Carbondale Reporter

Murphysboro High School announced an upcoming boys varsity football game against Lift for Life Academy Charter High School in a series of posts on its official X account.

On October 3, 2025, Murphysboro High School posted: "NFHS

Murphysboro High School vs. Lift for Life Academy Charter High School. Watch Boys Varsity Football Friday, Oct 3rd, 2025 at 7:00 PM CDT on the NFHS Network!

https://t.co/xXSV7u4lOD" The post provides information about the date and time of the event and notes that it will be broadcast on the NFHS Network.

In addition to this announcement, Murphysboro High School shared other links on October 3, 2025, including this post and this post, though no additional commentary was provided with these tweets.

Murphysboro High School is part of Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186, which serves Jackson County and includes several schools such as Carruthers Elementary School and General John A. Logan Attendance Centre. According to the Illinois State Board of Education, the district employs 147 teachers with an average salary of $53,770; nearly three-quarters are women and none have more than ten absences in a school year. The student population is predominantly White (69 percent), followed by Black (15.9 percent), Hispanic (7.1 percent), and Asian (0.1 percent) students. In fiscal year 2020, district spending per student totaled $19,142 for an overall expenditure of $37,270,039 (source).