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Football is back, as All Star games kick off
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 Contrary to logical assumptions, football doesn't die out in the heat of an Arizona summer. The Arizona Football Coaches Association All Star games will be played this weekend at Surprise Stadium. Two teams from a combined 2A-3A division will take the field Friday night at 7 pm, and the 4A-5A squads play Saturday night at the same time.
Fans of high school football will get a chance to see some of the state's best offensive running back and quarterbacks on the same field, including Centennial High School's talented tailback John Hughes, who was instrumental in the school winning this year's 5A-II title; halfback Shad Bride of St. Johns High School; and quarterback Matt Inman from Yuma Catholic High School.
Bride racked up 105 touchdowns during his career, a state record, while Inman set his own career passing and scoring records this year.
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Texas running back tops SN 100 list
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 Marcus Lattimore (photo left), a powerful 207 lb. running back from Byrnes High School in Duncan, SC, was named the No. 1 player in the 2010 class as Sporting News Today released it's Top 100 list of recruits.
The list of players was selected based on discussions with 300 players in the 2010 class. In addition to the usual talent factor, SN also worked character and maturity into the criteria for inclusion in this inaugural list. Lattimore has not committed to a college yet, but made a visit to Auburn.
Here's who made the top 20 on the list:
2) Lache Seastrunk, 5'10" runnng back from Temple HS in Texas 3) Seantrel Henderson, 301 lb. offensive lineman from Cretin-Durham Hall HS in Saint Paul, Minn. 4) Lamarcus Joyner, 5'9" RB from St. Thomas Aquinas HS in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 5) Matt Elam, 205 lb. DB from Dwyer HS in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 6) Justin McCay, 6'4" WR from Bishop Miege HS in Shawnee Mission, Kan. 7) Jamel Turner, 205 lb. defensive lineman from Ursuline HS in Youngstown, OH 8) Corey Nelson, 200 lb. LB from Skyline HS in Dallas, TX 9) Gabe King, 230 lb. defensive lineman from Page HS in Greensboro, NC 10) DeMarco Cobbs, 6'2" WR from Central HS in Tulsa, OK (continued)
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Local grads fill ASU football roster for 2009 season
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As the annual ASU football Spring Game gets underway April 18, thoughts turn momentarily to the gridiron.
It's no secret that Sun Devil football coach, Dennis Erickson, does a good job of mining the talent right here in his own backyard, and the upcoming season is no exception. The 2009 roster has just been released and more than a third of the full roster contains the names of players who attended local high schools.
ASU's freshman class includes eight true freshmen from Valley high schools, and another 11 redshirt freshmen.
Nine incoming freshmen are rated among the nation's Top-30 at their respective positions, including four from Valley schools: Corey Adams, a defensive tackle from Saguaro HS; Kody Koebensky, an offensive lineman, also from Saguaro; Anthony Jones, a linebacker from Hamilton HS; and Jamal Miles, a running back from Peoria HS. Their chance of seeing playing time may be good, since last season set a record when 10 true freshmen saw playing time.
Among those 19 freshmen this year who will be hoping for playing time include: (redshirts) Allante Battle, a wide receiver from  Desert Vista HS; Deveron Carr, a cornerback from Chaparral HS; Tom DeMichele, a linebacker from Arcadia HS; Steven Figueroa, a tight end from Desert Vista HS; Gerald Flunder, a cornerback from Shadow Mountain HS; Patrick Jamison, a lineman from Hamilton HS; Keelan Johnson, a safety from Mesa HS; Cameron Kastl from Mountain Pointe HS; John McDonald, a linebacker from Seton Catholic; James Morrison, a running back from St. Mary's HS; and Zeb Togiai, a lineman from Desert Vista HS.
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Football Foundation honors local players
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A glittering roster of 23 athletes from Arizona high schools were honored by the National Football Foundation Valley of the Sun Chapter at the organization's 28th annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet presented by the Fiesta Bowl.
The list includes: Demitrius Burnett (Cesar Chavez HS), Daniel Casey (Bourgade HS), Sean Duncan (Estrella Foothills HS), Bret Hager (Mountain Ridge HS), Kyle Kilcoin (Buckeye Union HS), Joseph Lauer (Westview HS), Samuel Liechty (Mountain View HS), Derek Maisel (Corona del Sol HS), Chance Mixon (Antelope Union HS), Adam Mosbrucker (Northwest Christian HS), Brian Parker (Red Mountain HS), Cole Pembroke (Desert Vista HS), Paul Porras (Saguaro HS), James Bond Robinson (Paradise Valley HS), Craig Roh (Chaparral HS), Taylor Stib (Pinnacle HS), Collin Stoffel (Willow Canyon HS), Andrew Swartz (Gilbert HS), Austin Swerdfeger (Deer Valley HS), Christopher Taylor (Mingus Union HS), Cory Thellman (Joseph City HS), Kyle Trella (Chandler HS), and Timothy Whiteside (Mountain Pointe HS).
ASU Hall of Fame members Frank Kush, Ron Pritchard, and Danny White were also on hand for the ceremonies, which included the induction of Randall McDaniel and John Cooper to the Hall.
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ASU football sets spring practice dates
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 Yep, believe it or not, it's that time of year again. The 2009 edition of Sun Devil football is getting ready to take the field.
Spring football practice is scheduled to begin on March 24 with a 4:00 p.m. practice and will work toward the annual Spring Game in Sun Devil Stadium on April 18.
An offensive coaching clinic has been put on the schedule for April 2, and a defensive coaching clinic on April 9. The first scrimmage will go at 9:30 a.m. in Sun Devil Stadium.
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