StingEmALTO Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 (edited) The Alto Yellowjackets travel to Groveton this Friday to take on the Indians; kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. The Jackets and Indians go way back….to 1928! This will be the 71st time the teams have met with Groveton holding the series record 37-31-2. The Jackets fell in a slugfest to Garrison on Friday 28-20 while the Indians lost to Grapeland on Thursday 44-26. Schedules and results for the 2022 season thus far: Shelbyville 48 - Alto 44 Alto 48 - West Sabine 22 Alto 22 - San Augustine 8 Garrison 28 - Alto 20 Lovelady 28 - Groveton 7 Groveton 27 - Trinity 0 Frankston 14 - Groveton 2 Grapeland 44 - Groveton 26 ALTO-GROVETON SERIES All-Time Record for Alto: 600 wins | 383 losses | 34 ties | 1,017 total games All-Time Record for Groveton: 670 wins | 339 losses | 34 ties | 1,043 total games All-Time Series Record: Groveton - 37 wins | Alto - 31 wins | 2 ties Groveton’s longest winning streak vs. Alto: 8 wins in a row (1976-1983) Alto's longest winning streak vs. Groveton: 9 wins in a row (1997-2011) Current streak: Alto 4 wins in a row (2013 - now) Both teams took one on the chin last week. Who gets back in the win column? Edited September 18, 2022 by StingEmALTO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Alto by alot.......lol 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingEmALTO Posted September 18, 2022 Author Share Posted September 18, 2022 8 minutes ago, RETIREDFAN1 said: Alto by alot.......lol I hope so, but you never know in a rivalry game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear9T1 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Alto and it won’t be close…this team is playing some great ball right now! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipperRipper Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Alto for sure. The jackets should be resting starters the whole 2nd half. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingEmALTO Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 15 minutes ago, Bear9T1 said: Alto and it won’t be close…this team is playing some great ball right now! We got some things to clean up but thanks! I know another team that’s playing some dang good ball too! Lol Saw y’all vs. Beckville AND Daingerfield when we played on different days. Gotta follow my Alto kid #3 as much as possible! Coached him in baseball since t-ball and proud he’s getting the opportunity to contribute at Timpson. Congrats on the dub vs. Waskom! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingEmALTO Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 Just now, RipperRipper said: Alto for sure. The jackets should be resting starters the whole 2nd half. Congrats to the 4-0 Injuns. Y’all rockin and rolling over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipperRipper Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Just now, StingEmALTO said: Congrats to the 4-0 Injuns. Y’all rockin and rolling over there. Thanks, we lost a good player for the season friday night. Gonna miss him. I'm impressed with you guys. I knew the kids over there would hold their heads high. Proud of you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingEmALTO Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 14 minutes ago, RipperRipper said: Thanks, we lost a good player for the season friday night. Gonna miss him. I'm impressed with you guys. I knew the kids over there would hold their heads high. Proud of you all. Man, I hate to hear that. Always do. Is he a senior? Sure hope he’s not. Any chance he’ll be well when y’all play Mart for the regional championship? And thanks, Ripper. The kids are doing their thing and leaving it all on the field. Could easily be 4-0 but for a play here and there. Enjoying and taking it all in. Good luck this week vs. Lone Oak, but I don’t think you’ll need it. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipperRipper Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 I hear ya. He's a sophomore. He may be able to run track if everything goes well in rehab. He was a good enough athlete to be our punt returner and receiver/corner. Had surgery yesterday. Prayers for healing. You are getting a little ahead of yourself on the regional championship. We ain't there yet. Ha..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingEmALTO Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 20 minutes ago, RipperRipper said: I hear ya. He's a sophomore. He may be able to run track if everything goes well in rehab. He was a good enough athlete to be our punt returner and receiver/corner. Had surgery yesterday. Prayers for healing. You are getting a little ahead of yourself on the regional championship. We ain't there yet. Ha..... I looked into my crystal ball and that’s what it said. Glad the young man is just a sophomore! Wish him the best in his recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upullinmychain Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Told yall I had that dream... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingEmALTO Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 40 minutes ago, upullinmychain said: Told yall I had that dream... You did! Here we go…… My nephew said the other day y’all are gonna beat Mart and win state. You heard it here first. Lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corrigancamden09 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Yellowjackets!