Randy Whitehouse wonders if there’s still room in the memory bank for everything that happened on the court in the past fortnight.
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Huddle Up: … But first, a motivational speech
He’s not a motivational speaker, he just plays one in print.
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Huddle Up: Playoff predictions, for entertainment purposes only
Yes, all of the favorites will win. That says more about the state of high school football than it does about the author’s admitted lack of courage.
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Huddle Up: What’s this about football being fun again at Telstar? How dare they?
Teams such as Telstar have finally found success in eight-man football, but some traditionalists would rather they kept losing the old-fashioned way.
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Huddle Up: Sorry Wells was forgotten. Not sorry they’re gone from D South
Through no fault of its own, Wells took all of the suspense of out of Class D football for two years.
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Huddle Up: Dropping dimes a quarter of the way into the season
Observations on play clocks, Dirigo’s impact on Crabtree points, eight-man football and the importance of high school football in the community.
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Huddle Up: Dirigo’s fate a cautionary tale for other communities
Dirigo had some good reasons for not going to eight-man football this season. That doesn’t make the decision a correct one.
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Huddle Up: Whitehouse Talking Points, Week 10
It’s two days after Halloween and all that’s left in the pillow case are Twizzlers and Good & Plenty, so it’s time for some sweet, sweet football hot takes. • There is nothing quite like the feeling of anticipation in a crowd and on a sideline when a player and team who have made late […]
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Huddle Up: Whitehouse Talking Points, Week 9
Between the elections, the World Series and high school playoffs, everyone is making predictions these days. For the last seven days, I’ve refrained from predictions, in order to sharpen my focus on the high school football playoffs. Apparently, I’ve had such tunnel vision that I missed a big lottery jackpot. But I am so confident […]
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Huddle Up: Whitehouse talking points, Week 8 — the rivalry edition
Whoever decided to make the final week of the regular season rivalry week was a genius. Rivalry week distracts us from the upsetting reality that the football season is over for some after this weekend, and will be for the rest of us too soon. And the added intensity helps us ramp up for the […]