For the 21st consecutive year, the Brownwood Lions 7-on-7 football team will compete in the State Tournament coming up Thursday, June 24 and Friday, June 25 at College Station’s Veteran Park and Athletic Complex.

Joining Brownwood in the 32-team 7-on-7 Division II state field will be Lorena, Breckenridge, Melissa, Kaufman, Hitchcock, Needville, El Campo, Silsbee, Somerset, Wimberley, Tyler Chapel Hill, Carthage, China Spring, Little River-Academy, Argyle, Texarkana Pleasant Grove, Hamshire-Fannett, Pleasanton, Midlothian Heritage, Paris, The Woodlands Christian, Austin LBJ, Dumas, Lake Belton, Whitney, LaFeria, Jourdanton, Jim Ned, Cuero, Celina, and Graham.

According to Brownwoodnews.com sports writer Derrick Stuckly:

Action in the eight four-team pools begins at 1:45 p.m. Thursday with games following at 3:15 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. Based on the pool play results, a bracket will be formulated and all 32 teams will then compete in a single elimination championship tournament starting at 8:45 a.m. Friday. Pools will be announced later.

In a change to recent years, the field has been trimmed in half from 64 teams to 32 teams. Part of the reason is the creation of the Division III field – also consisting of 32 teams – which is made up of Class 3A Division II schools and smaller. Division II is made up of Class 4A Division I, 4A Division II, and 3A Division I programs. Division I, which features Class 5A and 6A schools, remains a 64-team event.