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A longtime coach and teacher in Belleville School District 201 and positive role model for countless student-athletes, Dennis Snep died Sunday. Snep’s son, Gary Snep, confirmed Monday that his ...

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Miles McVay made a big impact as a freshman offensive lineman in helping the East St. Louis Flyers win the 2019 IHSA Class 6A state football championship. Off the playing … Click to Continue »...

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One of the premier running backs in the St. Louis area and a two-time All-Southwestern Conference selection, Edwardsville senior Justin Johnson has given a verbal commitment to the University of ...

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Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday that he stands behind his decision to prohibit high school football for the fall season amid the COVID-19 pandemic, even as professional and many college … Click...

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The Collinsville Kahoks and Granite City Warriors football teams will have a new conference home when the revamped IHSA season kicks off in February. But it’s only a temporary one. … Click to...

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The announcement last week that, as part of the Illinois High School Association’s Return to Activities revised schedule for the upcoming season football was being moved to spring, caught many ...

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One of the top high school quarterbacks in the Midwest, East St. Louis senior Tyler Macon is getting a chance to compete against the best in the nation. Macon, a … Click to Continue »

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The head football coach at Triad High School for the past 22 years, Paul Bassler knows all about the breaks of the game. Little things that seem insignificant at the … Click to Continue »

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The college scholarship offers keep mounting for East St. Louis junior Keontez Lewis. Part of one of the top wide receiver quartets in the Midwest, the 6-2 180-pound Lewis said … Click to Conti...

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East St. Louis junior wide receiver Dominic Lovett continues to garner the attention of most of the top college football programs in the nation. Lovett, who in November helped lead … Click to C...

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Austin Frazier has been an Althoff Crusader for most of his life. Just one of several family members which includes his dad, brothers and cousins to attend and play football … Click to Continue...

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A former three-sport athlete at Granite City High School, Jake Janek, 36, was officially hired as the Warrior’s new head football coach during a District 9 board meeting Tuesday. The … Click ...

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One of the most dynamic passing combinations in the state, East St. Louis quarterback Tyler Macon and wide receiver Dominic Lovett remain two of the most sought after football recruits … Click ...

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A fixture at Althoff High School for the past two decades and head coach of the Crusaders football program for the past 12 years, Ken Turner announced that he has … Click to Continue »

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An all-state linebacker at Edwardsville High School two decades ago, Joe Bevis was known throughout the Southwestern Conference for his aggressive style. Conference opponents can begin wondering ...

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Offensive Player of the Year Tyler Macon, East St. Louis (219-of-314, 4,241 yards, 39 TD, 7 Int, 112 rush attempts, 827 yards, 17 TD) Defensive Player of the Year Kendrick … Click to Continue Â...

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East St. Louis junior quarterback Tyler Macon entered the 2019 season with something to prove. He ended it with an Illinois High School Association record of 56 combined touchdowns and … Click ...

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East St. Louis senior Kendrick Scarbrough entered the 2019 season in a new position on a Flyers’ defensive unit full of playmakers, all-conference performers and two of the most highly … Clic...

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Coaches of the Year Stephen Kozuszek, Nashville, and Jim Stiebel, Mater Dei Offensive Player of the Year RB: Zach Napovanice, Mater Dei, sr. (213 rushing attempts, 1,531 yards, 19 TD; … Click t...

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Zach Napovanice didn’t know what to think when he heard the rumors last summer. One of the top wide receivers in southern Illinois with 60 receptions and over 700 receiving … Click to Continu...

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For Nashville senior Justin Aulds, the journey to becoming one of the top defensive players in the metro-east wasn’t easy. In fact, it was darn-right difficult at times. In 2017, … Click to C...

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Below is a list of metro-east high school football players who have given verbal commitments and will sign NCAA Division I or Division II scholarship letters of intent during the … Click to Con...

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A member of two state championship teams at East St. Louis High School, Flyers wide receiver Lawaun Powell Jr. is headed to the Bluegrass State to continue his football career … Click to Contin...

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After just two seasons, Michael Popovich has resigned as the head football coach at Collinsville High School. Collinsville athletic director Clay Smith confirmed Thursday that Popovich resigned a...

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The recruiting battle for East St. Louis wide receiver Dominic Lovett is starting to heat up. A 4-star prospect and the No. 8 overall recruit in the Class of ‘21 … Click to Continue »

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After just one season, Orlando ‘Doc’ Gooden is out as the head football coach at Granite City High School. Granite City School District 9 Superintendent Jim Greenwald confirmed Wednesday that...

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One of the key players in the East St. Louis offensive juggernaut the past two years, senior running back DaMonta Witherspoon, has picked a scholarship offer from Murray State University … Clic...

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East St. Louis all-state defensive back Antonio Johnson is making his final high school football event a memorable one. Johnson will compete as a member of the East all-star team … Click to Con...

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Darius Walker had mixed feelings when a family situation resulted in him transferring from Althoff to East St. Louis for the 2019-20 school year. In hindsight, having helped the Flyers … Click ...

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The Illinois High School Association announced Tuesday it has rescinded a plan to change the high school football scheduling playoff formats that was approved almost a year ago. The new … Click...

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