Eight high school football programs around the San Antonio area will participate in the second annual KSAT Pigskin Classic, and the games will include several highly touted players.
This year’s KSAT Pigskin Classic is bigger than the last, with the four high school football games planned over two fun-filled days to help kick off the Texas high school football season.
This year’s matchups start with Antonian vs. Holy Cross on Friday, Aug. 25 and Southside vs. Somerset, then Jefferson vs. Uvalde and O’Connor vs. Brandeis on Saturday, Aug. 26 all the Alamodome.Each of the four games has several players that are either being highly recruited or have made a name for themselves in the past season.
“We know the atmosphere going into the game is going to be crazy, we’re just grateful to be in this position, to be able to play in this big of a stage and we’re really grateful. Antonian’s a great team, so it’ll be great to play a team of that caliber,” Alvarado said to KSAT 12 Sports., was an all-star player last year as well, after passing for 2,575 yards and 30 touchdowns.
“It’s exciting , and it’s going to be a great experience for us and our family. There’s a bunch of fans that can watch us and like I said, it’ll help bring up the tension of the game, making it more intense,” Toscano said.The “Battle of 1604″ rivalry game between Southside and Somerset is a highly-anticipated showdown as both schools won 10 games last season, with Somerset defeating Southside 23-14 to earn bragging rights in the rivalry.
“It’s going to be a great atmosphere. We’re going to want everyone to come out and support us, we’re going to put on a show,” Abrego said.is back after leading the Cardinals in tackles last season. On offense, Southside will look to running backUvalde is predicted to again make the playoffs, but they open their season against a tough Jefferson team, another program looking to take a step forward after a 4-6 regular season.
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