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Dec 4, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Jeffrey Perkins |Ken Eilert
There are five San Antonio area football teams remaining in the UIL and TAPPS playoffs heading into the weekend. Holy Cross vies for a TAPPS Division III state championship this weekend in a rematch of last season's loss to Dallas Christian. Four other teams have moved on to the state quarterfinals in UIL playoff brackets. Harlan is in the fourth round for the first time as a program, while Smithson Valley and Boerne are programs accustomed to deep playoff runs.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Jeffrey Perkins |Ken Eilert
It's Thanksgiving Week, and that means food and football. While traditionally for Texans the Dallas Cowboys and now the return of the Texas-Texas A&M rivalry take center stage this weekend, it also marks in earnest the march to the UIL state high school football championships as the winners this weekend advance to the state quarterfinals. There are still 12 San Antonio-area teams alive in the UIL playoffs spread across seven classifications from Class 6A Division I to Class 3A Division II.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Jeffrey Perkins |Ken Eilert
It's been a long, exhilarating 11 weeks of Texas high school football, and it's not over yet. We've reached the playoffs, and there are plenty of intriguing first-round matchups in the San Antonio area to kickstart the six-week march to Arlington to crown the 12 UIL state champions. On the TAPPS side, state titles will be awarded Dec. 6 and 7. Here's the first-round schedule and matchup details for San Antonio high school football playoff teams:THURSDAY, NOV. 14Class 6A Division IJohnson (9-1) vs.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
expressnews.com | Nick Moyle |Ken Eilert
Alamo Heights Mules Max Bacon (29) is called for pass interference on Boerne Greyhounds Matthew Garrison (12) in the fourth quarter. Alamo Heights defeated Boerne 35-28 in a District 13-5A-II game on Friday, Sept. 27,2024 at Orem Stadium.Ronald CortesWeek 10 is shaping up to be a decisive one for a number of San Antonio-area football programs.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Nick Moyle |Ken Eilert
While Friday night's District 13-5A-I clash between Smithson Valley and New Braunfels was picked as the Express-News Game of the Week, there are several other key district matchups on the docket this week. A District 28-6A game between Taft and Harlan - both in a tie for third - could have huge implications, with the Raiders still set to face undefeated Brennan in a pivotal game on Halloween.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Nick Moyle |Ken Eilert
With Week 7 of the high school football season in the books, teams have just a month left to jostle for playoff positioning and fight for district titles. This coming week should be a critical one for several San Antonio-area programs. Sam Houston (4-3, 3-0) and Burbank (4-2, 2-0) will wrestle for control of District 12-5A-II. Southwest Legacy (6-1, 4-1) is looking to spoil Southwest's (6-0, 4-0) perfect season and muddle the top of the District 14-5A-I standings.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Nick Moyle |Ken Eilert
Last week's area high school football games featured offense, offense and more offense. One game had enough touchdowns for at least three games on its own, as Steele squeaked past East Central 64-59. Churchill built a quick 21-0 lead over Clark and cruised from there in a dominant Gucci Bowl performance, and Harlan quarterback Aldric Trotter had a breakout game with over 300 total yards and four touchdowns to lead the Hawks to 49 points in a rout of Marshall.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Nick Moyle |Ken Eilert
On Friday night, Steele and Austin Westlake will meet for the first time since Jan. 2, 2021, when the Chaparrals blanked the Knights in a Class 6A Division I state quarterfinal at Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex. The Chaps would finish that season as undefeated state champions, a storybook ending Express-News No. 1 Steele itself hopes to experience after opening its 2024 campaign with three straight blowout wins.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Nick Moyle |Ken Eilert
After two weeks, a picture of the football hierarchy in the San Antonio area is starting to come into focus. And a number of Week 3 matchups should help further clarify who the true contenders are. A Saturday night meeting between top-ranked Steele and second-ranked Brandeis highlights a slate that also includes several other notable top-10 matchups including Harlan-Brennan, Alamo Heights-New Braunfels Canyon and Pieper-Davenport.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Nick Moyle |Ken Eilert
Steele opened up its 2024 season last Friday night by walloping Liberty Hill. One night later, Reagan shredded Brennan's defense and stifled its offense in a dominant 31-9 win over the Bears. This Saturday, the top-ranked Knights and second-ranked Rattlers will collide at Comalander Stadium in a fight for San Antonio-area supremacy. While that matchup will headline week two, there's a number of other intriguing games slated for this weekend. Check out the entire week two schedule below.
