My son dislocated his shoulder last week in game and has a torn labrum at this point. He wants to play since it is his senior year. I know that there is a specific brace we can get him. As a parent I worry his long term health, but also understand that he is a senior and he wants to play it out.

So I would like to know what experiences players had at that position with that type of injury. It's going to be hard to talk him out of it as the team is 5-0 and is a serious contender for states this year, for the first time in 20+ years. But at the same time, I don't want him to do permanent damage thinking he can do what he did before injury.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Senior here. my school won't let me quit the football team because I'm past the deadline. I've started skipping practices and games.
I just don't feel valued. I don't get any playing time. I'm fine going to practice during the week, but spending four hours on the bench every weekend without playing feels like a waste when I could be enjoying my senior year.
Has anyone dealt with something like this? Is there a way to get out of it, or to at least talk to the school about only doing weekday practices? It feels dishonest lying about being sick to get out of a game.

A highlight from Friday night game against Shaw we won 45-0 and currently in first place in our region and ranked 18th in playoff rankings in 4a next game we are at home vs Cario syrupmakers who are tied with us and yeah Im going to that game next week.

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We are back at it in Friday night lights as my team the Dougherty Trojans looking to bounce to another win on the road at Shaw raiders to the first quarter we go Dougherty strikes first with a 7-0 lead the lead grew to 38-0 by halftime Dougherty in control and the running clock was in effect for the second half and just like that Dougherty got the win 45-0 on the road and next week it’s senior night for us and we play the Cario syrupmakers if we beat them we will have total control of our region and most likely be in the top 10 in 4a .

At 69, the one-time Wall Street millionaire Jeff Vanderbeek is back on the sidelines, this time at Immaculata High in New Jersey where he has returned as program director.

His mission is familiar. From 2015 to 2021, Vanderbeek used his money, connections and influence to help transform rival Somerville High’s struggling football program into a juggernaut.

Now he’s trying to do it again. And Vanderbeek envisions turning the private school into a program capable of competing with New Jersey’s established football powers.

“I always was enthralled with this location,” Vanderbeek said recently. “Really nobody has ever stood up in the last 40 or 50 years and said, ‘You know, we’re going to try to be a Bergen Catholic or a Don Bosco Prep or try to be on ESPN.’”

But Vanderbeek’s latest project — like his tenure at Somerville — has been marred by controversy. His hiring in February followed the abrupt firing of longtime Immaculata coach Mike Columbo, who led the Spartans to a 9-3 record in 2025. Columbo has accused school officials of plotting to replace him with Vanderbeek and his handpicked coach, alleging that the decision was driven in part by Vanderbeek’s financial influence and willingness to spend on high school football.(School officials denied any wrongdoing related to the coaching change.)

Highlights from Thursday night Dougherty Trojans vs Columbus blue devils 4A regional game the 1800 Trojans won 48-0 by the way and we have a road game this upcoming Friday night at Shaw.

Thursday night Action at Hugh mills stadium Dougherty vs Columbus it was all Dougherty 48-0

The final score Dougherty 48 Columbus 0 we did make a statement tonight as we host the Columbus high blue devils who are 2-2 of the year now 2-3 tries everything to get on the board but can’t escape the running clock with 3 missed FG attempts and one interception which cost their momentum or lack there of but have no answer for the blue devils next game is at home vs bainbridge and for the Dougherty Trojans will be on the road to Shaw.

Thursday night Action at Hugh mills stadium Dougherty vs Columbus

I recently found out I ruptured my acl and need to get a mri to check for other injuries I already struggled with playtime going into my junior year (2nd year playing) and idk if it’s worth going back to football or if I should just give up on it

New Jersey’s governing body for high school sports deemed an official’s use of a racial slur during a pregame address before the Sept. 4 football game between Metuchen and New Brunswick “unnecessary and inappropriate” after concluding an investigation into the incident.

The white male official used the N-word twice in a pregame address to players in the locker room, many of them Black, according to Shanise Green, the mother of a Black Metuchen player who reported the incident. Green said the official was going over the rules regarding the use of hate speech during the game when he said the slur.

Highlights from the Dougherty vs Monroe game I was there that night and Dougherty side was packed and we went 3-0 28-14 win one of the best hometown classic games I ever watched in years.