Weekend Update: High School Football Scores

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

While California, Connecticut, Delaware and Florida have one more week of regular season, the second season is now upon us in every state.

If you're looking for scores from the around the nation, I'm now posting them on each individual state site. You can either go to the links section to the right to find your favorite state or check-out the links below to see the most up-to-date scores.

High School Football Scores: Friday & Saturday

Alabama Scores Updated 11/8/09 8:39 p.m. CST
Arizona Scores Updated 11/8/09 9:19 p.m. CST
Arkansas Scores Updated 11/8/09 9:37 p.m. CST
Florida Scores Updated 11/8/09 4:52 p.m. CST
Georgia Scores Updated 11/8/09 9:27 p.m. CST
Illinois Scores Updated 11/8/09 1:25 p.m. CST
Iowa Scores Updated 11/8/09 9:23 p.m. CST
Indiana Scores Updated 11/8/09 9:32 p.m. CST
Kentucky Scores Updated 11/8/09 4:22 p.m. CST
Maine Scores Updated 11/9/09 7:49 p.m. CST
Massachusetts Scores Updated 11/9/09 8:12 p.m. CST
New Hampshire Scores Updated 11/9/09 8:00 p.m. CST
North Carolina Scores Updated 11/8/09 2:58 p.m. CST
North Dakota Scores Updated 11/10/09 4:55 p.m. CST
Ohio Scores Updated 11/8/09 4:12 p.m. CST
Pennsylvania Scores Updated 11/8/09 12:00 p.m. CST
South Dakota Scores Updated 11/10/09 8:51 a.m. CST
Texas Scores Updated 11/8/09 4:58 p.m. CST
Tennessee Scores Updated 11/8/09 9:57 p.m. CST
West Virginia Scores Updated 11/8/09 4:17 p.m. CST
Wisconsin Scores Updated 11/8/09 3:10 p.m. CST

Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Series Scores - Columbus, OH

Ohio & California High School Football Scores
Sunday, August 30, 2009

Dublin Coffman (OH) 52 Olentangy Liberty (OH) 0
Pickerington Central (OH) 28 Orange Lutheran (CA) 14 OC Register game story

Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Challenge Scores - Columbus OH

Ohio & Florida High School Football Scores
Saturday, August 29, 2009


St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) 57 Upper Arlington 2 SunSentinel.com game story
Hilliard-Davidson 21 Westerville South 20

Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Series Announces Texas Games

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

The Dallas Cowboys new home will play host to a high school football quadruple-header on Monday, September 7th as part of the Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Series.

As I mentioned earlier in the week, the showcase game will pit 2007 Texas 5A Division I champ Euless Trinity against Utah power Bingham. Bingham, which lost in the state's 5A championship game in 2008, is led by junior running back Harvey Langi, who was third in the state in rushing last year with 1,371 yards rushing and 17 touchdowns. The Texas/Utah showdown will kick things off at noon with the game being broadcast nationally by ESPN.

The other interstate match-up is between Klein Oak (TX) taking-on Notre Dame Prep from Sherman Oaks, California. Notre Dame is led by one of the top junior quarterbacks in the country. Ryan Kasdorf (6-2, 205) was named the state's Gatorade Player of the Year after passing for nearly 3,300 yards and 36 touchdowns.

“Intersport is proud to team with Burger King, Fox Sports Net, and Kirk Herbstreit to once again bring you the best high school football in the nation,” said Intersport, Inc. Event Manager Joseph Salituro. “We look forward to having the new Cowboys Stadium as our host. We are excited for the players, coaches, and fans to experience this once in a lifetime opportunity. The four matchups that we have provided will be a great introduction of high school football to this wonderful facility.”

