Posted Aug 28, 2012 @ 12:11 PM
The high school football season is only a few days away. I am excited about it. I enjoy the sport and it means the weather will cool off, even though this year it seems to have already happened. Anyway, I have been traveling around the area getting lots of practice and a few scrimmage photos leading up to the opening kick off of the season on Thursday. I thought I would add some of those photos to my blog until I have actual game photos in a couple days.
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Frontenac High School football players cluster around the football Tuesday night during football practice. The Raiders open their season Aug. 31 against Riverton.
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Northeast junior quarterback J.T. Richardson scrambles during practice Wednesday at Northeast High School. Richardson led Northeast in rushing last season with 548 yards on 91 carries.
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Girard High School players converge on a ball carrier Wednesday during practice. The Trojans open their 2012 season Aug. 31 at home against recent Class 3A powerhouse Caney Valley, formerly of the Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee League and currently of the Tri-Valley League
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Southeast High School players show their strength during a practice drill Thursday evening in the high school practice field. The Lancers return all 22 of their 2011 starters for the 2012 season and open their season against new CNC member Columbus.
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Pittsburg senior quarterback Spencer Bernhardt runs a play Monday afternoon during the first practice of the 2012 season. Bernhardt started at wide receiver and defensive back his junior season.
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Pittsburg senior wide receiver Zack Woods breaks a long play Friday night after catching a pass from fellow senior Spencer Bernhardt in the annual Purple & White Scrimmage at Hutchinson Field. Woods and Bernhardt would later connect on a touchdown pass to culminate this drive.
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White linebacker C.J. Russell forces a fumble on Blue quarterback Dyson Dechant during Thursday night’s Blue/White Scrimmage at Hutchinson Field, which Russell would recover. Dechant and Russell are senior teammates for St. Mary’s Colgan, which opens its season Aug. 31 on the road against the Erie Red Devils.
