High school football in Texas has long been a focal point of pop culture, with books, movies and TV shows profiling the state’s obsession.
Now, ESPN’s signature program has taken notice.
This summer, the network’s “SportsCenter” will visit sporting events in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, which will be the location for the opening segment in the series on June 27, according to a press release announcement on Monday.
For the show’s visit to Texas, it will take place on Thursday, August 14 at 1 p.m. CT, and will be broadcast from a football scrimmage between Euless Trinity and North Crowley. Hannah Storm is slated to host the on-location “SportsCenter” segment.
It is the only high school football game listed as part of the “SportsCenter: 50 States in 50 Days” series, which will have the show be broadcast from events like Major League Baseball games and the WNBA’s All-Star Weekend from Indianapolis, to the BMX Mount Rushmore Nationals in South Dakota and whitewater rafting from Arizona’s Grand Canyon.
North Crowley turned in one of the more memorable seasons in the history of Texas high school football last season, going undefeated and beating two defending state champions along the way in DeSoto and Duncanville. The Panthers won the UIL 6A Division I championship game against Austin Westlake, 50-21.
The 2025 season for the Panthers starts on Aug. 28 with a home game against Lancaster, and North Crowley is at home again the following week, Sept. 5, against DeSoto.
Euless Trinity, meanwhile, went 10-3 last season and reached the third round of the 6A DI playoffs before falling, 22-21, to Allen, which then lost 30-8 to North Crowley the following week. The Trojans will kick off their 2025 season on Aug. 29 at Strake Jesuit.
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