(Marion) — The Marion Bulldogs took the Hallettsville Brahmas by the horns in the first scrimmage of the 2025 season at Marion High School on Thursday.
The Bulldogs moved the ball efficiently on offense. Senior quarterback Kade Pape capped three Marion drives with a touchdown run and two TD passes. Pape hit fellow senior Jaiden Riley on a long pass for the second score. Riley outleapt two defenders to come down with the pass at the 30-yard line and then outran the defense to the end zone.
Marion was active on the other side of the ball as well. The Bulldogs forced two fumbles on the first two drives of the practice game.
First-year Marion head coach Joel Call was happy with his team’s effort following the game. He says his players are building camaraderie as they prepare for the upcoming season.
“We’re just trying to keep everybody focused on the same goal to be excited for the success of their teammates,” Call said. “In our society, the natural tendency is that everybody wants to get theirs, right? But if we’re excited for the success of their teammates, that’s part of that love factor. When you’re in your family, you’re in a unit, you want the people around you to have success.”
Marion will host Poth for a scrimmage next Thursday. The Bulldogs open the regular season at home on August 29th against Stockdale.
(Geronimo) — Fans of the Navarro Panthers will get their first look at their team under new head coach Glenn Hill tonight as the Panthers host Fredericksburg for a scrimmage.
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, Hill is implementing a new offense.
The Navarro Panthers and Fredericksburg Battlin’ Billies will battle at 6:30 tonight at Erwin Lee Field in Geronimo.
(Kerrville) — And the Seguin Matadors will have their first and only scrimmage of the preseason next week. The Matadors will travel to the Hill Country to take on the Kerrville Tivy Antlers next Thursday.