Pete’s Pigskin Preview: Olton Mustangs
2026: 3-7, missed playoffs
OLTON, Texas (KCBD) - Last season, the Olton Mustangs finished 3-7. Their victories included a 33-14 win over upstart Dimmit, a 28-0 blanking of Vega, and 56-0 shutout over Floydada that following week. Even in their losses, they challenged New Deal in a 34-28 defeat and did the same with New Home losing 48-30. Second-year head coach James Dougherty believes the foundation is now in place for the Mustangs to reach the next level.
“Really, the strength is our senior class, but really our skill positions. We’re too deep across the board in all our skill positions. We got a returning quarterback and Brady Azam is on,” he said. “We’re really looking forward to seeing what the production of the experience from last year carries over into this year for sure with our skill position.”
Dougherty already has high expectations in place for 2026.
“The goals are district championship. We believe that we are one of those teams that can compete for a district championship, we believe putting ourselves in that spot gives us a good first round opponent by district going up north,” he said. “And then, the playoffs are the playoffs in the state of Texas. Anybody can win on a Friday night once you get past that first round and so we’re expecting to play in that second round, if not further.”
Other key returners include: Callen Burns, Manny Carasco, Cadon Garcia, Alex Green, Kory Green, Rylan Holmes, Emmitt Nelson, Erick Sanchez, and Jett Tomsu.
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2026 schedule is listed below. Kickoff times set for 7 p.m.
- 8/28 @ Roosevelt
- 9/4 Morton
- 9/11 Sudan
- 9/18 @ Lockney
- 9/25 Shamrock
- 10/2 @ Sundown
- 10/9 Tulia*
- 10/16 @ Floydada*
- 10/23 BYE
- 10/30 Farwell*
- 11/6 @ Hale Center*
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