Pflugerville High School is a public high school located in

Pflugerville, Texas Pflugerville ( ) is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States, with a small portion in Williamson County. The population was 65,191 at the 2020 census. Pflugerville is a suburb of Austin and part of the Austin–Round Rock–San Mar ...

. In 2017, the school was a Top-10 Finalist in

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Athletics

List of sports

* Baseball * Basketball, Boys * Basketball, Girls * Cross Country * Football * Golf, Fall * Golf, Spring * Marching Band * Powerlifting * Soccer, Boys * Soccer, Girls * Softball * Swimming * Tennis, Fall * Tennis, Spring * Track and Field * Volleyball * Wrestling

History

Football

During the

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, Pflugerville High School graduate Zaviar Gooden and

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were drafted by the Tennessee Titans and Arizona Cardinals respectively. In the

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was drafted by the New York Jets. In the

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, Tyrus Thompson was drafted by Minnesota Vikings.

=55-game winning streak

= From 1958 until 1962, Pflugerville won 55 consecutive games. At the time, it was both a State and National record. The Streak ended with a 12-6 loss to Holland in the 1962 Bi-District round of the playoffs. In 1964, Pflugerville's national winning streak record was broken by Jefferson City, Missouri. In 1958 and 1959, PHS fielded Eight-Man football teams and played in the Class B division until 1967, which were not allowed to play to a State Championship. This is why Pflugerville is only credited with 34 wins on the all-time consecutive win chart. However, they are in actually, in 2nd Place as of 2005.
The Panthers compiled 5 District Championships, 2 Bi-District Championships, and 4 Regional Championships.
Through those five seasons, the Panthers scored 2,585 points; allowed just 256 and recorded 31 shutouts of their opponents.
The record for most consecutive victories is now held by De La Salle High School of California with 151 from 1992 to 2004.
Their streak ended with the first game of the 2004 season against Bellevue High from Washington state.
The Texas State record is now held by Celina, which won 68 games from 1998-2002. Pflugerville still ranks #2 All-Time in the State of Texas.

Kuempel Stadium

The 10,000-capacity Kuempel Stadium, the current home of the Panthers in Football, Soccer and Track & Field. Through the 2004 season, Kuempel Stadium has had a natural grass playing surface. However, on February 5, 2005 voters approved a multimillion-dollar bond package which included funds to upgrade to the new style of artificial turf. Similar surfaces are used at RRISD Stadium and at Dragon Stadium as well as NFL and College teams throughout the Nation. Construction was finished prior to the start of the 2005 season. A plaque outside the entrance explains the name origin: ''Dedicated October 1986'' ''Named for Charles and H. L. "Hub" Kuempel, both graduates of Pflugerville High School, who returned and served the Pflugerville schools for a combined 49 years. In the late '50s and early '60s they coached PHS to 55 consecutive football victories.'' At that time, this was a State and National Record and still stands as the Texas state record. * In 2007, the Pflugerville High School football team reached the Texas 5A State Championship game but lost to

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from

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. * The TV Series Friday Night Lights was originally filmed using the stadium, and the team took the name of Dillon Panthers after Pflugerville Panthers and used many of the mascot items for the show. The Pfield This stadium was created through 2016–2017 and opened in the 2017–18 school year, but was used for the preceding

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. It is used for the District's Football, and not all of Pflugerville's games, for which Kuempel Stadium is used instead. It is used by all four high schools in the Pflugerville District.

In the news

* 2007 ** On the morning of September 11, 2007, a teenager in Pflugerville was arrested in connection to terrorist threats made against Pflugerville High School that were posted on the website

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. * 2010 ** Yearbook causes controversy * 2012 ** Student brings gun to Pflugerville High School ** Unauthorized person ** Pflugerville ISD makes history, gives domestic partnerships benefits * 2013 ** Report of weapon delays Pflugerville High release * 2017 ** On the morning of February 7, 2017, a 'suspicious object' was set on fire in a bathroom, leading to the school's evacuation. The student involved was charged with arson and arrested.

Staff

Principals

* 1981 to 2008 – Larry Bradley * 2008 to 2017 – Kirk Wrinkle * 2017 to 2021 – Ameka Hunt * 2021 to current – Zackary Kleypas

Notable people

Nate Minchey Nathan Derek Minchey (born August 31, 1969) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1993 through 1997 for the Boston Red Sox (1993–94, 1996) and Colorado Rockies (1997). He also played seven seasons in Japan, from 1998 unt ...

– professional baseball player *

Mario Ramos Mario Martin Ramos (born October 19, 1977) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Ramos was born in Aurora, Illinois. He went to Pflugerville High School in Pflugerville, Texas, where he also resides today. He was a 5'11", 180-pound pitcher ...

(1994) – professional baseball player * Micah Lawrence (2008) – U.S. Olympic athlete * Garrett Lindholm (2006) – American football

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* Zaviar Gooden (2008) –

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player currently a Free Agent *

– American football player * Ikemefuna Enemkpali –

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football player * Michael Johnson –

football player * Tyrus Thompson, American football player

References

External links

GreatSchools.net
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