Here's the schedule for the day, plus the Ohio match-ups that were released earlier this year:

Texas Games at Cowboys Stadium
September 7, 2009

Noon - Euless Trinity (TX) vs. Bingham (UT)
2:30 P.M. - Klein Oak (TX) vs. Notre Dame Prep (CA)
5:00 P.M. - Colleyville Heritage (TX) vs. Irving MacArthur (TX)
7:30 P.M. - Mansfield Timberview (TX) vs. Mansfield Summit (TX)

Ohio Games at Ohio Stadium
August 29, 2009

Noon - Upper Arlington (OH) vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL)
3:30 P.M. - Hilliard Davidson (OH) vs. Westville South (OH)

August 30, 2009

Noon - Olentangy Liberty (OH) vs. Dublin Coffman (OH)
3:30 P.M. - Orange Lutheran (CA) vs. Pickerington Central (OH)

Here Come the Match-Ups!

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

My blood really starts pumping for the upcoming season when schedules start getting released!

Today we'll kick things off by looking at match-ups from national and regional interstate football gatherings that are popping-up like weeds since Kirk Herbstreit introduced his Ohio vs. USA extravaganza several years ago.

The event is now known as the Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series, and is back for its fifth year with four games being played over two days late in August. A week later, the series moves to Dallas for four games in Dallas on September 7th.

Headlining the August 29 doubleheader at Ohio Stadium in Columbus is defending national champ St. Thomas Aquinas from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The Raiders, who have former Ohio State star and NFL Pro-Bowler Cris Carter as an assistant coach, will play Upper Arlington in the first game. Westerville South will play Hilliard Davidson in the second contest on the 29th.

“The Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series presented by BURGER KING is by far the nation’s top high school
football event,” said Cris Carter. “We have a great high school football tradition here at St. Thomas Aquinas and
we’re excited to be a part of the series again in 2009. This year’s version of the event is extra special for me as I get a
chance to coach in the stadium where I have so many memories from my playing days. It’s also the stadium where my
son will create memories of his own. It should be an unforgettable weekend.”

Carter's son Duron and former St. Thomas Aquinas Raider is a freshman wide receiver for the Buckeyes this year.

On Sunday, California powerhouse Orange Lutheran from Southern California will face Pickerington Central in the second game of the day. In the opener, Olentangy Liberty will take-on Dublin Coffman.

"I am thrilled that Ohio Stadium and the city of Columbus have been selected to host the 2009 Kirk Herbstreit Varsity
Football Series presented by BURGER KING in Ohio,” said Kirk Herbstreit. “When I took the field at Ohio Stadium for the
first time, it was the culmination of a lifelong dream. I am so happy that these young athletes will be able to share in the
same experience. I have always been a strong believer in the lessons and values learned through high school athletics.
We look forward to making the 2009 Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series an experience that these athletes will never
forget."

All of the Ohio games will be televised on either ESPN or ESPNU. The Dallas match-ups will be announced in a couple of weeks.

In Wheeling, West Virginia, the Friends of Coal Prep Classic is back for its second year on September 5th. This year's tripleheader will feature four teams from Pennsylvania and two from Ohio, including the state's defending Division V champ Youngstown Ursuline.

Here are the match-ups with the team's 2008 records:

Friends of Coal Prep Classic
Woodland Hills, PA (4-5) vs. Steubenville, OH (14-1)
McKeesport, PA (8-3) vs. St. Joseph's Prep, PA (8-4)
Pittsburgh Central Catholic, PA (8-3) vs. Youngstown Ursuline, OH (15-0)

And, finally here are the match-ups for the Ohio Valley High School Jamboree that will be played August 20th and 21st at Wheeling Island Stadium in West Virginia. The four game event features teams from Ohio and West Virginia.

Ohio Valley High School Jamboree
Wheeling Central Catholic, WV (10-3) vs. St. Clairsville, OH (7-4)
Martins Ferry, OH (11-2) vs. Wheeling Park, WV (10-2)
John Marshall, WV (1-9) vs. Magnolia, WV (9-4)
Brooke WV (3-7) vs. Oak Glen, WV (5-5)

#2 Trinity (TX) Takes Down John Curtis (LA)

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle


Louisiana powerhouse John Curtis (River Ridge, LA) found out why Trinity of Euless, Texas is considered by many to be the #1 high school football team in America. Trinity (#2 USA Today Super 25 & #1 ESPNRise, PrepNation.com) beat the 22-time Louisiana state champs 28-12 at Texas Stadium in the Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series.

