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Football 2011
alvarado burleson Centennial godley grandview Joshua rio vista
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Alvarados KennyWest, left, Jake
Glasscock, center,and Tyler Bateslook to lead theIndians to the
Class 3A state title.
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2011 is the year of new flavor for all of Johnson Countys football teamsAs thrilling a season as 2010 was for Johnson
County football, 2011 might be considered hard-pressed by some observers to surpass the excite-
ment we had last yearThat, of course, depends on who you talk toIf youre an Alvarado fan, the only way 2011
could be any better is if the Indians get over thehump and qualify for the state championshipgame after falling just short in the state semifinalslast year
And the only way to top a state finals appear-ance is to win the whole thing
While that may be a lot to ask of any highschool football team, the Indians magical seasonof 2010 has given the Alvarado faithful plenty of
reason to hope, especially with the Indians tal-ented secondary returning almost completely in-tact from last years team
Quarterback Kenny West is a junior with play-off experience, so the Indians can have confi-dence in his ability to run the offense this year
Alvarado returns loads of talents on both sidesof the ball
For the remainder of Johnson County, a cou-
ple of schools hit a low point last yearCleburne and Joshua combined to go 1-19 with
the Yellow Jackets accounting for the lone win
(over the Owls at home)For those two schools, theres nowhere to gobut up and after personally observing the twoscrimmage different opponents, both teams appearto have a promising chance to tally a few morewins this season
The Jackets will trot out junior quarterbackQuade Coward, who may be the promising quar-terback Cleburne has had in years, according tosome observers
He put up decent numbers last year in splittingtime with senior Chaston Cuffee Now, the stage
is hisCuffee committed to the University of Mis-
souri in the summer and will have a chance thisyear to showcase his defensive skills at the safetyposition
Joshua will have Garrett Hoffman, an impres-sive-looking sophomore, at the quarterback posi-tion The Owls return plenty of hungry startersfrom last year on both sides of the ball, no doubt
eager to erase the taste of an 0-10 seasonGrandview and Godley, as has been the trend
lately, both appear geared for another run at the ti-
tle of their respective districts Maybe this yearwill be the year the two meet deep in the playoffsOne can only hope
Burleson narrowly missed the playoffs lastyear, and will field a vastly different team in itssecond season in District 7-4A The Elks went 5-5last year and beat both Cleburne and Joshua
Rio Vista has its fourth head coach in fouryears The Eagles are trying to find consistencyand the old-school approach of John Odell may bewhat they need to find it
Last by not least, Burleson Centennial will
play its first varsity season in 2011 The Spartansare an outlaw team which means they arent af-filiated with a district and cant qualify for thepostseason
They will be able to next yearWhos ready for some football?
Zack Cunningham can be reachedat 817-645-2441, ext. 2334
Zack CunninghamSports Editor
Matt Snider/Special to the Times-Review
Rio Vistas Douglas Wood (2) could be a critical part of the Eagles resurgence in 2011 un-der new head coach John Odell.
Matt Snider/Special to the Times-Review
Grandviews Beau Blakeney will be the senior running back for the Zebras in 2011 and willreplace Daniel Spencer.
