{"id":219477,"date":"2025-09-12T00:15:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T00:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/219477\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T00:15:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T00:15:17","slug":"lincoln-and-james-madison-high-schools-face-off-in-south-dallas-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/219477\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln and James Madison High Schools face off in South Dallas Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"

The legendary Lincoln Tigers face off against the James Madison Trojans in the annual South Dallas Classic, highlighting a historic rivalry turned into unity.<\/p>\n

DALLAS \u2014 In South Dallas, a rivalry was born \u2014 and 68 years later, its legacy still burns bright.<\/p>\n

This Saturday, the legendary Lincoln Tigers face off against the formidable James Madison Trojans in the annual South Dallas Classic.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe excitement even transcends the game,\u201d said Lance Williams, Lincoln High School Principal.<\/p>\n

While bragging rights are on the line, Williams said the real prize is something more tangible: the trophy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe trophy right now is at its rightful place at the Legendary Lincoln High School,\u201d said Williams.<\/p>\n

However, James Madison Principal Lonnie Russell has his own perspective. \u201cThat trophy is in storage. We’re storing it over there at legendary Lincoln,\u201d said Russell.<\/p>\n

In a rivalry so deep, players Jarmon Trotter and DeKeyvon Brown grew up in families caught in the middle of it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI came to Lincoln because of the people around me, my friends, family,\u201d said Trotter, a Lincoln HS football player. \u201cWhen you come to Lincoln, you bleed purple.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time we see each other, you know, oh, is Lincoln, Lincoln this, Madison that,\u201d said Brown, James Madison HS<\/a> football player.<\/p>\n

In recent years, the dynamic between the schools has evolved.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrincipal Russell is what we like to call a brother from another mother,\u201d said Lincoln Principal Lance Williams. Together, he and James Madison Principal Lonnie Russell have transformed the historic rivalry into a symbol of unity.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s bringing everyone together for a common cause, and that cause is to make sure that our students are displayed in a mighty way,\u201d said Russell.<\/p>\n

And that unity extends beyond the football field. Both schools have dramatically improved their Texas Education Agency (TEA) ratings, rising from D\u2019s and F\u2019s in past years to solid B\u2019s. Together, they proudly call themselves \u201cThe Beehive.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are developing some great students here and legendary students here in sunny South Dallas. For the great James Madison, we\u2019re two years of consecutive B’s, so we\u2019re super excited about that,\u201d said Russell.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe legendary Lincoln High School is firing on all cylinders right now, academically, culturally and athletically,\u201d said Williams. \u201cWe’re just proud of the transformation and proud to be able to be right down the street from our brothers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The students share that brotherhood, too. \u201cWe will be able to pass it on to the ones that come on after us. Let them know that this is more than what it seems,\u201d said Trotter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe both grew up in South Dallas. We both love South Dallas. So, to me, it’s us against the world,\u201d said Brown.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a small deal in the game. The losing team\u2019s principal has to wear the winning team\u2019s jersey and pose for a picture on their turf.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s match-up will be streamed live on WFAA+. Here’s how you can catch all the action<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The legendary Lincoln Tigers face off against the James Madison Trojans in the annual South Dallas Classic, highlighting…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":219478,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,1596,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-219477","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-texas","11":"tag-tx","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-united-states-of-america","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115188447568091971","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}