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With the beginning of the 2026-27 school year beginning this past week, it means that it is time for those Friday Night Lights to begin to shine bright.
Monticello and Drew Central are set to begin their 2026 seasons this week.
For the Billies, the team began their season with the annual Blue/White scrimmage this past Friday at Hyatt Field with the Junior Billies and Senior Billies going about 30 minutes each.
The teams will have travelled to White Hall on Tuesday night for their AAA Benefit contest against the Bulldogs.
Monticello is coming off a 2025 season that saw the team advance to the quarterfinals and will return for the 2026 season with several players already committing to college.
The Junior Billies will face Dumas on Thursday at Hyatt Field at 7 pm.
For the Pirates, the Junior Pirates will have already faced their AAA Benefit opponent, Hamburg, on Tuesday night.
The Pirates will travel to Hamburg on Friday night to face the Lions in their AAA Benefit contest at 7 pm.
The Pirates are coming off a record breaking 2025 season, finishing second in conference play, hosting their first playoff contest, winning their first playoff game and advancing to the second round of the 3A State Playoffs.
Drew Central graduated several seniors off last season’s team as well as their head coach, Larry White, leaving for a new opportunity.
The Pirates will take the field under new head coach Joe Spatafora who comes from Union Parish in Louisiana where he won two State Championships and three runner up finishes for the school.
