Grueling exercise drills under a blazing summer sun. Drenched in buckets of sweat. Studying playbooks late into the night. Months of work and training that began days after the season ended last year. It’s all come down to these next two months of high school football, where opportunities knock, plans are laid, goal lines mock, tactics are made, playoffs call, surprises lurk, teams fall, and champions emerge.

Here’s a look at some of the football teams in our area—scenes from summer workouts and some names you’ll likely hear called on those cool and foggy weekends: