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with poll: Lincoln vs. Huron far ahead in AnnArbor.com high school 'Game of the Week' poll, still time to vote

The Lincoln High School football team has enjoyed unprecedented support from its student body of late, and it's showing up in the Week 2 Game of the Week poll.

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It's "Splitter Nation."

Family helps keep Michigan football recruit Shane Morris grounded

• Related: Defense steals the show as Warren De La Salle dominates Pioneer in 35-7 win

with gallery: Defense steals the show from star quarterback Shane Morris as Warren De La Salle dominates Pioneer in 35-7 win

Updated at 11:49 p.m.

There was as much University of Michigan maize as Ann Arbor Pioneer purple in the bleachers at Hollway field Friday night as fans turned out to see Michigan quarterback commit Shane Morris and Warren De La Salle take on the Pioneer High School football team.

Morris showed off his big arm, throwing for 178 yards and two touchdowns on 14-of-26 passing, but it was the De La Salle defense that dominated the night, allowing Pioneer just 211 yards of offense in the 35-7 win.

Most of those 211 yards came after De La Salle's backups were in late in the fourth quarter.

live chat: Join AnnArbor.com as Shane Morris and Warren De La Salle take on Pioneer in the Game of the Week

High school football in the state of Michigan kicked off last night, but the first AnnArbor.com Game of the Week kicks off tonight at Pioneer High High School.

AnnArbor.com reporters Pete Cunningham and Matt Durr will host a live chat as Michigan football quarterback commit Shane Morris and the Warren De La Salle Pilots take on Pioneer at Hollway field starting at 7 p.m.

By clicking this link you can join us on a live chat throughout the game. We'll get the party started around 6:45 p.m., but feel free to submit questions beforehand.

Ann Arbor Pioneer aims to shutdown future Michigan QB Shane Morris in AnnArbor.com Game of the Week

The people have spoken. When Warren De La Salle plays the Pioneer High School football team at Hollway Field on Friday night, it will be the AnnArbor.com High School Game of the Week.

The vote was close for roughly five minutes and then - my theory is - people realized Warren De La Salle is where Michigan football quarterback commit and five-star recruit Shane Morris plays and the rest took care of itself.

AnnArbor.com will give the game its Superbowl treatment, which will include a live chat that you can follow from your iPhone or Android device

Shane Morris now a five-star QB per Rivals.com, Michigan keeps five '13 commits in Top 100

Shane Morris has sat on the fringe of Rivals.com's five-star range for months now.

And Monday, the 2013 Michigan football commit finally earned his coveted fifth star.

Rivals.com unveiled its updated Top 100 for 2013, giving the 6-foot-3, 183-pound Morris a five-star ranking and lifting him from No. 22 to No. 17 overall.

rivals.com: Pioneer football's first two opponents ranked among top teams in the nation

With star running back Drake Johnson now playing down the street at the University of Michigan, the Pioneer High School football team will be hard pressed to duplicate its 9-3 record, including two playoff victories, in 2011.

Making that task even harder is the Pioneers' nationally-ranked opponents in weeks 1 and 2.

Rivals recently released its list of top 100 high school football teams in the country and ranked No. 98 and No. 74, respectively, are Pioneer's first two opponents, Warren De La Salle and Birmingham Brother Rice.

Rivals.com: Michigan football commit Shane Morris wows analyst with 70-yard throws, appears 'college ready'

Shane Morris, the face of the Michigan football program's 2013 recruiting class took center stage earlier this month at the ESPN-sponsored Elite 11 quarterback camp in California.

And the five-star southpaw signal caller, joined by 24 other quarterbacks at the event, apparently didn't disappoint.

Rivals.com football recruiting analyst Mike Farrell handed out his best and worst awards from the camp Wednesday, and gave Morris high marks -- particularly for his arm strength.

Rivals.com: Michigan football commit Shane Morris' stock rises, while fellow pledge Taco Charlton's falls at The Opening

There were some ups, downs and in betweens last weekend for a few future Michigan football players in Beaverton, Ore.

Seven Michigan commits competed in "The Opening," a three-day Nike sponsored football recruiting combine that featured some of the top talent for 2013.

Future Wolverine defensive back Jourdan Lewis appeared to make a name for himself, but he wasn't the only player to stand out.

Michigan QB commit Shane Morris impersonates Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio

Incoming Michigan football freshman Ondre Pipkins already has showcased his Brady Hoke impression -- and it's a classic.

Michigan football QB commit Shane Morris impressive again at national 7-on-7 tournament

Shane Morris wasn't able to lead his squad to a repeat championship this weekend.

But overall, the future Michigan football quarterback finished with another impressive showing at the IMG/Madden Football National Championships 7-on-7 tournament in Bradenton, Fla.

