Published: July 21, 2009
FOX Sports Southwest Kicks Off 2009 High School Football Season from New Cowboys Stadium
DALLAS - (BUSINESS WIRE) - FOX Sports Southwest announced today that it will televise the
first-ever high school football games scheduled to be played at new
Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The regional sports network will
provide live coverage in high-definition of The Kirk Herbstreit Varsity
Football Series presented by Burger King on Monday, Sept. 7. It will
feature four games matching several of the nation's elite high school
teams. The games also will be televised nationally on FSN affiliates
across the country.
The Labor Day quadruple-header from the $1.15 billion state-of-the-art
multi-sport and entertainment facility that opened this summer kicks off
FOX Sports Southwest's 2009 High School Game of the Week presented by
Ford. The 10-game package showcases high-profile games in Texas.
Headlining The Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series presented by
Burger King are Texas contenders Euless Trinity, Klein Oak, Colleyville
Heritage, Mansfield Summitt, Mansfield Timberview and Irving MacArthur.
Out-of-state power house teams include Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Notre Dame
and South Jordan (Utah) Bingham.
The Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series Presented by Burger King
Schedule
Monday, Sept. 7 at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington
10:30 a.m. Euless Trinity vs. South Jordan (Utah) Bingham
1:30 p.m.
Colleyville Heritage vs. Irving MacArthur
4:30 p.m. Mansfield
Summitt vs. Mansfield Timberview
7:30 p.m. Klein Oak vs. Sherman
Oaks (Calif.) Notre Dame
The games will be televised in Texas on FOX Sports Southwest and FOX
Sports Houston. In markets where there are conflicts with Houston Astros
and Texas Rangers MLB telecasts that day, the high school games will be
available on FOX Sports Plus, an alternate channel carried on
participating cable systems. Check with the local cable system in your
area for availability. All games will be carried on satellite services
DirecTV (FOX Sports Southwest Channel 676, FOX Sports Houston Channel
678) and Dish Network (FOX Sports Southwest Channel 416, FOX Sports
Houston TBD).
"This promises to be an historic day for Texas high school football as
schools get to experience the thrill of playing in Cowboys Stadium for
the first time," said FOX Sports Southwest Senior Vice President/General
Manager Jon Heidtke. "We're gearing up for an exciting day of football.
It's a big event that will be played in one of the most impressive
sports venues in the world. We plan to make our coverage a memorable
experience so that the kids, coaches and fans will remember it for a
lifetime."
The daylong coverage of the Classic, which was organized and is managed
by Intersport, Inc., will feature studio halftime and postgame shows.
Segments will include 2009 District previews, a rundown of players to
watch this season, and perspective and analysis from area coaches and
high school football experts.
"Intersport is proud to team with Burger King, Fox Sports Net, and Kirk
Herbstreit to once again bring you the best high school football in the
Nation," said Intersport, Inc. Event Manager Joseph Salituro. "We look
forward to having the new Cowboys Stadium as our host. We are excited
for the players, coaches, and fans to experience this once in a lifetime
opportunity. The four matchups that we have provided will be a great
introduction of high school football to this wonderful facility."
Back for a third season on FOX Sports Southwest and FOX Sports Houston
in 2009 is the Texas High School Game of the Week, which this year
welcomes new sponsor Ford. The package will showcase six marquee
matchups (to be announced later), in addition to The Kirk Herbstreit
Varsity Football Series.
To comply with UIL rules prohibiting live televised games on Fridays,
the Game of the Week presented by Ford will be played on either
Thursdays or Saturdays.
Craig Way, host of FOX Sports Southwest's HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD LIVE
Friday night wrapup show and the radio voice of the Texas Longhorns,
will call play-by-play on the Game of the Week. 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.
The Game of the Week presented by Ford leads into FOX Sports
Southwest's and FOX Sports Houston's live coverage of the UIL Class 5A
Division I and Division II state championship games in December.
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ABOUT INTERSPORT:
For more than 20 years, Intersport has been recognized as an Emmy
Award-winning creator, producer and distributor of original sports and
entertainment programming as well as an industry leader in event
marketing and corporate hospitality. The Intersport Media Group is one
of the largest independent producers in the U.S. through the
distribution of sports and entertainment content across all media
platforms, including the company's CelebTV.com online entertainment
channel. The Intersport Event Marketing Group designs and executes
national event marketing initiatives, including mobile marketing tours
at professional, collegiate and youth sporting events as well as major
event corporate hospitality programs. Intersport is headquartered in
Chicago with offices in New York City and Los Angeles. For more
information, please visit www.intersportnet.com
or www.celebtv.com.
FOX Sports Southwest
Ramon Alvarez, 972-868-1834
ralvarez@foxsports.net
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