Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players
Laster had gotten a call that 17-year-old Phillip Laster Jr., a lineman who played for a top Mississippi high school, had collapsed on the field during an August 2022 practice. At the time, the family says the heat index was 102 degrees (38.9 degrees Celsius) on the football field.
Florida high school football player dies after game, becoming the school year’s latest tragedy
A beloved Florida high school football player died after he collapsed during a game Friday night, school officials say, bringing the number of recent known deaths among high school athletes to seven.
VOTE for the high school football player of the week for Week 3
Each week The Star offers readers a chance to vote for who was the High School Football Player of the Week. Vote for the top player from Week 3 below.
Bee’s Best: Vote for the high school football Player of the Week from the Sacramento area
Vote now for The Sacramento Bee’s high school football Player of the Week, spread the word and then vote some more. Is it a popularity contest? You bet. Have fun with it and vote as often as you want. The poll closes at 5 p.m. Friday.
VOTE: Fort Worth-area high school football Player of the Week. Who had the best game?
You tell us. Whoever receives the most votes will be named the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Player of the Week. Voting will remain open until 2:59 p.m. on Friday. If you see a strong week four performance, nominate a player by emailing [email protected].
Hotter summers make high school football a fatal game for some players
Soon after Ashanta Laster reached the hospital, she was ushered into the emergency room where she saw doctors performing CPR on her teenage son.
Week 3 high school football preview: Building tradition at Arlington
Frank Roche was a star player under John Dubzinski at Arlington a decade ago. He’s hoping to parlay that success into coaching at his alma mater. The second-year mentor has the Spy Ponders off to a 2-0 start heading into tonight’s Middlesex League crossover contest against Stoneham.
Week 5 high school football preview: 15 games to watch
Two conference championships could be dictated as the high school football regular season approaches its midway point. Avon (4-0), ranked No. 2 in the cleveland.com Top 25, plays host to No. 11 North Ridgeville (4-0) in a battle of Southwestern Conference heavyweights.
High school football week 4 preview
Week 4 of the high school football season is here, that includes a shorter than usual Thursday slate. FOX 7 Austin's Clif Thornton has the details
Takeaways from AP report on risks of rising heat for high school football players
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Results are in. West Broward’s Bradford voted High School Football Player of the Week
Bradford rushed for 237 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown, and returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown in a win over ...
The Republic's 30 greatest Arizona high school football players in past 6 decades
As we head into the 2024 season, The Arizona Republic looks at five impact players from the 1960s, '70s, '80s,' 90s, early ...