Sherman High School is a public high school in

Sherman, Texas Sherman is a U.S. city in and the county seat of Grayson County, Texas. The city's population in 2020 was 43,645. It is one of the two principal cities in the Sherman–Denison metropolitan statistical area, and it is part of the Texoma region o ...

, United States. It is part of the

Sherman Independent School District Sherman Independent School District is a public school district based in Sherman, Texas (USA). In addition to Sherman, the district also serves the village of Knollwood. Sherman is the sister city of Denison, Texas. In 2009, the school distric ...

located in central Grayson County and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

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Athletics

The Sherman Bearcats compete in these sports - Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Swimming, Soccer, Golf, Track, Tennis, Softball & Baseball All of Sherman high school athletics are very poor in comparison to Denison High school

State Titles

''Sherman'' (UIL) *Boys Track - **1921(1A), 1932(All) ''Sherman Douglas'' (PVIL) *Football - UIL Football Archives
**1964(PVIL-2A)

State Finalists

''Sherman'' (UIL) *Baseball - **1964(5A) ''Sherman Douglas'' (PVIL) *Football – **1965(PVIL-2A)

Rivalry

Sherman High School and neighboring

Denison High School Denison High School is a public high school in Denison, Texas, United States and classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL) . It is part of the Denison Independent School District located in north central Grayson Co ...

have had a long-standing football rivalry dating back to 1901. Each year, the schools play for "The Battle of the Ax" in which an engraved axe is awarded to the winner. This is the longest continuous rivalry among all high schools in the state of Texas.

Gallery

Picture of new Sherman High School, Sherman, TX.

Notable alumni

* Charlie Johnson (Class of 2002) - NFL offensive lineman - played for

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champion Indianapolis Colts. * Jimmy Hotz (Class of 1971) -

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, Audio Expert and Electronic Music Pioneer. * Curtis Scott Luper (Class of 1984) is an American

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assistant coach at

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(Class of 1995)- NFL punter - played for

champion Indianapolis Colts. * Michael Quinn Sullivan (Class of 1988) - Journalist,

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* Jimmy Turner - NFL player *

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(Class of 1990) - Athletic Director, Texas Tech University *

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(Class of 1990) - Former Fighter, Ultimate Fighting Championships * Kyle Crick (Class of 2011) -

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(MLB) playerhttps://www.heralddemocrat.com/story/sports/2021/06/05/shermans-gittens-makes-his-major-league-baseball-debut/7571627002/ * Chris Gittens (Class of 2012) - MLB player * John A. Hilger (Class of 1926) -

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brigadier general and participant of the

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during

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Brigadier General John A. Hilger

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References

External links

* {{authority control Schools in Grayson County, Texas Public high schools in Texas