There are 856 article(s) tagged High School football:

• September 2020

  • CBHS’ Dallan Hayden not awestruck, but a certain offer was exciting

    His father, who played at Tennessee and in the NFL, is keeping him on an even keel.

    By Jonah Jordan September 09, 2020

  • Basketball talent Jelani Willis finds peace on football field instead

    Hard-hitting highlight video helped draw the attention of college coaches and send him to Western Michigan.

    By John Varlas September 09, 2020

  • Daily Memphian high school honor roll: Dallan Hayden shines again this week

    Check out the other names for golf, girls volleyball and girls soccer.

    By John Varlas September 09, 2020

  • Grieving coaches plead for support, assistance after shooting death of Whitehaven football player

    Shooting death of Demetrius Robinson prompts coaches from other schools to stand in solidarity against violence.

    By John Varlas September 08, 2020

  • Friday preps: Hayden, defense power CBHS past MUS

    Dallan Hayden runs for 263 yards and four touchdowns while CBHS defense shuts down MUS in rivalry showdown.

    By John Varlas September 05, 2020

  • MUS isn’t easing into 2020, and they wouldn’t want it any other way

    Thanks to some key returning veterans, confidence is high at MUS.

    By John Varlas September 03, 2020

  • Whitehaven football player shot, killed

    Whitehaven player killed Thursday would have been a senior on this year's team.

    By John Varlas September 03, 2020

  • Daily Memphian High School Honor Roll: Saints QB Dallas shines once again

    Check out the other names on the list from golf, girls soccer and volleyball.

    By John Varlas September 02, 2020

• August 2020

  • Thursday prep report: ECS shakes off slow start to win opener

    ECS opens title defense with come-from-behind road victory.

    By John Varlas August 28, 2020

  • ECS rents out local movie theater for Thursday’s football game viewing

    A creative principal has found a way for fans and families to see the season opener after COVID-19 health protocols limited the number of people in the stands.

    By John Varlas August 27, 2020

  • Briarcrest quarterback Michael Dallas embraces more of the spotlight

    The senior's running ability will be crucial in an offense that has lost four stars.

    By John Varlas August 27, 2020

  • Calkins: Collierville High suspends football games — but this isn’t about Collierville

    Two individuals "specific to" the football team have tested positive for COVID-19. But the story is less about this school than the unnecessary risks inherent to high school football. 

    By Geoff Calkins August 26, 2020

  • Collierville suspends football after two positive COVID-19 tests ‘specific’ to team

    Collierville played Briarcrest on Friday in the opening weekend of high school football.

    By John Varlas, Abigail Warren August 26, 2020

  • Daily Memphian high school honor roll: Dallan Hayden heads the list of top performers

    Check out who had the top football, golf, soccer and volleyball performances of the past week.

    By John Varlas August 26, 2020

  • TSSAA responds to SCS superintendent’s charges regarding fall sports

    The state governing board for high school athletics asserted that its plan to return to fall sports was safe.

    By John Varlas August 26, 2020

  • Collierville rescinds media ban from football games

    After a successful first game in terms of social distancing protocols, Collierville will allow for "additional groups" on Friday.

    By John Varlas August 24, 2020

  • Shelby County Schools tells TSSAA it is evaluating ‘participation’

    Dr. Joris Ray raises concerns over fair treatment in a letter to the state governing body for high school athletics.

    By John Varlas August 24, 2020

  • Opinion: A bad look for Collierville Schools

    Here's hoping that Collierville Schools will realize the press wasn't out to be its enemy in covering a high school football game. Only providing reporting of high school sports as we've always done.

    By Clay Bailey August 24, 2020

  • Calkins: What’s so secret about a high school football game? At Collierville High, apparently, everything

    By banning media from a high school football game, Collierville High School taught their students a valuable lesson in leadership. The lesson: Don't be as small and as shortsighted as this.

    Related story: Collierville checks temps at no-media football game

    By Geoff Calkins August 22, 2020

  • Hayden shines as CBHS opens with impressive victory over Houston

    Dallan Hayden scores three times as CBHS downs Houston. It’s the sixth season coach Thomas McDaniel has won its opener.

    Related Story: Friday night football lights shine on Houston vs. CBHS, but stands won’t be packed

    By John Varlas August 22, 2020

  • At Collierville, the only coverage allowed was temperature checks, not football

    Media members, banned by the school district from the game, were asked to leave school grounds; 650 fans were allowed in. 

    By Frank Ramirez August 22, 2020

  • Collierville bans media, but not fans, from high school football game

    School official says ban allows for more fans at game against Briarcrest.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 21, 2020

  • Friday night football lights shine on Houston vs. CBHS, but stands won’t be packed

    If you hold a high school football game amid a pandemic, they will come — but only about 400 of them, because that's what social distancing and other protocols will allow. 

    By Don Wade August 21, 2020

  • Former football star Jaylen Walton helping out Ridgeway: ‘Man, I’m from Memphis’

    Roadrunners alum has set up a back-to-school giveaway from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

    By John Varlas August 21, 2020

  • CBHS coach McDaniel ‘cautiously optimistic’ heading into 2020

    Size on both lines, good skill players have Brothers excited about an improved 2020.

    By John Varlas August 21, 2020