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Sunday, October 21, 2001
35 High school football
This year, Thomas Carriger is playing in the Big 12, at Texas A&M. Last year, he could have been seen playing for Skidmore-Tynan. This year, Andy Matakis can be seen playing for Flour Bluff High School. Next year? He has orally committed to A&M.
Other reasons to love high school football in the Coastal Bend:
Price of a Dallas Cowboys ticket: $36-$62
Price of a high school ticket: $5 reserved, $4 general admission, $1 to $2 for students
Besides money, '01 Cowboys are playing for: the future
Besides fun, high school athletes play for: keeps
Population of Sinton: 5,675
Estimated average Sinton home game attendance: 3,000
This year's Sinton-Mathis game: 4,700
Refugio home games missed by announcer Jack Sportsman since 1954: three (one doctor's excuse: open-heart surgery)