Naples High School Football

New head coaches, some of them leading teams for the first time. Teams looking to build on last season’s success or generate momentum heading into the summer. Division I recruits seeking to satisfy expectations.

Naples High School’s Nathan Jones and Kendall Shumake have won the school’s John Woodruff Trophy and George B. Pittman Award, respectively.

When Collier County's football teams wrap up their spring games Friday, it will mark the end of high school sports for the 2011-12 school year.

Dan DiGiorno loves lacrosse, so much so that he even played a part at getting the sport started at a competing high school.

Sarah Connolly is thankful she’s still playing lacrosse. To do it in college — and for a Division I program at that — is just icing on the cake.

While the games are just exhibitions, St. John Neumann and Estero will have their hands full as they play the area’s first spring football contests this week.

A staple of high school football and a rite of passage for many young athletes could be eliminated in Collier County if new rules are passed by the state's prep sports governing body.

Shocked and saddened like the rest of the sports world by the death of his former teammate Junior Seau, Naples native Fred McCrary hopes something good can come from the tragedy.

Notes from area spring football practices

The first day of May marks the start of spring football practice in Florida and the enthusiasm and excitement that comes with a new season.

Richard Guarascio's goal in college will be the same as it was in high school — to compete for championships.

Naples High graduate and former NFL player Fred McCrary will have a fundraising poker tournament at the Seminole Casino in Immokalee on Friday, May 4 at 7 p.m.

One local high school football player could make a name for himself in the recruiting world this weekend, which could eventually lead to a college scholarship.

The result was meaningless and no one kept score, but the University of Miami’s scrimmage at Bishop Verot on Friday night had the electricity – not to mention the crowd – of one of Southwest Florida’s biggest high school football ...

The games might be the same next high school football season, but there will be plenty of changes on the sidelines.