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Throckmorton High School

Public school in Throckmorton, Texas, United States

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Throckmorton

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Location in Texas

Throckmorton High School is a public high school located in Throckmorton, Texas, United States. It is classified as a 1A school by the UIL. It is part of the Throckmorton Collegiate Independent School District (formerly the Throckmorton Independent School District) located in central Throckmorton County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

In December 2023, Throckmorton High School ISD announced in a Facebook post that the school would temporarily close due to an uptick in "sickness". Classes resumed on December 11, 2023.^[3]

Athletics

The Throckmorton Greyhounds compete in these sports:^[4]

Basketball
Cross country
6-man football
Golf
Tennis
Track and field

State titles

Football^[5]
- 2005 (6M), 2011 (6M/D1), 2012 (6M/D1), 2014 (6M/D2)
Boys' golf^[6]
- 1977 (B), 1978 (B), 1979 (B), 1980 (B), 1985 (1A), 2002 (1A), 2006 (1A), 2015 (1A)
Girls' golf^[7]
- 2003 (1A)
One Act Play^[8]
- 1982 (1A)

State finalists

Football^[9]
- 1986 (1A), 2010 (6M/D1)

Band

Marching Band State Champions^^[10]
- 2003 (1A)

^ co-champions with Sundown High School

Notable people

Bob Lilly, Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys (1961–74); attended THS through junior year; played college football at TCU in Fort Worth^[11]
Pete Stout, former NFL fullback/linebacker

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "THROCKMORTON COLLEGIATE ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
^ "Throckmorton CISD closed due to 'sickness,' cancels games". Texomashomepage.com. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
^ The Athletics Department
^ Lone Star Football Network
^ UIL Boys Golf Archives Archived 2012-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ UIL Girls Golf Archives Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ UIL One Act Play Archives Archived 2015-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ Lone Star Football Network
^ UIL Marching Band Archives Archived 2012-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Biography". BobLilly.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.