Varsity football beats South Grand Prairie 34-19 in 1st game

Neena Sidhu and Amanda Hare|August 30, 2021

Click the photo above to start an entire slideshow with captions full of information about the first varsity football game on Thursday, Aug. 26, against South Grand Prairie. Here are few more details for the fans:

Who: Varsity football team – Led by head coach Brandon Schmidt
What: Scrimmage against South Grand Prairie
When: Thursday, Aug. 26
Where: Gopher-Warrior Bowl

Here’s a link to the team’s Twitter account to watch for updates. The latest Tweet at publication time follows and gives information on the next game:

Your Eagles’ home opener is this Friday at The Nest @pisdstadium ! Come get rowdy for Prosper’s home team as we take on Mansfield Lake Ridge.
🏆🦅🥫🏴‍☠️#DYJ #OffTheRails #DeptOfFtblOps pic.twitter.com/MxJHrvEfPM

— Prosper Eagles FB (@ProsperEaglesFB) August 30, 2021

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