High School Football America
The Detroit Sports Commission has announced that its changing the name of the Big Day Prep Showdown to The Detroit Sports Commission Prep Kickoff Classic. In addition to the name change, event officials are moving the game to Detroit on the campus of Wayne State University. The first seven Big Day Prep Showdowns were played at Eastern Michigan University.
Highlighting this year's two-day event will be a showdown between defending 2010 Division 1 champ Cass Tech and defending 2010 Division 2 champ Brother Rice.
“The Detroit Sports Commission Prep Kickoff Classic will provide an electric, bowl-game like atmosphere for high school football in the city of Detroit,” said Dave Beachnau, Detroit Sports Commission executive director and organizer and founder of the event. “We believe that the setting in Midtown Detroit at Wayne State will create a unique and memorable experience for the players and fans of high school football and support the mission of Detroit Sports to bring sporting events, and visitors to the area.”
Here are the match-ups that have been confirmed so far.
Southgate Anderson vs. Woodhaven
Dearborn vs. Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley
Detroit Crockett vs. Oak Park
Port Huron vs. Utica Eisenhower
Southfield vs. Detroit Martin Luther King
Birmingham Brother Rice vs. Detroit Cass Tech
This year's event will be played August 24th and 25th.
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