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By Zackcunningham
Alvarado Head Coach Jeffixon said his 2011 Indiansave entered uncharted watersfter last seasons success
The Indians, helped by a se-ries of heart-stopping victoriesagainst Kennedale and Bridge-port, rolled to a 9-1 regularseason record and captured theDistrict 8-3A title
Alvarado rolled through theplayoffs, dispatching Mineral
Wells (42-21), Abilene Wylie(35-21) and Lubbock Cooper(35-17) before falling, 20-13,to eventual state championHenderson
The good news for the Indi-ans is they have a lot of playersreturning from that team thisyear including junior quarter-
back Kenny West, who starredin the role as a sophomore lastyear with 1,765 yards and
eight touchdownsAlso returning for Alvarado
are senior offensive tackle JakeGlasscock, junior centerRowdy Goff, senior receiverAustin Ellinger and senior run-ning back Wayne Onderdonck
Defensively, the Indians re-turned the 8-3A most valuableplayer in senior defensive backTyler Bates, who is also athreat on the offensive end as a
receiver and a tail back Bateshad 11 interceptions last year
Cornerbacks Tory Holbertand Marcus McNeil will beefup a formidable secondaryalong with Alex Gentry, KennyAdams, AJ Castillo, RonaldThomas and CJ Johnson
Dixon said defense is just
as important for the Indiansthis year
I think our defense will
carry us for a while until wegrow up our linemen, he saidWe have three guys on the of-fensive line who have never re-ally played at the varsity levelDefensively, it remains to beseen but weve just got to keepgetting better each week
Losing Zach Ripley at tail-back hurts, but we have a fewready to step in
Ripley was the featured
running back last year and ranfor more than 1,400 yards Hewas a tough runner in the play-offs and played through sev-eral knee injuries Onder-donck, fullback Tyler Dixonand Bates were also in thebackfield
Along with Onderdonck,Dixon said sophomore AndrewLeger is a talent for the future
Andrew Sebner, Juan Mu-noz and Ruben Camperos willbe on the line for us as well,he said Our secondary is sosolid, we expect them to bestrong for us Weve movedMarcus Villarreal to insidelinebacker
Dixon called West a vet-eran at the quarterback posi-tion and said his presence willhelp the younger kids to de-
velop fasterThe leadership that hepossesses in the huddle is out-standing, Dixon said Hesgoing to continue to improveand its really nice to have a
After success in 2010, another deep playoff run is expectation for Alvarado
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Alvarado quarterback Kenny West prepares to fire a pass during practice. The junior quar-terback led the Indians to the state semifinals as a sophomore.
veteran returning back thereI see him continuing to build on where he
left offLee Hardy will make appearances for the In-
dians at fullback this season along with DanielPinkerton, a player Dixon said has paid hisdues
Tyler [Bates] got some receiving work lastyear and thatll help fill the void, Dixon saidDaniel has done real well throughout thespring
Dixons mantra year in and year out hasbeen for his teams to get better each and everyweek
This year is no differentKennedale is going to be rock solid, he
said Glen Rose is going to be rock solid andWest is going to be good Theres no telling iftheyll get on a roll and get a lot better
We were in uncharted waters last year, andIm hoping our kids will remember what it tookto get there
Alvarado 2011 schedule
Date Opponent Site TimeAug. 26 Robinson Road 7:30
Sept. 2 Springtown Road 7:30
Sept. 9 Prosper Home 7:30
Sept. 16 OPEN
Sept. 23 Bridgeport Road 7:30
Sep--t. 30 Waco Connally* Home 7:30
Oct. 7 Kennedale* Home 7:30
Oct. 14 Hillsboro* Road 7:30
Oct. 21 Venus* Home 7:30
Oct. 28 West* Road 7:30
Nov. 4 Glen Rose* Home 7:30
* Denotes District 8-3A contest
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GO INDIANS!
Talented Bates, Glasscock, West to lead tribeBy Zack cunningham
The Alvarado Indians were led last year by
a stellar defensive effort, a breakout youngquarterback and senior leadership
Theyll have all three of those things againthis year in junior quarterback Kenny West, se-nior offensive lineman Jake Glasscock and se-nior safety Tyler Bates, who is a threat when-ever and wherever he is on the field
Glasscock, a three-year letterman and acharismatic presence, said he expects greatthings from his teammates during his final sea-son
I expect us to surpass last season in ways,he said Last season, I recognized that otherswork effort including my own helped us cometogether as a team, so I tried to be even moreencouraging to my teammates
We came together as a line and as a teamGlasscock added that hes the team motiva-
tor, picking heads up when theyre hangingI try and keep our motors running, he
said When heads go down, I try to pick themup
He said Alvarados undoing against Hen-
derson in the state semifinals last year can beattributed to what he called Week 1 mistakesWe lost our focus and didnt execute things
we know how to execute, he said We can bemore precise this year and grow as a brother-hood
West said the most important thing for himin his second season as the starting quarterbackis to remain grounded
You cant get a big head, he said Wewerent the fastest or the strongest team lastyear, but what set us apart is that we were
scrappyAlso, weve got to know that weve got a
huge target on our backs this year Theres notelling how far well go We did so well lastyear, but theres very high expectations for us
this year Higher than ever beforeIn the end, West said, experience will pay
offIm more experienced, he said We have
several guys coming back and I have confi-dence that well exceed expectations
Bates, the District 8-3A most valuableplayer last year and the 12-3A sophomore ofthe year in 2009, said hes tried to get evenbetter in the offseason
Ive tried to improve myself in the offsea-son, he said We should be pretty good in thesecondary since we have so many people
back But when the ball is in the air, Im goingto go get itBates had 11 interceptions last year and
was a force on the offensive end as an insidereceiver
Alvarados Tyler Bates, cen-ter, barges through Hender-son defenders during lastyears state semifinal con-test. Bates is a senior for theIndians in 2011 and the re-turning District 8-3A mostvaluable player.
