by Jeff Fisher
Kansas High School Football Huddle
The Kansas high school football regular season begins this weekend, but according to The Kansas City Star, Tonganoxie will not have its head coach of the last 12-years on the sidelines when it takes on Bishop Ward on Friday.
The newspaper reports that Mark Elston resigned Wednesday, one day after he was suspended by the school district over an apparent verbal altercation with a player.
Defensive coordinator Matt Bond will reportedly take-over as interim head coach.
Last year Tonganoxie was 1-8.
The blog is part of Jeff Fisher's High School Football America network that is dedicated to providing high school football fans in Kansas with the most up-to-date news and information.
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Gardner Edgerton's Bubba Starling Still Trying to Decide Between College Football & Major League Baseball
by Jeff Fisher
Kansas High School Football Huddle
On April 3rd when I spoke with Gardner Edgerton's three-sport athlete Bubba Starling on the NHSCA Sports Hour, we knew the young man was going to have a major decision.
Starling had already committed to play quarterback at the University of Nebraska, but he also knew in a couple of months, he would be a high pick in the Major League Amateur Draft. When draft day came, he was taken with the fifth pick overall by the nearby Kansas City Royals, and that made the decision even bigger.
When I asked him on the April 3rd show which way he was leaning, he said, "I don't know if I'm ready for that big step going from high school baseball to major league baseball, as far as maturity. I just think the best thing for me to do right now is to go up to Nebraska and play two sports there."
Well, when Nebraska opened fall camp last week, Starling wasn't in Cornhusker red-and-white, but he also wasn't wearing a Royals uniform either. However, he is enrolled in Lincoln.
Now the clock is ticking toward midnight on August 15th. That's when Starling must sign a major league contract with the Royals or wait two more years to be drafted again.
It's been reported that Starling, who is represented by super-agent Scott Boras could receive a MLB contract with a signing bonus in excess of $7 million dollars.
So for now, Cornhusker fans are turning Royal blue while holding their breath in anticipation of Starling's decision.
As far as Starling, he texted a message to the Kansas City Star last week saying, "It's getting really stressful now, too".
Click here to listen to our interview with Starling.
Kansas High School Football Huddle
Starling had already committed to play quarterback at the University of Nebraska, but he also knew in a couple of months, he would be a high pick in the Major League Amateur Draft. When draft day came, he was taken with the fifth pick overall by the nearby Kansas City Royals, and that made the decision even bigger.
When I asked him on the April 3rd show which way he was leaning, he said, "I don't know if I'm ready for that big step going from high school baseball to major league baseball, as far as maturity. I just think the best thing for me to do right now is to go up to Nebraska and play two sports there."
Well, when Nebraska opened fall camp last week, Starling wasn't in Cornhusker red-and-white, but he also wasn't wearing a Royals uniform either. However, he is enrolled in Lincoln.
Now the clock is ticking toward midnight on August 15th. That's when Starling must sign a major league contract with the Royals or wait two more years to be drafted again.
It's been reported that Starling, who is represented by super-agent Scott Boras could receive a MLB contract with a signing bonus in excess of $7 million dollars.
So for now, Cornhusker fans are turning Royal blue while holding their breath in anticipation of Starling's decision.
As far as Starling, he texted a message to the Kansas City Star last week saying, "It's getting really stressful now, too".
Click here to listen to our interview with Starling.
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