football friday night

The Horizon Scorpions scored like it was going out of style, and easily defeated the Bowie Bears 62-18 in their Class 4A Division Bi-District playoff game at Emperor Stadium. 

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The 81st installment of the "Battle for the Claw" is an annual event that should not be missed.  It is the oldest rivalry in El Paso, and one of the oldest rivalries in Texas. The Panthers and Tigers have played every year since 1930, with the exception of Friday November 22, 1963; the day that President Kennedy was assassinated.

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The Burges Mustangs headed into their final game of the 2012 season on a 5 game winning streak.  Bowie knew they had their hands full for two primary reasons. 

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Our N3L Optics game of the week lived up to the hype of being the top game in the city as El Dorado defeated Coronado 33-28.  The Aztecs were heavily favored going into the contest, and looked to run away with the game by taking an early 13-0 lead in the first quarter. 

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Excitement was in the air on Friday night at Hanks Excalibur Stadium, as the Knights hosted the Conquestadores in a crucial 2-4A game.  Del Valle entered the contest undefeated in District 2-4A play at 4-0, while Hanks, playing in 2-4A now came in red hot winning their last 3 games, and were undefeated in District play as well at 3-0. 

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Rain fell throughout the evening, puddles of water accumulated on the field, the temperature dropped into the 60's, and Del Valle defeated Riverside in a key District 2-4A battle at Riverfront Stadium.  The Rangers were never really in the contest, turning the ball over 6 times.

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The game notes always came in longhand, all written with a blue ballpoint pen. Stats, coaching records, last five games of the series -- transcribed onto wide-rule notebook paper, complete with Steve Hill's thoughts about the high school football game they described.

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It would be difficult to ever find a person who was more knowledgeable about high school football in El Paso, than Steve Hill. Early Tuesday morning Steve died due to complications from a heart attack he suffered on Monday. He was 62 years old.

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After two weeks of play and careful deliberation, the "Football Friday Night" crew has come up with the first high school top ten list of the season.