Yuma Catholic’s Richard Stallworth selected as FNL All-Yuma Player of the Year
For the second straight season, Richard Stallworth made his presence known as hands-down the best quarterback in the area – with broken records even…
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Central’s Charlie Sullivan selected as FNL All-Imperial Valley Player of the Year
As if the script were written before the year began, the Central Spartan’s workhorse was bound for a star-studded…
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Friday Night Lights: Wally Grant selected as Imperial Valley Coach of the Year
Credibility and respect, or lack there of, came at a minimum to Palo Verde’s football program for quite some time – until Wally Grant made his way to…
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Friday Night Lights: Bo Seibel selected as Yuma Coach of the Year
It took over a decade for the Yuma Criminals football program to record a winning season, dating all the way back to 2009. In 2022, new heights were…
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Friday Night Lights Awards: An end of the year extravaganza
After 15 weeks filled with countless memorable moments and many athletes and teams shining under the bright lights, we close the door on another prep…
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Friday Night Lights Week 15: Palo Verde shocks CIF and wins title, Yuma Catholic upset at home
Black Friday very rarely features some local teams taking the field and chasing a championship as the football season winds…
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Friday Night Lights Week 14: Stars shine bright
Yuma Catholic survives a shootout against Buckeye Union to start the AIA Class 4A state playoffs…
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Friday Night Lights Week 12: CIF playoffs hit the Imperial Valley
Through intense finishes and cross-town battles each Friday night, we somehow find ourselves closing the chapter on the 2022 season for many local…
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Friday Night Lights Week 13: Playoffs take center stage
Plenty of playoff action for the Desert Southwest this week, including round two of the Bell Game between Brawley and Central. Three teams from the…
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Friday Night Lights Week 11: Rivalry Week and a playoff push for the Criminals
The Imperial Valley League on the line in the Bell Game, bragging rights at stake in the Battle of the Border, and the Yuma Criminals inch closer…
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Friday Night Lights Week 10: Crucial games in the final stretch, several teams primed for playoffs
It all started with a premiere matchup in the Imperial Valley on Thursday, and ended with many teams churning their way into playoff…
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Friday Night Lights Week 9: A record-breaking night, overtime thriller in Imperial
Yuma Catholic steals the night with a shootout win, Stallworth breaks state touchdown record YUMA, Ariz., (KYMA, KECY) – This Friday featured some…
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Friday Night Lights Week 8: Brawley, Imperial win big, Kofa makes history
Brawley with a massive win over Southwest, Imperial rolling against Holtville, and a monumental win for Kofa all in this weeks edition of Friday…
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Friday Night Lights: Week 7
The first ever matchup between Yuma Catholic and Cibola, Southwest takes on Kofa, Palo Verde takes on Vincent Memorial, and plenty more highlights…
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Friday Night Lights: Week 6
Plenty of action going down in week six as the City Championship takes place in El Centro, and Cibola and Kofa battle it out for their first win on…
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Friday Night Lights: Week 5
In a week that featured a lot of local teams on the road, the spotlight grew for some eye-catching battles in both Yuma and the Imperial…
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Friday Night Lights: Week 4
With Tropical Storm Kay leaving sweeping remnants towards the desert southwest on Friday, several local teams got the week off – steering the…
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Friday Night Lights: Week 3
Week three of high school football brought some new teams into the conversation, steering the new season into full…
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Friday Night Lights: Week 2
l teams hit the gridiron in week two of high school football in the desert southwest, with some big winners with hot starts, others not faring so…
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Friday Night Lights: Week 1
There was no shortage of action in between the lines this week, featuring many teams from the desert southwest in week one of the 2022 season under…
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