Morris, a 2013 Michigan commit, led the Detroit-based "Maximum Exposure Blue" team to the championship game for a second straight season, only this year, his club lost to Florida's "Team Tampa" in the final.

Top 2013 Michigan football commit Shane Morris invited to elite ESPN skills camp

Top 2013 Michigan football commit Shane Morris has seen his stock slip a bit this year ... but he still managed to be invited to yet another elite camp.

The quarterback from Warren DeLaSalle was among 38 players who earned invitations Thursday to ESPN's Champion Gridiron Kings -- a camp for the nation's best skill-position players.

QB Shane Morris among 6 Michigan football recruits whose stock slipped in latest Rivals ranking

The Michigan football team landed six players on Rivals' latest top 100 ranking, more than anyone else in the Big Ten. It trails only Texas nationally.

But each of those commits took a hit in the release.

Warren DeLaSalle quarterback Shane Morris remains the Wolverines' top 2013 pledge, a four-star quarterback who comes in at No. 22. However, that's down from his No. 16 ranking on the initial list, which was released in early February.

ESPN.com: Video: Michigan football QB commit Shane Morris works out at Elite 11 camp

By now, any Michigan football fan not living under a rock is aware of Shane Morris.

The five-star quarterback from Warren De La Salle is easily the most ballyhooed prospect in Brady Hoke's 2013 class.

Earlier this month in Columbus, Ohio, he showed onlookers why during an MVP performance at an Elite 11 regional camp -- recapped below in a video highlight package put together by ESPN.com.

Morris will showcase his skills once again at the Elite 11 finals in California in July.

Michigan football's 2013 recruiting class ranked No. 1 in country by Scout

The Michigan football team kicked off its 2013 recruiting class by securing a commitment from blue-chip quarterback Shane Morris on May 10, 2011.

Three days shy of a year later, the class is the best in the country according to Scout.

Happy anniversary.

Michigan QB commit Shane Morris named MVP of regional camp, tops recruits from MSU, OSU, Notre Dame

Shane Morris is a five-star prospect. He's the face of the Michigan football team's 2013 recruiting class, and ranked among the top-five high school quarterbacks in the country according to all the major services.

But he didn't play like it in March.

The Warren DeLaSalle quarterback went to Dallas for a regional football camp, with a bid to this summer's Elite 11 finals on the line. He was expected by many to earn that bid -- but instead, he struggled so badly, he wasn't even among six finalists.

On Friday, Morris avenged himself by earning MVP honors at an Elite 11 regional in Columbus, Ohio. By winning the award, he advances to the Elite 11 finals in California.

It is one of the nation's premier quarterback camps.

Shane Morris still recruiting hard for Michigan football team, California DL Joe Mathis nearly joined 2013 class

Spring break at Warren De La Salle High School started on Thursday. In his free time, Pilots' quarterback Shane Morris was doing a little recruiting for his future school.

The first Michigan football verbal commitment for the 2013 recruiting class, Morris was wooing potential classmates while also being named quarterback MVP at the Adidas Best of the Midwest Invitational on Saturday.

"I'm trying to get to (Upland, Calif., defensive lineman) Joe Mathis, I haven't had a chance to see him. I heard he was up at Michigan and liked it a lot so I'll try and get with him," Morris told CBSSports.com college football recruiting blogger Bryan Fisher. "I heard (Fort Wayne, Ind., linebacker) Jaylon Smith is about to commit to Notre Dame but I don't know about all that. I'll definitely talk to him and see how things are going."

ESPN.com: Michigan football QB recruit Shane Morris admittedly struggles at Elite 11 regional in Dallas

The future quarterback of the Michigan football program took center stage Saturday at a prestigious Elite 11 regional camp in Dallas.

And, admittedly, he didn't have the best day.

2013 Michigan recruit Shane Morris told ESPN.com that he struggled with just about everything in a rather disappointing day.

“I could have done better at everything,” Morris said. “I didn’t do what I needed to do. I lacked in everything. I had a bad day.”

Michigan 2013 QB commit Shane Morris ranked No. 16 by Rivals

The Michigan football program's quarterback of the future drew high early marks from recruiting experts this week.

Warren De La Salle quarterback Shane Morris, a 2013 Michigan verbal commitment, landed at No. 16 on Rivals.com's Top 250 prospects for 2013.

The 6-foot-3, 183-pound Morris, a Rivals 4-star recruit, is the site's top in-state prospect and the No. 2-rated pro-style quarterback in the country.

ESPN: Michigan commit Shane Morris impresses at Elite 11 quarterback camp

Shane Morris, who verbally committed to join Michigan’s 2013 recruiting class, made an impression at the Elite 11 regional quarterback camp in Columbus, Ohio, this weekend.

ESPN national director of football recruiting Tom Luginbill called the junior-to-be at Warren De La Salle High School “one of the more impressive prospects in attendance regardless of class.”