2019 area football schedules
Latrez Shelton was looking for any path he could take to get on the field.
TJ Rush spent a year waiting for the rematch with Lutheran North.
Jaden “Slim†Williams has a vision and in that vision are clothes.
Freddy Edwards tried to play it cool as he strode toward the coin toss.
Cam Griffin didn't want to play football.
When the cobwebs cleared, Demetrius Washington asked himself a question.
Armon Wallace is a rare commodity.
EUREKA — Jake Sumner wasn't thrilled with what he had to do, even though he'd done it twice before.
WELDON SPRING — The destination changed every week, but not the routine. Late on Friday nights after the Francis Howell football team's game, …
MEHLVILLE — Mitchell Walters isn't asking for much.
TOWN AND COUNTRY — Brady Feeney was ready to switch things up.
Jay Maclin's phone had never been so dry.
Time is supposed to heal all wounds.
WELDON SPRING — Gideon Niboh has a personal relationship with speed. On the football field, the Francis Howell football team's standout senior…
Some nicknames are given. Some are earned.
Corey Bethany had a good problem this summer, one other football coaches wished they had.
Lawaun Powell Jr. felt like he lost twice.
SPANISH LAKE — James Frenchie turned table scraps into more than a dozen scholarship offers.
EAST ST. LOUIS — Kevon Billingsley is starting over.
When Matt Buha was handed the keys to the MICDS football program in 2015, one of his goals was to bring the Rams back to prominence.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS — The only time size matters to Steve Smith is when it relates to the chip on his team's collective shoulder.Â
SPANISH LAKE — Jalen St. John took his ride on the recruiting roller coaster.
BREKENRIDGE HILLS — Hoyt Gregory caught a glimpse of Kevin Tyler at freshman orientation and his heart skipped a beat.
EUREKA — Zach Valentine began his career at Eureka as the rarest of talents.
Tyler Stieffermann couldn't have asked for better mentors.
EAST ST. LOUIS — Anonymity can a be a lineman's best friend.
CREVE COEUR — Lanell Carr never shied from contact as a running back at the youth league level. Some guys dive to the turf or slip out of bounds.
KIRKWOOD — In his first taste of varsity football, William Lee's eyes played tricks on him.
ST. CHARLES — There were no silver linings for St. Charles West running back Dominic Flint.
COLUMBIA, ILL. — Practices are faster but the game has never been slower for Eli Wagner.
HIGHLAND — Jim Warnecke has no plans for a "rebuilding phase."
O'FALLON, MO. — Gavin Stricker dreams about pancakes.
Joe Moore III made a commitment he wouldn't make a commitment.
Noah Arinze was hiding in plain sight.
Edwardsville spent the offseason preparing for its opponents to stack the line of scrimmage in an effort to muzzle its rushing attack
SPANISH LAKE — If you play your role, you will be rewarded.
Itayvion “Tank†Brown's options came with options.
Last year, Ladue went 15-0 as it won at Webb City in a semifinal and then claimed the first football state championship in school history with a 48-11 win over MICDS.
CAHOKIA — Demarveon Johnson has so much swagger he has to share it with his teammates. It's too much for one man.
EAST ST. LOUIS — Antonio Johnson felt left out.
CREVE COEUR — Jordan Johnson kept it 100.
There is no better word to describe De Smet this fall than excitement.Â
Glitz and glamor graduated.
Antonio Doyle looked at the miracle in his hands and was overwhelmed.
Graduation took more than 3,000 passing yards, 2,000 rushing yards and 73 total touchdowns. The defense lost more than 300 tackles, 34 sacks and 15 interceptions.
Whether or not Cooper plays a down his senior year is to be determined. On Tuesday morning, Cooper withdrew from Trinity. On Wednesday, he filed paperwork to enroll at Pattonville.
The last three seasons, Lutheran North is 31-8 and half of those losses came in last year's 10-4 campaign.
EAST ST. LOUIS — If the East ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ football team finds itself playing for a state championship this season, it'll be a throwback.
SPANISH LAKE — Much has changed since the Trinity football team walked off Faurot Field in December with the Class 3 state championship trophy.
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