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By Johnhenry
pecialtothetimes-review
Burleson seems to produce offensive linemen like Bieber doesop pop singlesAnd that is why the Elks feel good about whoever they line up
gainst in 2011The offensive line is probably our best unit, coach Jason
ucker exclaims If you ask me which unit of our team had theest summer, it was those guys Each and every one of them was atvery workout we had
The leader of the Great Wall of Wilshire is right tackle Derekaldeshwiler, a 6-foot-4, 290-pound senior who is to his quarter-ack and running back teammates what the secret service is to theresident
The 2010 all-district performer has the attention of coaches fromajor colleges and universities
Hes one of the best weve had come through Burleson, saiducker, in his second year as the Elks head coach and fifth seasonverall at the school There are coaches who have been here longerthan he has] and everybody says hes as good or better than anyoneho has come through here
And it is because of that line -- Baldeschwiler, left tackle Luke Jakobbson (6-4, 280), Baldeschwilers twin brother, Dillon, andsome combination of Jordan Bond, Hunter Heins and Ethan Jones that the Elks believe they can qualify for one of four playoff spotsin District 7-4A
The Elks open the season at 7:30 pm Friday at home againstMansfieldAfter two consecutive playoff appearances in 2008 and 2009,
the Elks fell short last seasonInjuries were an impediment Elks players lost a total of about
90 games to injuries last year This year, the Elks, who went 5-5overall and 3-4 in district in 2010, believe they have the goods toreturn
Behind that line are senior quarterback Barrett Cain and threeand perhaps four running backs who will see time
Senior Chris Aylesworth, sophomore Ayinee Alaajiy, ColinSeago and Addison Parrish will all play
The surprise of the fall might be Alaajiy, Tucker saidCoaches were prepared to send Alaajiy for a full season of junior
varsity despite a good summerWhen we put the pads on, though, that changed, Tucker said
Hes really come on
Hes not a blazer,but hes a big kid, hes smart
Tucker said that Alaajiys contributions on defense is what madethe decision easier Aylesworth, too, plays in the defensive backfield
as a safetyIts one of those deals where one might [turn out to be] themore dominant running back and the other one will play more ondefense, Tucker said Theyre both playing well on both sides ofthe ball right now
Cain started last season at wide receiver before a foot injury costhim his season and eight games
Our whole goal the entire off-season was trying to work our-selves into a situation where we can get back to the playoffs,Tucker said We feel like we have some tough, smart kids this year,and if they play like we think they can, that goal is very achievable
Even for a team that returns only three starters on offense and
one on defenseAnd thats because of the big guys up frontIf you cant protect the quarterback, it doesnt matter what
those receivers are doing, Tucker said If you cant block up front,it doesnt matter what the running backs are doing
fter missing postseason in 2010, Elks out for revenge against rivals
Burleson 2011 scheduleDate Opponent Site Time
Aug. 26 Manseld Home 7:30
Sept. 3 Paschal Road 7
Sept. 9 Weatherford Home 7:30
Sept. 16 OPEN
Sept. 23 Summit* Road 7:30
Sept. 30 Cleburne* Home 7:30
Oct. 7 Joshua* Road 7:30
Oct. 14 Everman* Home 7:30
Oct. 21 Seguin* Road 7:30
Oct. 28 Granbury* Home 7:30Nov. 4 Crowley* Road 7:30
* Denotes District 7-4A contest
Burlesons defensestruggled in 2010and was a reasonthe Elks failed toqualify for the play-offs. The unit is ex-pected to have a bigseason in 2011 ac-cording to headcoach JasonTucker.
