TOP GAMES OF 2024: Abilene High vs. San Angelo Central and Lubbock Cooper vs. Wylie

ABILENE, Texas ( BCH Sports ) – One of the oldest Texas high school football rivalries is set to be renewed in the 2024 season.

The Abilene High Eagles and the San Angelo Central Bobcats meet for the 98th time. This is the first game between the two since 2021.

The series started in 1910 when they played three times.

This time around, the Eagles enter the 2024 season with high expectations. They advanced to the quarterfinals in 2023, and Mike Fullen’s team is the district favorite and ranked eighth in Class 5A Division I this season.

Central, on the other hand, is starting a rebuilding project with new head coach and former Cooper Cougar Mark Smith.

The Bobcats were just 1-9 in 2023, and they lost every district game. These two former Little Southwest Conference rivals play on August 30 in San Angelo.

Later in the 2024 season, Wylie and Lubbock Cooper meet for what Texas Football magazine says is going to be for the district championship.

Cooper drops down from Class 5A Division I to Division II, and they are the favorites to claim the title. Wylie is picked second. The Bulldogs are coming off their third playoff appearance in four years.

Prior to a two year break, Lubbock Cooper owned this series with four straight victories. Wylie has yet to beat the Pirates as a 5A team. They try to change that on November 1.

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