The Texans start district play this week as Wimberley hosts district archrival the Navarro Panthers.
Wimberley enters the district opener with a 2-2 overall record, with wins over Canyon Lake and Fredericksburg and losses to Austin LBJ and Lampasas.
Navarro enters the game with a 1-3 overall record, with their lone win coming against Floresville and losses to San Antonio Antonian Prep, Canyon Lake and La Vernia.
Leading the offense for the Texans is senior quarterback Jackson Parker. Parker has passed for 714 yards, seven touchdowns and two interceptions.
Parker’s main targets have been junior wide receiver Colt Wright, junior wide receiver Keith Cook and senior wide receiver Christian Sansalone. Wright leads the team with 10 catches for 156 yards and three touchdowns, while Wright has made 13 catches for 150 yards and one touchdown. Sansalone has made five catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns.
In the rushing game, senior running back Maverick Jacobs spearheads the run game with 76 carries for 406 yards and nine touchdowns. Sophomore Madden Wharton is second in rushing with 21 carries for 156 yards and one touchdown.
On defense, junior linebacker Reid Wood leads the team in total tackles with 23 along with 18 solo tackles and two tackles for loss. Junior safety Aiden Patek is second in total tackles with 19 with 13 solo tackles.
The series history between Wimberley and Navarro dates back to 1988, making the Panthers one of the most played opponents for the Texans in program history.
Wimberley and Navarro were paired as district bunkmates from 1988 through 1991, when the Panthers won the first two meetings in 1988 and 1989 and the Texans won the last two meetings in 1990 and 1991.
Wimberley and Navarro would not play each other again until the 2010 season where the two teams were placed in the same district. Since 2010, the Texans and the Panthers have remained district opponents, clashing for dis- trict championships over the years.
Wimberley won their four meetings against Navarro, including beating the Panthers in the 2010 regional final 40-14.
The Panthers then enjoyed their own four-game winning streak over the Texans from 2013-2016. After trading wins in 2017 and 2018, the 2019 season would see another highprofile clash between the two rivals.
For the district championship, the Panthers defeated the Texans 48-14 in a blowout. The two teams would meet again in the regional final at the Alamodome Thanksgiving Weekend where Wimberley extracted revenge, beating Navarro 42-12.
During the 2020 season, the Panthers and the Texans battled for the district championship once again as Navarro defeated Wimberley in a thriller, 24-22. Again, Navarro and Wimberley advanced to the regional final with the Texans taking down the Panthers 35-14.
Since their win in the regional final, Wimberley has enjoyed a five-game winning streak over the Panthers, coinciding with the Texans run of four straight district championships. In their last meeting, Wimberley defeated Navarro 47-21. The Texans lead the overall series 13-9 Kickoff for Wimberley-Navarro is set for 7:30 p.m. Friday at Texan Stadium.