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By Zack cunningham
Burlesons Derek Baldeschwiler is an imposing figureboth on and off the football field
In conversation, hes soft-spoken, shy and unassumingbut standing 6-4 and weighing more than 260 pounds, herepresents what Burleson fans are used to seeing on theiroffensive and defensive lines
Size and powerBaldeschwiler is a two-year letterman and plays right
tackle and defensive endHe feels the Elks couldve gone further last year and
added they need to capitalize on it this year with the re-turning talent they have
I think we did good, he said Ive been playing righttackle since the seventh grade and in high school, I was al-ways one of the best on the offensive line on the JV butthere were seniors in front of me
The waiting has paid offBaldeschwiler has received interest from several Divi-
sion I schools from Baylor to Oklahoma State to TexasChristian University
He received first-team all-district honors last year andaims to do so again this season
That was my goal, he said I also wanted to make theall-academic team
Baldeschwiler had high praise for his fellow linemanlast year and said this year, along with the help of seniorLuke Jakobsson, the Elks will have the power in thetrenches to go far
I thought we had the best line in the district, he saidSometimes wed show it, but sometimes wed make men-tal mistakes
This will be the second year Baldeschwiler has been apart of Jason Tuckers multiple look on offense for Burle-son
During the tenure of Mel Maxfield, the Elks focusedheavily on run blocking and little on pass blocking
Baldeschwiler said the transition has been trickyWhen we were running the wing-T, we didnt really
focus too much on pass blocking, he said I think Iveprogressed fairly well and Luke and I are fairly experi-enced
Baldeschwiler said receiving interest from Division Ifootball programs is a new and exciting development for
his familyHe said he hopes to encourage the younger players to
be patient for their chance to shineLike he wasI always tell the younger guys to try their best be-
cause theyre going to have to eventually play the role,just like I did, he said
Baldeschwiler to anchor Elks offensive lin
Darlene Moore/Special to the Times-Review
Burlesons Derek Baldeschwiler, center, returns for his senior season in 2011 and will bring size and strength to both theElks offensive and defensive lines.
Burleson senior was a first-team 7-4Aselection after initial season with Elks
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By John henry
pecialtothetimes-review
Make no mistake about it, Burleson Centennials firstarsity season will be, well, Spartan-like
With no district to play in, coach Kyle Geller had tocramble to put a schedule together, making the Spartansomewhat the vagabond
However, dont think Centennial, a second-year schoolith no senior class, will be wandering aimlessly during its
naugural varsity seasonThere is a purposeThe big thing is to compete, Geller said We want
ur kids to compete hardA summer seven-on-seven game against Class 4A state-
hampion Aledo gave Centennial a taste of the big leaguesThe experience presented some expected obstacles,
ames saidThey killed us, he saidHis message after that game reflected his mantra for this
eason: Understand who you are right now Dont pout
nd dont get down on yourselves if you get beat by thetate championThats what youre trying to get to Right now, its all
bout your competition and about you competing as hards you can every play
And youre gonna get there Youre gonna get betterBurlesons newest high school, classified as a 3A, starts
ts real journey at home against Dallas Hillcrest, a Class 4Alayoff qualifier in 2010 that returns 10 starters from aeam that advanced to the Division II area round
Tanner Hodges will line up at quarterback to lead an of-ense built around sophomore running back DeMarcus Wil-
liamsHodges, Geller said, is a very driven kid He wants to
do well I feel good about him being successful hereWilliams has great ability and good natural instincts,
Geller saidThe coach said a healthy competition is under way
among eight offensive linemen who are competing for jobsThose guys are doing a really good job, Geller said I
know thats a place that next year, well have really gooddepth there Right now, you get an injury or two, were notas deep
Sophomore Jacob Sherrill will anchor the defense frommiddle linebacker
