For the second straight year, Friendswood stood tallest in the University Interscholastic League for 4A.
          Friendswood high school was named the UIL’s Class 4A Lone Star Cup winner for the 2009-10 school year.
          The Lone Star Cup recognizes high schools based on their overall team achievement in athletic and academic championships.
          The UIL Lone Star Cup is awarded annually to five high schools, one in each of the five UIL classifications (1A, 2A, 3A, 4A and 5A), based on their team performance in district and state championships. The winning schools in each classification receive the UIL Lone Star Cup trophy and a $1,000 scholarship, also presented by the UIL.
          Honoring the best overall athletic and academic programs in Texas, the UIL Lone Star Cup is open to all UIL participant high schools.
          Friendswood had another strong year athletically, but the Mustangs’ academic performance gave them the final boost needed to win their second Cup. The Mustangs won their fifth consecutive state academic championship and eighth overall. Every athletic program in a team sport not only qualified for the playoffs, but advanced at least a round in the postseason.
          Representatives were present at halftime at the football game to present FHS Principal Mark Griffon and his staff the impressive Lone Star Cup.
          The Lone Star Cup program began during the 1997-98 season.

UIL Lone Star Cup Champions
2009-2010

• Conference 1A - Cayuga
• Conference 2A - Brock
• Conference 3A - Lucas Lovejoy
• Conference 4A - Friendswood
• Conference 5A - Conroe The Woodlands

It was the second consecutive year for Brock, Friendswood and Conroe the Woodlands.