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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...
Alabama high school football player who died after suffering game injury is remembered
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama high school football player, who died after being critically injured during a game, was remembered at a Monday memorial service as a caring and talented athlete who accomplished much in his 16 years. Morgan Academy quarterback Caden Tellier died...
Mother of high school QB headed to Tennessee sues state of North Carolina over NIL restrictions
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The mother of a touted high school football player who has committed to play in college at Tennessee is suing the state of North Carolina over its restrictions for public-school athletes to cash in on their athletic fame. Rolanda Brandon filed the complaint...
Connor Stalions, accused in Michigan sign-stealing scandal, gets job at Detroit high school
DETROIT (AP) — Connor Stalions, the former low-level recruiting staffer at Michigan who was at the center of a sign-stealing scandal, is running the defense at a Detroit high school. “I got the most hated man in college football right now, Connor Stalions. He’s my defensive...
Football player, 14, dies after collapsing during practice in Alabama
NEW BROCKTON, Ala. (AP) — A 14-year-old football player in Alabama died Tuesday after collapsing during afternoon practice. Semaj Wilkins, a freshman at New Brockton High School, suffered a medical emergency early in practice Tuesday afternoon, Coffee County Coroner...
