Football

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The man who lost his job to Colin Kaepernick is among those most impressed by what Kaepernick has accomplished this season.

And it’s not Kaepernick’s foot speed or the zip on his passes that have been most striking, Alex Smith said Wednesday.

SYRACUSE — Even with a grand total of zero varsity passing attempts heading into the 2012 campaign, there was never any doubt that Brock Anderson would be the one lining up behind center for the Syracuse Titans.

PLEASANT VIEW — Matt Hammer is still all Weber.

Weber State’s former offensive coordinator, recently named the head football coach at Weber High, arrived at a recent interview wearing a Wildcats jacket and a Warriors polo shirt.

YULEE, Fla. -- Derrick Henry has broken one of the most coveted and long-standing records in the history of high school football.

Henry broke Ken Hall’s career rushing record Friday night. Hall ran for 11,232 yards in four years (1950-53) at Sugar Land (Texas). The record had long been considered an unbreakable mark.

SYRACUSE — When the Syracuse Titans load the bus on Friday to prepare for the state 5-A football championship game at Utah’s Rice-Eccles Stadium, they’ll take the hopes of Region 1, which hasn’t claimed the top crown in eight years.

The Davis Darts won the title in 2004. Since then, powerful Region 1 has had a team in the top classification final four of the past five years without bringing the trophy home.

SALT LAKE CITY — Welcome to winter football.

Mountain Crest High outlasted Highland in Friday’s state 4-A quarterfinal football game, posting a 14-6 victory at Rice-Eccles Stadium.