Keith Walker is a big playmaker for the Bulls. Like overcoming injuries or a lack of depth, losing players to other schools has become another one of the problems facing high school football coaches across the country these days. Wiregrass Ranch High (WRH) coach Mark Kantor knows that more than most others. When the Bulls, 7-4 last season, open their season tonight at … [Read more...]
Football Preview 2019: Cypress Creek
Running back Andrew Burgess has big shoes to fill this season. When Cypress Creek Middle/High School (CCH) head coach Mike Johnson looks out across the field during a typical practice these days, he can’t help but harken back to just three years ago. Then, he had little more than a handful of kids show up for his first practice. Now, he sees more than 50. “It’s … [Read more...]
Football Preview 2019: Wesley Chapel Wildcats
Jelani Vassell Jelani Vassell led the Wesley Chapel High (WCH) football team last season in rushing yards, receiving yards, kick return yards, interception return yards and scoring. He even found time to throw 19 passes. To say Vassell had a target on his back when lining up against the opposition is a sizable understatement. So, what is this year’s goal, according to … [Read more...]
No Pads? No Problem, As 7-On-7 Helps Prep Teams For Fall!
Wiregrass Ranch High quarterback Hunter Helton is spending the summer prepping for his first season as the Bulls’ starter by playing 7-on-7 football. (Photo: Andy Warrener) Traditionally, high school football players have generally filled their summers the only way they can — by throwing the ball around, studying the play book, keeping in shape and hitting the weight … [Read more...]
Wesley Chapel Area Spring Football Recap
CYPRESS CREEK Biggest Question Tim Ford-Brown was the team’s leading rusher and second-leading receiver last year and, along with others in the first graduating class at Cypress Creek (CCH), will leave a big hole. Can anyone fill it? The Answer It’s unlikely, as the Coyotes are graduating about 85-90 percent of all of their offensive production from a year ago. … [Read more...]
