Stephenville High School, or SHS, is a public high school located in

Stephenville, Texas Stephenville is a city in and the county seat of Erath County, Texas, United States. It sits on the North Bosque River, which rises nearby. Founded in 1854, it is home to Tarleton State University. Located in north-central Texas, Stephenville' ...

and classified as a 4A school by the

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. It is part of the

Stephenville Independent School District Stephenville Independent School District is a public school district based in Stephenville, Texas (USA). In 2009, the school district was rated " academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is t ...

located in central

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. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

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Athletics

The Stephenville Yellow Jackets compete in the following sports Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball & Baseball SHS has been one of the most successful football programs in the state of Texas in recent years. Though it did not make the playoffs from 1952 to 1989, the arrival of

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helped turn the program around. Under Briles, the Yellow Jackets advanced to the playoffs from 1989 until his departure after the 1999 season, winning four state titles (1993, 1994, 1998, 1999) along the way. The 1998 team posted a then national record 8,650 yards of total offense and still holds the third and fourth positions on the national all-time list. Since Briles left for the collegiate ranks, Stephenville has continued to make the playoffs (with the exception of 2003) Stephenville won their 5th state title in 2012 under head coach Joe Gillespie (a former player and coach under Art Briles), and their 6th state title in 2021 under head coach Sterling Doty, also a former Yellow Jacket.

State titles

*Girls Basketball - **1968(3A) *Football - **1993(4A), 1994(4A), 1998(4A/D2), 1999(4A/D2), 2012 (3A/D1), 2021 (4A/D1) *Volleyball - **2003(4A) *Girls Soccer **2017(4A), 2019 (4A)

Notable alumni

* Hugh Wolfe, 1930, American football fullback for the

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* Branndon Stewart, 1993, American football quarterback at the

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, American football player and rock musician and a current American football coach * Kevin Kolb, 2003, American football quarterback for the

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, attended the

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* Jevan Snead, 2006, American football quarterback at the

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* Cody Davis, 2008, American football safety at

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, 2006, American baseball infielder for

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, 2015, American football quarterback for the

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and previously for

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* Shelby Slawson, Republican member of the

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from District 59 (2021–Present) *Luke McCollum, 1979, retired Vice Admiral and former Chief of the Naval Reserve (2016-2020)

References

External links

Stephenville ISD
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