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EAST LANSING, Mich. (January 29th, 2010) – A collection of 88 of the top senior football players in the state of Michigan will end their high school careers by playing in the 2010 East-West All Star Game produced annually by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association (MHSFCA).

Following review by a cross-state collection of veteran prep football coaches, 44 players from the East and 44 players from the West will call East Lansing, Mich., home beginning Sunday, June 13, culminating with the All Star game at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 19, at Spartan Stadium on the campus of Michigan State University.  The East and West teams will each be led by six veteran head coaches from across Michigan who were selected by their peers.

Jon Jansen’s “Inside the Lions” column in today’s Detroit Free Press is on the All Star Game.

Phil Brabbs was featured on the Sunday sports show on WXYZ TV 7, here’s the link, along with a link to his appearance on WTKA AM 1050 on June 4th (Link To The Podcast from the June 4th Interview).

Prep All Star Game Will Benefit Brabbs’ Foundation – Detroit News

Football All Star Game to benefit Brabbs’ Cancer Kicker Foundation – MDN

2010 All Star game to support Cancer Kicker Foundation

2010 All Star game to be shown on Statewide TV

Join The Official All Star Game FACEBOOK Fan Page today.

Complete Roster Of Players & Coaches

2.05 Press Release – All Star Participants & Signing Day

“We are thrilled to announce the players and coaches for the 2010 East-West All Star Game,”said Gus Kapolka, head football coach at Manistee (Mich.) High School, and director of the game for MHSFCA.  “These young men close out their high school football careers with the great opportunity to play at Spartan Stadium against their statewide peers and in front of family, friends and fans who have supported them since they first signed up for football as youth. Of perhaps more importance is that these players will also form life-long friendships from the many East-West All Star game-week activities, and will also perform important community service involving local youth that will serve them well in the future.”

The players will participate in a host of daily activities from daily football practices to casual peer activities including movie nights and other activities, and will also visit Sparrow Hospital in Lansing to provide a bit of cheer to pediatric patients.

An East-West All Star Game media day will take place at the Duffy Daugherty Building on Thursday, June 17, at 10 a.m.  All players and coaches will be available for photos and interviews.

Past participants in the annual MHSFCA East-West All Star game include current NFL players:; Braylon Edwards (Bishop Gallagher); Antoinio Gates (Detroit Central); Vernon Gholston (Detroit Cass Tech);  Jake Long (Lapeer East), and Bart Scott (Detroit Southeastern).

Key supporters of the East-West All Star Game include GM UAW; McCann Erickson USA; Meijer; Blue Cross Blue Shield; and Farm Bureau Insurance.

Tickets to the East-West All Star game are $5 and are available at Spartan Stadium entrance gates on game day.

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About the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association – www.mhsfca.com