Texas High School Football - Athens tops Jacksonville
September 20, 2024: Jacksonville, TX 75766 The Athens Hornets football squad scored 31 points and limited the host Jacksonville Fightin' Indians to 0 in the Hornets non-league triumph on Friday.
The Hornets now sport a 3-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Connally for a non-league test on Friday, September 27. Athens will meet a Cadets squad coming off a 55-42 non-league loss to Alvarado (Alvarado, TX). The Cadets record now stands at 3-1.
With the defeat, Jacksonville drops to 1-3 on the campaign. The Fightin' indians host Nacogdoches (Nacogdoches, TX) to meet the Dragons in a 5A-2 Region II District 7 test on Friday, September 27. The Dragons come into the test with a record of 2-2. Nacogdoches lost 42-10 in their recent non-league test against Rudder (Bryan, TX)