Hes not the biggest kid in the world right now, buthes not afraid to throw his hat in there, Geller said Hesa very aggressive kid who moves well and knows onespeed: 100 percent
The Spartans will play an outlaw schedule this yearThey wont be placed into a district until realignment in thespring
Centennial will indeed be all over the map Geller saidhe put his schedule together the same way one might shopfor a job
He went to the Internet the week after the 2010 regularseason was over and started calling people with nine
games We were lucky enough to grab themWhat he came up was a hodgepodge, which includes
some teams just like themAfter Hillcrest, the Spartans will meet 2A Krum, which
started football two years ago, and new schools BastropCedar Creek (on the schedule twice) and Round Rock Ce-
dar Ridge, Class 4A programs Pampa and Dallas Spruceand private schools Fort Worth Christian, Arlington GracePrep and Parish Episcopal of Dallas
Geller has experience with new programs He was theoffensive coordinator at Mansfield Summit when thatschool opened in the late 1990s
He admits that the similarities between the two schoolsare few Summit played a varsity schedule with a handfulof seniors in a district that included traditional power-houses such as Duncanville, DeSoto and Cedar Hill
Summit took its lumps that season, Geller remembers,and so, too, will Centennial But thats OK, the Spartanscoach said
More than anything our kids the next year [at Summit]were ready to go, said Geller And thats what Im hop-ing for here
There will be things that take time and were going tohave to go through a process to get where we need to be asa program But as long as we compete hard well be OK
outh, talent are bright spots for Centennial in schools first season
Centennial 2011 schedule
Date Opponent Site Time
Aug. 25 Dallas Hillcrest BHS 7
Sept. 2 Krum BHS 7:30
Sept. 9 at FW Christian Road 7:30
Sept. 16 Bastrop C. C. BHS 7:30
Sept. 23 Grace Prep BHS 7:30
Sept. 29 Dallas Spruce Road 7
Oct. 7 Pampa Road 7:30
Oct. 14 at Bastrop C. C. Road 7:30
Oct. 21 OPEN
Oct. 27 Parish Episcopal Road 7
Nov. 4 RR Cedar Rid e West HS 7:30
011 is inaugural varsity campaign for
urlesons newest high school
Darlene Moore/Special to the Times-Review
Centennial will play its first varsity season in 2011 and will field its first senior class next season when it joins District 9-3A.The Spartans are playing an outlaw schedule this year which prohibits them from qualifying for the playoffs.
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By Zack cunningham
For Burleson Centennial junior Tanner Hodges, thisis pretty much the Texasdream for any high schoolfootball fan
Hodges is the starting
quarterback for the Spar-tans who will take theschools first-ever varsitysnap at 7 pm Thursday atElk Stadium against DallasHillcrest
Its really cool, hesaid Since I started lastyear and even though wedidnt have a varsity, itspretty neat to still have allthe same guys with me for
all these years Itll be coolto be able to start off at thevarsity level and win somegames
With a win on Thursday,Hodges will be the win-ningest quarterback in Cen-tennial history
I want to prove that just because were not se-niors, were just as goodas everyone else, he saidWe want to prove that wecan play with everyoneelse
Hodges will quarter-back a spread offense forthe Spartans which he saidwill vary at about a 50-50ratio between run andpass
He started for Centen-nial last year on the JV
and was the starting fresh-man quarterback twoyears ago for the BurlesonElks on its freshman team
Im very confident,he said Especially whenwe are able to qualify for
confident we can make arun
That will have to waitfor one more year By then,the tale will only get juicierfor Hodges who will be asenior by next season
He said he has high aspi-rations for himself this year
as the Spartans get theirfirst-ever taste of varsitycompetition
Personally, Id like tothrow about 25 touch-downs, he said I want tobe in a place where we canwin every game
At 6-3, Hodges describeshimself more as a pocketpasser than a multiplethreat on the ground
Our receivers are prettyfast, though, he said,laughing Weve got a fewwho are extremely fast Imhappy with what Ive got
Hopefully, we can wina few games
Hodges to lead Spartans at quarterback
Junior quarterback will be key for
Centennial as it faces its first tests
Darlene Moore/Special to the Times-Review
Centennials Tanner Hodges, right, will be the quarterbackfor the Spartans.
