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Realignment brings drastic change for Hays County athletic programs

Realignment brings drastic change for Hays County athletic programs
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Well before the sun broke over the horizon Monday, Johnson High athletic coordinator Steve Hoffman and his coaching staff were already hard at work building up a game plan.

Much like thousands of other coaches across the state, the Jaguar staff prepared for the completion of the UIL’s biennial realignment and reclassification for the 2020-21 season. What comes with it will be a host of changes for Hays CISD and Dripping Springs ISD athletic programs, which includes the absence of a Hays/Lehman and Hays/Johnson football game.

Amid the surprises and stress of realignment day, Hoffman felt the unveiling of new districts signaled the birth of Jaguar athletics.

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