High School Football America: Paw Paw, Michigan

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle



Trish and I took a relaxing drive 129 miles east of Chicago yesterday to enjoy a little High School Football America in the village of Paw Paw, Michigan.

Paw Paw is a village of 3,300 people at the confluence of the east and south branches of the Paw Paw River and is named after the pawpaw trees which once grew along the river. Pawpaw trees are pretty elusive to find these days, but Trish and I did, and we'll share that story with you early next week.

Actually there's a pawpaw song that Village Manager Larry Nielsen (video above) shared with Trish in front of a pawpaw tree that was planted recently along side the Paw Paw Post Office.

Paw Paw is also the home of Charlie "Paw Paw" Maxwell, who played for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox...as well as Jason Babin of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks.

As far as the game, Paw Paw lost to Gull Lake 40-20, but we got to check-out Paw Paw junior quarterback Andrew Buskirk, who looks like he's going to be a good one. Below are two highlights from the 6-1, 170-pounder...one a touchdown toss to Raleigh Rushing and the other a nice option run.



Check-out the entire trip to Paw Paw and and Trish's search for the elusive fruit early next week at The High School Football Huddle and the Michigan High School Football Huddle.

Tonight, Trish and I are traveling to Woodstock, Illinois...home of cartoonist Chester Gould of Dick Tracy fame and the town where Bill Murray's Groundhog Day was shot.

See you later tonight with scores from around the country!!

Jeff & Trish

High School Football America: The Road Show Pulls into Sheridan, Indiana

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle


Well, Trish and I survived a crash of one of our hard drives this week, so it took a little longer to finish our Huddle Road Show piece on Sheridan, Indiana from last Friday, but here it is. Sheridan, the nine-time champs, lost to Hamilton Heights 20-3, but that's not what The Huddle Road Show stories are about.

The people in Sheridan were very warm and welcoming. When Trish finished chatting with quarterback Sam Zachary's grandmother, she thanked us for coming to her town and telling its story.

No...thank you Sheridan for giving us a relaxing Friday night in the heart of Hoosier Country!

Tonight we're heading to Paw Paw, Michigan to check-out the Redskins game against Gull Luke, BUT more important, Trish and I are going to figure-out what the heck a paw paw is??

Also, in the next two weeks, we're launching our new website High School Football America.

www.highschoolfootballamerica.com will offer you the fans, more information on EVERYTHING that is high school football in America.

The Huddle Road Show in Sheridan, Indiana

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

As I told you last week, we took a road trip 160 miles south of Chicago Friday night to tiny Sheridan, Indiana to check-out the nine-time state champion Blackhawks. The Blackhawks fell to 0-2 after a 20-3 loss to Hamilton Heights, but as I've told you, The Huddle Road Show is about the stories surrounding the games. Check us out Monday afternoon for our first installment of The Huddle Road Show...until then check-out the sneak peak below.