What's the farthest you have traveled to watch TXHSFB? [Archive]

charlesrixey

06-13-2007, 11:21 AM

What's the farthest you have ever traveled from you home to a HSFB game in texas?

Vernon and Abilene's Shotwell for me, from celina

5-5 1/2 hours

Ranger Mom

06-13-2007, 11:21 AM

Greenwood to Cuero!! 7.5 hours!!:D

carter08

06-13-2007, 11:23 AM

Brazoria to College Station

3+ hours

Maroon87

06-13-2007, 11:23 AM

Corpus Christi to Houston, or Houston to Round Rock. Each trip is roughly 3 hours.

pirate4state

06-13-2007, 11:26 AM

Sinton to LaVernia (pick up Crazy Eddie)
LaVernia to Round Rock (Calallen vs. Trinity)
Round Rock to Waco (Wimberley vs. Gainesville)
Waco back to LaVernia (drop off Crazy Eddie)
LaVernia back to Sinton :eek:

ALL IN ONE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

charlesrixey

06-13-2007, 11:26 AM

CenTexSports

06-13-2007, 11:26 AM

Left Salt Lake City, Utah at 5:00 am Friday morning to go to Rockdale whatever that distance is. But in fairness, I went to officiate not to just watch.

Matthew328

06-13-2007, 11:27 AM

Fort Worth to Lubbock or San Antonio...not sure which is further

Adidas410s

06-13-2007, 11:28 AM

Originally posted by charlesrixey
What's the farthest you have ever traveled from you home to a HSFB game in texas?

Vernon and Abilene's Shotwell for me, from celina

5-5 1/2 hours

how slow were you driving???

pirate4state

06-13-2007, 11:28 AM

then there was this year:

Sinton to LaVernia (crazy Eddie again :D )
LaVernia to San Antonio (Calallen vs. Buda; OG vs Hondo)
San Antonio to Victoria (Ingleside vs. Pleasanton)
Victoria to Sinton

not as crazy, but long day

Ranger Mom

06-13-2007, 11:29 AM

Originally posted by Matthew328
Fort Worth to Lubbock or San Antonio...not sure which is further

I think Lubbock is furthest

charlesrixey

06-13-2007, 11:30 AM

Originally posted by Adidas410s
how slow were you driving???

traffic in dallas, i think

once you get onto I-20 past FW, it's easy

also, i rode a bus

Matthew328

06-13-2007, 11:31 AM

Fort Worth to Lubbock 319 miles

Fort Worth to San Antonio 265 miles

Lubbock wins

Adidas410s

06-13-2007, 11:31 AM

Originally posted by charlesrixey
traffic in dallas, i think

once you get onto I-20 past FW, it's easy

also, i rode a bus

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

LH Panther Mom

06-13-2007, 11:31 AM

Liberty Hill to Bandera Middle School (in the middle of nowhere) to pick up the youngest son at UIL then to College Station to watch LH/Jasper semis.

Adidas410s

06-13-2007, 11:31 AM

Corpus Christi to Abilene...or about 400 miles one way

Ranger Mom

06-13-2007, 11:32 AM

Originally posted by Matthew328
Fort Worth to Lubbock 319 miles

Fort Worth to San Antonio 265 miles

Lubbock wins

Told ya!!:p

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
I think Lubbock is furthest

Gsquared

06-13-2007, 11:32 AM

I dont know how far but I know at least 11 weeks out of the 16 weeks of the season, I make between 5-8 hour drive for a game. Alot of sleeping in parking lots and rest areas and BIG gas bills.

Adidas410s

06-13-2007, 11:32 AM

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
Liberty Hill to Bandera Middle School (in the middle of nowhere) to pick up the youngest son at UIL then to College Station to watch LH/Jasper semis.

360 miles from home to the game...

