Tenahas’ Raymond Jackson Stadium on Saturday, October 4, 2025 –
The Overton Mustangs varsity football team proved to be too much for Tenaha at the Tigers 2025 Homecoming as they took away a 42-7 point win home on Saturday. The win improves the Mustang’s record to 4-2 this season and they stand at 1-1 in District 11 2A-2 conference play. The Tigers are at 1-5 this season and 0-2 in District 11 action.
Tenaha held their own in the early going but Overton got on the scoreboard first when junior runningback Gabe Miller broke free for a 31-yard touchdown run with just 55 seconds left in the first quarter. Sophomore Jackson Furlow added on an extra point kick and OHS led 7-0.
Overton sophomore quarterback Justin Weir scored on a 4-yard run with 8:23 left in the second period and the Mustangs led 14-0. The Tigers were able to rally and sophomore quarterback Clayton Creech hit sophomore fullback Makias Norris for a 12-yard touchdown reception with 4:46 left in the second stanza. Junior Ciro Sandoval added an extra point kick but THS trailed Overton 14-7.
On the first play of Overton’s next offensive drive Weir hit senior wideout Hunter Klima for a 67-yard touchdown strike which gave OHS an 21-7 advantage at the 4:25 minute mark of the second period. Weir hit Landon Hill just before halftime for a 57-yard touchdown which gave the Mustangs a 28-7 advantage at the midway break.
Weir scored on a 2-yard keeper run for a touchdown with 8:24 remaining in the third quarter to give the Mustangs a 35-7 advantage after another Furlow extra point kick. He repeated with a 5-yard touchdown with 5:35 left in the fourth period for the games final touchdown which gave OHS a 42-7 lead which proved to be the game’s final score.
The Tigers will head to Alto on Friday, October 10, 2025 for a 7 p.m. kickoff at Yellowjackets Stadium. Alto is 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the district after a 49-16 loss at Grapeland on Friday.
