WAKE UP! ON ETBLITZ | Scrimmage schedule for this week; previews coming today, finishing Thursday
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Scrimmage schedule this week
The regular season is almost here, but most every football program in the ETBlitz.com coverage area has one final scrimmage this week. Carthage is the exception; coach Scott Surratt’s Bulldogs are finished, with just the one scrimmage, and they’ll open the regular season against Kilgore at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium next Friday, Aug. 29.
For our other 15 teams, here are this week’s scrimmages, sites and times.
Troup: Coach Sam Wells and the Tigers will host Alto this Thursday at 6 p.m.
Gladewater: The Bears, along with first-year head coach Jermaine Lewis, will host North Lamar Thursday night, varsity at 7, at Jack V. Murphy Stadium.
Beckville: Coach Cody Ross’s Bearcats hit the road to Garrison on Thursday night.
Arp: The Tigers are at home for their final scrimmage, and it’s Thursday night at 6 against San Augustine.
Overton: Ore City is the destination for the Mustangs, Thursday night at 6.
Kilgore: The Ragin’ Red host Center Thursday for their last scrimmage, a 5:30 p.m. freshman and varsity start, and then varsity afterward.
Henderson, Tatum: These two ETBlitz coverage area schools meet each other Thursday night in Tatum, starting at 6.
Gilmer: The Buckeyes take a trip to Whitehouse Thursday for a 7 p.m. start of their second scrimmage.
Pine Tree: Coach Jason Bachman’s Pirates host former longtime district rival Marshall on Thursday night for a scrimmage, at 6:30 p.m.
Sabine: The Cardinals will be at home Thursday night for scrimmage No. 2, a 6:30 p.m. start against Edgewood.
West Rusk, White Oak: Two more programs in the ETB area scrimmage on Friday night, with West Rusk hosting White Oak’s Roughnecks at 6:30.
Leverett’s Chapel: The Lions, the only six-man program in our coverage area, have a Saturday scrimmage, Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at Galveston O’Connell.
And here are the schedules for all 15 programs that we cover: THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS! | Regular season begins next Thursday, Friday; here are schedules for all teams in the ETBlitz coverage area! | Presented by KILGORE MERCANTILE & MUSIC.
Previews (and links to them)
We got behind on our previews because we had to actually complete interviews with the coaches. Our apologies, and we still plan to have it in 15 days, so all five remaining programs — Kilgore, Tatum, Arp, Leverett’s Chapel and Gladewater — will be previewed here on the site between now and Thursday. Two of them are happening later today.
If you’d like, here are the links to the 10 previews that have ran so far, so you can go back and read them, or re-read them.
Troup (On Thursday, August 7): 2025 ETB OFFICIAL TROUP FOOTBALL PREVIEW | Tiger by the tail? LOL, not this one! | Troup aims to start, and finish, strong in ’25.
Gilmer (On Friday, August 8): 2025 ETB OFFICIAL GILMER FOOTBALL PREVIEW | Glory days: A return to the big time for the Buckeyes?
Overton (On Saturday, August 9): 2025 ETB OFFICIAL OVERTON FOOTBALL PREVIEW | Can Mustangs ride back to double-digit wins, and keep up winning ways?
West Rusk (On Sunday, August 10): 2025 ETB OFFICIAL FOOTBALL PREVIEW | WEST RUSK / A decade of postseason runs? Well, let’s run it back, son
Beckville (On Monday, August 11): 2025 ETBLITZ FOOTBALL PREVIEW: BECKVILLE | Records falling, winning being done — just another weekend for Ross and the Bearcats
Sabine (On Tuesday, August 12): 2025 ETBLITZ FOOTBALL PREVIEW | SABINE / A reset, a new season, and this Cardinals team has talent (Presented by KILGORE MERCANTILE & MUSIC)
Carthage (On Wednesday, August 13): 2025 ETBLITZ CARTHAGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW | Armed & loaded Bulldogs on Drive For 11 / Presented by ZIPPY J’S
Henderson (On Thursday, August 14): 2025 ETBLITZ FOOTBALL PREVIEW / HENDERSON | Meeks returns, and Lions fans, get ready for a ride | Presented by WHATABURGER
White Oak (On Friday, August 15): 2025 ETBLITZ FOOTBALL PREVIEW / WHITE OAK | In a stacked district, could Roughnecks challenge for title? | Presented by ENERGY WELDFAB
Pine Tree (On Saturday, August 16): 2025 ETBLITZ FOOTBALL PREVIEW / PINE TREE | Pirates want to make double-digit wins in a single season a regular thing, and to become a title contender | Presented by GOUDARZI & YOUNG
