The wait has ended. High school football is back. The lights will be shining at all your favorite fields, such as Burger Stadium (Dripping Springs vs. Crockett, Thursday, 7:30pm; Pflugerville vs. Bowie, Saturday, 7:30pm) and House Park (Anderson vs. McCallum, Thursday, 7:30pm). But the big game of the week is most certainly the Westlake Chapar­rals taking on the four-time defending state champion Lake Travis Cavaliers, Saturday, 7:30pm on hallowed ground – Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Enjoy, football fans.

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