New Blocking Rules Could Spark Football Controversy
The article heads into major changes for high school football this season. Blocking below the waist is outlawed except in a free blocking zone. Chop blocks also draw 15 yard penalties. Other changes include five yard illegal fair catch penalties and no crawling penalties. The Bluefield Graham game on August 28 at Mitchell Stadium looms as a marquee test amid preseason conditioning.
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49ers win in overtime over Seahawks in exhibition
In Seattle, Ray Wersching kicked a 39 yard field goal with 5:29 left in sudden death to give the San Francisco 49ers a 27 24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. Major Ogilvie scored for the 49ers, while Seattle squandered a late advantage.
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