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S.C. quarterback passes for 597 yards, 8 TDs and still loses playoff game
On Friday, Woodruff (S.C.) High quarterback Brian Bailey recorded a career game, passing for a remarkable 597 yards and eight touchdowns. As it turns out, it'll have to be his career game, because he...
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Arizona student with special needs avoids bullies with protection of football...
Chy Johnson is a freshman at Queen Creek (Ariz.) High who happens to have a brain disorder. She is the prototypical outsider new girl on campus, the easiest teen to pick on and the last to be able to...
View ArticleColorado wide receiver somehow manages to make insane circus catch after...
What is it with receivers from the state of Colorado falling down on the job? Less than a month after Broncos receiver Eric Decker tripped on his way to the end zone, Thornton (Colo.) High's Isiah...
View ArticleS.C. volleyball school sets all-time national record with 23rd state title
It's fairly commonplace for high school teams to celebrate a state title with the playing of Queen's classic "We are the Champions." It's entirely possible that Columbia (S.C.) Bishop England cued up...
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Oregon receiver Kraig Pruett sets national single-game receiving record
There's a new single-game receiving king, and he picked a rather appropriate time to put in his best game. As reported by The Oregonian and MaxPreps, Waldport (Ore.) High senior wide receiver Kraig...
View ArticleTexas high school band is true election winner after Mitt Romney, Big Bird...
Plenty of people hold that high school band is a haven for "dorks" and the most unathletic members of a student population. They are wrong, and this video acutely shows why with a fantastic bit of...
View ArticleTeam’s ‘Miracle’ 8-point rally with no time left sends announcers into...
When the Illinois state football playoffs kicked off, one thing seemed certain: Rockford (Ill.) Boylan High would be in the conversation for a third consecutive Class 7A state title. Then it met Oak...
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Washington kicker’s final punt goes for an official 93 yards, almost as long...
On Halloween, Prep Rally covered the rather remarkable story of Lake Wales (Fla.) High punter Tate Mathewson, whose 80-yard punt traveled an astounding 96 yards. Just days later, another punter used...
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Leo Messi’s son, less than a week old, is already a member of a team’s...
On Sunday, Thiago Messi was officially inducted as a member of the Newell's Old Boys supporters club in Argentina. That's not particularly surprising, considering the fact that his now uber-famous Dad...
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N.C. QB is ejected for celebration, then has suspension revoked because of...
In the first round of the state playoffs, Charlotte (N.C.) West Mecklenburg High quarterback Jalan McClendon did what he was supposed to do, scoring a touchdown on a remarkable athletic run during...
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Washington RB sets two state rushing records in final career game, then has...
It wasn't enough that Blaine (Wash.) High senior running back Mario Gobbato was on the verge of setting a new state single season rushing record. Instead, he decided to do it with style, setting...
View ArticleMinnesota coach leads team to state tourney hours after nearly severing toe...
The media, Prep Rally included, often lauds athletes for overcoming significant pain to achieve their goals. Too often we overlook when other figures in sport overcome similar struggles. With that in...
View ArticleArizona squad scores TD on wildest botched flea flicker you’ll ever see
Sometimes a big play needs a little help along the way. And sometimes a botched play ends up being the best thing that could happen to a team in need of a spark. That was certainly the case with...
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Wait a minute, the Rockies hired a high school coach as their new manager?
On Wednesday, reports surfaced that Walt Weiss would be named the new manager of the Colorado Rockies. From an institutional culture standpoint, this move makes plenty of sense: Weiss was a longtime...
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Shortly after horrific amputation from football injury, teen inspires area...
Tragedy struck a Montana high school football player in October, when Koni Dole suffered a gruesome compound fracture in a football game that eventually required the amputation of the lower portion of...
View ArticleCrazy volleyball spike takes out foe, then richochets to drop a fan, too
Occasionally balls take odd bounces in sporting contests. Sometimes they even strike people awkwardly, either on the field or in the stands. The resulting videos are nearly always both wince-inducing...
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Iowa football player fights for his life following brain surgery, and his...
An Iowa football player is fighting for his life after suffering from a blood clot near his brain stem and other head injuries. Yet, in this case, football may not actually be the culprit that leaves...
View ArticleReceiver pulls off incredible bear hug handoff while being tackled to create...
It's not very often that a football player lets the football be stripped from his hands for strategic reasons. Somehow that move actually made sense during a game between Bergen (N.J.) Catholic High...
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Nike gives beta testing shoes to Oregon high school squad for playoff run
Much has been made of Oregon's custom change-every-week football uniforms, and Nike's penchant for using the Ducks as guinea pigs in the company's ongoing quest to constantly improve their products. As...
View ArticleCalifornia soccer players face felony sexual assault charges for disturbing...
Three teens at a Southern California soccer program are facing felony charges related to sexual assault in connection with a disturbing hazing incident in which four younger players were allegedly...
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