High School football season is officially underway, bringing community together under the golden, setting sun as they rally around their teams. A light rain fell in Liberty Hill on Friday, but the crowd embraced the cool relief from the Texas heat as the Liberty Hill Panthers and Vandegrift Vipers played the first quarter of the game.
Vandegrift marching band members put on rain ponchos as it begins to rain as Liberty Hill and Vandegrift football face off in Liberty Hill on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman)
A rainbow is seen as Liberty Hill and Vandegrift football face off in Liberty Hill on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman)
Fans watch as Liberty Hill and Vandegrift football face off as the sun sets in Liberty Hill on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman)
Following rain, a rainbow is seen in the sky as Liberty Hill and Vandegrift face off in Liberty Hill on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman)
The Vandegrift band plays in the stands as Liberty Hill and Vandegrift football face off as the sun sets in Liberty Hill on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman)
The Vandegrift Vipers take to the field for the second half of the game against Liberty Hill at Liberty Hill on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman)
Liberty Hill fans celebrate a touchdown as Liberty Hill and Vandegrift face off in Liberty Hill on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman)
