The late college football sportscaster Keith Jackson called them the “Big Uglies.” Highlands football coach Bob Sphire calls his flock of Bluebird offensive linemen “beautiful.” Whatever monikers you choose, nothing happens without the players you don’t notice until something goes wrong. “(Linemen) might not run as far as the receivers do, but they are engaging […]
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21 teams in 21 days: Conner football preview
Conner’s 2022 football season was as painful as a blindsided sack. The Cougars task for 2023 is challenging: recovering from last year’s 2-9 campaign, a season in which the Cougars scored just 90 points – the second fewest in Class 5A – and surrendered 349. Head coach David Trosper said every season is a challenge. […]