Sweeny High School (Texas)

Sweeny High School
Location
600 East Ashley Wilson Road Sweeny , Texas 77480-1399 United States
Coordinates	29°02′57″N95°42′15″W / 29.04913°N 95.70427°W / 29.04913; -95.70427
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Sweeny Independent School District
Principal	Tyler Rowlett
Teaching staff	44.69 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	594 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.29 [1]
Color(s)	Columbia blue and white
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAA
Mascot	Bulldog
Website	Sweeny High School website

Sweeny High School is a public high school located in Sweeny, Texas (USA). It is part of the Sweeny Independent School District located in southwest Brazoria County and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency. ^[2]

Athletics

The Sweeny Bulldogs compete in these sports - ^[3]

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf
• Powerlifting
• Soccer
• Softball
• Tennis
• Track and Field
• Volleyball

State Titles

Sweeny (UIL)

• Baseball - ^[4]
  • 1985(3A)
• Boys' Basketball - ^[5]
  • 1954(1A), 1985(3A), 1987(3A), 1988(3A)
• Football - ^[6]
  • 1966(2A)
• Softball - ^[7]
  • 1996(3A)
• Boys' Track - ^[8]
  • 1992(3A)

Sweeny Carver (PVIL)

• Football - ^[9]
  • 1965(PVIL-1A)

State Finalist

Sweeny (UIL)

• Girls' Basketball - ^[10]
  • 1979(3A), 1981(3A), 1982(3A), 1983(3A), 1985(3A), 1987(3A)
• Football - ^[11]
  • 1983(3A)

Sweeny Carver (PVIL)

• Boys' Basketball - ^[12]
  • 1965(PVIL-1A)
• Football - ^[9]
  • 1961(PVIL-1A)
• Baseball - 2018(4A), 2019(4A)

Notable alumni

• Cedric Woodard - NFL Defensive Tackle for the Seattle Seahawks.
• Elmo Wright, NFL Wide Receiver, first to perform a touchdown celebration dance. ^[13]
• Tracy Simien - NFL Linebacker mainly for the Kansas City Chiefs.
• Jim Lindsey, CFL Quarterback. ^[14]
• Johnnie Lee Higgins - NFL Wide Receiver for the Oakland Raiders.
• Kevin Garrett - NFL & CFL Cornerback.
• Tank Carder - NFL Linebacker for the Cleveland Browns.

References

1. "SWEENY H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
2. "TEA". Texas Education Agency . Retrieved March 12, 2024.
3. The Athletics Department
4. UIL Centennial webpage ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. UIL Centennial webpage Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
6. Lone Star Football Network
7. UIL Centennial webpage ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
8. UIL Centennial webpage Archived 2015-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
9. PVIL Football Archives
10. UIL Centennial webpage Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
11. Lone Star Football Network
12. PVIL Boys Basketball Archives
13. Fisher, Jeff (September 4, 2018). High School Football in Texas: Amazing Football Stories From the Greatest Players of Texas. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   9781683581826.
14. "Jim Lindsey - the Pro Football Archives".

External links

• Official website