As the first ten weeks of the “new and improved” school year comes to an end, there comes a time where sports in high school can finally be covered. Sadly, this will not be a game story, but rather a story of how fall sports will not only attack the challenge of winning games but also being able to play in them. 

With football and volleyball now fully underway, both sports have taken the early precautions to keep players healthy and on the field or court. The volleyball team and Head Coach Mike Moffitt battled a ten game in fifteen day stretch off limited practice time to start the year. 

“We are definitely trying to replicate the preseason tournament season with our busy scheduling early this season,” Moffitt said. “It’s not fun to have all your learning and struggles be public, but I think our opponents are able to teach us about ourselves in games better than we can replicate in practice, and that’s really important…Due to the adjusted season schedule, we have had to be really efficient in practice and maintain our focus on the most important areas that we are working on.”

Senior, Jaedyn Woolley had her own thoughts on how she and the team prepared for such a different season.

“Since we had such a long break that led into preseason, we had time to prepare our bodies and our minds so now it’s time to put all our hard work into play, but honestly I think everyone is just glad to be back on the court and playing again.”

While Volleyball has been underway for a few weeks now, Football has just begun their season, and the players could not be more excited.

Junior Left Guard, Erik Gray expressed how this season, no matter how they finish, will be one to remember.

“Win or lose, I’ve been with this group of seniors for three years now and I love playing with these guys and I will always remember the guys push me harder everyday,” said Gray. “At the end of the day, I still got to ball out with my bros.”

As both of the teams are looking to make some noise heading into the winter months, they have battled not only with their opponents but within their own locker rooms. Whether it is wearing masks or social distancing during certain drills, Amarillo High can be proud to say they are doing it the right way.