Jim Barker, who coached boys basketball at Ford for more than 30 years, will be honored by the school when the Falcons court is named in his honor, the Utica schools board of education said.
"I'm awed by this," Barker said.
Barker was named the Macomb County Coach of the Year four times while he was with the Falcons, and he won the honor a fifth time when he guided Parkway Christian.
His Ford teams won more than 500 games. Barker is a member of several halls of fame, including the Macomb County Coaches.
A date for the unveiling of "Coach Barker Court" has not been determined.

This photo of New Haven's undefeated 1934 football team, which outscored its opponents 196-0, was one of 12 hung recently in a hallway at the New Haven Community Schools administration building on Clark Street.
The Foundrymen -- that was New Haven's nickname until Rockets was adopted -- were coached by Edward Siefert (back row, far right).
Can you identify any of the 11 players? If so, email The Confidential at sports@macombdaily.com. We'd like to put names with the faces of the historic team.

Chippewa Valley and Eisenhower will open their 2012 football seasons at Wayne State University.
Coach Scott Merchant (pictured) and the Big Reds play Dearborn and Eisenhower will take on Port Huron as part of the Prep Kickoff Classic that will be played at WSU Aug. 24-25, the Detroit Sports Commission announced on Jan. 17.
Both Macomb County teams will try to avenge overtime losses from the 2011 campaign.
Chippewa Valley lost at Dearborn 29-28 in overtime on Aug. 25.
Eisenhower, meanwhile, lost at Port Huron 22-21 in double overtime on Sept. 16. That was Ike's only loss of the regular season.
For the Eagles, the game will mark the debut of coach Chris Smith, who is taking over for retired Bob Lantzy.
Games times and dates are to be announced.
Other match-ups set for the PKC: Southgate Anderson vs. Woodhaven; Detroit Crockett vs. Oak Park; Southfield vs. Detroit King and Brother Rice vs. Detroit Cass Tech.
Brother Rice won the Division 2 championship last season, and Cass Tech won the Division 1 title.

When L'Anse Creuse visits L'Anse Creuse North in boys and girls basketball on Jan. 21, each team will be helping out in the fight against cancer. The third annual Coaches vs. Cancer games begin with the boys freshman contest at 10:30 a.m. Games continue throughout the day, culminating with the boys varsity game at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and include a pink T-shirt, while supplies last. Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society.

The following Macomb County schools were named to the Academic All-State team as announced by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association:
DIVISION 1
Chippewa Valley, Cousino De La Salle, Eisenhower, Utica
DIVISION 3
Lake Shore

Individuals named Academic All-State:
SECOND TEAM
Jacob Barshaw, Ford
Pedro Espinoza, Utica
HONORABLE MENTION
Kenny Dalen (pictured), Parkway Christian
Bradley Kaschalk, Warren-Mott
Kevin Kulchycki, Cousino
Alex Lettner, Lake Shore
Ian MacDonald, Chippewa Valley

Len Perkins is raring to go.
The long-time Anchor Bay coach is recovering from the triple-bypass heart surgery he had in November.
Perkins took in a Tars basketball game last week and said he plans to coach the Anchor Bay softball team in 2012.
"I'm feeling good," he said.
Anchor Bay is the defending Macomb Area Conference Red Division champion.

These schools will have new head football coaches in 2012:
SCHOOL (DEPARTING COACH) (NEW COACH)
Anchor Bay (Phil Latona)
Armada (Dan Witgen) (Mark Brandemarte)
Center Line (Bret Davis)
Eisenhower (Bob Lantzy) (Chris Smith) (pictured)
L'Anse Creuse North (Joe Politowicz)
Lutheran North (Gary Faszholz) (Ryan Wesley)
Memphis (Tony Giancarlo)

Tom Milanov of Warren-Mott and Bob Lantzy of Eisenhower were named Region 18 Coaches of the Year with Marine City's Tony Scarcelli by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association.
Milanov (above) led Warren-Mott to a 7-4 record, including a playoff victory over Cousino.
Lantzy (below) and Eisenhower won the Macomb Area Conference Red Division championship and added district and regional titles.

Fans that need to purchase advance reserved and group general admission tickets for the 2012 Michigan High School Athletic Association Lower Peninsula Individual Wrestling Finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills may do so through the Palace Box Office.

The event will be held March 1-3.

Advance reserve ticket sales allow the discounted purchase of all-tournament tickets, giving the bearer admission to all five sessions of the event, reserving the same seat. The advance tickets are $40 each and the ticket price includes in and out parking privileges at The Palace and there is no limit on the number of seats which may be purchased in a single order. There is also a $5 handling charge for each order.

Those ordering reserved seats must designate the division they prefer to watch, which will result in their ticket assignment being in full view of the mats being used for that competition. For Divisions 3 and 4, the seasons will be on the side of the arena opposite the mat placement, providing an unobstructed view of those mats.

Group seating is available on a general admission basis in the upper level of The Palace for all sessions. A minimum purchase of 10 tickets per session is required. Group tickets are $4.50 when purchased in quantities of 10 per session, with the price including and and out parking privileges. A $5 handling charge is applied to group orders as well.

Orders must be postmarked no later than Jan. 31 to qualify for the advance reserved seat discount. Group general admission sales orders must be postmarked no later than Feb. 18 to qualify for that discount. Order forms may be found on the wrestling page of the MHSAA website.

General reserved seat ticket sales will begin Feb. 3 exclusively through The Palace of Auburn Hills Box Office. Only all-session reserved seat tickets will be sold at a cost of $45 each, plus applicable Palace Box Office handling charges.

Remaining single-session reserved and general admission tickets will go on sale Feb. 29, exclusively through the Palace Box Office. Single-session reserved seat tickets are priced at $10 each, and general admission seats in the upper bowl of the arena are priced at $9 per session.

Drew Cushingberry is making a quick impact on the basketball team at Romeo.
The 6-foot-1 sophomore guard who wears uniform No. 4 scored 20 points Tuesday night in a 67-57 loss at Utica, the Bulldogs' first defeat of the season, following three victories before the holiday break.
"He's going to get better," Bulldogs coach Dale Teller said. "For a sophomore, he's extremely smart. He played an excellent game tonight."

Mike Giannone of Dakota has been named head coach of the East for the annual high school All-Star football game that will be played at Kelly-Shorts Stadium at Central Michigan University on June 30.
Jerry Rabideau of Spring Lake will be head coach of the West.
The appointments of Giannone and Rabideau were made by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association, which sponsors the All-Star game.
Giannone has been the Dakota coach since 1998. The Cougars won Division 1 state championships in 2006 and 2007.