High School Sports

It’s a day most high school football players dream of putting pen to paper and signing to play the sport they love at the next level.

The Cocoa High School football players take a lot of pride in being part of their football program. On Thursday, they were putting the finishing touches on the field, spray-painting the endzone.

Seminole High School’s Chase Johnson is making an impact in Sanford.

Vernell Brown III is one of the top students in his junior class at Jones High School, and he’s one of the top receivers in the state of Florida.

Tohopekaliga High School’s Andrew Hines found football through tragedy. Three years ago in October, Hine’s mother Kristi died after battling cervical cancer.

Nathan Freid may not get to suit up on Friday nights for the Horizon High School Hawks football team.

For a long time, there were only two public high schools in Osceola County: the St. Cloud Bulldogs and Osceola Kowboys. They’ve had their share of clashes on the gridiron. Friday marks the 100th meeting between the two programs.

Friday night lights are a big deal in Florida, and for the past six decades, one Lake County school has been playing in a stadium that has looked the same since the day it was built in 1961.

Several high football referees are suspended for the time being for how they handled a game involving the Cocoa Tigers. The management under came during Cocoa High School's football game against St. Thomas Aquinas.

Lyman High School Football needed a little help in the kicking department, so they decided to call in a specialist. The specialist is a soccer player, who just happens to be a girl.

Playing for the Apopka High School football team is special. But getting to wear the number 11 jersey means even more.

Viera High School's football team will be allowed to play this week, days after some players were suspended and the entire football program put on hold following a horrid hazing investigation involving another teammate, according to Brevard Public Schools.

A woman who identified herself as a mother of a Viera High School football player who was the victim of an alleged hazing incident went before school board members wanting answers. She said her son has been deeply affected.

The entire football team at Viera High School will undergo anti-hazing training following an incident last week that led to the suspension of several players. The coaching staff will also undergo similar training.

Lake Minneola’s Kai Evans was already the fastest 400-meter hurdler in Florida. Now, he’s also the fastest in the country.

Osceola High School is extra motivated heading into the new volleyball season. The team is younger than in years past., but that doesn’t mean they’re without talent or experience. Osceola will once again have a powerful attack from the outside.