HS Notebook: Brook Hill hosting Fifth Annual ASB American Warrior Bowl

Published 4:45 pm Tuesday, August 27, 2019

The Brook Hill School will continue a tradition of playing football and honoring the military this weekend.

On Friday, the Guard will host the Fifth Annual American State Bank/Brook Hill American Warrior Bowl Game.

Brook Hill will take on Fort Worth Southwest Christian in this year’s edition. The game is scheduled for Friday on Young Field at Herrington Stadium, 22450 FM 2493 (Old Jacksonville Hwy.), Bullard, 75757. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m.

Wally Dawkins, BH athletic director, said this year’s honorees are veterans and active duty military who have friends and/or family members associated with Brook Hill.

“The purpose of the American State Bank/Brook Hill American Warrior Bowl is to recognize and honor all who have served the United States of America so we can enjoy the freedoms that we, as Americans are so privileged to have,” Dawkins said.

Dawkins said all veterans and active duty military will be recognized and all veterans and active duty military “will be admitted free of charge and can enjoy a hot dog or hamburger dinner free courtesy of American State Bank.”

The Brook Hill “Ryled Up” Tailgate Party, named for Guard coach Scott Ryle, will be in the parking lot of The Kyle Lake Athletic Center.

Also, the individual introduction of all veterans in attendance is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. Dawkins said veterans and active military should send their information into Brook Hill (email to Sonorah Duty at sduty@brookhill.org) by 3 p.m. Friday. Please include name, rank and branch of service.

Dawkins said the American State Bank/Brook Hill American Warrior Bowl Classic brings in teams of interest to the local East Texas community.

Previous teams have been California St. Bernard’s High School (2015), Florida Boca Raton Saint John Paul (2016), Canada Royal Imperial Collegiate (2017) and Plano John Paul II (2018).

JT T-SHIRTS

The John Tyler Lions 19Elieve T-Shirts will be on sale on Wednesday at Frank E. Melton Academic & Athletic Complex on the JT campus.

The sale begins after 5 p.m. Cost is $20. Adult sizes are small through 4XL. There are limited quantities available.

For more information call 903-571-3966.

PLANO-EASTWOOD

TO BE BROADCAST

A high school football game that was originally called off and was eventually reinstated will now be televised.

WFAA in Dallas has announced it will be broadcasting the game between Plano and El Paso Eastwood, which will be played at 7 p.m. on Sept. 5 at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco.

WFAA is a sister station of the Tyler Morning Telegraph‘s news partner KYTX CBS19.

The game’s live stream will air across all TEGNA Texas station websites, which includes CBS19.tv. The game will also be shown on KVIA in El Paso.

The game will be called by Dale Hansen and Mike Leslie in the booth, and Joe Trahan and Cynthia Izaguirre will report from the sidelines. Hansen was in Tyler in August 2018 to speak at the 13th annual East Texas Kick-Off Luncheon.

On Aug. 15, the game was canceled due to what Plano ISD said in a news release were safety concerns related to the Aug. 3 mass shooting at the Walmart near Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso. The accused shooter was a graduate of Plano Senior High School, according to WFAA.

On Aug. 16, the game was back on but moved to a new date and location. The game was originally scheduled for Sept 6. at John Clark Stadium in Plano.

“It’s been a sensitive time between these two cities since the massacre in El Paso,” WFAA vice president/station manager said Carolyn Mungo said in a news release on Tuesday. “This football game will be about healing, and WFAA is proud to take part in that effort.”

Plano and Eastwood met in 2018 in El Paso with Plano taking a 72-48 win.

Christian Castaneda, who is back at quarterback for the Eastwood Troopers, threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another 102 yards and four touchdowns in that game.

Staff writer Brandon Ogden contributed to this report.