Published: July 07, 2008 01:13 pm      

Cleburne returns to field on Thursday

After taking Thursday off because of the Fourth of July holiday, Cleburne’s 7-on-7 football team returns to action Thursday night at Nolan Catholic High School in Fort Worth.

Cleburne ran its record to 5-1 in 7-on-7 play with a pair of victories on June 26.

The Yellow Jackets will face Pantego at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

After a 30-minute break between games, Cleburne faces Paschal Purple at 7:30 p.m.

Cleburne closes regular season play July 17 at Nolan Catholic High School.

The Jackets will play back-to-back games to end the season, facing Paschal White at 8 p.m. and Nolan Catholic White at 8:30 p.m.

At the conclusion of the season, the teams will be seeded according to overall record for the championship tournament, which is scheduled for July 18-19 at Nolan Catholic High School.

Cleburne opened the season June 12 with a pair of wins. The Jackets defeated Nolan Catholic’s White team 19-6 and blanked Calvary 28-0.

The next week, the Jackets lost to Nolan Catholic’s Blue team 29-21 before downing Oakridge 38-0.

On June 26, Cleburne earned a 38-7 win over Polytechnic and a 40-17 victory against Trimble Tech.