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12/19/2008

A neutral site? Not quite
The players at Allen and Wylie are getting a geography lesson, writes SportsDay columnist Keith Whitmire. Both teams will travel some 270 miles for Saturday's Class 5A state title games at Houston's Reliant Stadium. Their opponents won't even have to go 40 miles.

12/11/2008

High schools could turn to Dallas Cowboys' new home
Saturday night's 4A state semifinal between Denton Guyer and Longview could be final high school football game at Texas Stadium, but the Cowboys say they intend to host high school games at the new stadium in Arlington.

12/04/2008

Cedar Hill is picking up steam after sluggish start to playoffs
The way Cedar Hill started the state playoffs, one could say the team is living on borrowed time, writes columnist Keith Whitmire. Living it up is more like it.

11/27/2008

Reserve QBs have taken wing for several area playoff teams
It's always good to have a backup plan. Several area teams -- including Allen, Lake Highlands and Skyline -- have shown it's even better to have a good backup quarterback, says columnist Keith Whitmire.

11/20/2008

Best bargain in playoffs
Texas Stadium has been the site of many a memorable high school football playoff game. In its final season, the place with the hole in the roof is host Saturday to one of the best roof-raisers of any season.

11/13/2008

Faceoff of top teams early in playoffs just bad luck of the draw
Richland has just completed a marvelous, 9-1 regular season. It's only loss was to Abilene, the third-ranked team in the state.