San Antonio Sports announced that Boerne High School’s Che Hendrix and Madison High School’s Blaine Pederson will serve as head coaches for the 2024 San Antonio Sports All-Star Football Game. The game will showcase top local high school players following the All-American Bowl on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 in the Alamodome. Hendrix will coach Team Black and Pederson will coach Team Gold in the battle between the area’s top seniors.
The San Antonio Sports All-Star Football Game will feature players who are committed to play for some of the top universities in the country as well as players looking for an additional chance to impress college scouts with potential scholarships to offer. Fifty-four (54) who were in the 2023 All-Star Game signed to play college football, including seven committed to play for Trinity University, five to Mary Hardin-Baylor and five to West Texas A&M. Thirteen (13) are going to NCAA DI schools.
Players from Bexar and seven surrounding counties are nominated by their high school coaches and chosen by a selection committee featuring broadcasters, journalists and former coaches. The 2024 All-Star Football Game rosters will be announced in the fall.
Che Hendrix has been athletic coordinator and head football coach at Boerne High School since 2018. The past five seasons Boerne has a 50-13 record, was a state finalist in 2022 and has won four district championships. Hendrix has been coaching 24 years and a head coach for 12. He has coached in Dallas, Houston, Ft. Worth, West Texas and came to Boerne from Frisco Heritage.
Blaine Pederson has been coaching high school athletics for 30 years. He has been athletic coordinator and head football coach at North East ISD’s Madison High School since 2017, with two district titles and five playoff appearances. Pederson has coached on 19 state playoff teams, including five state quarterfinalists and two state semi-final teams. He is a graduate of Madison High School and played in the 1989 San Antonio All-Star Football Game.