Friday nights in Texas on a fall day are meant for one thing: high school football. It's the past time down here with big crowds filled with parents, students, alumnis, and local support feel all over the stadium. The thing is you graduate from high school and leave the area decades in life but you will always have look forward to the football scores on the local news of Friday night or the sport pages on Saturday to check how your high school football team won. I graduated from high school over two decades ago. Even I left the area for a good seven years I still check the scores if my former high school won as well checking other rival schools within the district despite it kept changing every two years. It was rivalry week as cross-town schools Legacy (formerly known as Midland Lee) and Midland High battle each other on the gridiron. I know its an intense big game every year. Back in my high school days there was one year students from both schools caused near riot at mall food court during lunch break on the day before the game. The action didn't end there as few students from both schools to crash other off the road. I'm not kidding on that part! The following year the school boards changed lunch periods for both schools so there be no repeat of it. If Legacy wins they clinch the state high school playoff spot. The game took place at Grande Communication Stadium. If that name sounds familiar the stadium was used for filming of Friday Night Lights movie. Legacy are the home team going in to the game.
Before the game they introduced five former high school athletes to MISD Hall of Legends. 1960 Midland High track and cross-country runner Tevis Herd, Midland Lee/Legacy tight end and former NFL player Eric Winston who was part of the school 3-peat from 1998-2000, MHS swimmer and bronze medalist Olympian Natalie Hinds, MHS track and cross-country runner Bryce Hoppel, and Lee/Legacy running back who lead to school 3-peat from 1998-2000 and former NFL player the late Cedric Benson honor posthumously by his mother and brothers.
Legacy explosive offense jumped to a lead and never looked back as they put up 22 points by end of first quarter. Midland High would score making it 22-7 but onside kick backfire as Legacy returns it back for a touchdown. By halftime it was 43-14 Legacy.
I usually don't go to high school football games unless its rivalry week. It's worth a brag and support against the Bulldogs. Way a go Rebels! Sign Midland Lee/Legacy alumni.
Have a nice shot of the moon I took at the stadium
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