Tepper: Texas high school football’s hotbed is not where you think

Coke or Dr Pepper? Aggies or Longhorns? Nike or Adidas? Houston or Dallas?

Since time immemorial — or, at least since the start of the modern era of the sport — the great Texas high school football debate across the Lone Star State has centered around the two largest metro areas in the state. Sure, Austin and San Antonio have occasionally poked their head into the conversation. And yes, East Texas can lay claim as well. West Texas has had their moments. But in the long arc of the sport’s history, the question each year is whether Dallas-Fort Worth or Houston has the superior collection of high school football teams.