Friday Night Lights Archives

Friday Night Lights Week 7

September 29, 2023 10:51 PM Chas Messman

Catch up on all the Week 7 prep football action from around the Desert Southwest with Friday Night Lights.

Friday Night Lights Week 6

September 22, 2023 11:07 PM Chas Messman

Prep football week 6 is in the books! Here is everything you missed from around the desert southwest. YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Prep football week six was filled with action packed thrillers around the desert southwest. Darryl Coleman scored two touchdowns and two picks, including the game-sealer on the 1-yard-line, to lead Yuma Catholic

Friday Night Lights: Week 5

September 16, 2023 10:54 AM Chas Messman, Scott Gross

Big games and upsets across the prep football landscape in week five.

Friday Night Lights Week 4

September 8, 2023 11:08 PM Chas Messman

Highlights from prep football action across the desert southwest.

Friday Night Lights: Week 2

August 25, 2023 11:22 PM Chas Messman, Scott Gross

Over a dozen games on the slate in local prep football including girls flag football

Friday Night Lights: Week 1

August 18, 2023 11:41 PM Chas Messman, Scott Gross

Four new head coaches roam the prep football sidelines, two came away with opening night victories. YUMA, Ariz (KYMA, KECY) – Prep football is back in the desert southwest with action going on across Yuma and the Imperial Valley. Our marquee matchup featured the Holtville Vikings traveling to Eagle Field to take on the Southwest

Yuma Catholic’s Richard Stallworth selected as FNL All-Yuma Player of the Year

December 22, 2022 4:32 PM Cole Johnson, Scott Gross

For the second straight season, Richard Stallworth made his presence known as hands-down the best quarterback in the area – with broken records even making an argument as the best in the state of Arizona.

Central’s Charlie Sullivan selected as FNL All-Imperial Valley Player of the Year

December 21, 2022 3:47 PM Cole Johnson

As if the script were written before the year began, the Central Spartan’s workhorse was bound for a star-studded season.

Friday Night Lights: Wally Grant selected as Imperial Valley Coach of the Year

December 16, 2022 3:58 PM Cole Johnson

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 Blythe in 2019.

Friday Night Lights: Bo Seibel selected as Yuma Coach of the Year

December 16, 2022 3:01 PM Cole Johnson

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 reached for the Crims.

Friday Night Lights Awards: An end of the year extravaganza

December 2, 2022 7:43 PM Cole Johnson, Luis Lopez, Scott Gross, Vanessa Gongora

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 football season.

Friday Night Lights Week 15: Palo Verde shocks CIF and wins title, Yuma Catholic upset at home

November 26, 2022 2:21 AM Cole Johnson, Luis Lopez, Scott Gross, Vanessa Gongora

Black Friday very rarely features some local teams taking the field and chasing a championship as the football season winds down.

Friday Night Lights Week 14: Stars shine bright

November 19, 2022 11:38 AM Scott Gross, Cole Johnson, Luis Lopez, Vanessa Gongora

Yuma Catholic survives a shootout against Buckeye Union to start the AIA Class 4A state playoffs

Friday Night Lights Week 12: CIF playoffs hit the Imperial Valley

November 5, 2022 12:57 AM Cole Johnson, Luis Lopez, Scott Gross, Vanessa Gongora

Through intense finishes and cross-town battles each Friday night, we somehow find ourselves closing the chapter on the 2022 season for many local schools – though some still in pursuit of a championship.

Friday Night Lights Week 13: Playoffs take center stage

November 11, 2022 11:02 PM Luis Lopez, Cole Johnson, Scott Gross, Vanessa Gongora

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 valley also making the trip to San Diego in hopes of keeping their seasons alive.

Friday Night Lights Week 11: Rivalry Week and a playoff push for the Criminals

October 28, 2022 11:10 PM Luis Lopez, Cole Johnson, Scott Gross, Vanessa Gongora

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 towards their first potential playoff appearance since 1993, all in this week’s episode of Friday Night Lights.

Friday Night Lights Week 10: Crucial games in the final stretch, several teams primed for playoffs

October 22, 2022 12:42 AM Cole Johnson, Luis Lopez, Scott Gross, Vanessa Gongora

It all started with a premiere matchup in the Imperial Valley on Thursday, and ended with many teams churning their way into playoff form.

Friday Night Lights Week 9: A record-breaking night, overtime thriller in Imperial

October 15, 2022 12:27 AM Cole Johnson, Luis Lopez, Scott Gross, Vanessa Gongora

Yuma Catholic steals the night with a shootout win, Stallworth breaks state touchdown record YUMA, Ariz., (KYMA, KECY) – This Friday featured some big-time matchups both in Yuma and across state lines in the Imperial Valley – but all eyes centered towards the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks. Not only were the Rocks looking to overcome last

Friday Night Lights Week 8: Brawley, Imperial win big, Kofa makes history

October 7, 2022 11:57 PM Luis Lopez, Cole Johnson, Scott Gross, Vanessa Gongora

Brawley with a massive win over Southwest, Imperial rolling against Holtville, and a monumental win for Kofa all in this weeks edition of Friday Night Lights.

Friday Night Lights: Week 7

September 30, 2022 11:27 PM Luis Lopez

The first ever matchup between Yuma Catholic and Cibola, Southwest takes on Kofa, Palo Verde takes on Vincent Memorial, and plenty more highlights from across the Desert Southwest in this week’s edition of Friday Night Lights.