High temperatures for first day of football practice the last 10 years
The high temperature for Dallas today is expected to be right around 100 degrees. That’s pretty hot, especially for football players starting fall practice. But it could certainly be worse. Last year...
View ArticleNote from Lovejoy practice: offense looks to keep improving
One of the things that is being emphasized at Lovejoy’s first football practice of the season is improving their offense. Senior running back Daniel Sefcik acknowledged that they are looking to...
View ArticleNote from Lovejoy practice: quarterback Bowman Sells looks to become better...
As a freshman last season, Lovejoy quarterback Bowman Sells was spectacular, throwing for 2,632 yards and 25 touchdowns and earned an offer from Clemson. Going into his sophomore year and first day of...
View ArticleJamal Adams and Hebron teammates beat the heat with an ice bath
Hebron football players cool down in an ice bath after practice Monday morning. The players are (clockwise , starting with player leaning his head back against his hands) Daniel Wise, Jamal Adams,...
View ArticleSouthlake Carroll: Storm can’t stop first practice; stadium ready for big...
Freelance writer David McNabb was at Southlake Carroll’s first practice. Southlake Carroll switched its first practice to 7:30 a.m. to Dragon Stadium with a heavy thunderstorm soaking the high...
View ArticleLancaster has holes to fill, but it’s eager for the challenge
Freelance writer Randy Jennings was at Lancaster’s first practice A pair of Lancaster seniors, quarterback Chris Thomas and defensive end Ashton Bryant, have big shoes to fill this fall. Thomas takes...
View ArticleNew turf keeps Highland Park football team cooler
Highland Park installed a new surface during the offseason to help beat the 100-degree heat. Highlander Stadium was outfitted with CoolPlay, a FieldTurf innovation that coach Randy Allen said keeps...
View ArticlePlano West opens practice with high expectations, emphasis on defense
Plano West took the field at 7 a.m. Monday with the highest expectations in school history. The Wolves, who advanced to the Class 5A Division I Regional final last year, are hoping to make an even...
View ArticleIncoming freshman QB Lindell Stone not practicing with Highland Park yet
Incoming freshman quarterback Lindell Stone did not practice with Highland Park on Monday. Stone has been in middle school in Southlake, but he was expected to transfer to Highland Park during the...
View ArticleAll in the family: Highland Park QB Brooks Burgin following in older...
Brooks Burgin ought to be pretty familiar with the Highland Park offense. The 6-1, 180-pound junior quarterback will be the team’s starter this season, two years after big brother Brady Burgin led...
View ArticleEuless Trinity works on their new post-game routine, but don’t call it a haka
After drills were over and wind sprints run, Euless Trinity gathered in their new indoor facility for one last bit of practice, installing the first two moves for their new pregame chant. Senior...
View ArticleHearing loss doesn’t keep Arlington Martin sophomore off the field
Micah Willis is an asthmatic and has to do breathing treatments. He’s also completely deaf in one ear and very hard of hearing in the other. But Willis has been playing football since he was in...
View ArticleCedar Hill coaches get running in during practice, just like the players
As Cedar Hill players ran sprints toward the end of practice, coach Joey McGuire and some of his assistants were amid the sea of Longhorns running back and forth across the field. “Running with them...
View ArticleArlington Martin’s Myles Garrett won’t rush recruiting process, wants to...
Arlington Martin senior defensive end Myles Garrett is ranked by Rivals.com as the state’s fourth-best overall recruit and the nation’s second-best prospect at his position in the Class of 2014....
View ArticleAllen one of the only schools to practice in afternoon
Most schools elect to begin their first football practice of the season in the morning to avoid the Texas heat. But Allen’s official start time is at 4:00 p.m. “Here in two weeks when school starts,...
View ArticleFormer Poteet coach Randy Jackson prepares for first Plano East practice
New Plano East coach Randy Jackson said Monday afternoon that he had a few extra butterflies as he prepared for practice. But he seemed as thrilled as any of his players to get started. “It’s...
View ArticleThe rich get richer: Euless Trinity gets 6-4, 270-pound transfer from Michigan
“Check that guy out,” Euless Trinity coach Steve Lineweaver said, nodding over to one of his sizable linemen trotting out to the practice field. “He’s 15 years old, and a young 15, at that.”...
View ArticleAllen comes in with target on their backs
After winning the 5A Division I state championship last season, the Allen Eagles will have a target on their backs coming into this season. “We know that people are going to come after us with their...
View ArticleArlington Martin to have a different look on offense with Kyle Hicks gone
A year ago, Arlington Martin’s offense was led by Kyle Hicks, a TCU signee who was one of the state’s top recruits. To get the ball in Hicks’ hands as much as possible, Martin coach Bob Wager used his...
View ArticleAllen offense looks to fill void of graduated players on first day of practice
Going into Allen’s first day of practice there were a lot of key cogs from last season’s championship team that were not there. Allen graduated wide receiver Olivet Pierce, running backs Marcus Ward...
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