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Ineligible player gets Florida football team booted from playoffs
A Florida high school football team will not be allowed to participate in the playoffs because it used an ineligible player during the regular season. Orange City University High School self-reported the violation, thinking it would just have to ...

Winless California HS football team makes postseason
A California high school football team that lost every game during the regular season has advanced to the playoffs, a result of the state athletic association's controversial playoff formula. [caption id="attachment_14568" align="alignleft" width=...

Ariz. football player suspended for pointing to sky is cleared
An Arizona high school football player suspended for pointing to the sky after a touchdown has been cleared to play by the state's athletic association. [caption id="attachment_14479" align="alignright" width="344"] El Mirage Dysart running back P...

Shadowman, St. Louis Rams provide grants to high schools
[caption id="attachment_14466" align="alignright" width="300"] In addition to the grant, winning schools received a Shadowman tackling system.[/caption] As part of the St. Louis Rams and NFL’s commitment to enhance sports safety, during the 2015 h...

From the ground up
How one Florida school brought football to campus with the help of its basketball team [caption id="attachment_14453" align="aligncenter" width="490"] Photos courtesy of Faith Christian Academy[/caption] For years, Tony Medina wanted to start a f...

Praying high school football coach placed on paid leave
A Washington high school football coach has been placed on paid leave after ignoring district orders that he not continue his postgame prayer ritual. [caption id="attachment_14320" align="alignright" width="260"] Bremerton High School (Wash.)[/cap...

Judge dismisses concussions lawsuit against Illinois athletic association
An Illinois circuit court judge on Tuesday dismissed a class action lawsuit against the state's athletic association that sought new guidelines on how schools protect athletes from concussions. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of former high school fo...

Injuries force California HS to end football season
Another high school is ending its football season early, blaming mounting injuries that have put the team's remaining players at risk. Palos Verdes Peninsula High School (California) made the announcement Tuesday, canceling the team's remaining th...








