high school football
Florida Christian school files lawsuit over pregame prayer
A Christian school in Florida has filed a lawsuit against the state athletic association, a move prompted by an incident late last year when its football team was prevented from leading fans in prayer over a stadium loudspeaker. Cambridge Christi...
National Anthem demonstrations reach high school sports
Colin Kaepernick’s protests during the National Anthem influenced dozens of other professional athletes to stage similar demonstrations, and those at the high school level have started following their lead. Over the last week, prep athletes in W...
Drills to improve your defensive backs
Ohio Northern University football coach Dean Paul shows off a few of the drills he uses to improve his defensive backs. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLyUdoePWKo[/embed]...
Safety concerns prompt Alaska HS football team to forfeit mid-game
An Alaska high school football team walked off the field mid-game last week after watching two of its players sent to the hospital on what the coach called "dirty" tactics. Ketchikan football coach Jim Byron said the forfeit was prompted by safety...
Top 25 prep football program to vacate wins from three seasons
One of the nation's top high school football programs must vacate wins from the past three seasons for using a "recruited player," according to the Louisiana High School Athletic Association. [caption id="attachment_17422" align="alignright" widt...
Coach, six players charged in Oregon HS football team hazing
A coach and six players of an Oregon high school football team face charges for an alleged hazing ritual that took place during summer training camp. [caption id="attachment_17416" align="alignright" width="128"] Philomath High School (Oregon)[/ca...
Wisconsin HS drops football one year after making playoffs
A southwestern Wisconsin high school announced this week it would cancel its upcoming varsity football season, just one year after making the postseason. More than 100 high schools around the nation have dropped football over the last year, accord...
Miami HS drops varsity football because of low participation
A Miami high school has announced it will drop varsity football due to low numbers, weeks before the season is set to kickoff. Archbishop Curley will continue with its junior varsity program in hopes of fielding a varsity team for the 2017 season...