SportsZone Football Friday 2024: Week 2 highlights and scores
The Missouri high school football season continued Friday with some Mid-Missouri teams playing host and others on the road.
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CPS implements clear bag policy for fall athletic events
All spectators at Columbia Public Schools fall athletic events can expect clear bag requirements except a small clutch from now on, the district said Friday.
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SportsZone Football Friday Game of the Week Preview: Helias at Hickman
Watch a livestream of Hickman vs. Helias in the webplayer above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hickman and Helias will both make their 2024 CMAC debuts when the two teams meet at Alumni Stadium on Friday night. Chris Hentges’ crew is beginning its quest to defend last season’s conference title while Justin Conyers’ squad is seeking its
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Harrisburg’s Sager wins Week 1 SportsZone Football Friday Play of the Week
HARRISBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) Harrisburg’s Caleb Sager is our Week 1 SportsZone Football Friday player of the week winner! You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – the Bulldogs will host Clark County on Friday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m.
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SportsZone Football Friday Play of the Week Nominees 2024: Week 1
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Congratulations to our Week 1 SportsZone Football Friday Play of the Week Nominees! You can watch the nominees in the video player above and then vote for your favorite play here. Nominee No. 1: Harrisburg’s Caleb Sager bulldozes his way into the end zone for a touchdown. Nominee No. 2: Blair Oaks’ Brady Dapkus
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Mid-Missouri high school football programs host jamborees
WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple local high school football programs participated in jamborees on Friday night to continue their preparation for the upcoming 2024 season. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. ABC17 SportsZone Football Friday officially returns on Aug. 30.
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Capital City competing to build on program’s best season
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Capital City Football is preparing to enter the 2024 campaign, following the program’s most successful season. In 2023, the Cavaliers posted eight wins, their highest total in a single season, and reached a district championship game for the first time in its short history. Now, in year four under head coach
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Helias striving to carry consistent success over to 2024 season
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Over the last five seasons, Helias has cracked the code for achieving consistent success. Chris Hentges’ program has posted nine or more victories every year since 2019, winning 51 of its 60 games during that span. The key to that consistent achievement has been consistency itself. “I think just consistency. Consistency
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Rock Bridge races into 2024 season, sets sights on deep playoff run
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge is preparing to kick off year three of the Matt Perkins era. Since Perkins took over as the football program’s head coach two seasons ago, the Bruins have consistently raised their bar of success. In his first season at the helm of Rock Bridge football, Perkins led the Bruins to
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Outwork, Overachieve: Jefferson City kicks off new chapter of storied program
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A new era of Jefferson City high school football begins on Aug. 30. Jefferson City alum Eric Thomas is preparing for his first season as the head coach of his hometown Jays. Thomas was a member of the 1990 and 1991 Jefferson City state championship teams, and now, he is returning
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‘You almost have to go a little bit harder than you did before’: Tolton looks to keep momentum rolling
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Year-after-year, Tolton football continues to climb, as the program reached the highest point its seen yet with its first-ever district title win in 2023. Head coach Michael Egnew has been there for each step up the ladder. Over the course of the past five seasons, he’s seen it all. From a one-win
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Sunday Sit-down with KTGR’s Andy Humphrey
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Andy Humphrey, co-host of KTGR’s ‘The Big Show,’ in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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Hallsville Football kicking off new era under first-year head coach Paul Stevens
HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Hallsville is preparing to write a new chapter of its football program’s history. The Paul Stevens era of Hallsville Football kicks off in exactly two weeks on Aug. 30 against Palmyra. The team’s first-year head coach is taking over a football program that has been trending upwards over the last five seasons.
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Consistency the name of the game in new era of Hickman football
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) When the Hickman Kewpies travel to Marquette on week one of the high school football season, it will be a full circle moment for first-year head coach Justin Conyers. He has plenty of experience in the coaching world, but the 2024 season will be his first time coaching in his house. Conyers
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Fulton poised to achieve breakthrough season
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fulton Hornets have kicked off preparation for the return of high school football. Dana Chambers Jr.’s team began official practice for the new season earlier this week, striving to have a breakout campaign in 2024. Chambers Jr. is entering his fourth season as Fulton’s head football coach. Over the past three
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Matthew Herman set for year two at the helm of Battle football
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The difference between the 2023 and 2024 offseason for Battle football coach Matthew Herman is night and day. Less than a year ago, he was taking the reigns of a program just weeks before kickoff. Now, he’s in the midst of a building a culture that will last. In his first season
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Southern Boone embracing ‘competition’ at summer workouts
ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) After posting its first eight-win season since 2019, the Southern Boone Eagles are aiming to build on last year’s success to soar to new heights in 2024. Mark Ross’ team is beginning to put the finishing touches on summer workouts before turning the page to the first official practice of the fall
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Blair Oaks bringing ‘edge’ into 2024 season
WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) High school football returns to the Falcon Athletic Complex in just 32 days. Blair Oaks is preparing for its first official practice of the season on Aug. 12 by taking advantage of one last week of summer workouts. Ted LePage’s team is entering the new athletic year with plenty of motivation. “We
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Sunday Sit-down with Hallsville football coach Paul Stevens
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Kyle Helms brought on Hallsville’s new head football coach Paul Stevens in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down to preview the upcoming season and discuss his expectations for his first year leading the school’s football program. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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Sunday Sit-down with Jefferson City football coach Eric Thomas
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Kyle Helms brought on Jefferson City High School’s new head football coach, Eric Thomas, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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