St. Thomas announced its ambitious 2021 football schedule that will offer the launch of a promising private school series with an equal split of 10 home-and-away games beginning August 27 at Hotze Field inside Granger Stadium. The Eagles will face six district opponents with two October travel dates to San Antonio, a rare visit to [...]
St. Thomas emphatically closed the most difficult season in the history of Texas high school football with a night of raucous Red & White revelry that included celebrating the first National Signing Day for the Class of 2021. A terrific trio of scintillating talents sat center stage in Reckling Gymnasium for a final rousing roar [...]
The unprecedented had become the precedent, chaos the expectation, and the surreal a weekly reality. So it was no surprise that bizarre results and stupefying finishes would indelibly imprint the COVID-19 football cycle, much like empty stadiums and coaches wearing masks. St. Thomas entered the delayed, truncated regular season as the No.1 ranked private school [...]
WEEK EIGHT - CRUSADER STADIUM, TOMBALL Eagle Football 48 Tomball Concordia Lutheran 17 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW 2020 Elite 11 quarterback Maddox Kopp ‘21 (verbal Houston) rifled three touchdown passes and sudden running sensation Johann Cardenas ‘24 racked more scores in a 48-17 runaway over Tomball Concordia Lutheran as St. Thomas finished the regular [...]
GAMEDAY CENTRAL WEEK FIVE - HOTZE FIELD INSIDE GRANGER STADIUM St. Pius X 21 Eagle Football 49 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Running back John Fontenot ‘21 rammed, jammed, bruised, and bolted for 181 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns while a kneecapping Eagle defense turned tenacious during the meaningful moments in a 49-21 pasting of [...]
GAMEDAY CENTRAL WEEK FIVE - HOTZE FIELD INSIDE GRANGER STADIUM San Antonio Antonian College Prep 28 Eagle Football 35 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW 2020 Elite 11 quarterback Maddox Kopp ‘21 (verbal Houston) connected with receiver Cameron Price ‘22 for a nine-yard touchdown in overtime and defensive back Aidan O’Hare ‘21 sealed the decision with [...]
GAMEDAY CENTRAL WEEK FOUR - HOTCHKISS MEMORIAL FIELD, SAN ANTONIO Eagle Football 65 San Antonio Christian 14 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW In the first road encounter of the pandemic era, 2020 Elite 11 quarterback Maddox Kopp ‘21 (verbal Houston) shook a shaky start to finish with a school-record 533 passing yards and eight touchdown [...]
GAMEDAY CENTRAL WEEK THREE - HOTZE FIELD INSIDE GRANGER STADIUM San Antonio Central Catholic 14 Eagle Football 31 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW In hosting its third consecutive socially distanced football game, 2020 Elite 11 quarterback Maddox Kopp ‘21 (verbal Houston) delivered three touchdown passes and a rejuvenated St. Thomas slam dance defense shut down [...]
GAMEDAY CENTRAL WEEK ONE - HOTZE FIELD INSIDE GRANGER STADIUM El Campo 48 Eagle Football 37 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW In the first on-campus event of the pandemic era, 2020 Elite 11 quarterback Maddox Kopp ‘21 (verbal Houston) and electric receiver Cameron Bonner ‘21 (more than two dozen Power 5 offers) torched El Campo [...]
St. Thomas is partnering with HomeTown Ticketing to implement a contactless and cashless solution for fans and guests attending events at Granger Stadium. The priority beginning with Eagle Football’s season-opening contest with El Campo is to administer enhanced safety protocols and best practices - measures that instill confidence among supporters during the challenges resulting from [...]
