For the first time since 1997, two Galveston County teams are playing in the University Interscholastic League state football semifinals.
The La Marque Cougars and the Friendswood Mustangs both won Region III-4A titles Saturday. La Marque won the Division II region title, while Friendswood took home the Division I crown.
Now, both schools are one win away from earning a spot in the state finals to be held at Arlington’s Cowboy Stadium.
La Marque (10-3) will take on Corpus Christi Calallen at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
Friendswood (13-1) faces three-time defending champion Lake Travis at 2 p.m. Saturday at College Station’s Kyle Field.
Both La Marque and Friendswood have history with their opponents this week.
The Cougars faced Calallen in the semifinals for five straight seasons, 1993-97. La Marque won all five meetings.
Friendswood and Lake Travis squared off in the state semifinals in 2008. The Cavs won, 56-22.
The last time two Galveston County teams advanced this far in the postseason was 1997 when La Marque and Texas City in the Division I and II 4A state semifinals. The two schools each went on to win state championships.
It also happened in 1996 with the same two teams, but Texas City lost in the semifinals.
SOURCE:Galveston Daily News
