[Nederland Dog 2006]

Well I'm guessing #1 is Odessa/Midland....#2 Of course I'm gonna be a homer...Nederland/ Port Neches-Groves. What do ya'll think?

[Mark F Barnes]

Bryan vs A&M Consolidated

[vapanther2003]

Mark F Barnes, on 13 October 2009 - 05:17 AM, said:

Bryan vs A&M Consolidated

Sherman Bearcats vs Denison Yellowjackets. Longest running rivalry in the state.

[jcisco loboe'77]

vapanther2003, on 14 October 2009 - 11:16 AM, said:

Sherman Bearcats vs Denison Yellowjackets. Longest running rivalry in the state.

...how many years so far???

[WOS87]

The Longview vs Marshall rivalry claims to go back to the 1880's but there's no documented evidence supporting this 100%

[yallerjacket]

jcisco loboe'77, on 17 October 2009 - 01:51 PM, said:

...how many years so far???

110 meetings. Not sure how many years though as there were some wartime years when it wasn't played and I think some years when they played more than once.

[jcisco loboe'77]

yallerjacket, on 17 October 2009 - 08:11 PM, said:

110 meetings. Not sure how many years though as there were some wartime years when it wasn't played and I think some years when they played more than once.

..... thanks!!!

[Skeeter1]

Post said Biggest Rivalry, not longest. I would have to say Mesquite, North Mesquite game.

[yallerjacket]

Skeeter1, on 30 October 2009 - 11:59 PM, said:

Post said Biggest Rivalry, not longest. I would have to say Mesquite, North Mesquite game.

We can read. And I can understand since your a "Skeeter", you would think Mesquite, NM is the biggest. Not even close though. There are lots of bigger ones.

[vapanther2003]

Skeeter1, on 30 October 2009 - 11:59 PM, said:

Post said Biggest Rivalry, not longest. I would have to say Mesquite, North Mesquite game.

Doubt many fans that don't have a dog in that fight attend! Sherman vs Denison pours out of the stadium every year. Don't know if Sherman/Denison is the BIGGEST RIVALRY, but I promise you it is bigger than Mesquite/North Mesquite.

[gordy]

el campo and bay city longest and biggest rivalry 104 years

[yallerjacket]

gordy, on 02 November 2009 - 11:41 AM, said:

el campo and bay city longest and biggest rivalry 104 years

Sherman/Denison goes back at least 108 years.

[vapanther2003]

yallerjacket, on 06 November 2009 - 02:51 PM, said:

Sherman/Denison goes back at least 108 years.

Denison beat Sherman in the 111th game between these two schools tonight.

[Skeeter1]

yallerjacket, on 31 October 2009 - 09:17 AM, said:

We can read. And I can understand since your a "Skeeter", you would think Mesquite, NM is the biggest. Not even close though. There are lots of bigger ones.

Im not sure why you would doubt my post. The Rivalry started in 1970, Its not the longest rivalry and that was the reason for the post. The statement was the biggest not the longest rivalry. It seems that all the post are geared toward the start of the rivalry. This was not the question that started the post. From day 1, 20,000 people showed up for the game. It has grown. This is one reason why when Mesquite Memorial Stadium was built, It is one of the largest stadiums in the state of Texas for a high school stadium. It is larger than most college stadiums. I dont disagree with you on the longest, but the biggest is still in question. The stadium if filled and there are still people on the sidelines that dont have seats. I am a "Skeeter", but this has nothing to do with this post. My 1st year in high school, was the start of the rivaly. We had a rivalry with Garland. But when North Mesquite was built, this changed. North Mesquite came over and dumped a huge load of horse manure on Mesquites Highs school steps the 1st year. The next day, some the the Mesquite football players had killed a sick old horse and chopped of its head off took it over to the North Mesquite campus and ran it up the flag pole. This started the rivalry. I dont condone what was done. But this started the rivalry and from then on it just got worse. The North Mesquite and Mesquite game used to be the last game of the season. It seemed to just build the excitement for the game, but the rivalry seemed to just get bigger and bigger. So the district changed the schedule and put the game in the middle of the district games and the pranks seemed to lessen. Its still one of the biggest games of the season, the pranks are not as severe.

[Mark F Barnes]

Based on that take your pick

All the Texas HS Stadiums with Capacity Greater Than 16,500

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Alamo Stadium - Capacity: 23000 - San Antonio
Pizza Hut Park - Capacity: 21193 - Frisco
Mesquite Memorial Stadium - Capacity: 20000 - Mesquite
Farrington Field - Capacity: 18500 - Fort Worth
Allen ISD Stadium (UD) - Capacity: 18000 - Allen
Buccaneer Stadium - Capacity: 18000 - Corpus Christi
Ratliff Stadium - Capacity: 17931 - Odessa
Memorial Stadium - Capacity: 17000 - Wichita Falls
Veteran's Memorial Stadium - Capacity: 16800 - Pasadena
Round Rock Stadium - Capacity: 16500 - Austin
Stallworth Stadium - Capacity: 16500 - Baytown

This post has been edited by Mark F Barnes: 05 December 2009 - 06:32 AM

[Mark F Barnes]

According to the books the annual "Battle of the Ax" is the oldest continual high school football rivalry in the state of Texas. First game was played in 1906. Since 1912, there have only been five years in which the game was not played, three of which were during World War I. 1949 was the first year in which the Ax was awarded to the winner of the game.

Sherman High School (Sherman, TX) 59 victories
Denison High School (Denison, TX) 35 victories (Denison 43, Sherman 28 2009)
(Six games ended in a tie)

This post has been edited by Mark F Barnes: 05 December 2009 - 07:08 AM

[Trebek]

Dillion V. East Dillion

[fdavids]

Trebek, on 16 December 2009 - 07:20 PM, said:

Dillion V. East Dillion

How about Permian - Midland Lee? Isn't that a pretty big rivalry?

[Hawgstyle]

Del Rio vs Eagle Pass

[dhsf]

Mark F Barnes, on 05 December 2009 - 07:02 AM, said:

According to the books the annual "Battle of the Ax" is the oldest continual high school football rivalry in the state of Texas. First game was played in 1906. Since 1912, there have only been five years in which the game was not played, three of which were during World War I. 1949 was the first year in which the Ax was awarded to the winner of the game.

Sherman High School (Sherman, TX) 59 victories
Denison High School (Denison, TX) 35 victories (Denison 43, Sherman 28 2009)
(Six games ended in a tie)

The first game (on record) between Denison and Sherman was in 1901. A season in which they played 3 times. Sherman won 2 of those and they tied in the other. One of the wins by Sherman that season, was a forfiet win.

Sherman leads the all time series.

Sherman- 65 wins
Denison 38 wins
8 games ended in a tie. Out of those 8 ties, 2 were 0-0 ties.
Each team has a forfiet win in the series.