Friday Night Flashback: Classic Texas high school football games, as remembered by coaches and players by Matt Wixon


Friday Night Flashback: Classic Texas high school football games, as remembered by coaches and players
Kindle Friday Night Flashback: Classic Texas high school football games, as remembered by coaches and players
By Matt Wixon
Publication 02 December 2025
Number of Pages 50
Format Type Kindle Edition

So what was the greatest Texas high school football game ever Ask that question and you could get a hundred different answers in Texas where high school football fans are as passionate as anywhere in the country The Lone Star State annually features games that become burned in our memories forever In tribute to the greatness of Texas high school football this book revisits classic matchups and shares memories of players and coaches who were part of them Some of the players and coaches reveal stories behind the unforgettable plays Others give a glimpse at what the amazing moments mean to them five ten fifteen or twenty five years later Get details on games that featured future collegiate and NFL stars such at Matthew Stafford Vince Young Ryan Mouton Graham Harrell Rex Burkhead Reggie McNeal Chase Daniel and Jevan Snead Relive the game through the memories of players and coaches such as Cedar Hill s Joey McGuire William Cole and Chris Francis Converse Judson s Jim Rackley and Dustin Quinney Euless Trinity s Steve Lineweaver and Samir Baker Houston Madison s Ray Seals Highland Park s Randy Allen and Holt Martin Odessa Permian s Gary Gaines and Art Wagner Katy s Mike Johnston and Will Thompson Southlake Carroll s Riley Dodge Lufkin s John Outlaw Allen s Dakarai Pecikonis and Tom Westerberg and Games included Cedar Hill vs Garland 2006 5A Division II semifinalWilliam Cole and just one play Converse Judson vs Midland 2002 5A Division I championshipA dream a pass and one of the greatest finishes ever Euless Trinity vs Plano 2007 5A Division I state semifinalSuperman Rex Burkhead vs The Dynasty Houston Madison vs Galena Park North Shore 2001 5A Division II regional semifinalVince Young and the Astrodome shootout Denton Ryan vs Ennis 2002 4A Division II semifinalPhilip Jones and 15 points in 45 seconds Lufkin vs Austin Westlake 2001 5A Division II championshipReggie McNeal a gutsy fake and a spectacular welcome home Southlake Carroll vs Euless Trinity 2006 5A Division I area roundFifty thousand fans a traffic jam and the fake punt Highland Park vs Stephenville 2005 4A Division I semifinalMatthew Stafford Jevan Snead and a receiver s one chance Odessa Permian vs Arlington 1987 5A quarterfinals Mojo s comeback and the old school tiebreaker Allen vs Round Rock Stony Point 2008 5A Division I semifinalThe 90 yard return the backup QB and a pass in slow motion Katy vs Southlake Carroll 2003 5A Division II championshipBall control a young cornerback and the team that couldn t be stopped Tyler John Tyler vs Plano East 1994 5A Division II third roundThe most amazing high school football game ever Plus a final tribute to how Texas high school football keeps getting better Friday Night Flashback Classic Texas high school football games as remembered by coaches and playersGreat companion to Friday Night Lights book Normally I don t give 5 stars but this was a short engaging book dealing with several great games in Texas High School Football history High school football is a huge deal in Texas massive stadiums historic programs future NFL players As they said in Friday Night Lights the show Texas Forever English

Friday Night Flashback: Classic Texas high school football games, as remembered by coaches and players By Matt Wixon
English
50
Kindle Edition
Friday Night Flashback: Classic Texas high school football games, as remembered by coaches and players.