The poke may be part of it these days, but the 2 high school football teams in my hometown have been struggling for about 5 or 6 years now. The CTE head injury thing caused a huge drop in players. A lot of parents have stopped letting their kids play.

The poke may be part of it these days, but the 2 high school football teams in my hometown have been struggling for about 5 or 6 years now. The CTE and head injury thing caused a huge drop in players. A lot of parents have stopped letting their kids play.