For a game wrap story from the Dallas News, click here.

Click here to go to the Texas High School Football Huddle.

Kirk Herbstreet Varsity Football Series Scoreboard

High School Football Scores
Monday, September 1, 2008

at Texas Stadium
Irving, TX

Colleyville Heritage (TX) 41 Clovis East (CA) 26
Trinity (TX) 28 John Curtis (LA) 12

Kirk Herbstreet Varsity Football Series Scoreboard

High School Football Scores
Sunday, August 31, 2008

at Paul Brown Stadium
Cincinnati, Ohio


Montgomery Bell (TN) 21 Cincinnati Moeller 6

Kirk Herbstreet Varsity Football Series Scoreboard

High School Football Scores
Saturday, August 30, 2008

at Paul Brown Stadium
Cincinnati, OH

#6 St. Thomas Aquinas 35 Elder (OH) 24
Warren Central (IN) 39 MIddletown (OH) 34
Colerain (OH) 14 McKeesport (PA) 7
#18 St. Xavier (OH) 15 #19 Prattville (AL) 0

at Hall of Fame Stadium
Cleveland OH

Klein Forest (TX) 27 Warren Howland (OH) 6
Indianapolis Cathedral (IN) 34 Canton McKinley 13
Cardinal Mooney (OH) 57 Covington Catholic (KY) 0
Jordan (UT) 27 Massillon (OH) 24

at Texas Stadium
Irving, TX

Buford (GA) 42 Mansfield Timberview (TX) 21
Cedar Hill (TX) 38 LaSalle (OH) 14
Justin Northwest (TX) 13 Woodland Hills (PA) 12
Arlington Bowie (TX) 48 Trotwood-Madison (OH) 0

Kirk Herbstreet Varsity Football Series

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle


Eighteen top-level football games in three days is the best way to sum-up the Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series that will be played Saturday, Sunday and Monday in Ohio and Texas. Action began at 11 AM EST in Canton and Cincinnati.

The biggest game is being played right now at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati where nationally ranked St. Thomas Aquinas (#6 USA Today) from Florida is facing Elder High School from Cincinnati. STA is loaded with plenty of offensive talent that starts with
wide receiver Duron Carter, son of former NFL player Chris Carter. Like his dad, Duron is being recruited by Ohio State.

Below is today's schedule, plus you can click on the game for a preview from The Enquirer and Akron Beacon.

Paul Brown Stadium
Cincinnati, Ohio

11 AM EST - Cincinnati Elder (OH) vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL)
2PM EST - Middletown (OH) vs. Warren Central (IN)
5PM EST - Cincinnati Colerain (OH) vs. McKeesport (PA)
8PM EST - Cincinnati St. Xavier (OH) vs. Prattville (AL)

Pro Football Hall of Fame
Canton, Ohio

11 AM EST - Warren Howland (OH) vs. Klein Forest (TX)
2PM EST - Canton McKinley (OH) vs. Indianapolis Cathedral (IN)
5PM EST - Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (OH) vs. Covington Catholic (KY)
Click here to watch live streaming video of this game.
8PM EST - Massillon (OH) vs. Jordan (UT)

Texas Stadium
Irving, Texas

11 AM CST - Mansfield Timberview (TX) vs. Buford (GA)
2PM CST - Cedar Hill (TX) vs. LaSalle Catholic (OH)
5PM CST - Justin Northwest (TX) vs. Woodland Hills (PA)
8PM CST - Arlington Bowie (TX) vs. Trotwood-Madison (OH)

Jordan (UT) Facing Massillon (OH) in Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle



The Jordan (UT) Beetdiggers out-of-state roadshow continues in 2008 with a trip to the Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series in Ohio for a game against nationally renowned Massillon on Saturday at 8 PM at Fawcett Stadium at the Football Hall of Fame in Canton.

