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.
The UIL realignment came on Monday with a few changes, almost no surprises and now, El Paso football programs have some clarity on the outlook for the next two years (2020-22).
The unbeaten Parkland Matadors put their unblemished 10-0 record on the line against Bowie at Matador Stadium on a crisp, cool mid November evening in northeast El Paso. The Bear's competitive squad who fought hard all season long, enabled them to stay with the high-flying Matadors for a half, but in the end, Parkland prevailed in a route, 64-28...
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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We made it! The final week of the regular season for high school football in the Sun City is here with district titles and final playoff spots on the line.