TOMAHAWK – The Tomahawk High School (THS) JV football team got off to a hot start in the 2026 season, rattling off three straight wins.
Wittenberg-Birnamwood
The JV Hatchets grinded out a 22-18 win over Wittenberg-Birnamwood on Monday, Aug. 31 at Hatchet Field in a very hot and humid season opener.
Tomahawk rushed for 95 yards, threw for 76 yards, converted two out of three two-point conversion attempts and stopped Wittenberg-Birnamwood on all of their two-point attempts.
Another important factor was success on kick and punt returns, along with recovering three fumbles during the game.
Wausau East
The JV Hatchets traveled to Wausau East High School’s Lumber Yard Field for week two of their season on Thursday, Sept. 10 and came away with an 18-14 victory.
Tomahawk rushed for 148 yards and threw for 63, with over 100 return yards that night. The JV squad also forced three fumbles and recovered two, and 17 different Hatchets recorded a defensive statistic.
Antigo
On Monday, Sept. 10, Tomahawk came away with a 12-6 victory at Schofield Stadium in Antigo in a wet and windy matchup.
The Hatchets used some trickery and misdirection to scratch and claw their way to victory, ultimately scoring two touchdowns on the night with two failed two-point attempts.
The win moved the JV squad to 3-0 on the season.
This week’s action
The JV Hatchets are slated to take on Lakeland at Hatchet Field on Monday, Sept. 21.
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