this Saturday in the Alamodome
Devine’s Matthew Gomez, Lytle’s Luke Estrada set to play
Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The 47th San Antonio Sports All-Star Football Game will be played on Saturday, January 11th at the Alamodome. The area’s top seniors take the field at 5pm following the All-American Bowl which kicks off at noon.
A couple of those “top seniors” are Matthew Gomez of Devine and Luke Estrada of Lytle. Gomez and Estrada were two of 118 seniors selected to participate and will compete on the Blue Team.
According to the San Antonio Sports website, since 1978, the San Antonio Sports All-Star Football Game has been a showcase of the area’s top high school football talent with a goal of shining a light on local players and enhancing their opportunities for college scholarships.
The game was originally formed by the Kiwanis Club and later operated by Kids Sports Network until 2013. Since 2014, the game has been managed by San Antonio Sports and held in the Alamodome following the All-American Bowl, which features more than 100 of the nation’s best players and is televised on NBC.
The 2024 game featured 116 seniors representing 67 San Antonio area high schools.
Players are nominated by their high school coaches and chosen by a selection committee featuring…
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Pirate senior football player Luke Estrada with his All-Star game jersey.