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Defense betrays Mustangs, dropping them to No. 4 seed
Mustangs shortstop Noah Hollis sets to fire the ball to first base after fielding a grounder against the Wildcats on Friday. Shortstop Carson Spendiff is in the background.
- photo by Mark Lastinger/staff
South Effingham Football Opens Practice with Midnight Madness
Coaches watch South Effingham quarterback Liam Coburn in the pocket during the Mustangs’ late-night full-contact practice. The team opened the GHSA contact period with a 12:01 a.m. ‘Midnight Madness’ workout on July 29. (Birk Herrath / Effingham Herald)
Donald Heath
Published: Jul 29, 2025, 3:27 PM
South Effingham High School’s football team hit the field at 12:01 a.m. Monday for its first full-pads practice of the season. With temperatures still high and adrenaline pumping, players embraced the challenge of a late-night “Midnight Madness” workout to kick off the GHSA-sanctioned contact period.