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Post by outlawangel on Jul 8, 2023 6:16:23 GMT -6
Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
Pretty simple question, what's the current best rivalry in 5A Texas, as in, week full of tradition, big crowds, year in, year out. Still too many to name in this classification that are alive and well, but of course, suburbs grow and new schools come and old ones go (or change.)
Top of my head, would say a few notable ones:
CURRENT: Brazosport v. Columbia
DEAD: Ball v. LaMarque
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Post by warcat82 on Jul 8, 2023 13:27:28 GMT -6
Current:
Calallen vs FB Rogers vs Academy Refugio vs Shiner Aledo vs Ryan Westlake vs Lake Travis Miller vs Vets GP vs Carroll Mart vs Marlin China Spring vs La Vega
Dead:
Temple vs Belton
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Post by sandcrab70 on Jul 8, 2023 15:18:15 GMT -6
Dead: Port Lavaca Calhoun vs Victoria East/West
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Post by chiller15 on Jul 8, 2023 16:38:39 GMT -6
Dead: Port Lavaca Calhoun vs Victoria East/West Even deader, Victoria High vs PLC, not only in football but all sports. When I was a kid I was terrified to go watch my sister play basketball at the Calhoun gym, lol......
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Post by chiller15 on Jul 9, 2023 17:03:36 GMT -6
Current: Calallen vs FB Rogers vs Academy Refugio vs Shiner Aledo vs Ryan Westlake vs Lake Travis Miller vs Vets GP vs Carroll Mart vs Marlin China Spring vs La Vega Dead: Temple vs Belton Back in the day, The Battle of the Bridge was cold blooded!
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Post by SouthTexasBloodsport on Jul 9, 2023 17:21:44 GMT -6
You have to go to the Valley to find rivalries still existing the same way they did back in the day. Nobody around here supports the way they use to.
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Post by warcat82 on Jul 9, 2023 20:23:31 GMT -6
You have to go to the Valley to find rivalries still existing the same way they did back in the day. Nobody around here supports the way they use to. I'm not familiar with most of the Valley rivalries. I do remember though going to scout some of the games down there, and those crowds were insane!!
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Post by warcat82 on Jul 9, 2023 20:23:59 GMT -6
Another dead one:
Kingsville vs Alice
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Post by picodegallo on Jul 9, 2023 22:11:15 GMT -6
You have to go to the Valley to find rivalries still existing the same way they did back in the day. Nobody around here supports the way they use to. Agreed. Just look at how much attention Harlingen vs San Benito , aka The Battle of the Arroyo receives. There are a few others Dow there too.
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Post by Hounhound on Jul 10, 2023 10:43:20 GMT -6
You have to go to the Valley to find rivalries still existing the same way they did back in the day. Nobody around here supports the way they use to. Agreed. Just look at how much attention Harlingen vs San Benito , aka The Battle of the Arroyo receives. There are a few others Dow there too. Is EE vs Mercedes still a thing?
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Post by oldgreen72 on Jul 10, 2023 13:17:23 GMT -6
Best current rivalry Yoakum vs Cuero Gonzales vs Cuero
Dead rivalry Edna vs Cuero
Growing rivalry Navarro vs Cuero Wimberley vs Cuero
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Post by SouthTexasBloodsport on Jul 10, 2023 14:58:24 GMT -6
Best current rivalry Yoakum vs Cuero Gonzales vs Cuero Dead rivalry Edna vs Cuero Growing rivalry Navarro vs Cuero Wimberley vs Cuero Edna vs Cuero would be a good game this season.
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Post by picodegallo on Jul 10, 2023 20:00:48 GMT -6
Agreed. Just look at how much attention Harlingen vs San Benito , aka The Battle of the Arroyo receives. There are a few others Dow there too. Is EE vs Mercedes still a thing? Yes. But it might be a little less intense since EE has struggled lately. No DC or playoffs on the line.
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Post by Hounhound on Jul 11, 2023 8:46:04 GMT -6
Is EE vs Mercedes still a thing? Yes. ย But it might be a little less intense since EE has struggled lately. ย No DC or playoffs on the line.ย For a lot of rivalry games the doesn't have to be anything riding on the outcome of the game. The intense hate of each other is enough. But it is more fun when there is something to play for.
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Post by picodegallo on Jul 11, 2023 18:31:49 GMT -6
Yes. But it might be a little less intense since EE has struggled lately. No DC or playoffs on the line. For a lot of rivalry games the doesn't have to be anything riding on the outcome of the game. The intense hate of each other is enough. But it is more fun when there is something to play for. I agree. But sometimes when one team begins to put a long winning streak over another and becomes mediocre, the intensity can kind of ware off. Calallen and GP used to have a very loud rivalry in the 90s going into the 2000โs, but that began to lose some luster when Calallen started winning many of the games and by size able margins too. I know when my kids were in school, they started seeing Flour Bluff more as rival because the games had some significance to them and they were often very physical and well attended games.
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