Adidas410s

06-13-2007, 11:34 AM

LH Panther Mom

06-13-2007, 11:35 AM

Originally posted by Adidas410s
360 miles from home to the game...
Did you count "in the middle of nowhere"? :D

CalallenWildcat

06-13-2007, 11:36 AM

Originally posted by pirate4state
Sinton to LaVernia (pick up Crazy Eddie)
LaVernia to Round Rock (Calallen vs. Trinity)
Round Rock to Waco (Wimberley vs. Gainesville)
Waco back to LaVernia (drop off Crazy Eddie)
LaVernia back to Sinton :eek:

ALL IN ONE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You mean Calallen vs. Hebron? :)

Despite the whoopin' Hebron put on us, I don't think they are Trinity caliber yet :cool:

Adidas...what were you doing in Corpus and why did you head to Abilene?

The longest I have travelled for the SOUL purpose of watching TXHSFB is to Round Rock for that game against Hebron.

I've combined football with longer trips to other areas, just as something to do, however...

And I've travelled further for college games (Alabama @ LSU 2007, a lot of UT games, sevaral trips to the Cotton Bowl...once to the Rose Bowl...)

pirate4state

06-13-2007, 11:40 AM

Originally posted by Adidas410s
281.6 miles from home to the game :nerd: :p

Nate - I thought they played Trinity? :confused: Oh well - whoever it was, they beat Calallen pretty good.

CalallenWildcat

06-13-2007, 11:41 AM

Originally posted by pirate4state
:nerd: :p

Nate - I thought they played Trinity? :confused: Oh well - whoever it was, they beat Calallen pretty good.

No, it was Hebron, but they had plenty of talent on that team...someone told me they had like 8 D-1 players or something

charlesrixey

06-13-2007, 11:42 AM

Euless Trinity has always been 5A

Hebron is the school you are thinking of

28-0 was the final

pirate4state

06-13-2007, 11:44 AM

okay - either way i drove all over the freaking state that day! :crazy1:

Adidas410s

06-13-2007, 11:48 AM

Originally posted by CalallenWildcat
Adidas...what were you doing in Corpus and why did you head to Abilene?

I lived in Corpus from Dec 94 to Dec 95. We went back to see Cooper play Odessa Permian (50-20 loss) and then back for the absolute beating that FM Marcus gave them (41-7) in the 3rd round of the playoffs. My older brother stayed with some friends and Abilene for his senior year at Cooper...so we had gone back to see those games.

Adidas410s

06-13-2007, 11:49 AM

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
Did you count "in the middle of nowhere"? :D
yep...that would be your little trek over to Bandera! ;)

Fotbol

06-13-2007, 11:53 AM

I once drove from the Moon to Marlin to see a game

EagleFan1997

06-13-2007, 11:59 AM

1. Canyon to Irving aprox. 369.78 miles
2. Canyon to Sweetwater aprox. 229.82 miles
3. Canyon to Wichita Falls aprox. 239.90 miles
4. Canyon to Lovington NM Aprox. 213.52 miles

lostaussie

06-13-2007, 12:03 PM

Gilmer to Abilene 1978 class B state championship (the last one)
Gilmer Union Hill 14 Wheeler 7...........the win for the hill broke a very long winning steak for Wheeler.

smustangs

06-13-2007, 01:28 PM

stephenville to breckenridge
breckenridge to midland
midland to sweetwater

to wath sweetwater and monohans

wildstangs

06-13-2007, 01:37 PM

Sweetwater to Borger - 296 miles.

piratebg

06-13-2007, 01:44 PM

Sinton to College Station 224.8 miles

DU_stud04

06-13-2007, 03:49 PM

hmmm, arlington to sweetwater to canyon once

drove from arlington to sweetwater to brownwood, then left to go to another game in abilene, back to sweetwater then lubbock a few hours later then back to sweetwater. i love playoffs. i count the second one as one trip since it was within a 24hour period...kinda :D

DU_stud04

06-13-2007, 03:56 PM

i know my brother has driven from springfield missouri to arlington to pick me up to sweetwater then up to canyon...fun times

i think it was about 1055 miles from springfield to canyon and then back to sweetwater

tigerpride_08

06-13-2007, 05:10 PM

it's not really that far...but i been to Tomball to watch the Giddings/WOS game...and then San Antonio to watch the 5A state games...

bandera7

06-13-2007, 05:21 PM

whoa, LH Mom, Bandera might be in the middle of nowhere...but dont act like LH is anywhere important either. I like Bandera where it is.

