High School Sports Archives

Burges, Canutillo & Del Valle eliminated in area round of state football playoffs

December 18, 2020 11:13 PM Adrian Ochoa

BIG SPRING, Texas — Only three teams from El Paso remained in the high school football state playoffs. By the end of Friday night, there would be…

Parkland falls in heartbreak fashion to Canyon Randall, 36-35; Lubbock Cooper tops Horizon, 69-20

December 17, 2020 10:50 PM Adrian Ochoa

ODESSA, Texas – The area round of the high school football playoffs was anything but kind to teams from El Paso. Thursday, two Borderland teams took…

Santa Teresa volleyball coach comes home after 75 days in ICU for Covid-19

December 16, 2020 7:00 PM Wil Herren

SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — After 75 days battling Covid-19 in a hospital ICU and on a ventilator, Art Aguirre is now home. The Santa Teresa High…

Points off turnovers key Chapin’s 92-45 win over El Paso High

December 15, 2020 11:02 PM Nate Ryan

EL PASO, Texas – As soon as the ball bounces off the rim, the Chapin Huskies are out and running. The 16th-ranked Huskies started on an 18-2 run to…

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Texas high school athlete facing assault charge in ref attack is now suspended by UIL

December 15, 2020 12:47 PM KVIA ABC-7, Associated Press

EDINBURG, Texas — A Texas high school football player who ran onto the field and blindsided a referee who had ejected him from a game has now…

Eastwood’s season ends in Bi-District round vs. Abilene

December 12, 2020 11:05 PM Nate Ryan

FORT STOCKTON, Texas — Eastwood simply ran out of time. A furious comeback from the Troopers in the 4th quarter fell 60 yards short as Eastwood’s…

Borderland Blitz: Bi-district football playoff scores & highlights

December 11, 2020 6:40 PM Nate Ryan

EL PASO, Texas – High school football playoffs are here, as bi-district action involves teams from the Borderland across multiple classes and…

El Dorado to forfeit playoff game vs. Amarillo High due to Covid-19 issues

December 10, 2020 1:46 PM Nate Ryan

EL PASO, Texas – In what is turning into an unfortunate trend for El Paso-area high school football teams, El Dorado’s playoff game vs. Amarillo High…

Andress to forfeit playoff game vs. Canutillo after Covid-19 exposure

December 9, 2020 10:59 PM Nate Ryan

EL PASO, Texas – Andress High School’s football team finished the 2020 regular season a perfect 5-0, but their season will come to an end prematurely…

Borderland Blitz 12/4: Scores & highlights

December 4, 2020 3:55 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – It’s the final week of the high school football regular season. Five games are scheduled for Friday night, two of them are for a…

Caught on video: Texas high school football player jailed for assault after body slam of referee

December 4, 2020 12:47 AM Nate Ryan, Jim Parker

UPDATE: 18-year-old Edinburg High School senior linebacker Emmanuel Duron was arrested Friday on an assault charge for the body slam of a referee…

Community Champion: San Elizario Eagles win State Cross Country Title

December 2, 2020 11:20 PM Nate Ryan

SAN ELIZARIO, Texas – With their 5th state cross county title since 2014 wrapped on Tuesday, it’s safe to say San Elizario has established a monopoly…

Franklin football boosters accuse rival Americas player of exposing their team to virus

December 1, 2020 9:52 PM Wil Herren

EL PASO, Texas — A conversation between parents has caused outrage with in the Franklin Football Booster Club.After the Americas Trailblazers…

Borderland Blitz – high school football scores & highlights 11/27

November 27, 2020 4:44 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – It was another rocky week for high school football as the week saw another round of games get cancelled. Friday, two games were…

Wednesday high school football; Eastlake remains perfect, Parkland cruises past Hanks

November 25, 2020 10:58 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – On the day before Thanksgiving, 8 teams took the field to get in some more district games. In District 1-6A, the Eastlake Falcons…

Community Champions: El Paso Tigers remain in the hunt for a volleyball state title

November 25, 2020 8:01 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Tigers have had to overcome a lot of obstacles off the volleyball court, but they still managed to find success. Monday,…

San Elizario Eagles soar to new heights with another 4A cross country state title

November 24, 2020 3:15 PM Adrian Ochoa

ROUND ROCK, Texas – The San Elizario boys cross country team has done it again. Tuesday, the Eagles won another state title to add to their trophy…

Borderland Blitz: Scores & Highlights 11/20

November 20, 2020 3:59 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – Here’s the schedule for Friday’s games along with the final scores from Wednesday and Thursday. Friday: Coronado 7 Eastwood 57…

Thursday night football; Canutillo improves to 3-0, Clint eliminated from 4A playoffs

November 19, 2020 11:16 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – The high school football season continued Thursday night across the Borderland. The two games on the schedule were out of District…

Community Champions: Even during a pandemic, the Clint Lions continue to find success

November 19, 2020 4:23 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – It’s hard enough to win championships in high school football, and there’s certainly no formula on how to do it during a pandemic.…

Wednesday night football; Irvin remains perfect, El Paso tops Jefferson in OT

November 18, 2020 11:02 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – This week high school football kicked off on a Wednesday night. Three games were scheduled on Wednesday, but one ended up being…

Borderland Blitz 11/13 – high school football scores & highlights

November 13, 2020 4:11 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – High school football returned to the Borderland on Friday night with a total of 7 games. Before the start of kickoff, Socorro…

Tornillo ISD is latest to pull the plug on high school football due to virus

November 12, 2020 4:17 PM Jim Parker

TORNILLO, Texas — The Tornillo Independent School District became the latest to pull the plug on the high school football season amid the surge in…

Parkland shuts out Horizon, 38-0; more school districts to resume high school sports next week

November 7, 2020 12:08 AM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – More El Paso school districts are planning to resume high school sports next week. ABC-7 has confirmed, the El Paso Independent…

Clint’s final regular season game against San Elizario has been cancelled

November 5, 2020 9:07 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – In what’s become the norm in high school football this season, yet another game has been cancelled. District officials from both San…