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FSN Southwest Announces 2008 Dodge High School Football Game of the Week Schedule

DALLAS-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2008 - Euless Trinity, the nation’s No. 1 ranked high school football team and the defending Texas Class 5A Division I state champion, headlines FSN Southwest’s 2008 Dodge High School Football Game of the Week schedule announced today. The eight-game package, back for its second year, includes several marquee matchups featuring the top teams in the state that will be televised live throughout the Southwest region.

Topping the list is Euless Trinity’s Oct. 2 District 5-5A showdown at Keller Fossil Ridge, last year’s 4A Division I bi-district champion which moves back to Class 5A in 2008 after a successful two-year stint at the lower classification

FSN Southwest kicks off its 2008 high school football coverage with a tape-delayed telecast of the Duncanville-Odessa Permian Champions Classic from Abilene on Saturday, Aug. 30 at 11:30 AM CT (delayed from Thursday, Aug. 28).

Defending UIL Class 4A Division II state champion Lake Travis opens the Dodge Game of the Week on Thursday, Sept. 4 at 7:00 PM CT as the Cavaliers travel to Austin Westlake and look to avenge the only loss of their championship campaign against the 5A powerhouse Chaparrals.

Other games highlighting the Dodge Game of the Week include Plano, ranked 22^nd in the national Prep poll and No. 2 by the Texas Associated Press, meeting cross-town rival Plano East on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 7:00 PM CT; AP No. 4 Southlake Carroll hosting AP No. 5 Galena Park North Shore on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 6:00 PM CT; AP No. 9 Spring Westfield traveling to Klein Oak on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 7:00 PM CT; and a pair of key District 26 5A matchups: San Antonio Madison at New Braunfels on Thursday, Sept. 11 at 7:00 PM CT and San Antonio Roosevelt at Smithson Valley on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7:00 PM CT.

To comply with UIL rules prohibiting live televised games on Fridays, the Dodge Game of the Week will be played on either Thursdays or Saturdays. FSN Southwest and FSN Houston will show the games throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and parts of New Mexico. In some markets where professional sports programming conflicts occur, the high school game will be available on FSN Plus, a secondary feed offered to cable systems and cleared on local origination channels. Check with the cable system in your market for availability and FSN Plus channel numbers. All games also will be carried live on DirecTV (Channel 676) and Dish Network (Channel 416) and on Fox College Sports Central.

Craig Way, host of FSN Southwest’s HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD LIVE Friday night wrapup show and the radio voice of the Texas Longhorns, will call play-by-play. He’ll be joined by former Texas high school and Texas A&M standout wide receiver Shea Walker, the 1981 District 22-5A Offensive MVP from Port Arthur Jefferson, who will serve as analyst.

“We’ve secured some very attractive matchups,” said FSN Southwest Senior Vice President/General Manager Jon Heidtke. “We had a successful first season last year with several exciting games and we hope to build on that momentum with another strong lineup this year. While the games are the primary focus, we strive to extend our coverage beyond the action on the field and to spotlight the other activities that make high school football in Texas so special. It’s just as important for us to show the marching bands and to give the superintendents an opportunity to promote all the positive aspects in their communities. Thanks to Dodge, and their support of high school sports, we look forward to a partnership that will continue to grow and benefit high school fans all over Texas.”

“Once again the Texas Dodge Dealers are proud to spotlight some of the greatest high school football talent in the country,” said Texas Dodge Marketing President Mike Lowry. “Dodge is proud of its long-standing support of Texas High School academics and athletics with the Lone Star Cup. We are also once again very proud to bring you the Dodge High School Football Game of the Week.”

The Dodge Game of the Week leads into FSN Southwest’s live coverage of the Class 5A Division I and Division II state championship games from Reliant Stadium in Houston on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 2:00 and 7:00 PM CT.

2008 FSN SOUTHWEST DODGE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
GAME OF THE WEEK SCHEDULE

Day	Date	Game	Time (CT)
Thursday	Sept. 4	Lake Travis at Austin Westlake	7:00 p.m.
Thursday	Sept. 11	San Antonio Madison at New Braunfels ^(a)	7:00 p.m.
Thursday	Sept. 25	Plano at Plano East ^(a)	7:00 p.m.
Saturday	Sept. 27	Galena Park North Shore at Southlake Carroll ^(a)	6:00 p.m.
Thursday	Oct. 2	Euless Trinity at Keller Fossil Ridge	7:00 p.m.
Thursday	Oct. 16	Teams TBD	TBD
Thursday	Oct. 30	Spring Westfield at Klein Oak	7:00 p.m.
Thursday	Nov. 6	San Antonio Roosevelt at Smithson Valley	7:00 p.m.

^(a) - Available on participating FSN Plus affiliates in FSN Houston markets due to professional sports programming conflicts.

Note: A tape-delayed telecast of the Duncanville-Odessa Permian Champions Classic from Abilene will be shown on Saturday, Aug. 30 at 11:30 a.m. (delayed from Thursday, Aug. 28).

Schedule Subject to change

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