Latest High school football News
Top-ranked high school football team in New York cancels season over sexual misconduct allegations
WARRENSBURG, N.Y. (AP) — The top-ranked team in New York's small school football poll abruptly canceled its undefeated season on Saturday after officials from the three upstate districts said allegations of sexual abuse on a school bus were brought against some of the team's players. ...
A deadly hurricane is the latest disruption for young athletes who already have endured a pandemic
Pisgah High School in western North Carolina reopened its football stadium last year after Tropical Storm Fred tore through in 2021. Now it has to be rebuilt again after being demolished by Hurricane Helene. Amid the lives lost and the catastrophic damage, high schools...
Aaron Hernandez ‘American Sports Story’ series wants to show a different view of the disgraced NFLer
From a podcast to multiple documentaries, the rise and fall of the once revered NFL star Aaron Hernandez is certainly well documented. An FX limited series is latest to rehash the saga, attempting to go beyond the headlines and dig deeper into his story. “American Sports Story:...
Gunfire outside a high school football game injures one and prompts a stadium evacuation
CINCINNATI (AP) — Authorities say an Ohio student-athlete was injured in a shooting outside a stadium where a high school football game was being played, the second case of gunfire near the stadium this month. North College Hill police said the gunfire occurred at about 8:15 p.m....
Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players
BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — Soon after Ashanta Laster reached the hospital, she was ushered into the emergency room where she saw doctors performing CPR on her teenage son. Laster had gotten a call that 17-year-old Phillip Laster Jr., a lineman who played for a top Mississippi high...
Takeaways from AP report on risks of rising heat for high school football players
BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — The month of August means the start of high school football in many parts of the country. But it's one of the hottest and, sometimes, most humid times of the year. And it's only getting worse with climate change. That makes it a dangerous time for...
No 'Friday Night Lights': High school football games canceled in some towns near interstate shooting
As authorities keep searching for a highway shooter in Kentucky, a Friday night tradition of football, pep bands and cheering fans has been sidelined for some towns. Games were canceled at a handful of high schools near where the assailant opened fire on Interstate 75 in southeastern...
Florida high school football player dies after collapsing during game
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida Panhandle high school football player has died after collapsing during a game, officials said. Port St. Joe High School wide receiver and defensive back Chance Gainer collapsed during Friday night's game at Liberty County High School. The...
Dave Campbell's Texas Football high school rankings for Week 2
The Week 2 high school rankings from Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine and TexasFootball.com, distributed by The Associated Press. CLASS 6A Rank School (Record) Week 1 Prv rank 1 DeSoto (1-0) W: Creekside (GA), 70-0 1 2 Duncanville...
Youth football safety debate is rekindled by the same-day deaths of 2 young players
HEWETT, W.Va. (AP) — Ryan Craddock had seen his share of tragedy during two decades as a coal miner and firefighter. Then came the toughest heartbreak of all: his own. Craddock and his family are mourning the loss of his 13-year-old son, Cohen, who died from brain...
