Alabama restarts prep football in test of virus precautions
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Thorsby players takes the field at an Alabama high school football game between Jemison and Thorsby, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Thorsby, Ala. High school football returned to Alabama in a test of whether players can crash into each other, fans can scream and bands can play without worsening the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)Thorsby High School football coach Daryl Davis pauses while preparing the field for a game in Thorsby, Ala., on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. Davis' team will be one of the first to play as high school football returns to Alabama in a high-stakes test of whether players can crash into each other, fans can scream and bands can play without causing a resurgence of a pandemic that's just now easing in parts of the state. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)Coaches at Thorsby High School leave the field after preparing for a football game in Thorsby, Ala., on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. The school will be one of the first to play as high school football returns to Alabama in a high-stakes test of whether players can crash into each other, fans can scream and bands can play without causing a resurgence of a pandemic that's just now easing in parts of the state. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)Thorsby head coach Daryl Davis, far right, watchers his team warm up for an Alabama high school football game between Jemison and Thorsby, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Thorsby, Ala. High school football returned to Alabama in a test of whether players can crash into each other, fans can scream and bands can play without worsening the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)Umbrellas and masks both make an appearance on a drizzly evening at an Alabama high school football game between Jemison and Thorsby, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Thorsby, Ala. High school football returned to Alabama in a test of whether players can crash into each other, fans can scream and bands can play without worsening the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)Jemison cheerleaders, from left, Janie Popwell, Ava Claire Millard, Tori Adams and Morgan Lowery wait to take the field at an Alabama high school football game between Jemison and Thorsby, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Thorsby, Ala. High school football returned to Alabama in a test of whether players can crash into each other, fans can scream and bands can play without worsening the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)Terry O'Brien and his wife Susan, center, mask up as they await their freshman son Mason's first high-school band appearance at an Alabama high school football game between Jemison and Thorsby, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Thorsby, Ala. High school football returned to Alabama in a test of whether players can crash into each other, fans can scream and bands can play without worsening the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)Thorsby cheerleaders salute the U.S. flag at an Alabama high school football game between Jemison and Thorsby, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Thorsby, Ala. High school football returned to Alabama in a test of whether players can crash into each other, fans can scream and bands can play without worsening the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)Thorsby players honors the flag at an Alabama high school football game between Jemison and Thorsby, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Thorsby, Ala. High school football returned to Alabama in a test of whether players can crash into each other, fans can scream and bands can play without worsening the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)Tonantzin Aquino enjoys a frozen treat at an Alabama high school football game between Jemison and Thorsby, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Thorsby, Ala. High school football returned to Alabama in a test of whether players can crash into each other, fans can scream and bands can play without worsening the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)Thorsby's Chance Elrod (4) and Slate Phillips (64) get revved up as kickoff approaches at an Alabama high school football game between Jemison and Thorsby, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Thorsby, Ala. High school football returned to Alabama in a test of whether players can crash into each other, fans can scream and bands can play without worsening the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)Jason Elrod, his son Thorsby football player Chance Elrod and Chance's mother Kim Pinson stand in front of the home crowd for senior night festivities before an Alabama high school football game between Jemison and Thorsby, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Thorsby, Ala. High school football returned to Alabama in a test of whether players can crash into each other, fans can scream and bands can play without worsening the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
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Thorsby players takes the field at an Alabama high school football game between Jemison and Thorsby, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Thorsby, Ala. High school football returned to Alabama in a test of whether players can crash into each other, fans can scream and bands can play without worsening the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)