Watching football beyond the border
By Roger Brown
nhfootballreport.com
For those of you who have an interest in high school football outside of New Hampshire, the following is a list of high school games scheduled to be televised on the ESPN networks this season:
Aug. 25: Booker T. Washington (Fla.) vs. Summerville (S.C); ESPN/noon
Aug. 25: First Coast (Fla.) vs. Berkeley (S.C.); ESPNU/4 p.m.
Sept. 7: Wichita East (Kan.) vs. Dodge City (Kan.); ESPNU/8 p.m.
Sept. 14: Yough (Pa.) vs. Jeannette (Pa.); ESPNU/8 p.m.
Sept. 15: Miami Northwestern (Fla.) vs. Southlake Carroll (Texas); ESPNU/7 p.m.
Sept. 20: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (Calif.) vs. Birmingham (Calif.), ESPN2/11 p.m.
Sept. 21: McDonough #35 (La.) vs. St. Augustine (La.); ESPNU/8 p.m.
Sept. 28: North Bergen (N.J.) vs. St. Peter's (N.J.); ESPNU/8 p.m.
Oct. 4: Daphne (Ala.) vs. Foley (Ala.); ESPN2/9 p.m.
Oct. 5: Parkway North (Mo.) vs. Parkway West (Mo.); ESPNU/8 p.m.
Oct. 11: Poway (Calif.) vs. Torrey Pines (Calif.); ESPNU/TBD
Oct. 12: Cherry Creek (Colo.) vs. Granview (Colo.); ESPNU/TBD
Oct. 18: Cy-Fair (Texas) vs. Cypress Falls (Texas); ESPN2/7 p.m.
Oct. 19:Clovis (N.M.) vs. Artesia (N.M.); ESPNU/10 p.m.
Perhaps the most intriguing game listed is the Miami Northwestern/Southlake Carroll matchup. Miami Northwestern was 15-0 last season en route to Florida's 6A championship and has 12 starters returning -- six on each side of the ball. Southlake Carroll has won the last three Class 5A-I championships in Texas and will enter the season with a 48-game winning streak. Southlake Carroll's Riley Dodge is considered one of the best high school quarterbacks in the nation. He originally committed to Texas, but has since opted to play for his father, Todd, the former Southlake Carroll head coach who is in his first season as the head coach at the University of North Texas.
The ESPNU High School All-American game will be played Jan. 5 and can be seen on ABC.