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingEmALTO Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 Just now, corrigancamden09 said: Yellowjackets!!! I’d be curious to know what y’all’s series with Groveton looks like. Any idea without me looking it up? Lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corrigancamden09 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Just now, StingEmALTO said: I’d be curious to know what y’all’s series with Groveton looks like. Any idea without me looking it up? Lol Lol yes sir!! when we stopped playing them in 2015 we had beaten them from 97 to 2015! 18 years straight… lol I’m glad to get the rivalry back goin ! The overall deal I can’t remember who is ahead.. but it’s very close .. groveton was tough to beat in the 80s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingEmALTO Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 23 minutes ago, corrigancamden09 said: Lol yes sir!! when we stopped playing them in 2015 we had beaten them from 97 to 2015! 18 years straight… lol I’m glad to get the rivalry back goin ! The overall deal I can’t remember who is ahead.. but it’s very close .. groveton was tough to beat in the 80s I was noticing had they not beaten us in 2012 we would have 14 in a row, but they did soooo…….it’s 4 in a row now. Lol Looked y’all up: (played 85 times starting in 1931) 54-29-2 Groveton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upullinmychain Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 12 hours ago, StingEmALTO said: You did! Here we go…… My nephew said the other day y’all are gonna beat Mart and win state. You heard it here first. Lol Tell him thanks for the vote of confidence but we got a lot of hard nosed football to play to get to that point...but you never know 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAPACK1 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Alto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Alto big ..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue42 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Alto gets it done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingEmALTO Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 (edited) On 9/19/2022 at 10:26 AM, upullinmychain said: Tell him thanks for the vote of confidence but we got a lot of hard nosed football to play to get to that point...but you never know Yes sirrrrrr! Edited September 20, 2022 by StingEmALTO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketgrad06 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 I hate that this rivalry isn’t what it used to be. Alto has been catching up in the series for the most part since the 90’s. As a kid the one game that everyone was ready for was the Groveton game. The battles of the 80’s and 90’s seem to be gone for now. Hopefully both these teams get back to the former glory days and make this the great rivalry it used to be. As of this year the Jackets should handle business. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingEmALTO Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 15 minutes ago, jacketgrad06 said: I hate that this rivalry isn’t what it used to be. Alto has been catching up in the series for the most part since the 90’s. As a kid the one game that everyone was ready for was the Groveton game. The battles of the 80’s and 90’s seem to be gone for now. Hopefully both these teams get back to the former glory days and make this the great rivalry it used to be. As of this year the Jackets should handle business. I agree. And we talked about that very thing tonight at Booster Club. So many had stories to share and talk about toward the end of the meeting of highlights and memories of Alto-Groveton games over the years. From filling SFA with over 12,000 folks in attendance to the battles at Palestine and Abe Martin. Playing each other regularly twice a year and sometime splitting with one winning the regular season game and the other winning the playoff game, etc. And even further back to a 7-2 Alto win when our QB ran out of the end zone on 4th down to prevent a blocked punt. The big win 31-0 when we finally got over the hump in beating them in the playoffs to the devastating defeat 14-13 in area when we were wire to wire #1. Good times, close losses, blowouts, and shutouts. Wish these kids had an inkling of those feelings evoked when these two met. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingEmALTO Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 Area football previews for Week 5 By Jay Neal [email protected] Alto Yellowjackets (2-2) at Groveton Indians (1-3) 7:30 p.m. Friday at John W. Reynolds Athletic Complex in Groveton Last Week: Garrison 28, Alto 20; Grapeland 44, Groveton 26 Next Week: Alto and Groveton have a bye next week. Game Notes: The Yellowjackets will be playing their second-straight road game this week...The Alto offense is averaging 33 points a game, while the Indian offense is scoring 15 points a night on average ...Look for the Mean Sting to return the the win column this week. https://www.jacksonvilleprogress.com/sports/area-football-previews-for-week-5/article_9d29cbea-3a6d-11ed-9d12-8b2b2e9a7e29.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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