SAN ANTONIO – The regular season for high school football is winding down and teams are going to be fighting with all they’ve got to grab a playoff spot. We’ve got a classic Thursday Night Lights battle tonight at 7pm on CWSA.
Judson Rockets vs East Central Hornets
The Judson Rockets are one of those teams in the hunt. Bit of an up and down year for them under first year head coach Vernon Hughes, but they control their destiny. If they can win their last two games, they’ll punch their ticket to the postseason.
“We don’t worry about winning out to get into the playoffs. We’re really taking it one practice at a time, let alone one game at a time,” explained Hughes. “We try not to let our kids look ahead at any point. Again, we’re trying to get better every single day. So we don’t worry about who we’re playing, what the circumstances are. We’re just trying to put our best foot forward and trying to put the best product that we can on the field.”
Standing in Judson’s way are the East Central Hornets. They’re currently in 3rd place in District 27-6a. The path is a little bit easier for the Hornets. All they have to do is win one of their last two games to lock up a playoff spot.
But the Hornets are looking to handle their business this week.
“We know what playoff football looks like, we know what it is. We’ve been in the playoffs as well, over the past four or five years, quite a few times. And we lace them up, we put those helmets on, we wanna go win the game. There’s no different or added pressure from that standpoint. We need to go out and we need to execute plays and take care of the football and do the normal football things that it takes to be successful and come out with a victory,” explained coach Joe Hubbard.
Should be a great game out at Rutledge Stadium. Our coverage begins at 7 o’clock on CWSA.
Thursday Night Lights Band Grant
Our Thursday Night Lights Band Grant sponsored by CHRISTUS Children’s will give our fans the opportunity to nominate their favorite participating TNL band. On November 9, The band with the most nominations will be selected to win $5,000 in grant money!
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