I did a little research today, checking my high school football file and looking on the UIL site. How many state champs do you think we've had in Central Texas in football through the years? Not many.
Reagan's run of three in four years, may be the most famous, but otherwise, it's kind of hit and miss.
Schulenburg had a run in the early 90s and Thorndale in the mid 90s. And we've had some here and there by Wimberley, LaGrange, S

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Posted by Mike Barnes  at 5:58 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Liberty Hill is playing for a state championship... again. What a year for the Panthers!
I was lucky enough to be the emcee when the players got their state championship awards last winter, and they were all talking about doing it again.
But do you realize how tough that is in high school football?
Yes, it has happened in the past. Especially in recent years with more state champions than ever because of Division 1 and

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I've been on record since August about the strength of 14-5A. Talked about it on the Fever and blogged about it here on hsgametime. And boy did I feel smart when six teams went into the final night of the regular season with a chance to go to the playoffs. And boy did I feel even smarter when all four of the playoff teams won in the first round. And golly was I proud when three of those won in round two.
Well, I still feel that way a

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