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HIGH SCHOOLFOOTBALL PREVIEW

TOP 10 ›
1. CARROLL
(Southlake, Texas) 2. NORTHWESTERN
(Miami) 3. ST. XAVIER
(Cincinnati) 4. DEMATHA
(Hyattsville, Md.) 5. SOUTH PANOLA
(Batesville, Miss.) 6. INDEPENDENCE
(Charlotte) 7.KATY
(Texas) 8. NORTHSIDE
(Warner Robbins.Ga.) 9. POLY
(Long Beach, Calif.) 10. JENKS
(Okla.)

RaisingAlabama

Coach Nick SabanIs Already A Hero in Tuscaloosa. Now The Season Begins

Is BeantwonBurning?
(Just Ask a Sox Fan)

SPECIAL REPORT
TWO YEARS AFTER KATRINA
The State of Sports in New Orleans
BY ALEXANDER WOLFF

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PHOTOGRAPH BY BOB ROSATO

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INSET PHOTO: John Biever