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After tragedy, N.J. school is finalist in school spirit competition
In late August, the Linwood (N.J.) Mainland Regional High's school community was rocked with tragedy after four of its prominent football players died in a traffic accident after a morning team...
View ArticleIllinois guard’s shot lands on back of rim … and refuses to move
It happens once or twice a year, and whenever it does, it's hard not to smile. A shot is put up, appears to be arching directly toward the net, takes a bounce off the back iron and then lands squarely...
View ArticleBizarrely, L.A. football coach has a suit endorsement deal
Everyone has heard about professional athletes and their lucrative endorsement deals, and it's not surprising to learn of a major sponsorship pact ironed out between a big time pro or college coach and...
View ArticleSex scandal embroils top-25 team in midst of state playoff run
One of the top 25 football programs in the nation finds itself mired in a sex scandal as it prepares to play in a regional final playoff game after a female student at the school and her mother allege...
View ArticleBeefy RB goes out of his way to dump truck defense on TD run
Some dominant running backs use their skill and speed to put their stamp on a game. Others use their strength. Henderson (Nev.) Liberty High running back Niko Kapeli definitely falls in the second...
View ArticleMiddle school coach heroically saves team from bus accident
A middle school basketball coach in Texas saved his team from what could have been a tragic bus accident when he heroically jumped in to take control of a school bus that was careening off the road...
View ArticleHazing incident leads to sexual assault charges in San Diego
Four football players at a San Diego high school faced serious charges of sexual assault in the latest act of a disturbing event which reportedly started with horseplay and culminated in a dangerous...
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Statistically speaking: TD high step may cost RB national mark
Throughout the 2011 Texas high school football season, eyes have been focused on Aledo (Texas) High running back Johnathan Gray, whose assault on the state's and nation's cherished record books has...
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N.J. school wins title despite nine controversial suspensions
For weeks, the Wayne (N.J.) Hills football program went about its powerhouse program business as usual, as if nine players among its ranks hadn't been charged with assault. For long stretches of time,...
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Lucky broken finger saved Washington player’s life, career
Usually, an injury that sidelines a player for an entire year is a lowpoint of his career. That's not the case with Bellevue (Wash.) High senior Devin Murphy, who missed his junior campaign because of...
View ArticleIncredible game-ending catch lands major upset in title game
It wasn't exactly a Hail Mary, but a last-second pass at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Saturday still might have accounted for one of the best finishes of the 2011 playoff season. With two seconds...
View ArticleInstant Replay: Tight games, tight rankings in crunch time
Another week down, another week closer to clarity in the race for the mythical national championship. And with more than one surprising result, yet another seven day stretch in which we were all...
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Former NBA head coach now leading prep freshman team
A former NBA playoff coach is back on the court, doing what he was made to do: Coach basketball. It's the location of the court on which former Wizards coach Eddie Jordan has made his return that might...
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Touchdown celebration penalty costs Mass. team a state title
When he raised his fist on his way to the end zone, Boston (Mass.) Cathedral High quarterback Matt Owens thought he was celebrating the score that would hand his school a surprising Super Bowl title....
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Top two teams explored national title game at Yankee Stadium
The nation's top two high school football teams were reportedly discussing staging an unofficial high school national championship game to be held later in December before talks broke down because the...
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After ejection, top RB lashes out at referee on Twitter, Facebook
If discretion really is the better part of valor, someone may have forgotten to tell the top senior running back prospect in the country. After being ejected from his team's state football playoff game...
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Calif. school fires legendary baseball coach for no clear reason
When you've been coaching in the same school district for as long as Rancho Bernardo (Calif.) High baseball coach Sam Blalock has, you expect to be treated with a little respect. Blalock taught and...
View ArticleHard Knocks for youth football? Soft Knocks is shot perfect
Sure, you've seen HBO's "Hard Knocks," but have you seen "Soft Knocks"? Well, Prep Rally hadn't either, until the folks at Funny or Die pushed it across our desk. And, quite frankly, it's pretty...
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Wes Leonard’s former team honors fallen star with opening win
High school basketball programs across the country are kicking back into gear, with the regular season getting started in states where it wasn't already in full swing. On Tuesday, a small school in...
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Kicker becomes first girl to score in state final in Ohio history
Her team didn't win a state crown, but Carly Gregory still made history on Friday night in Canton, Ohio. In the course of a hard-fought, 21-14 Shawnee (Ohio) High loss to Youngstown (Ohio) Cardinal...
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