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Saturday mornings turned Friday Night Lights

By Angie Frederickson, Staff writer | October 25, 2024

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Morgan Tannery, Will Hazen, Jordan Clay, Lawson Behan

Morgan Tannery, Will Hazen, Jordan Clay, and Lawson Behan

High school football players Morgan Tannery, Will Hazen, Jordan Clay, and Lawson Behan (pictured, from left) grew up together as members of Southwest Football League (SFL). Each of the boys started in the 5/6 age group and played for six years until they aged out of SFL and went on to play football for their schools.

Morgan Tannery, Will Hazen, Jordan Clay, and Lawson Behan

This group appeared in The Buzz Magazines in 2019 during their SFL days, and they decided to re-create the same photo five years later, now dressed in uniforms for The Kinkaid School, Bellaire High School, and Lamar High School. Families involved with SFL are known for keeping in touch after the players leave the league, and all four of these boys credit their early SFL days for instilling a love of football. “You rarely meet a starter in the prep or public leagues in our area that didn’t get their start in SFL,” says Morgan Tannery.

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