Last weekend, the city saw various high school teams kick off their fall sports season amid the coronavirus pandemic, and most notably, the football season began.
Hours before kickoff of the Friday night high school football slate, Ysleta Independent School District sent out a release to close off all athletic activities to only athletes, coaches, game officials and administrators, citing the rising COVID-19 cases in El Paso.
The 2020 high school football season has officially kicked off in El Paso, with a full slate of games set for Friday night and some key matchups for week one.
Coming into Friday night's game at Burges with a share of the District 2-5A championship on the line, 2018 co-coach of the year Eric Pichardo said, "we love being the underdogs." The Panthers were just that coming into a hostile environment in Mustang Stadium where Burges had won 8 in a row, were undefeated at home, and looked to win their first district title outright since 1967...
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Week seven of Texas High School football featured some thrillers, a few upsets and the opener to most team's district slate. Here's a rundown of the games: