Elgin suffers 51-0 attack by Bears

The Elgin Wildcat varsity football team fell 51-0 to the Bastrop Bears on the road on Friday, Oct. 30. 

Bastrop has defeated the Wildcats in their last three meetings, previously visiting and defeating Elgin 62-6 last season. 

Despite the result, the varsity Wildcats are showing improvement. This is the first blowout of the season, whereas this time last season Elgin had accumulated three blowout defeats. 

Additionally, this season the Wildcats picked up a blowout victory for the first time since 2024. 

The Wildcats are now 3-6 overall and 1-3 in district, sitting at fourth. Elgin has one regular season game remaining to solidify its spot in the playoffs. 

Elgin will finish the regular season against the Navarro Vikings at home on Friday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats closed their 2025 season with a 63-14 home defeat over the Vikings. 

Navarro currently holds a 1-3 district record, sitting at fifth and entering the meeting attempting to shake off a 76-0 defeat by Pflugerville.