High Island
High Island Cardinals
HIGH
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O'Connell
O'Connell Buccaneers
OCON
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High Island visits O'Connell in nonleague opener Friday, Aug. 29

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High Island (Cardinals) travels to O’Connell (Buccaneers) for a nonleague matchup at O’Connell High School in Galveston on Friday, Aug. 29. Kickoff is listed for 5 p.m. Pacific on the game page, which converts to 7 p.m. Central (CDT). Fans can find the full game page here: https://scorebooklive.com/texas/football/games/5658013-high-island-vs-oconnell.

  • Who: High Island Cardinals at O’Connell Buccaneers

  • When: Friday, Aug. 29, 2025 — 7 p.m. Central (CDT)

  • Where: O’Connell High School — Galveston, Texas

  • Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/texas/football/games/5658013-high-island-vs-oconnell

  • High Island on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/texas/football/teams/252505-high-island-cardinals

  • O’Connell on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/texas/football/teams/263714-oconnell-buccaneers

A quick look back: the teams last met on Aug. 30, 2024, when High Island beat O’Connell 46-0 (game details: https://scorebooklive.com/texas/football/games/4602677-oconnell-vs-high-island). Both clubs enter this season-opening meeting listed 0-0 on the SBLive pages. Expect pride and payback on both sidelines — and for O’Connell, a chance to flip the script on a rival that dominated last year.

Streaming and tickets

  • Streaming: Each school has an NFHS Network page where games are often available — High Island: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/high-island-high-school-high-island-tx/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive; O’Connell: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/oconnell-college-preparatory-galveston-tx/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

  • Tickets: No official ticketing link is listed on the game page. Check the hosts’ athletic department or the SBLive game page for updates.

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