Kevin L. Smith

Kevin L. Smith

Joined: Nov 19, 2024

Kevin L. Smith, a Rochester (NY) native and a graduate of St. Bonaventure University, has been covering high school sports for over a decade. He started out as a freelance sportswriter in 2013. Since then, he’s held sportswriter and editor positions for newspapers in Coudersport (PA), Sayre (PA) and Oswego (NY). Smith currently covers high school sports in the Greater Syracuse Area for syracuse.com | Post-Standard, a position he’s held since 2021. You can follow him on social media @KevLSmittie. Story ideas can be sent to KLSFreelancing@outlook.com.

Wide receiver Devin Fitzgerald (1), pictured here competing for the Brophy College Preparatory football team in Arizona, officially signed on with Notre Dame on Wednesday (Dec. 3). Devin is the son of legendary Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald.

New Canaan football continues to hold onto the top spot in the Connecticut state rankings as they head into the CIAC playoffs.

Defender James Tildsley (44) makes a play for Shawsheen Valley Tech football in 2024. The Rams will face Foxborough in the MIAA Division V championship game this weekend.

Chenango Forks defeated Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton, 34-7, in the New York State Class C football semifinals on Saturday at Cicero-North Syracuse High School.

Owasso High School Stadium

Oklahoma

The district confirmed an investigation has been launched after allegations of lewd conduct surfaced

Rhode Island

Police say the incident was recorded before a football game, leading to arrests, felony charges, and the cancellation of the team’s season in Newport, Rhode Island.

Connecticut

Football in the Constitution State has entered its final week of the regular season

The Narragansett Football squad beat Davies Career & Tech in the RIIL Division IV state championship game over the weekend.

Rhode Island

The RIIL had its state championship games over the weekend

Xavier Baker (1) of the Bishop Feehan runs the ball against Bridgewater-Raynham in the MIAA Division II semifinals over the weekend.

Massachusetts

Three new squads out of the Bay State break into the rankings

Iona Prep defeated Monsignor Farrell, 42-20, in the NYCHSFL AAA title game over the weekend.

New York

Rankings out of the Empire State go from 15 to 10

Spartans senior receiver Peyton Way (8) fends off Central Valley Academy tackler Cal Jacquays on a punt return on Sept. 26, 2025, at Don Edick Field in New Hartford.

Football

The Spartans’ receiver capped a dominant year by surpassing a record that had stood since the early 2000s

Mason West, left, was picked 29th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2025 NHL Draft over the summer. On Friday night, West and the Edina football team captured the MSHSL Class 6A Prep Bowl title. Also pictured is NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.

Minnesota

The two-sport star added a football title months after being drafted

Gainesville football was declared the winner when a fight brought an early end to its playoff game with Brunswick. Now, the Red Elephants await word on what impact the fallout will have on its next contest.

The Clinton Red Tornado Bowl in Clinton, Oklahoma.

Ryan Santo Jr. (5) and the Bishop Hendricken football team will face La Salle Academy in the RIIL Division I championship game this weekend.

Killingly football improved to 9-0 following a dominant win over Waterford over the weekend.