Holliday senior Jaxx Johnson has been around the game of football his entire life. The son of Eagles head coach and athletic director Frank Johnson just completed his 18th and final set of two-a-days.

The Archer City Lady Cats return the majority of their district-championship winning team from a season ago and look to repeat as district champions.

Archer City senior Gunner Smith broke out onto the scene in 2021, earning all-state honors after amassing 203 tackles last season. This year, the Wildcats star middle linebacker is poised for a big season under a new defensive scheme. “Last year the game started to click for me,” Smith said.

New Archer City head coach Bradan Ritchey knew he had something special when he first set foot on campus in February. The Wildcats were coming off an 8-3 record, their first district championship in over a decade and had won games in the postseason for each of the last two years.

This year’s Archer City squad may look a little different. Gone are the likes of Mallory Maxwell and Maddie Lopez along with many other heavy contributors from last year’s team that advanced to the regional tournament.

Archer City senior Kadence Huffman knows this year might be a little different for the Lady Cats following the departure of last year’s graduates but she feels confident this year’s squad can come together for a special season.