Missouri high school football program regroups, hires new coach

Springfield Central, which cancelled its 2025 season, has hired John Ely ...
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All-Delco football player of the year: Springfield’s Valerio wrote historic ending on gridiron

SPRINGFIELD — When Luke Valerio walked away from the postgame huddle with his Springfield teammates for the final time in late November, it started to hit him. The Cougars had just suffered their ...
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Former Springfield Central star Pop Watson enters transfer portal

Former Springfield Central star Pop Watson will play football elsewhere in 2026. The former Golden Eagle All-American intends to transfer from Virginia Tech. Watson confirmed on X that he is entering ...

Central Connection: Joe Griffin commits to UMass football, reunites with Pop Watson

Griffin and Watson played football at Springfield Central together from 2019 to 2021, capping their time together with a ...
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Springfield Central alum Pop Watson transfers to play football at UMass, a move praised in Western Mass.

In his career at Central, the 5-foot-11, 200-pound Watson completed 459-of-691 passes for 7,847 yards and 81 touchdowns. He ...
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Springfield football standout Pop Watson transfers to UMass from Virginia Tech

William “Pop” Watson III, a football star from Springfield Central High School, is transferring to UMass Amherst after ...