The past two seasons, the Beetdiggers have travelled to Valdosta, Georgia for games against high school football's winningest program. Both times Jordan returned to Utah will loses, including last year's 23-21 defeat. Massillon is America's third winningest high school football program. Jordan, which lost its season opener against Northridge 41-37, has won 11 Utah state football championships.

For a preview of the match-up, click here.

Jordan isn't the only Utah team playing out-of-state games, six other schools will be on-the-road. Here are those games.

Friday
Dixie at Cimarron, Nev., 8 p.m.

Saturday

Hurricane vs. Show Low, Ariz., 6 p.m.
Sky View at Campbell County, Wyo., 1:30 p.m.
Northridge vs. Crespi, Calif., 9 p.m.
Rich at Mountain View, Wyo., 4 p.m.
Delta vs. Globe, Ariz., 6 p.m.
Pine View vs. Dominguez, Calif., 5 p.m.

For more on Utah's battles outside of the state borders, click here for a story from the Salt Lake City Tribune.

The Country's Premiere Football Bonanza is Growing

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

The name has changed, but the quality of match-ups hasn't!

ESPN commentator Kirk Herbstreit is expanding his Labor Day Weekend high school football extravaganza to football-crazed Texas with a new name, but the same high profile match-ups. The newly named Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series will be played August 30-31 at two sites in Ohio and one in Texas. 30 top-tier teams from 11-states will participate in 15-games.

“We’re excited to once again showcase some of the best high school football teams in the country and give these young men the chance to play on a national stage,” said Herbstreit. “Giving these young people an opportunity to play on national television in one of the best stadiums in the country and, in some cases, fly with their teammates to Ohio and Texas is a very rewarding experience for all of the event organizers, including myself. We all believe that high school football builds great character and can teach lessons that will stay with these players the rest of their lives.”

“As a lifelong Ohio football fan, I’m thrilled that Burger King Corp. will again be part of Kirk’s spotlight on high school football. The expansion into Texas positions this series as the premiere national platform for High School football and is an excellent showcase of our nation’s high school talent. I lived in Texas for several years and witnessed first hand the passion Texans have for High School football,” said Russ Klein, president, global strategy, marketing and innovation, Burger King Corp.

More than 63,000 fans attended last year's Herbstreit Ohio Vs. USA Challenge.

Here's this year's schedule

At Pro Football Hall of Fame Field, Canton, Ohio
August 30th

11AM EST - Warren Howland (OH) vs. Klein Forest (TX)
2PM EST - Canton McKinley vs. Indianapolis Cathedral (IN)
5PM EST - Youngstown Cardinal Mooney vs. Covington Catholic (KY)
8PM EST - Massillon (OH) vs. Jordan (UT)

At Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
August 30th

11AM EST - Elder (OH) vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL)
2PM EST - Middletown (OH) vs. Warren Central (IN)
5PM EST - Colerain (OH) vs. McKeesport (PA)
8PM EST - St. Xavier (OH) vs. Prattville (AL)

At Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
August 30th

10AM EST - Justin Northwest (TX) vs. Woodland Hills (PA)
1PM EST - Mansfield Timberview (TX) vs. Buford (GA)
4PM EST - Cedar Hill (TX) vs. LaSalle Catholic (OH)
7PM EST - Arlington Bowie (TX vs. Trotwood-Madison (OH)

At Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
August 31st

12PM EST - Moeller (OH) vs. Montgomery Bell (TN)
3PM EST - Huber Heights Wayne (OH) vs. East St. Louis (IL)
6PM EST - Lakota West (OH) vs. St. Rita (IL)

For ticket information, go to the event's website at www.herbstreitfootballseries.com.