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Burney's Bytes will focus primarily on the local preps sports scene, but will also touch on some college and pro athletics, mostly in regards to athletes who hail and have played high school sports in Oakland County. My goal for the blog is to be conversational and anecdotal, a more relaxed and free formal take on high school athletics than you see in regular game day coverage.

Monday, September 23, 2013

Repping The Hometown Proud

A terrific trifecta of former OC prep sports studs were at their dazzling best on the college and pro football field over the weekend.
Let's take a gander at the goods;
Kevonte Martin-Manley (Birmingham Brother Rice) – The Iowa wide out returned not one, but two punts back the house for touchdowns in a span of less than 90 seconds Saturday afternoon, racking up an opulent 185 total special teams yards (2nd most in school history) in the Hawkeyes 59-3 clobbering of Western Michigan.
Matt Wyman (Bloomfield Hills Andover) – The feel-good story of all feel-good stories, Wyman, who was a soccer player in high school, not a football player, kicked an unbelievable 52-yard field as time expired in the Kansas Jayhawks 13-10 downing of Louisiana Tech Saturday. Walking on to the Charlie Weis-led club during spring practice and winning the placekicking job in training camp, Wyman has been ON-THE-MONEY since assuming starting duties. He also booted a 40-yarder earlier in Saturday's game
Dion Simms (Orchard Lake St. Mary's) – This Michigan State alum and Miami Dolphins rookie tight end made sure his first NFL touchdown was a mighty impressive and important one. Cut to: Sims making a highlight-reel one-handed grab with 38 seconds left to lead the Dolphins to an upset 27-23 victory over the Atlanta Falcons - cue Sportscenter and NFL Primetime Best of the Weekend packages.
Martin-Manley and Sims were all-state hoopsters in high school as well in their time putting in work in the OC.
 

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