Fans take issue with Texas Monthly high school football issue

By Jake Shaw / Texas Football Magazine

I can tell it's a game week (have waited a long time to say that) by how busy I've been today. But I always have time for a blog, even if it is just the lazy route of posting some fan feedback.
I heard back from a handful of readers about Texas Monthly's ranking of the Top 20 programs in Texas (see previous blog).
Fortunately, the tones of the e-mails were much kinder than those I received for my upset picks. And there were some really astute points about teams missing from the list. I think a reader named Manfred caught the most glaring omission:
"Great list with one exception. Dallas Highland Park. I believe they are close to the top in total wins, district championships and play-off appearances/wins. Maybe two state championships?"
Manfred didn't even allow me to answer his own question. He did the research on his own (the check for your work is in the mail) and came back with this:
"Did a little research on Highland Park:
State Championships: 1945 (tie with Waco), 1957, 2005
Runner Up: 1944 and 1947
District Titles: 42
Total points: 166
They have the second best winning pct. of all time which should win the tie breaker. I am guessing that they are #3."
I believe he's right. Now that you're done with me, Manfred, you might pass that on to the editors at Texas Monthly.


Jake Shaw is the managing editor for Texas Football Magazine, an exclusive content partner of HSGameTime.com. Read the rest of the blog by clicking here.

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