LA PORTE, Texas (KTRK) -- The first Friday night in the high school football season was a huge community event in La Porte, and the Bulldogs gave their fans a big 35-31 win against rival Deer Park.

ABC13 sports producer Joe Gleason captured the sights and sounds in Friday's Border Battle rivalry game between La Porte and Deer Park.

It would have been a huge game on its own playing Deer Park, but La Porte had more to celebrate than just the 65th meeting between the two schools on the field.

Bulldogs opened their 'new' $56 million Bulldog Stadium to a sell-out crowd of almost 9,000 fans. The Dogs played all their home games on the road the past two seasons while their stadium was being built.

ABC13 sports producer Joe Gleason captured the sights and sounds in Friday's Border Battle riva

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