Steers ready to tangle with Godley Wildcats in bi-district

Tradition is a word often associated with Graham Steers football. One of those traditions comes in the form of the playoffs, which the Steers have made for the eighth straight season in a row after finishing second in district 3-4A (II). The journey towards AT&T Stadium and the state finals will begin Thursday night for the Steers (6-4), as they travel to Porcupine Stadium in Springtown for a Bi-district playoff game against the Godley Wildcats (8-2) with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m. Awaiting the winner of this contest is a meeting with either Monahans or Denver City in the area round next week. Graham comes into the playoffs on the heels of a dramatic 42-35 overtime victory over Iowa Park last week at Newton Field which clinched the second playoff seed in 3-4A (II), while Godley handled Benbrook 69-37, earning them third place overall in district 4-4A (II) While the Wildcats might sport an 8-2 record for the season, their non-district schedule wasn’t nearly as grueling as the one the Steers faced. None of Godley’s non-district opponents (Whitney, Trimble Tech, Lake Worth, Fort Worth Castleberry, Ferris) finished with a better than .500 record, and only one of them made the playoffs in Lake Worth, who has a 3-7 record. In stark contrast, only two of Graham’s non-district opponents missed the playoffs (Big Spring, Burkburnett) as Sanger, Brownwood, Stephenville, and Wichita Falls Hirschi are all playing in the postseason. For the rest of this story, subscribe to our print or online edition.