LH Panther Mom

06-13-2007, 07:15 PM

Originally posted by bandera7
whoa, LH Mom, Bandera might be in the middle of nowhere...but dont act like LH is anywhere important either. I like Bandera where it is.
NOOOOO!!!!!!! I wasn't talking about Bandera, just the school we had to go to. Maybe it was the elementary instead of middle school, but it was WAY South of town.

Antec

06-13-2007, 08:33 PM

Houston to Brownwood

Bull Butter

06-13-2007, 11:19 PM

Port Isabel to Humble---382.9 miles
Port Isabel to Baytown--387.4 miles
Port Isabel to Conroe---403.8 miles
Port Isabel to Galena Park--- 375.5 miles

kepdawg

06-13-2007, 11:27 PM

Desoto to Lubbock (Denison and Andrews)
The Colony to Eldorado (Eldorado and Sonora)
Denison to Houston (Denison and La Marque)
The Colony to Baytown (Jasper and Waller)
The Colony to Silsbee (Jasper and Liberty)

The back to back days are the hardest on me.

The Colony to Silsbee (Jasper and Liberty) to Jasper on Friday followed by Jasper to Marshall (Paul Pewitt and Garrison) to Gladewater (Elysian Fields and Quitman) and home to The Colony on Saturday.

Desoto to Bryan (Jasper and Manor) and back to Desoto on Friday followed by Desoto to Sweetwater (Sonora and Holliday) and home to The Colony on Saturday.

Emerson1

06-17-2007, 05:48 PM

Forney to San Antonio
or to Houston

LHMom

06-17-2007, 06:11 PM

The farthest I've driven would be to watch my nephew in Bells, TX. (274 miles from my house.)

The trip back home from College Station to Liberty Hill after a loss to Jasper in the semi-finals seemed the longest ever....

rockdale80

06-19-2007, 11:56 AM

For one complete year I drove from houston to every single Rockdale game, then the year after that I drove from Nacogdoches to every Rockdale game. Some in Rockdale, and some on the Road. Other than driving to watch my brother play I havent driven too far. Maybe nacogdoches to gilmer to watch them play Tatum.

Tiger Turtle

06-19-2007, 02:11 PM

Fulshear to Kingsville twice. Fulshear to Dallas fror '99 state championship game (5.5 hours).

CHS_CG

06-19-2007, 02:23 PM

I drove from Caldwell to Nac to go watch Marlin play somebody.

Then when i went to roundrock to watch LH Rita wanted to drive to freakin swater after that game was over, but thankfully we didnt go!

CHS_CG

06-19-2007, 02:24 PM

oh and I have been informed that I am driving to Longview from Caldwell at the beginning of the season, but its not to watch TXHSFB

pirate4state

06-19-2007, 02:26 PM

Originally posted by CHS_CG
I drove from Caldwell to Nac to go watch Marlin play somebody.

Then when i went to roundrock to watch LH Rita wanted to drive to freakin swater after that game was over, but thankfully we didnt go! I still think we should have gone :(

DaHop72

06-19-2007, 02:26 PM

CHS_CG

06-19-2007, 02:27 PM

Originally posted by DaHop72
:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Do you know how late I stayed up the night b4 and I had been dealin with Casey all day.. I wasnt fixing to be stuck in a car with him for 7 hrs

pirate4state

06-19-2007, 02:39 PM

Originally posted by CHS_CG
Do you know how late I stayed up the night b4 and I had been dealin with Casey all day.. I wasnt fixing to be stuck in a car with him for 7 hrs WHAT??? Did Casey even sit with us that game??? Did ya'll drive to that game together?

Ranger Mom

06-19-2007, 02:41 PM

Originally posted by pirate4state
WHAT??? Did Casey even sit with us that game??? Did ya'll drive to that game together?

