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SAC Sound-off: Meet Owosso's Matt Freeman

April 11, 2012

Matt Freeman is a big part of the Owosso football program -- he's 6-foot-2 and 270 pounds and made his all-league team last season -- and will continue to be a big part of the MHSAA's Student Advisory Council as a senior next fall.  He's one of eight juniors on the council; members are selected at the end of their sophomores years and serve two-year terms.

Matt Freeman, Owosso junior

  • Sports: Football, basketball, golf
  • Non-sports activities: Hunting, farming, drummer, theater
  • Favorite class: Weight lifting
  • Must-see TV: ESPN SportCenter
  • One shining moment: Coming back from 15 down to beat Corunna in basketball this season.
  • What’s next: Hopefully, college football. If not, then a small college, and coming home on weekends. Working with my hands – nothing behind a desk.
  • My favorite part of game day is: ... at school, knowing most of the people you see never get the opportunity to be on a team, and knowing you are lucky to be on the team you are on.

    PHOTO: Owosso's Matt Freeman (64) makes a tackle during last season's game against DeWitt. He plays on both the offensive and defensive lines.

    Zeeland West's Keaton Hendricks scores a touchdown in front of the Zeeland West student section at Ford Field.

    Performance of the Week: Zeeland West's Keaton Hendricks

    December 4, 2024

    Keaton Hendricks headshotKeaton Hendricks ♦ Zeeland West
    Senior ♦ Football

    The 6-foot, 165-pound running back played a starring role as Zeeland West defeated Detroit Martin Luther King 42-22 in the Division 3 championship game at Ford Field to claim the program’s fifth Finals title and first since 2015. Hendricks scored an 11-Player Finals record six touchdowns, on runs of 49, 14 and 30 yards and passes of six, 11 and eight yards. Those six TDs also gave him the Finals record of 36 points scored.

    Hendricks also finished with a team-high 129 yards rushing on 16 carries and caught all three passes completed by the run-heavy T-formation Dux, who threw only four times while running the ball 47. Also a defensive back, had had two tackles and a forced fumble. Hendricks finished this season with 1,576 yards and 22 touchdowns rushing on 146 carries, and 26 touchdowns total with four more receiving. He also plays basketball and competes in track & field in both hurdles races, the 400 and 800 relays and long jump, making the MHSAA Finals in those four running events in the spring.

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    Previous 2024-25 honorees

    Nov. 29: Kate Simon, East Grand Rapids swimming - Report
    Nov. 22:     Ella Kokaly, Essexville Garber softball - Report
    Nov. 15:     Caroline Bryan, Grosse Pointe South swimming - Report
    Nov. 8:     Kaylie Livingston, Whitmore Lake cross country - Report
    Oct. 25:     Oliver Caldwell, Grand Rapids West Catholic tennis - Report
    Oct. 18:     Alex Graham, Detroit Cass Tech football - Report
    Oct. 11:     Victoria Garces, Midland Dow cross country - Report
    Oct. 4:     Asher Clark, Bay City John Glenn soccer - Report
    Sept. 26:     Campbell Flynn, Farmington Hills Mercy volleyball - Report
    Sept. 19:     TJ Hansen, Freeland cross country - Report
    Sept. 12:     Jordan Peters, Grayling soccer - Report
    Sept. 6:     Gabe Litzner, Sault Ste. Marie cross country - Report
    Aug. 30:     Grace Slocum, Traverse City St. Francis golf - Report

    PHOTO Zeeland West's Keaton Hendricks scores a touchdown in front of the Zeeland West student section at Ford Field. (Photo by Hockey Weekly Action Photos.)