Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka and Dartmouth Head Coach Buddy Teevens headline a “Practice Like Pros” football clinic, presented by Safe Kids Worldwide and Children’s MOTRIN®, to demonstrate progressive practice techniques to Illinois high school football coaches. The clinic is from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, August
In its ongoing effort to minimize the risk of injury in high school football, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Football Rules Committee expanded the provisions of “unnecessary roughness” to include contact with a defenseless player. This revision in Rule 9-4-3g was one of six rules changes
After finishing an undefeated 8-0 Northern Illinois Youth Tackle Football season, the Morrison, IL, NIYTF 8-and Under division football team competed at the Midwestern Gridiron Classic in DeKalb, IL, Saturday, November 1, and Sunday, November 2, 2014. Morrison placed second in the tournament, losing a tough game to the Kaneland Knights
The Morrison Ponies entered the last game of the 2014 season with a record of four wins and three losses and a desire to finish better than just .500.
The Friday night lights were turned on for the last time for the departing Senior members of the 2014 Mustang football team. This team is ending a season of unusual occurrences and still had one more challenge in front of them. The team entered the season with a small number of players
The Friday night lights were turned on for the last time for the departing senior members of the 2014 Mustang football team. This team is ending a season of unusual occurrences and still had one more challenge in front of them. The team began their season with a small number
On Friday, October 17, 2014, during the Morrison versus Erie-Prophetstown game, one official was overheard commenting that, “This is the best-played game [we have] officiated all season.” Only four penalty flags were thrown all game (all against Morrison.) The statistics were almost even, except on the final score. Each team
The Morrison Mustangs were welcomed into Erie, IL, for the Erie-Prophetstown High School’s Senior Night on Friday, October17, 2014. However, they were handed a 49-0 defeat featuring the Panther speed on several large plays.
The cool, calm evening of Friday, October 10, 2014, at Rockridge High School was perfect weather for flying. The Rockridge Fresh-Soph Rockets blasted off early, and the Morrison Ponies had to play catch up. They fell short in a 40-20 loss.
One has to reach out to the Morrison Mustangs, as the games wind down on a season that has not seen a win and has included only one touchdown in the last four weeks. In addition, on Friday, October 10, 2014, they had to travel to Rockridge High School and
After surviving the winds and unseasonable cold, the Friday night lights version of football for the Morrison Mustangs can only be defined as a “Night of Numbers.” The number that had a definite effect on play wasn’t the 45 degree temperatures, but the constant 20-30 mile an hour winds. The
The Morrison Ponies galloped into Manulis, IL, following a victory from last week and wanted to spoil the Homecoming festivities of the Bureau Valley Storm. They had every opportunity to make a stampede of the game, but constantly missed opportunities to put the game out of reach. Bureau Valley claimed
The Morrison Ponies celebrated the 2014 Homecoming by returning to their winning ways on Friday, September 26, 2014, and sank the Rowboats from Amboy, IL, by the score of 30-14.
The Morrison Mustangs entered the Friday night, September 26, 2014, Homecoming game after experiencing a week of great weather, enthusiastic Thuse activities, and one of the most spirited pep rallies the school has experienced in a long time. They were hosting the 2-and-2 Amboy, IL, Clippers with hopes of making
The Morrison Ponies took the field Friday evening, September 19, 2014. trying to recapture the the momentum they established a couple weeks ago in their opening win over Orion, IL. Their opponent, the Newman Shooting Stars, were coming off a high scoring game against Bureau Valley, and the outcome was