Virgil Cooper sat on the Avon Park locker room floor with a brace on his right knee as teammates and friends filed past the senior who'd likely just played his last game of football for the Red Devils. ...more

November 9, 2008

Winning two games in a row had Avon Park feeling confident heading into Friday night's Class 3A-District 12 matchup against defending champion DeSoto. Maybe too confident. ...more

November 1, 2008

The Avon Park football team's practices this week carried a different feel, as the Red Devils walked around with the confidence that can only come from a victory. ...more

October 24, 2008

Seniors Albert Moses and Virgil Cooper couldn't wipe the smiles off their faces as the seconds ticked off the clock and teammate Rashad Young intercepted a Hail Mary pass to seal Avon Park's 40-0 victory over LaBelle at Cowboy Stadium on Friday night. ...more

October 19, 2008

WARNER CHR. ... 49 CAMBRIDGE CHR. ... 0 THE DIFFERENCE: The Warner offense ran an effective ground game all night and pulled away early behind the backfield duo of freshman QB Shelton Willis and sophomore RB Breon Allen and their 149 combined first-half rushing yards. ...more

October 18, 2008

The resolve of the Avon Park football team has been tested this season. ...more

October 17, 2008

Players walked off the field in tears on Friday night as Avon Park head coach Andy Bonjokian tried to console his team knowing another game was placed into the "should've won" column. ...more

October 11, 2008

Four weeks into the season and Avon Park head coach Andy Bonjokian is still searching for his football team's identity. ...more

October 10, 2008

On the night Avon Park High School honored its state title football squads of 1987 and 1988, the current Red Devil football team showed it has a ways to go on the path back to championship contention. ...more

October 5, 2008

Another week, another stellar rushing attack. Avon Park head football coach Andy Bonjokian and his coaching staff have the unenviable task of coming up with a plan to contain Frostproof tonight in the Red Devils' quest for their first win of the season. ...more

October 3, 2008