high school football

Two Maryland highschools were facing off under the Friday night lights when a play during the season’s first scrimmage left a teammate hospitalized.

There’s often excitement at the first game of the season, but that joy was crushed when a student suffered and injury on the field at a high school in Maryland. News4’s Derrick Ward reports the high schooler’s recovery.

Just as hope that they’d get back to the field seemed to fade, high school students and coaches in Montgomery County returned to football.

News4’s Shomari Stone talked to players and parents about how it feels to be back on the field.

High school football players in Virginia are preparing to return to the field. News4’s Leon Harris reports on measures teams are taking against COVID-19 as the season begins.

The DC State Athletic Association held a virtual town hall about high school sports and COVID-19 hosted by NBC Sports Washington’s Chad Ricardo with special guest Dr. Vin Gupta Thursday evening. Some parents want their teens to be able to play high school football right now, but others say it’s too early due to the risk of COVID-19 exposure....

Being inside the classroom isn’t the only thing students are missing out on right now. Sports have been on hold since March. D.C. parents had a chance to sound off about why they want their kids back on the field. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.