Daily Archives: December 7, 2024

Fort Hill, Northern play for 1A state championship

Dec. 7—ANNAPOLIS — The 2024 high school football seasons for Fort Hill and Northern will finish just how they started. The Sentinels and Huskies met in Week 1, a 42-7 Fort Hill win in early September that feels like ages ago. Now 13 weeks later, they’ll square off for all the marbles with the Class 1A state championship on the …

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In Roob’s Eagles Observations: What makes Eagles’ defense unique

In Roob’s Eagles Observations: What makes Eagles’ defense unique originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia A unique aspect of the Eagles’ top-ranked defense, Dallas Goedert’s future and Jalen Hurts’ remarkable record on the road. Can you believe it’s Week 14? The Eagles are getting into crunch time and so is Roob’s 10 Random Observations! Let’s get after it! 1. One …

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Eagles vs. Panthers predictions for Week 14 of the NFL season

Eagles vs. Panthers predictions for Week 14 of the NFL season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles (10-2) host the Carolina Panthers (3-9) at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday afternoon. Let’s get to the predictions: Reuben Frank (6-6) Normally, yeah, I’d be concerned about the Panthers. Classic trap game, Eagles coming off a tough win in Baltimore and …

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Georgia’s winners and losers from early signing period

. The Georgia Bulldogs signed 25 recruits over the early signing period. Georgia signed an elite recruiting class, but slipped to No. 3 in the rankings behind Texas and Alabama on 247Sports. Here are some winners and losers from Georgia’s early-signing period. Winner: Future Georgia WRs ATHENS, GEORGIA – NOVEMBER 29: Arian Smith #11 of the Georgia Bulldogs reacts as the game goes into the …

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Playoff time arrives for No. 8 Idaho, Lehigh today at P1FCU Kibbie Dome

Dec. 7—When Idaho quarterback Jack Layne runs out of the tunnel tonight in front of thousands of Vandal football fans, he will feel grateful. “That’s kind of the word, the theme for me for this season,” Layne said. “Just grateful every time I get to step out here, especially in front of these fans. I mean, it’s special.” Layne will …

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Eagles notebook: The art behind the wacky world of punting

Eagles notebook: The art behind the wacky world of punting originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Cooper DeJean started moving his hands wildly as he methodically went through all the different ways a punted ball can spin. “It can spin this way. It can spin that way. It can go end over end, it can do the opposite… ” There …

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Why LeSean McCoy is rooting for Saquon Barkley to break his record

Why LeSean McCoy is rooting for Saquon Barkley to break his record originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia If Saquon Barkley can manage to pick up 109 yards on the ground on Sunday afternoon, he would break LeSean McCoy’s franchise record for rushing yards in a season. No one is rooting for him harder than Shady. “Yeah, man, records are …

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Graham to face 2C champion Glenvar in VHSL Class 2 state semifinal today at Mitchell

Dec. 7—BLUEFIELD, Va. — Considering Glenvar’s perennial prominence in Region C athletics through the decades, it seems surprising that the Highlanders and Graham have apparently never before played one another for record on a football field. “We’ve scrimmaged them in the past but we’ve never played them before … I don’t think,” said Palmer, whose team made state semifinal appearances …

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Fantasy Football Week 14: Rankings, sleepers, start/sit advice and more

Here, we’ve gathered all of our top-notch analysis and fantasy football advice, in one place, to increase your chances of coming away with a Week 14 victory. No matter how you like to consume fantasy advice (article, audio or video), we’ve got something for everyone: rankings, sleepers, fades, positional advice and more expert analysis you need to win. Week 14 …

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