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Cape Ann Small Football capsules (Boston Globe)
AMESBURY Coach: Thom Connors (fifth year, 13-31). Last year’s record: 3-8. Playing surface: Grass. Football website : ci.amesbury.ma.us. Returning starters (4): Jamie Mroz, TE-LB, 6-1, 225, Sr.; Ryan Kilmartin, C-DT, 5-10, 230, Sr.; Joe Klufts, QB, 6-2, 188, Sr.; Dominique Houston, LB-HB-DE, 6-1, 190, Sr. Strengths: Team speed, particularly in the backfield. Concerns: Inexperience. Outlook:
U football: Tipped pass is no good when a pick is possible
It was an all-too-common sight for the Gophers defense in recent years: A ball is up for grabs, a Gophers player gets his hands on it and … it falls to the ground. Incomplete pass. “Everybody says nice play, but it’s just an incomplete pass,” coach Glen Mason said. “There’s no difference when you drop that interception than when someone’s covered and they throw the ball out of bounds. It doesn’t have any more impact on the game than that. But if you intercept the ball, it has a significant impact on the course of the game and on your defense.” The Gophers defense did a better job of hold
Fantasy football draft boards thrown for a loop (Chicago Sun-Times)
You wouldn’t figure cutdown day to have a profound effect on fantasy football. The top of depth charts and draft boards are fairly set before any cuts are made, and the players who are let go are usually fringe players.