Well, let me tell you somethin’ about this Austin Hyde Park football. Heard a lot about it, you know. It’s a big deal, this football thing. Big deal around here. Lots of folks talkin’ ’bout it all the time. They go crazy for it, I tell ya!
This here football team, they call it the Panthers. Yeah, that’s it, Hyde Park Panthers. Sounds kinda fierce, don’t it? They play that game, football, where they run around and throw that ball. They tackle and what not, lots of runnin’ and jumpin’. I don’t rightly understand it all, but those young folks sure seem to enjoy it. It’s a sight, I tell ya, all them folks cheerin’ and carryin’ on.
They got this young fella, Quinn Murphy, playin’ quarterback. That’s what they call him. He is something else. They say he can throw that ball like nobody’s business. Heard some folks sayin’ he’s gonna be a big star someday. Yeah, he’s that good. Division I schools, they say. That’s somethin’, ain’t it?
This Austin Hyde Park football, they got all sorts of games. They play against other teams, you know. Other schools. They call it a schedule. They have a schedule, with lots of games. You can see the Hyde Park Football schedule, I reckon. It’s important for those who wanna go and watch.
They even got it where you can watch it on them newfangled computers. It’s called livestreams. Livestreams of the Hyde Park High School games. Shows you all the action, right there on your screen. This world, I tell ya! It’s somethin’ else. They got these highlights too, showin’ the best parts of the game. And they show upcoming events, so you know when the next game is.
They got all sorts of sports at that Hyde Park High School, not just football. They got that baseball, basketball, even that golf. And that soccer, where they kick the ball around.
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Volleyball
And then there’s that game with the sticks, lacrosse. Don’t understand that one bit. But they play it. Lots of things for them young’uns to do, keeps ’em out of trouble, I suppose. Hyde Park High School sports, they call it.
There’s a fella, writes about all this sports stuff. Name’s Dave Campbell. He’s got somethin’ called Dave Campbell’s Texas Football. He writes about all the football teams, includin’ this Austin Hyde Park team. If you wanna know anything about ’em, that’s where you go, I reckon. He’s got all the news and information. He knows all about this football business.
If you want to know about when they are playing you can find that Hyde Park Panthers football schedule with dates, opponents. If you ask me it is too much trouble to know all these things. But the young folks love to follow the game.
Then there’s the University of Texas at Austin, they got a team too. They call ’em the Longhorns. Big, strong fellas, those Longhorns. They’re a whole different kind of team, I reckon. College team. Play against other colleges. It’s a big deal, that college football. Not the same as that Hyde Park, they say. That one’s for the high school. I think the Texas Rangers play baseball, though. But I might be wrong, my memory’s not what it used to be.
This whole Austin Hyde Park football thing, it’s a big to-do. People get real excited, painting their faces, wearing them team colors, yellin’ and screamin’. It is a big deal here. They get all worked up about it, especially when they win. When they lose, well, that’s a different story. Folks get all quiet and grumpy then. They get those Hyde Park Panthers Football news, and read all about it.
They got rankings for these teams, too. They tell you who’s the best, who’s not so good. This Hyde Park Panthers Football team, they’re doin’ alright, I hear. Not the best, not the worst. Somewhere in the middle, I reckon. This is all I hear people talking about, how good this team is, how bad that one is. It is all football, football, football!
So, yeah, that’s what I know about this Austin Hyde Park football. It’s a lot, ain’t it? More than an old lady like me needs to know, that’s for sure. But the young folks, they love it. They just can’t get enough of that football. And that Quinn Murphy fella, keep an eye on him. They say he is somethin’ special. I guess time will tell if he really makes it big or not.