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Alabama football coach placed on leave after spanking video surfaces

Blount football coach Josh Harris has been put on administrative leave after a video surfaced last week of him spanking a student.

Josh Harris, a varsity football coach at Blount in Mobile County, Alabama, has been placed on administrative leave after a video surfaced of what appears to be the coach spanking a student-athlete in the locker room, according to a report by Ben Thomas at AL.com.

“Mobile County director of communications Rena Philips confirmed to AL.com on Tuesday night that Harris has been placed on leave with pay while the situation is under investigation.”

An alum of the school, Josh Harris (34) was hired to be Blount’s football coach in December. Harris had previously been the team’s quarterbacks coach and played college football at Tuskegee.

The Blount Leopards defeated Robertsdale (Ala.) this past week 42-24, and Harris was not coaching. The team has this week off but will play Baldwin County next on the 16th.

MYNBC15 reports that the school’s principal and board members refuse to comment on the ongoing investigation.

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High school football games tonight and this weekend will help kick off the 2022 season

High school football has kicked off for the 2022 season, with more states getting ready for gridiron action as August winds down and September nears.

This week and into the weekend will feature some of the best programs as Alabama and Georgia high school football gets underway.

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Beyond the in-state matchups, the Thompson Warriors (Ala.) and Buford Wolves (Ga.) square off in an out-of-state battle on Aug. 19. Both teams have been consistently ranked as top football programs in the nation, with each having spent time in the USA TODAY Sports Super 25.

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Overall, it’s a slate of opening kickoff games that adds to a highly anticipated 2022 season.

The strong class of 2023 creates the anticipation of witnessing highlight-reel moments during much of this year’s schedule of games from across the country—headlined by top quarterbacks Arch Manning, Jaden Rashada, Nico Iamaleava, Dante Moore, and Malachi Nelson, plus a loaded crop of overall talented powerhouses.

For fans looking to watch the games online, whether it be your hometown team, a regional-powerhouse matchup or even a nationally ranked head-to-head, the NFHS Network has live-streaming available.  

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WATCH: No. 7 Thompson stages miracle comeback to win Alabama 7A title

Thompson High School pulled off a miracle comeback to win an Alabama 7A state championship Wednesday night.

Thompson High School (Ala.), ranked No. 7 in the USA Today Super 25, was on the verge of seeing its storybook 2020 season come to a crushing end in the Alabama 7A state championship game Wednesday night.

Then, a miracle happened.

Auburn High School had Thompson on the ropes, up 28-19 with less than two minutes remaining and in possession of the football in Thompson territory. On third down, Auburn kneeled out of the shotgun in an effort to run more time off the clock before punting. However, the field position Auburn cost itself by kneeling out of the shotgun proved costly, as Thompson blocked Auburn’s punt, scooped it up and used the short field to its advantage en route to a touchdown to cut the lead to two with 18 seconds remaining.

Despite Thompson’s newfound life, Auburn still had the upper hand. The Warriors would have to recover the onside kick and get into field goal range with under 20 seconds and no timeouts.

And that’s exactly what they did.

Thompson miraculously recovered its onside kick attempt and worked its way into field goal range on the back of two defensive pass interference penalties on Auburn. The icing on the cake? A 35-yard field goal to give Thompson a 29-28 win and a state title to boot.

Thompson dominated the Alabama high school football scene throughout 2020, posting a 13-0 record with an average margin of victory of 29 points per game. Its miracle win to bring another state championship back to Alabaster, though?

That is something nobody in Thompson’s program will ever forget.

The high school football championship ending that has to be seen to be believed

The Thompson Warriors won the Alabama Class 7A state championship in miraculous fashion.

With December comes championship football, at least at the high school and college level. The state of Alabama is in the middle of their high school championship games, and on Tuesday night the undefeated Thompson Warriors – playing in their third-straight title game – playing the 12-1 Auburn Tigers in the Class 7A Championship Game at Bryant-Denny Stadium on the campus of the University of Alabama.

The ending has to be seen to be believed.

With just over one minute remaining, Auburn led Thompson 28-19. They lined up in punt formation looking to pin the Warriors deep. Most people thought the contest was over:

But the Warriors got a huge play on special teams to start the improbable comeback:

The Warriors blocked the punt, and with the extra point they were suddenly within two points, with just second left. They would need the onside kick.

Which they recovered:

Then, they got into field goal range thanks to a pair of pass interference penalties, setting up this game-winning field goal attempt from Trevor Hardy.

And he drilled it:

Remember friends, it’s never over until it’s over.

Hillcrest Patriots’ touchdown on the final play is must-see TV

Quite possibly the greatest 2.9 seconds in high school football ever.

It’s not the amount of time you have. It’s what you do with it.

At least, that’s what I thought while watching the greatest 2.9 seconds of the 2020 high school football season (so far) unfold from the game between the Hillcrest Patriots (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) and the Wetumpka Indians (Ala.).

The Pats found themselves in a 13-0 hole after the first quarter of Friday’s non-conference road test but managed to battle back, eventually taking the lead in the third. Wetumpka kept up their momentum in the forth, though, until an Ethan Crawford 30-yard touchdown strike left the Indians trailing by a point with seven minutes left.

It was a game of field position from there, with both teams exchanging punts and playing solid defense, before the Indians put together a drive that ended with Alex Londell’s 20-yard field goal to take the lead with under 15 seconds to go.

And that was more than enough time for Hillcrest to work a miracle.

If a picture is worth a 1000 words, then this video is worth a million (or, in points: a most memorable 6):

And to think: It’s only Week 3!

Related: Check out the Plays of Week from Week 1 of the high school football season.