BLITZ: 2021 season awards for the NECC
Before we get to the Outside the Huddle All-Area Team and our end-of-year awards next week, Blitz wanted to take some time and take a last glance at area conferences and hand out some league-only […]
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BLITZ: Eastside falls short of state, but the journey sure was memorable
The emotion flowed from Eastside following Friday’s semistate showdown with Andrean. Dax Holman found an empty spot on the sideline and sobbed. Laban Davis kept his helmet on and strapped up, looking ready to shake […]
BLITZ: Eastside’s “five-year plan” reaches its zenith with epic victory over Bishop Luers
Basking in the post-game revelry full of celebration and vindication, Eastside coach Todd Mason found a few seconds of peace to reminisce. In the immediate aftermath of his team’s epic 21-16 victory over host Bishop […]
BLITZ: Eastside won the battle over Adams Central, but which will win the war?
Following Eastside’s narrow 21-19 victory over Adams Central on Friday night, a sweaty Blitz (fur and humidity don’t mesh well) waited for Blazers coach Todd Mason to finish up lambasting his team for missed opportunities […]
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OTH FOOTBALL PREVIEW 2021: Blitz’s NECC Small Division breakdown
THE FAVORITE Eastside Blazers The Blazers have lost just two small division games in the past four seasons and are looking to defend their NECC Small Division championship after back-to-back titles. The brunt of that […]
BEAR NECESSITIES: What you need to take from Sectional opening week
The postseason got underway over the weekend and Blitz is here to make sense of all of it. While Classes 5A and 6A took a breather, 1A through 4A got started on their road to […]
Eastside returns to win column, wraps up NECC Small Division title in blowout win
ALBION – Eastside didn’t feel like it had any questions to answer after their its loss of the season last week. Yet the Blazers still responded loudly. One week after dropping a late replacement game […]
BEAR NECESSITIES: What you need to take from Week 2
Every week, you buddy Blitz puts a wrap on Friday Night Lights with all you need to know from the area’s games. We take a look at some of the top plays, stats, fun facts […]
Eastside overcomes early mistakes to grind out 28-14 win over Adams Central
MONROE – The field is wet, a little bit muddy and Adams Central is on the home sideline. Oh, and your team just turned the ball over three times in the first quarter. That is […]