(Guadalupe County) — Week one of Friday Night Lights for area football teams is this week.
The Navarro Panthers and Marion Bulldogs debut new head coaches on the sidelines.
The Panthers will unveil a new offense under head coach Glenn Hill. For nearly two decades, Navarro has run out of the tight Slot-T formation. Hill, who comes to Geronimo after serving as the offensive coordinator at Smithson Valley the last four years, will spread things out more for the Panthers.
Navarro will kick off their season on Friday night at 7 p.m. in Floresville.
The Marion Bulldogs, coming off a 2024 season that saw them win a playoff game for the first time since 2019, will be led by new coach Joel Call. Call comes over from Judson High School where he served many roles including offensive coordinator and interim head coach.
Marion will host Stockdale on Friday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Veterans Stadium on the Marion High School campus.
Meanwhile, the Seguin Matadors will head into the 2025 season under 5th-year head coach Craig Dailey. A former Seguin High School quarterback, Dailey and his Matadors are led by his son, quarteback Corey Dailey. Corey has thrown for 6,217 yards with 78 touchdowns and just 18 interceptions in three years as the starter. This summer, the senior committed to playing college football at the University of Pittsburgh.
The Matadors will open the season with Alamo Heights on Friday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Alamo Heights High School. We’ll have that game and all of Seguin’s games again this season on AM 1580 KWED and streaming at SeguinToday.com.