Ohhhh......ohhh.....was that THE night???:eek: :eek: :eek:

pirate4state

06-19-2007, 02:42 PM

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
Ohhhh......ohhh.....was that THE night???:eek: :eek: :eek: I'm so confused. I'm sure she'll be along shortly to clarify things. :devil: :D

CHS_CG

06-19-2007, 02:43 PM

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
Ohhhh......ohhh.....was that THE night???:eek: :eek: :eek:

ROFLMAO YES!!!!!!!!!

CHS_CG

06-19-2007, 02:44 PM

Originally posted by pirate4state
I'm so confused. I'm sure she'll be along shortly to clarify things. :devil: :D

you know about THE night!:inlove:

charlesrixey

06-19-2007, 02:45 PM

Originally posted by CHS_CG
you know about THE night!:inlove:

THE night?

oh, please explain!

CHS_CG

06-19-2007, 02:46 PM

Originally posted by charlesrixey
THE night?

oh, please explain!

what more is there to explain
it was THE night

charlesrixey

06-19-2007, 02:48 PM

:rolleyes::thinking: :doh:

carter08

06-19-2007, 02:52 PM

Originally posted by CHS_CG
what more is there to explain
it was THE night

Bow Chika Bow Wow???

CHS_CG

06-19-2007, 02:57 PM

Originally posted by carter08
Bow Chika Bow Wow???

:confused: :thinking:

carter08

06-19-2007, 02:59 PM

Originally posted by CHS_CG
:confused: :thinking:

You know

like Giggity Giggity Giggity

:devil:

CHS_CG

06-19-2007, 03:05 PM

Originally posted by carter08
You know

like Giggity Giggity Giggity

:devil:

LIKE HA HA??

pirate4state

06-19-2007, 03:06 PM

Originally posted by carter08
Bow Chika Bow Wow???

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

LH Panther Mom

06-19-2007, 05:57 PM

Originally posted by pirate4state
WHAT??? Did Casey even sit with us that game??? Did ya'll drive to that game together?
:doh: :doh: Don't you remember???? The LH/Giddings game lasted a tad longer than anticipated (in part due to a....uhm.... "delay" in the 3rd qtr). Casey rode with his dad TO the game, then his dad left and he was going to ride home with T. When we finally got to see the boys after the game, we decided the Sweetwater game would be mid-3rd qtr or later when we could get there. So.....Casey begged for food and we ate in Leander. Then, it became THE night after they left for Rockdale. :devil: :devil:

DU_stud04

06-19-2007, 05:59 PM

Originally posted by carter08
Bow Chika Bow Wow??? hahahaha........ hahahahahahaha

catman

06-19-2007, 07:44 PM

It used to be Ft. Worth to Monahans---355 miles

until last year when I did Ft. Worth to Weslaco---509 miles

charlesrixey

06-19-2007, 09:33 PM

Originally posted by catman
It used to be Ft. Worth to Monahans---355 miles

until last year when I did Ft. Worth to Weslaco---509 miles

what game were you going to see down there?

catman

06-19-2007, 10:00 PM

Originally posted by charlesrixey
what game were you going to see down there?

It was San Benito @ Weslaco on a Thursday. They were playing for the district championship. Great game.

The next night I saw Hidalgo @ Port Isabel. A one-sided game.

Then Saturday night in San Antonio for Macarthur @ Madison, another great game, followed by a long drive back home.

44INAROW

06-19-2007, 10:02 PM

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
:doh: :doh: Don't you remember???? The LH/Giddings game lasted a tad longer than anticipated (in part due to a....uhm.... "delay" in the 3rd qtr). Casey rode with his dad TO the game, then his dad left and he was going to ride home with T. When we finally got to see the boys after the game, we decided the Sweetwater game would be mid-3rd qtr or later when we could get there. So.....Casey begged for food and we ate in Leander. Then, it became THE night after they left for Rockdale. :devil: :devil:

that's the game Mr44, Little44 and I LEFT at the beginning of the 3rd quarter...... I still can't believe we did that :rolleyes: :rolleyes: then we got lost and ended up riding right past Round Rock stadium just as the game was ending....... what were we thinking???