Throckmorton High School

Throckmorton High School
Address
210 College Street Throckmorton , Texas 76483-5011 United States
Coordinates	33°10′59″N99°10′48″W / 33.183033°N 99.179978°W / 33.183033; -99.179978
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Throckmorton Collegiate I.S.D.
Principal	David Farquhar
Teaching staff	18.87 (FTE) [1]
Grades	PK–12
Enrollment	131 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	6.94 [1]
Color(s)	Purple & gold
Athletics conference	UIL Class A
Mascot	Greyhound
Elevation	1,360 ft (415 m) AMSL
Website	Throckmorton HS

Throckmorton

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Location in Texas

Throckmorton High School is a public high school located in Throckmorton, Texas, United States. It is classified as a 1A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is part of the Throckmorton Collegiate Independent School District (formerly the Throckmorton Independent School District) located in central Throckmorton County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. ^[2]

In December 2023, Throckmorton High School ISD announced in a Facebook post that the school would temporarily close due to an uptick in "sickness". Classes resumed on December 11, 2023. ^[3]

Athletics

The Throckmorton Greyhounds compete in these sports: ^[4]

• Basketball
• Cross country
• 6-man football
• Golf
• Tennis
• Track and field

State titles

• Football ^[5]
  • 2005 (6M), 2011 (6M/D1), 2012 (6M/D1), 2014 (6M/D2)
• Boys' golf ^[6]
  • 1977 (B), 1978 (B), 1979 (B), 1980 (B), 1985 (1A), 2002 (1A), 2006 (1A), 2015 (1A)
• Girls' golf ^[7]
  • 2003 (1A)
• One Act Play ^[8]
  • 1982 (1A)

State finalists

• Football ^[9]
  • 1986 (1A), 2010 (6M/D1)

Band

• Marching Band State Champions^ ^[10]
  • 2003 (1A)

^ co-champions with Sundown High School

Notable people

• Bob Lilly, Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys (1961–74); attended THS through junior year; played college football at TCU in Fort Worth ^[11]
• Pete Stout, former NFL fullback/linebacker

References

1. "THROCKMORTON COLLEGIATE ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
2. "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015.
3. "Throckmorton CISD closed due to 'sickness,' cancels games". Texomashomepage.com. December 7, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
4. The Athletics Department
5. Lone Star Football Network
6. UIL Boys Golf Archives Archived 2012-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
7. UIL Girls Golf Archives Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
8. UIL One Act Play Archives Archived 2015-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
9. Lone Star Football Network
10. UIL Marching Band Archives Archived 2012-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
11. "Biography". BobLilly.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.

External links

• Throckmorton ISD
• Max Preps – Throckmorton Greyhounds

See also

• List of six-man football stadiums in Texas