football

  Seeing Holton alumni flood the coaching ranks at major colleges across the country is nothing new. Several former Wildcats have made headlines and an impact transitioning to those roles. One former Wildcat in particular who continues to make headlines is former HHS football player Matt Mattox....
  With some large, strong senior classes being lost to graduation last spring, this season could certainly be qualified as a rebuilding one for most of the Jackson County football teams. Royal Valley was adapting to a coaching change, Jackson Heights was adapting to a string of injuries and Holton...
HHS tight end Nils Bergsten (shown above, right) lays out for a block in order to spring RB Luis Butto (left) for a big run in the sectional game against Columbus. Butto had an impressive night for Holton, finishing with 145 total rushing yards and one touchdown on 14 carries, but the Wildcats came up just short in a 22-21 loss.
  Football, as has been stated an immeasurable number of times, is a game of inches and that very much proved to be the case in Holton’s sectional showdown in Columbus on Friday. Holding a six-point lead with a little over 13 seconds left in the game, the Wildcat defense forced the Titans into a...
HHS running back Indie Allen (shown above, left) follows lineman Dean Klahr (middle left) on one of his three touchdown runs in Holton's 54-8 regional win over Osawatomie.
From start to finish, there was no question of who was in control of Friday’s regional showdown between the Holton and Osawatomie football teams to start Class 4A-DII playoff action. The Wildcats scored on every offensive possession on the way to a 54-8 victory over the visiting Trojans. To paint a...
Panther RB Derrick Barger (shown above, middle) tries to break free from the grasp of Wildcat Justin Pool (left) in the midst of a long run that set up RV's lone touchdown in a 51-6 loss.
  With the Holton football team having already locked up the district title, there may have appeared to be very little for the Wildcats to play for in Friday’s district finale against Royal Valley in Hoyt. The Panthers had been eliminated from playoff contention the previous week and Royal Valley...
HHS linebackers Indie Allen (shown above, lower left) and Mason Barta (lower right) dive forward to recover a fumble early in Friday's district contest against Jeff West.
  While the Holton football team started competition in a new district on Friday, the results didn’t look any different than they have the past couple of years. The Wildcats got out to a big lead early and made the plays when needed to earn a comfortable 38-6 win over new district foe Jeff West,...

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