Parade in honor of Longview Lobos’ state title set for Jan. 9

By Gary Bass | December 26, 2018 at 4:30 PM CST - Updated January 4 at 2:13 PM

LONGVIEW, TX (KLTV) - A parade to honor the Longview Lobos' recent win in the state championship game has been scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 9.

The parade is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, and it will go through downtown Longview, according to a post on the Longview ISD

Facebook page.

On Jan. 4, the city released a route for the parade.

Here’s the parade route for the Lobo State Championship Parade taking place Wednesday, Jan. 9th at 6:30 pm. We can’t wait to celebrate the football team’s stunning victory. #LoboNation #OneLongview
The City of Longview posted the parade route on their Facebook page. (Source: Longview, Texas - Government and Services)
The City of Longview posted the parade route on their Facebook page. (Source: Longview, Texas - Government and Services)

After trailing for the early part of the game against Beaumont West Brook Saturday, the Lobos came back in the fourth quarter to win the game by a score of 35-34 to win the 6A Division 2 state title. It was Longview ISD’s first state football title since 1937.

(Source: KLTV)
(Source: KLTV)

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