Benson Harper is a stud athlete in Football & Basketball for the Harbor Beach Pirates in the Class of 2026. WR/S/RB in Football for Head Coach Troy Schelke & Defensive Coordinator Ron Wruble. Playmaker on both sides of the Football. Natural talent & god gifted athleticism you cannot coach. Incredible skills I have been impressed with. Now at State Champion in Football. 4-year Varsity player in both sports. One of the nicest people you wanna be around with. Impressive personality. Love being around with Benson at Verona Hills Golf Course in Bad Axe in the summer time. Cover his Football & Basketball games during the school season. One of 13 seniors on the 2025 Harbor Beach Pirates Football Team. Be fortunate enough to be a part of something special in the Class of 2026 at Harbor Beach HS. Graduate in May of 2026. Play Division 2 College Football.
4 INT’s I covered in 2025. Ottawa Lake Whiteford Bobcats, Millington Cardinals, Beal City Aggies, & Hudson Tigers. Playmaker on Offense & Defense. Playmaker on Offense in the running & passing game department for the Harbor Beach Pirates Football Team. Dependable & Reliable Player to have around. Get a 31-20 win over the Hudson Tigers at Ford Field in Detroit. End your HS Football playing career one last time as a State Champion. Take home their 2nd State Championship Trophy to Harbor Beach HS. School record 14 wins in 2025.
Michigan State Spartans Sports Fan In East Lansing. Likes Tom Izzo as Basketball Coach. Teach Defense & Rebounding the best in the nation. Takes you places in the postseason. Did like Head Coach Mark Dantonio during that time for the Green & White in Football 2007-19. Win the 100th Rose Bowl on New Years Day in Pasadena, CA. Win the 2013 B1G Conference Championship Title. No. 1 Defense in the nation. Went 13-1 overall record in the 2013-14 campaign. When Benson was in Kindergarten at Harbor Beach Elementary School.
Watch him play in 8th grade Football for the Harbor Beach Pirates. Had something coming special for Benson Harper. Impressive stuff indeed. Fast, Strong, & Athletic. Keith Messing told me that one while Rogan was on that team too. Rogan is in the same grade as Benson. Keith’s son Rogan. Benson rebounds like a Forward or Center at his PG position in Basketball for the Harbor Beach Pirates. 6-2 & dependable & reliable person to have around. Smart individual guy all the way around.
Fun bus ride home from Ford Field in Detroit to Harbor Beach on Friday at 4 PM. Special moment & feeling to be a State Champion in Football. It is an honor & privilege to wear the orange, black, & white uniform. Wear the No. 10 jersey in Football & Basketball respectively. Fun Friday to cover the 2025 Division 8 State Championship Game on Friday at Ford Field in Detroit. Win with dignity & class.
Back 2 Back Big Thumb Conference Black Division Champions
Back 2 Back Division 8 District Champions
2025 Division 8 Regional Champions
2025 Division 8 State Champions
6 Championship Trophies for the Class of 2026 the Harbor Beach Pirates Football Team collected in the last 2 years.
Beat 3 Defending State Champions In The Last 2 Years.
September 13th, 2024 at Jack Dillon Fieldhouse in HB. Beat the 2023 Division 8 State Champions Ubly Bearcats 45-8. Troy Schelke won his 200th career game as a Head Coach. I talk to Benson Harper at Verona Hills Golf Course in Bad Axe. Team goal is to beat the Ubly Bearcats that season. Did that one.
October 24th, 2025 at Furno Field in Millington HS. Beat the 2024 Division 7 State Champions Millington Cardinals 41-7. Go back 2 back 9-0 season for the 1st time ever in school history.
November 15th, 2025 at Jack Dillon Fieldhouse in HB. Beat the 2024 Division 8 State Champions Beal City Aggies 26-15. Division 8 Regional Championship Game. Win their 7th Regional Championship Title in school history.
Beat 3 Defending State Champions In The Last 2 Years. Special Bunch Of Fine Individuals In The Program. Lose 13 Seniors Off The Roster To Graduation In Football. I Talk To Mark Ruggles In The 2025 HS Football Opener In Sandusky. Said They Need To Win It This Season. They Did That One. Congratulations To Benson Harper……
GO HARBOR BEACH PIRATES FOOTBALL NO. 10 ATHLETE BENSON HARPER IN THE CLASS OF 2026…….
