(Geronimo) — The Navarro Panthers usher in a new era in 2025.
Head coach Glenn Hill comes to Navarro High School fresh off a state championship as the offensive coordinator at Smithson Valley High School. The new Panther coach brings a new offensive philosophy to Geronimo. After nearly two decades of running the Slot-T under head coaches Les Goad and Rod Blount, Glenn Hill is implementing a new offense, but he says the physical elements of the Slot-T will remain.
“It’s not a secret that this has been an extremely successful school,” Hill said. “Les Goad, I think he had 127 wins here. Then Coach Blount took over and just continued winning while he was here (with the Slot-T). It’s a great offense; the only thing is I’m not a Slot-T guy. You gotta do what you believe in, and the kids are buying into it, though. They’re finding that there’s more similarities than maybe they thought initially.
“While we’re not in the Slot-T, (our new offense) is a physical, tough-minded, running the football first style of offense. And our passes will come off of that. So, that’s been the biggest change. Yeah, we are in different formations. We have guys lining up in a bunch of different places and we’re spreading it out a little bit, but we’re gonna run the football a good amount and try to be a really physical football team.”
Navarro finished fourth in a tough District 13-4A with a relatively young team in 2024. Hill says he’s excited to have guys like Evan Rodriguez, Braddock Gallini, Hudson Jenner, and Dylan Trotti back for this year. The Panthers and the other three playoff teams from the district advanced at least two rounds into the playoffs in 2024, including district champion Wimberley, who made it to the Class 4A Division II state semifinals for the second straight year.
The Navarro Panthers will open the 2025 season on August 29th at Floresville. The district season for Navarro will begin on September 26th against the defending district champion Wimberley Texans in Wimberley.
The Marion Bulldogs are also underway with workouts this week. The Seguin Matadors will start their practices next Monday.
The Matadors start their season on August 29th on the road against Alamo Heights. We’ll have the game for you on KWED and streaming at SeguinToday.com.