Parade and bonfire get community fired up for tonight’s Buckaroo Homecoming football game

September 27

10:57 2024

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The community-wide 2024 Breckenridge High School Homecoming events kicked off Wednesday evening with a parade and bonfire. Activities will continue today with a pep rally at noon and the football game at 7 p.m.

The Six White Horses from Hardin-Simmons University carried the U.S. and Texas flags in the Homecoming Parade on Wednesday night. Click here to see more photos from the parade. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

The pep rally will be BHS Athletic Facility’s main gym and will be open to the public.

Before the game, the Homecoming Court will be presented and the Homecoming Queen and King announced, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in Buckaroo Stadium.

Kickoff for the game against the Tolar Rattlers is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tickets are available to purchase online; the price is $5 (+$1.49 processing fee) for adult general admission and $3 (+$1.43 processing fee) for student general admission. Click here to get tickets.

Wednesday’s parade featured dozens of community and school floats, including the Six White Horses from Hardin-Simmons University displaying the American and Texas flags.

The parade was organized by the BISD All-Sports Booster Club with Gentry Wimberley as the organizer. Robert Burchett was the parade announcer, and the judges were Amy Judkins, Roy Russell, and JB Sparks.

The winning floats were:

First Place: Wee School
Second Place: Breckenridge Youth Flag Football League
Third Place: Breckenridge Little League Tackle Football

After the parade in downtown Breckenridge, the crowd went to the local baseball fields for a Homecoming Bonfire.

With so much going on for the Homecoming festivities, the Breckenridge Texan divided the pictures from Wednesday night into two photo galleries. Click here to see the photos from the parade. Click here to see the photos from the bonfire.

Fans gathered in downtown Breckenridge on Wednesday evening for the 2024 Homecoming Parade to cheer on the Buckaroo varsity football team, which will take on the Tolar Rattlers on Friday night, Sept. 27. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

The Buckaroos sang the school song at the 2024 Homecoming bonfire Wednesday night. Click here to see more photos from the bonfire. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

The Wee School float won first place in the 2024 Homecoming parade held in downtown Breckenridge on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The theme of this year’s parade was “Deep in the Heart of Breckenridge.” (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

The Breckenridge Youth Flag Football League float, featuring a replica of the “B” atop the Clear Fork Bank building, won second place in the Homecoming Parade contest. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

The Breckenridge Little League Tackle Football won third place in the 2024 Homecoming Parade float contest. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Cutline, top photo: The Buckaroo cheerleaders get the crowd fired up at the 2024 Homecoming bonfire on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The Buckaroos varsity football team will take on the Tolar Rattlers at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27. The Homecoming Court will be presented at 6:30 p.m. at Buckaroo Stadium. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)