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We are thrilled to announce the winner of the prestigious STATE CHAMPS! Anvil Award, delivered by Hungry Howie’s! Congratulations to Bobby Kanka, who has earned this incredible honor with his outstanding performance during the 2024 football season. Thank you to all the nominees for an amazing season!

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We are thrilled to announce the final four nominees for the prestigious STATE CHAMPS! Anvil Award, delivered by Hungry Howie’s!
We’ll reveal the winner shortly after the conclusion of the 2024 Football State Finals. 
Stay tuned to see who will take home this incredible honor!  
 
 
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The 2025 High School Anvil Award process:
 

To vote, you will need to provide your EMAIL ADDRESS. Select the candidate that you believe is having the best year in High School Football and cast your vote!! If you want to vote more than once, please refresh your browser. Enter in your EMAIL ADDRESS again to cast another vote! Voting is limited to 1 votes every 24 hours. THE ONLINE VOTE WINNER IS AUTOMATICALLY IN THE FINAL 4 AND ACCOUNTS FOR 20% OF THE CRITERIA THAT WILL HELP DETERMINE THE 4 SEMI-FINALISTS!

By voting in the contest, you agree to allow State Champs! Network and its affiliates to update you via email about news, sports events and special offers.

The criteria that will be used to select the Anvil Award:

30% – Performance Throughout Season
20% – Level of Competition
20% – Online Vote
15% – Big Game Performance
10% – Team Success
5% – Highly Recruited Prospect

Throughout the season, we will be updating player statistics and adding new candidates into the contest as their actual play and performance merits, with a goal of keeping the ten best offensive and defensive lineman on the board. In late-November we will close online voting and select our final four candidates. The final award selection and presentation will take place after the Football Finals with all of our friends at Hungry Howie’s!
 

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Avery Gach
(Birmingham Groves 6-5, 295 OL Sr.)
Committed to Michigan, consensus All-American Gach is a Top 15 prospect at his position in the nation according to ESPN, 24/7 Sports and USAToday. As a sophomore, he blasted on to the recruiting scene by helping lead his Groves team to a spot in the Division 2 final four.

Groves (12-1)
Last Week Results: Final 4; 28-27 OT loss to OLSM
Season Stats: 112 pancakes, 75 tackles, 8 sacks on defense
Bobby Kanka
(Howell 6-4, 285 DE Sr.)
Committed to Michigan, Kanka collected 38 tackles and 8 sacks in just six games of action as a junior. Demonstrating a knack for the big play, 18 of those tackles were for lost yardage with him finding his way into the opposing backfields to wreak havoc.

Howell (11-1)
Last Week Results: Reg Finals; 35-6 loss to Hudsonville
Season Stats: 78 tackles, 11 sacks
Derrick Simmons
(Frankenmuth 6-3, 280 DL Sr.)
Committed to Michigan State, Simmons is a menace in the middle of a defense. As a junior, he logged 53 tackles, 5 sacks and forced three fumbles.

Frankenmuth (13-0)
Last Week Results: Final 4; 42-35 win over GRCC
Season Stats: 87 tackles, 8 sacks
Liam Vaughan
(Walled Lake Western 6-4, 285 OL Sr.)
Committed to Washington State, Vaughan is Metro Detroit's "Pancake King" and a top candidate for the Anvil Award last season. He's totaled more than 300 pancakes in his career so far and has anchored the Warriors line play since he was a freshman. As a junior, he helped fuel a WLW attack that captured LVC and D3 district crowns.

WL Western (11-1)
Last Week Results: Reg Final; 22-17 loss to Mason
Season Stats: 115 pancakes
Eli Bickel
(North Branch, OL)
Committed to Michigan State.
Khalief Canty
(Cass Tech, OL)
Committed to Missouri.
Tristan Comer
(FREELAND, OL)
Committed to Michigan State.
Ben Eziuka
(Detroit CC, OL)
Committed to Penn State.
Sullivan Garvin
(ALLEGAN, OL)
Committed to Notre Dame.
Isaiah Harris
(Saline, DE)
Committed to Rutgers.
Recarder Kitchen
(Muskegon, DL)
Uncommitted.
Ben Nichols
(DAVISON, OL)
Committed to Notre Dame.
Greg Patrick
(Portage Northern, OT)
Committed to Notre Dame.
Owen Winder
(DEXTER, OL)
Committed to Iowa State.

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