For many area high school football fans, the decision to flip on the television Sunday and watch the Rockhurst at Blue Springs South game will be an easy one.
Fall is for football, so the Central Eagles are looking to rid themselves of a track mentality. During Henry Newell’s first season as football coach, he felt uneasy about using so many athletes more suitable for sprinting the 100 meters than rushing for touchdowns, and his fears were realized late in the 2007 season.
In efforts to revive its football program, Westport has called upon a hall of fame coach from its past.
•COACH: Greg Lewis, first season •LAST YEAR: Sixth in East Kansas League, second in regionals, sixth at 5A state
Here’s one thing St. Mary’s football coach John Gresham can say with certainty. The Trojans will be improved.
They’re not called growing pains for nothing. A year ago Mike Spotts took over the William Chrisman football team that had lost all offensive starters. Thus, the Spotts era with the Bears basically had to start from scratch, and the result was a 0-10 record.
The Grain Valley Eagles graduated some really good players from the team that finished with a 12-1 record, won the Missouri River Valley Conference title and advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Class 3 state playoffs.
Just judging from the innocuous ticket information posting on the Blue Springs South web site --- an update that briefly explains there is a varsity football game at 11 a.m. Sunday and tickets are on sale — that is no way to gauge the true excitement.
There are bonuses for football teams that reach the state championship game beyond playing in a dome in St. Louis and having an opportunity to win a state title.
Oak Park has nearly 100 players out for its football team. That’s about average for the Northmen, but there is one unusual characteristic of all those players: None has varsity starting experience.
This season might be unlike any other the West Platte football team has ever had. The Blue Jays will play East Buchanan twice, the first and last scheduled games.
Change is all around the Platte County football team. There’s a new head coach, new conference and new classification for the perennial Missouri Class 3 and Midland Empire Conference powerhouse.
The practice jerseys, the coaches’ caps, pretty much everything is new at Staley High School.
Just one year after fielding one of the most dominant teams in recent Kansas high school football history, the Blue Valley Tigers certainly learned that success can be fleeting.
Park Hill South 201, St. Joseph Central 229. Medalist: Kelley Gates, Park Hill South, 48. At Moila CC, par 38.
The team colors have changed, the high school building is different, but the new East High strikes memories of Van Horn.
Say the words “St. Pius X game” around the Lincoln Prep practice field and bitter feelings rise to the surface.
Just making the playoffs again isn’t good enough for Hickman Mills. The Cougars have reached the Missouri Class 4 sectional games the last two seasons, but have bowed out both times.
Although coach Kevin Page is new to the Raytown football team, he certainly is not new to the Kansas City area. He has spent the last 10 years coaching in various capacities with the football teams at Hickman Mills.
Coach Ryan Schartz has good reason to feel good about this Fort Osage football team. First, the Indians finished with a 10-2 record a year ago and advanced to the Missouri Class 5 state semifinals.
Fans of Odessa football will most likely see something new other than head coach Par Pitts, who comes from Palmyra, Mo.