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By Zack cunningham
After two 10-0 regular seasons, the Godley Wildcats are inn interesting position heading into this season
Head Coach Randy Brawner said he and the team felt theireason ended a little too soon after last years surprising first-ound playoff loss to Littlefield (14-12)
Nevermind that Littlefield advanced to the regional finalshe Wildcats were stunned
With all-state safety Austin Martinez now playing forrandview, the Wildcats will have to fill that hole this year asell
Needless to say, things have been interesting for Godley dur-ng the last eight months
The Wildcats return four offensive players, including dy-amic senior Kolby Brown, senior quarterback Rhett Brawner,unior right tackle Blake Washington and senior center Ianinder
On defense, senior linebacker Rhett Roden returns alongith junior Drew Benge and Brown at safety and senior line-
acker Sam CummingsGodley will need to fill the hole left by four-year lettermanandry Martinez He was also an all-state selection last yearnd ran for more than 2,000 yards
Brawner said the offense will remain the same, but the Wild-ats will not be afraid to throw the ball to improving receivers,uch as senior Koby Foster, Riley Davis and Canyon Williams
We look for [Foster] to do well for us, Brawner said Welso have two sophomores who we think will be big for ushey are Jerry Tye at the defensive tackle position and Gagealey, who will be a defensive end Cyran McClendon is a ju -ior defensive end
Hopefully, since were three years into the program, we canreplace those quality seniors and keep rolling on
Brawner said his skill kids, Brown in particular, are still ex-plosive
I think our defense could be even better than it was lastyear, Brawner said A big part of it is about staying healthy
Brown made waves last year with his punt-returning capa-bility and returned several for touchdowns He provided an-
other alternative if defenses keyed on Martinez too muchHes one of the most explosive players on the team,
Brawner said Hes that big-play home run threat and teamswill have to defend for him On defense, he finds the ball andgoes to it
At cornerback, the Wildcats return experience at the posi-tions
Well have three kids rotating in at the two corner back po-sitions, he said Theyve been in the program for a while andtheyre Dakota Duty and Vradley Cerna
I think theyll fill in and do a good jobDespite playoff disappointment last year and a heart-break-
ing defeat in the regional finals two years ago, Brawner saidhis team is ready to press on
Weve got a goal to make it deep into the playoffs, he
said We want to win district and make a good deep run oncewe get there We need to get better every day and make a goodaccount of ourselves once we get to the postseason
Were still going to run the same offense but we may tryto throw a bit more than last year We have some dynamic re-ceivers, and were going to let the kids dictate the offenseWeve got to have the kids to execute it
ildcats going back to basics after early playoff exit ended their 2011 campaign
Godley 2011 scheduleDate Opponent Site Time
Aug. 26 Boyd Home 7:30
Sept. 2 Jacksboro Road 7:30
Sept. 9 Gunter Home 7:30
Sept. 16 Clyde Road 7:30
Sept. 23 Breckenridge* Home 7:30
Sept. 30 Eastland* Road 7:30
Oct. 7 Dublin* Home 7:30
Oct. 14 OPEN*
Oct. 21 Whitney* Road 7:30
Oct. 28 Clifton* Home 7:30
Nov. 4 Comanche* Road 7:30
* Denotes 4-2A contest
odley back in state polls with No 8
anking after last years 10-1 finish
Zack Cunningham/Times-Review
Godley quarterback Rhett Brawner, right, fires a pass during practice at Godley High School. The Wildcats are 20-0 in theregular season over the last two years, but have yet to reach the state tournament.
