30
Berea	W 36-25
Westlake	W 31-14
Steele	W 33-13
Reg Season	(8-2)
Highland	L 23-35
Playoffs	1st Round
Totals	(8-3)

OH DT Terry Talbott

Talbott plays defensive tackle for Huber Heights, making statistics pretty hard to find for him. Huber Heights should field a pretty good team this year, though.

Terry Talbott 2008
Game	Result
Lakota West	W 20-17
East St. Louis	W 20-12
Padua Fransiscan	W 21-17
Trotwood-Madison	W 35-21
Troy	W 35-16
Northmont	L 7-17
Fairmont	L 0-9
Beavercreek	W 24-17
South Lake	W 14-31
Springfield	W 20-14
Totals	(8-2)
Woodward	W 52-0
Colerain	L 0-23
Playoffs	2nd Round
Total	(9-3)

PA DE Jordan Paskorz

Paskorz is one of the lower-rated kids in Michigan's '10 class. He'll have his chance to prove the doubters wrong as a senior.

Jordan Paskorz 2008
Game	Result
Blackhawk	L 7-41
Shaler Area	L 6-21
Pine Richland	L 0-31
Indiana	W 7-6
Knoch	L 16-21
Mars	L 7-42
Franklin Regional	L 7-21
Highlands	L 7-41
Totals	(1-7)

OH LB Antonio Kinard

Kinard played with current Wolverines Fitzgerald Toussaint and Isaiah Bell last year. Will he have a good year without them by his side? Kinard returned one fumble 92 yards for a touchdown, and had one 54-yard touchdown run and another for 70+ yards last year. Other information on him is difficult to find.

Antonio Kinard 2008
Game	Result
Brookfield	W 55-21
McKinley	W 48-9
Memorial	W 40-13
Struthers	W 32-14
Salem	W 42-7
Champion	W 35-0
Lakeview	W 20-16
Hubbard	W 33-28
Howland	L 6-10
Girard	L 22-36
Reg Season	(8-1)
Chagrin Falls	L 0-21
Playoffs	1st Round
Totals	(8-3)

PA DE Ken Wilkins

Wilkins scored touchdowns on a 55-yard fumble return and a 26-yard blocked punt last year.

Ken Wilkins 2008
Game	Result
Canon-McMillan	L 7-32
Salem	W 31-13
Jefferson	L 0-40
Forward	W 28-17
Chartiers Valley	L 0-27
Yough	W 20-17
Ringgold	W 14-7
Reg Season	(4-3)
Indiana	L 6-21
Playoffs	1st Round
Totals	(4-4)

FL S Marvin Robinson

Robinson has played both safety and running back for Lake Region. He's been named Preseason 2nd-Team All-State.

Marvin Robinson 2008
Game	Result
Haines City	L 7-22
Frostproof	W 25-22
Jenkins	W 32-7
Tenoroc	W 55-0
Ridge	L 10-13
Winter Haven	L 0-17
Lake Wales	L 13-39
Poinciana	W 55-0
South Lake	W 18-10
Auburndale	L 0-7
Bartow	L 14-23
Totals	(5-6)

OH CB Courtney Avery

Avery is primarily a roboQB for Lexington, though he was also an all-state cornerback last year. Michigan fans are likely more interested in his defensive exploits.

Courtney Avery 2008
Game	Result
Mount Vernon	W 49-7
Shelby	W 42-14
Williard	W 42-10
Mansfield	W 34-6
Orrville	W 34-20
Clear Fork	W 41-21
Wooster	W 56-6
Madison	W 48-15
West Holmes	W 56-6
Ashland	W 10-9
Reg Season	(10-0)
Cloverleaf	W 28-10
Sylvania Southview	L 24-38
Playoffs	2nd Round
Totals	(11-1)

OH CB Terrence Talbott

Talbott is a pure corner for Wayne, who looks to have a big year with a number of junior and senior D-1 prospects.

Terrence Talbott 2008
Game	Result
Lakota West	W 20-17
East St. Louis	W 20-12
Padua Fransiscan	W 21-17
Trotwood-Madison	W 35-21
Troy	W 35-16
Northmont	L 7-17
Fairmont	L 0-9
Beavercreek	W 24-17
South Lake	W 14-31
Springfield	W 20-14
Totals	(8-2)
Woodward	W 52-0
Colerain	L 0-23
Playoffs	2nd Round
Total	(9-3)

Apologies for the inconsistent formatting. It will hopefully be much better during the course of the current season.