They love their high school football in Texas.
The fans impressively packed AT&T Stadium in Arlington — the home of the Dallas Cowboys — for some state championship games on Saturday. Take a look at the crowd ahead of the West Brook vs. Longview 6A Division II state title game.
Looks like a Cowboys game, but only a High school game in Texas! pic.twitter.com/iA6nDopN5S
— jeff riordan (@coachriordan) December 22, 2018
The crowd for the 6A Division II title game was over 48,000.
Can your high school football do this?
48,421 strong to cheer on @wbbruinfootbal1 & @Lobo_Football in the 6A-D2 #UILState Championship! pic.twitter.com/hyJcRn7KEK
— Texas UIL (@uiltexas) December 23, 2018
Longview won the game 35-34. That close contest was the appetizer for the main attraction — Duncanville vs. North Shore in the 6A Division I state title game — the largest classification in the state. That game actually had a reported attendance of over 42,000.
The first of the three games played on Saturday was between Highland Park and Shadow Creek in 5A Division I state title game. The attendance was just under 29,000.
Attendance is 28,792 for Class 5A Division I state championship game. Highland Park leads Shadow Creek 27-9 with 8:25 remaining. #txhsfb @SportsDayHS @MaxPreps @hpisdschools @dctf @TheOldCoach @ihss_dfw @wfaasports @SCSharkFootball @uiltexas @Txprepsfootball
— Greg Riddle (@DMNGregRiddle) December 22, 2018
How many other high school events can attract nearly 50,000 fans?
