All Lago Vista ISD campuses to close Nov. 22 for football playoff game

LAGO VISTA, Texas - All Lago Vista ISD campuses will be closed on Friday, Nov. 22, to allow students and staff to travel to a high school football playoff game, the school district announced.

Lago Vista ISD's varsity football team dominated their season. The Vikings are coming off of a sweeping victory against the Bandera Bulldogs, winning 42-10 at San Marcos High School last week. 

This season, the football team's success is why classes are canceled for the entire district on Friday. 

"That's definitely a cool feeling. I don't know how I feel about the almost five-hour drive to go to the game, but it is nice to not have to worry about all the makeup work," said Tripp Henderson, varsity quarterback.

In week two of the playoffs, the Vikings will travel to Kingsville, where the bi-district champs hope to continue their winning ways against the Port Isabel Tarpons. 

"We're excited that the school district, you know, supports all of our all of our students, and the amount of students that are involved on a Friday night is really cool to see," said head coach Craten Phillips.

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It should be a good game, too, with Lago Vista sitting 8-3 and Port Isabel 9-2. 

"I'm looking forward to getting back out on the field and hopefully getting a big win and push the week three," said Henderson.

The team is starting its journey to Kingsville at 10 a.m. for the 7 p.m. game. Since they do not have school on Friday, they hope their fans show up to support the players. 

"We hope to have a big crowd there and A&M Kingsville on Friday night," said Coach Phillips.

If the Vikings win this matchup, they will advance to week three of the playoffs and face off against the Salado vs. Sinton Game winners.