Center Roughriders at Jacksonville Indians — High school football preview, Aug. 29, 2025

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Center travels to Jacksonville for a nonleague showdown on Friday, Aug. 29.

• Game: Center at Jacksonville

• When: Friday, Aug. 29, 2025 — kickoff 7:30 p.m. Central

• Where: Jacksonville, Texas (home: Jacksonville Indians)

• Opponent: Center Roughriders

• Records: Center 0-0, Jacksonville 0-0

Friday’s nonleague game pits two programs that will lean on early-season fundamentals and special teams as they open the 2025 campaign. Center brings a healthy following into Jacksonville — ScoreBookLive shows Center with 12 fans and Jacksonville with 7 — but both teams start the year fresh and hungry.

Last meeting: Center handed Jacksonville a 38-7 loss on Aug. 30, 2024. (Full recap: Center vs. Jacksonville — Aug. 30, 2024). Expect Jacksonville to look for a fast start at home and Center to try to control tempo with an experienced attack.

How to watch

• Streaming: Both programs list NFHS Network pages for potential streaming — Jacksonville: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/jacksonville-high-school-jacksonville-tx/football and Center: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/center-high-school-center-tx/football. (NFHS Network subscriptions or pay-per-view may be required.)

Weather and notes

• Weather for Jacksonville, Texas, on game day will be updated closer to kickoff; check local forecasts before heading out.

Follow and engage

• Follow the teams on ScoreBookLive to get updates and help grow each program’s fanbase: Center — https://scorebooklive.com/texas/football/teams/251365-center-roughriders; Jacksonville — https://scorebooklive.com/texas/football/teams/252648-jacksonville-indians.

• Make your picks on ScoreBookLive for fun — picks and fan counts are for engagement and may change as game day approaches.

For more details and live scoring on game day, visit the official game page: https://scorebooklive.com/texas/football/games/5642390-center-vs-jacksonville.