Hoskins is once again leading the charge in coordinating an All-Star weekend in Garden City and Big Spring, highlighting some of the area's top small-school basketball talent along with a few of the state's best six-man football players.

At 6 p.m. Friday, Dorothy Garrett Coliseum will host the seventh installment of a small school all-star basketball game. A girls game will start the night with the boys then taking the court afterwards at approximately 7:45 p.m.

Then, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, the all-star festivities continue in Garden City with the 14th  Annual Texas Bowl. The game features some of the top six-man talent from both the bigger (Division I) and smaller (Division II) classifications of the fast-paced brand of football.

"We invite some of the best players from Division I and pit them against some of the best from Division II," said Hoskins. "This is the third year we've done it this way and it's netted us two very competitive games in the prior season. When we started this, it was referred to as the Texas vs. The World game, but the cost of it became too much. So we scaled it back and just went with the top Texas players. It's worked out well for us."

Garden City will be well represented during the all-star weekend with some of its own athletes taking the court Friday and the field Saturday.

Melissa Hirt and Macy Schwartz — members of Garden City's district championship team in 2008-2009 — will both be playing in the girls all-star game Friday.

Taking the gridiron Saturday is Garden City's Cole Schwartz and Levi Schaefer. Hoskins said athletes from Grady and Sands will also be participating in the weekend.

"We've got some local ties in this game," said Hoskins. "We always try to bring some of the local kids in and get them involved. We've also got players who are covering quite a few miles to get here. We've got one from Sierra Blanca. There's also one from Strawn and another from Lefors. They're making a long trip to play this weekend."

One of the real appeals of the Texas Bowl in particular is the fact that every player on the roster recently graduated, making the game potentially the final time many of the athletes will put on their pads and helmet.

"That's what I tell them. This could be it. This could be the last time they get to put on a football uniform," said Hoskins. "That makes the game important for them. This game is all about getting on the field for these kids and playing one more game."