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Statistically speaking: RB finishes 2 points shy of all-time mark
He was so, so close. Just a week after breaking the all-time Texas single-season scoring record, Devine (Texas) High running back and kicker Joseph Sadler was on the precipice of breaking the national...
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Georgia state finalist features five sons of famous athletes
It's never a huge surprise to see the spawn of a famous athlete in a top high school football program. It might not even be surprising to see a pair of players with different famous sporting fathers....
View ArticleTexas WR pulls down NFL-quality toe-drag touchdown
For the second straight season, Cedar Park (Texas) High saw its promising season end at the hands of national power Austin (Texas) Lake Travis High in the state playoffs. At least this time, the...
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A new Alonzo Mourning lighting up South Florida courts
On Tuesday, Alonzo Mourning recorded a triple-double, leading his team to a dominant 74-53 victory. Don't worry, you're not having an NBA flashback, there's just a new Alonzo Mourning in town. In fact,...
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22-year-old spent years trying to play Texas freshman football
It is the strangest story, the kind that, fittingly, often comes with the postscript "only in Texas." A 22-year-old man spends four years pulling out all the stops to try and walk on to any freshman...
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Statistically speaking: Incredible drive lasts more than a quarter
A high school football playoff game in Louisiana featured one of the more remarkable offensive drives in recent years, if not all time. On Friday, Carencro (La.) High ate up 14:52 on a single, 76-yard...
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Top-ranked North Carolina wrestler paralyzed during match
Luke Hampton knew he was taking a risk every time he stepped on the wrestling mat. However, the Alleghany (N.C.) High senior, who was the top-ranked Class 1A wrestler in the state, never thought the...
View ArticleLack of quarters causes major issues at championship game
Everything about the New Jersey South Jersey Group 4 football championship game went according to plan for Pennsauken (N.J.) High, which emerged from its game against Millville (N.J.) South High with a...
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Five Calif. players banned for entire second seasons by odd rule
After playing an entire freshman football season at their high school of choice, five California players were handed a harsh penalty when they learned they were banned from competition on the varsity...
View ArticleQuestionable double penalty kept QB, team from state finals
As the nation heads into another weekend of high school football championship games, referees might want to consider using a slightly lighter touch on throwing flags for excessive celebration. After...
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Minnesota wheelchair racer files discrimination lawsuit
The family of a disabled athlete in Minnesota has filed charges of discrimination despite the state's progressive attempts to include wheelchair athletes in track and field meets. Citing the Minnesota...
View Article2 months after cancer diagnosis, hoops star to return to court
Katie Collier is one of the most talented girls basketball players in the nation. The senior star of Seattle (Wash.) Christian High, Collier stands 6-foot-3 and is considered one of the nation's more...
View ArticleOffensive racist chant leads to suspension of entire hoops team
An entire varsity girls basketball team in the Buffalo area has been suspended after its use of a racial slur as part of a pregame chant led to an in-school fight involving the team's only...
View ArticleMIAA tries to turn tables for criticized penalty on coach
On Saturday Boston (Mass.) Cathedral High fell in the Div. 4A Super Bowl after quarterback Matt Owens was penalized for raising his left arm 20 yards from a presumptive game-winning touchdown. The flag...
View ArticleInterTubing: The playoff highlight pantheon takes shape
Eventually, state football playoffs will pit the best against the best, by their very nature. In the process, each state's most battle-tested players will be forced to rise above top notch competition...
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AAU president Bobby Dodd accused of child sexual abuse
One of the nation's most important and prestigious youth sports organizations finds itself mired in a child sex abuse scandal while concern and national shame over the Jerry Sandusky affair at Penn...
View ArticleCheerleading coach allegedly fired for Hooters employment
A former high school cheerleading coach in Florida is alleging that she was fired from her job because the mother of one of her team members was infuriated that she worked at Hooters. As reported by...
View ArticlePlayer ‘Matrixes’ his way out of tackle on punt return
How often do you see the work of the Wachowski brothers cited as influencing sports? Unless you spend all your time watching old Shawn Marion highlights, you probably don't. Well, prepare to see a...
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Statistically speaking: 5OT girls hoops game matches records
One of the first preposterous basketball games of the young season unfolded at a California tournament on Saturday, where it took five overtimes to separate two top-ranked teams from the Los Angeles...
View ArticleInstant Replay: A finals and semifinals rankings feast
The home stretch is here. Within two weeks we'll have a new RivalsHigh 100 national champion, eyes will turn to basketball and the 2011 football season will officially be behind us. Luckily, there are...
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