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The Godley Wildcats arent short onconfidence despite losing a 2,000-yardrusher from last season and several defensestandouts
A trio of seniors including quarterbackRhett Brawner (son of head coach RandyBrawner), linebacker Rhett Roden (son of
former Godley star Ricky Roden) and IanKinder are expressing confidence that this
years team might be even better than lastyears squad
Despite going 20-0 in the regular season
the last two years, Godley was defeated inheartbreaking fashion in 2009 in the re-gional finals by eventual state champion Pi-lot Point, and lost a stunner, 14-12, in thefirst round last year against Littlefield (aneventual regional finalist)
Kinder, an offensive lineman for theWildcats, said Godley has a chance to gofurther because of the leadership of thisyears team Hes been working in thetrenches for Godley the last two years
Were working harder than ever be-
fore, he said Weve got more seniorleaders and weve got a chance to be better
than everBrawner started last year as a junior af-
ter the departure of Riley Good after the
2009 seasonHe established himself as a runningthreat in his first season and said hes ad-justed to the varsity level of playing
Its nice, he said, to have a father figureas the head coach
Its cool because I can go to him foranything, he said Ive been learning theropes for the last year and now Im ready togo for it
The senior mindset includes workingharder in the offseason than ever before
Roden said he wants his team to be assuccessful as his fathers
Dads team kind of faded off in his lastyear after being ranked, he said We dontwant to do that Were practically begging
them to run outside on us this year becauseits not going to work for themDespite losing Austin Martinez in the
secondary, Roden said Godleys defense isstill as speedy as ever
As the middle linebacker, Roden said,hes in charger of orchestrating the defense
Its kind of centered around me so I canmake plays, he said Were better suitedthis year
The linemen have worked really hardso were hoping they can keep those offen-
sive linemen out of our secondary and offof us
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Seniors Roden, Brawner, Kinder take over reins for No. 8 Godley
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Godleys Rhett Brawner (5) will be the senior quarterback for the Wildcats for the 2011 sea-son. Also in the backfield will be senior running back Kolby Brown.
Trio of leaders ready to step
in for Wildcats this season
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By Zack cunningham
Grandview head coach Aubrey Sims summed up the 2011ebras in an interesting way
Were young and were old, he saidWe dont have many juniors, Sims continued We have
aybe four of them but the rest are sophomores and seniorsFor a team that won the District 6-2A title last year and
dvanced to the regional quarterfinals, you might think a teamhat lost eight seniors might go into rebuilding mode the nextear
Not GrandviewThe Zebras will start seven sophomores in various places,
nd Grandview also has senior Austin Martinez, an all-stateefensive player, filling in at safety for the departed Danielpencer
Offensively, Grandview returns senior center Davis Scar-rough and senior tackle Kirk Waldrip, who is entering hisourth year at the varsity level
Senior running back Beau Blakeney returns along with
en Pannell and senior receiver Prescott Holloway is alsoackOn defense, Scarbrough and Waldrip are the tackles along
ith sophomore Payton Mahan at linebacker Juniors Calebollingsworth and Caleb Armstrong are both back at the line-acker position and seniors Garrett Morris is back at corner-ack Holloway will also play safety
Last year, the Zebras were proficient on offense with se-ior quarterback Derek Jarrell, running back Spencer and re-eiver Brant Rice Theyll have none of those players thisear, but Sims said Williams has done a nice job filling Riceslot at receiver and showed it during the preseason scrim-
magesHes filling that void, he said I think if we can continue
to do what were doing, we have the potential to be better thanlast year
We have four or five guys who we can spread the ball toand it wont just be about how we can get the ball to Daniel
Grandview lost seven starters on offensive from last yearbut only three on defense
Austin Martinez is just as good of a safety as Daniel was,Sims said You cant replace Daniel, but if you can put some-one in there who is just as good, you have to do that
