Category: high school football

California High School Football Team Cannot Use Thin Blue Line Flag: Superintendent Says

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—The William S. Hart Union High School District superintendent said the Saugus High School football team can no longer use the “thin blue line” flag at games in its pregame ceremonies, echoing a decision made by the team’s coach. The decision has created an emotional debate and tensions between members of the community,…


‘Stand Up and Fight for What’s Right’ Until the End: School Coach Fired for Praying in Public

A school football coach who was fired for praying in public after the end of each of his team’s games has embarked on a years-long legal battle to fight for his religious rights. Joe Kennedy, a former coach at a high school in Bremerton, Washington state decided to fight in court the school’s decision to…


VIDEO: Teen Football Player Thinks It’s Just a Normal Coin Toss—Until He Sees Army Dad Dressed as Ref

What started as a coin toss before a high school football game turned into a surprise reunion between a footballer son and his Army dad returning from deployment overseas. Servicemember Fred Grooms Sr. had never watched his son play a high school football game before; this would be a first. It would also be Fred…