Photo by YAZMINE GAMBOA/Lufkin High School Student Media
Photo by PRISCILLA ESCOBEDO/Lufkin High School Student Media
The Lufkin Panthers are getting some new competition.
The Pack in 2024-26 will share a Class 5A-Division I football District 7 with these schools, according to the University Interscholastic League’s biennial reclassification and realignment that was announced this morning:
- Burleson Centennial — 205 miles from Lufkin High School
- Cleburne — 208 miles from LHS
- Dallas Highland Park — 179 miles from LHS
- Joshua — 206 miles from LHS
- Midlothian — 179 miles from LHS
- Red Oak — 171 miles from LHS
- Tyler — 93 miles from LHS
Lufkin’s District 10-5A basketball and volleyball opponents in 2024-25 and 2025-26 will be:
Lufkin’s latest enrollment snapshot for the UIL put the Panthers in the 5A-Division I range of 1,903 to 2,274 students. Many of the Pack’s former district opponents — including Longview, Tyler Legacy and Lancaster — all will be in Class 6A in the next two school years.
Click here to see a PDF of all the football districts in Class 5A-Division I for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons. Click here to see a PDF of the Class 5A basketball alignment.
Click here to see more information on the UIL’s 2024-26 reclassification and realignment.