Help has arrived.

After getting throttled last year in the annual state's East-West All-Star Game, the East squad has named a new coach.

He's quite familiar to high school football fans from the area;

Walled Lake Western's Mike Zdebski.

One of the state's most innovative and emotionally-inspiring tacticians, Zdebski is the right choice for the job.

I have no doubt Coach Z is going to get things turned around for the Eastsiders.

Zdebski, who heads the KLAA powerhouse Warriors, won a state championship in 1999 and last year made a run into the final four.

First on Zdebski to-do list – Getting all of Metro Detroit's D1 signees that are eligible to participate in pads come summer time. Last year's whipping at the hands of the Westsiders was partially a result of the East team missing numerous high-level college recruits.

Good luck, Coach Z!!!!