Baytown Lee vs Baytown Sterling
In the 1970s I doubt there was a bigger high school rivalry in this area than "The Game." Both teams dominated district titles during the decade with REL winning in 1970, 76 and 78 and RSS winning loop championships in 1971, 72, 73, 74 and 75 (the Ganders frequently came in second during Sterling's run). Stallworth Stadium was always filled for that one, drawing 22,000-plus in '72 or '73.
Back then the windows of the businesses on one side of Texas Ave. (the main drag through the old downtown) were painted blue for Sterling and maroon for Lee on the other side. Lots of fights broke during the week of the game down at the old Brunson movie theater, the bowling alley and the local hamburger joints between rival students.
What made the rivalry so intense was that both sides knew each other so well. Half the players from three of the (then) four junior highs in the district (Baytown, Horace Mann, Cedar Bayou) seperated into the two high schools which meant that when REL and RSS butted heads you were playing against guys who used to be your buddies. If you played organized sports from an early age in Baytown like I did, you were constantly crossing paths and competing with and against guys from other schools and neighborhoods in the city that would come to a head in the Lee-Sterling game. Familiarity breeds contempt like you would not believe!
