Showdown in T-Town: Arkansas High vs Texas High

The 2014 Football season is officially and tonight (9/5) marks the 100th meeting between the Arkansas High Razorbacks and the Texas High Tigers. The game kicks off at Tiger Stadium in Grim Park at 8 p.m. Fox Sports Southwest will be there filming highlights of the game so fans are encouraged to wear their school colors and show your support for their favorite team. The Fox sports bus will be at the Dairy Queen on 7th street this afternoon from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.This is the one game that players, coaches and fans looked forward to each year. Bragging rights in our twin cities for the rest of the year. Over the years there has been talk of cancelling the game for good because some feel that this game does nothing for the respective conferences of each team. But it would be ashamed if that ever happens because this game is so much more. It's about representing a town that borders two states, it's about playing for pride in our community and it's about representing football in Texarkana. There have been a lot of great players from these two schools that went on to play college football and eventually the NFL. This game in many ways has propelled the winning team to some great seasons and even some state high school championships.

You never know what's going to happen when these two teams get together. Anything is possible! This match-up for many fans is a mini college version of Arkansas vs Texas.

So, as the old saying goes, May the best team WIN!

Shuttle to the Game

Free Shuttle Bus services to and from Tiger Stadium will be offered by TISD and TASD. Riders must have a game ticket for boarding. Seats will be offered on a first come first serve basis and security will be provided at all parking sites during the evening to watch over vehicles and to assist fans with any questions. All shuttle riders will go through security screening upon boarding and bypass stadium security screening.

Arkansas High fans will board at Razorback Stadium starting at 6:30 p.m. and be dropped off at the Southeast side of Tiger Stadium. Shuttle riders must have a game ticket for boarding with seats offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. Return shuttles will begin at half-time and run until all fans are returned to their vehicle.

Texas side shuttles will begin at 6:00 p.m. and run continuously through the evening. Tiger fans will board the shuttle at the THS Student Parking lot (4001 Summerhill Road) and will be dropped off at a special North side entrance at Tiger Stadium.

Here's a video shot by Steve Harrelson of the 2007 game.