High school football Top 25 Preseason Early Contenders: No. 22 Cass Tech

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Head coach: Thomas Wilcher

2015 record (MaxPreps national rank): 12-3, lost in MHSAA Division 1 final (No. 200)

Last decade: 100-26

Star power: WR Donovan Peoples-Jones (6), S Jaylen Kelly-Powell (243), CB Donovan Johnson (403), LB Zachary Morton (975, Syracuse), G Jordan Reid (1,040) and QB Rodney Hall (1,688, Northern Illinois)

Even more: Linebacker/defensive end Zachary Morton (6-foot-4, 225 pounds) is climbing the recruiting ranks.



See the Cass Tech preseason Top 25 photo shoot gallery

Game to watch: Cass Tech hosts King (Detroit) on Oct. 1

Briefly: Peoples-Jones (6-2, 192) is the No. 1 recruit in Michigan. Michigan, Ohio State and Michigan State are his top suitors. … Michigan appears to have the inside track on Kelly-Powell. … Wilcher was a world-class hurdler as a teenager and stood out at Michigan in track and football.

Look for a full preview of the Technicians on June 9.