Big senior Chance Howard (6-3, 250 pounds) will replaceTrentin Jackson Junior Austin Wiley will move over to theguard position
Sims said Blakeney will remain in the backfield with Pan-nell and Martinez will play inside receiver
Replacing Jarrell is junior Ryan Breton, who started for theJV team the last two years
Hes done great, Sims said It hasnt been a tough tran-sition for him at all Hes not quite as mobile running the ball,but his decision-making and his arm strength have been very
impressiveWere going to lose some of that leadership we had with
Derek, but I think Ryan is doing a good jobSims said his younger players performed well in the first
scrimmage of the seasonWe know they have the athletic ability, but we have to
put in them the fire to go out and perform at the varsity levelThey havent had the opportunity to prove it and they have achance to be really good this year
Sims added the Zebras have more skill players this yearwith sophomore Elijah DeLosSantos and Kolby Lee, alongwith sophomore Chase Goldwater
We will use Chase a lot at the tight end spot, Sims saidWell have sophomore Dusty Holt on the line and Bailey
Smith as the backup quarterback We didnt fall off as badlyas I thought we would from last year
Sims added with two new coaches in 6-2A at Sunnyvaleand Eustace, spectators, players and coaches can expect atight race in 2011
I dont think were head and shoulders above everyone,he said But our expectation is to win it every year
Grandview returns versatility, youth, talent on both sides of the ball
Grandview 2011 scheduleDate Opponent Site Time
Aug. 26 Troy Home 7:30
Sept. 2 Lorena Road 7:30
Sept. 9 Chilton Home 7:30
Sept. 16 Marlin Home 7:30
Sept. 23 Aubrey Home 7:30
Sept. 30 OPEN
Oct. 7 Dallas Life* Road 7:30
Oct. 14 Sunnyvale* Home 7:30Oct. 21 Eustace* Road 7:30
Oct. 28 Palmer* Road 7:30
Nov. 4 Maypearl* Home 7:30
* Denotes District 6-2A contest
ebras led by junior quarterback Ryan
reton and senior RB Beau Blakeney
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Theres a combined seven years of varsityexperience between Grandview seniors DavisScarbrough and Kirk Waldrip
Waldrip, who plays left tackle on offenseand is also on the defensive line, is entering hisfourth season on the varsity team
Scarbrough, the teams center, is a three-year letterman
Both players have seen a lot of ups anddowns through their time with the Zebras
Waldrip said the experience helps him gaina more mature perspective on the game
The older you get, the more you kind of
develop a mind for the game, he said Theexperience of being on the varsity for thismany years has paid off for my senior year
I feel this has been one of the better teams,and its probably the strongest one Ive playedon
Scarbrough echoes his teammates senti-ments about the 2011 Zebras
Theres no doubt we can do something re-ally great, he said If we work our butts off,we can do anything we want
When Scarbrough was a sophomore, heplayed the guard position For the last twoyears, hes been hiking the ball to Derek Jarrellat quarterback
This year, hell have junior Ryan Breton be-
hind himHim and me are awesome, he said Ryan
can be just as good if not better On offense,
we all work hard This whole offensive linehas worked hard and especially on our foot-work
Three years ago, Grandview ventured fourrounds deep into the playoffs
Scarbrough said this years offensive linereminds him of that unit
Were just as good as that team whichwent four rounds, he said
Scarbrough added that hes more the soft-spoken time of leader and doesnt feel the needto explode on his teammates
Waldrip added he has high expectations for
his senior yearI dont want to jump the gun and say
something and not make it happen, but my job
is making sure everyone is doing the rightthing and playing with class and not acting stu-pid, Waldrip said I want us working hardand not taking the easy way out
I try to push them to get betterHead coach Aubrey Sims has praised the
offensive line in the past for allowing the Ze-bras to have plenty of time to operate their ex-plosive offensive sets
With plenty of playmakers back on bothsides of the ball for Grandview this season,itll be up to Waldrip and Scarbrough to set the
tone in the trenches again
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One of Grandviewsstrengths in 2011 will be itsoffensive and defensivelines behind the leadershipof Kirk Waldrip and DavisScarbrough..
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A year removed from an 0-10 season, Joshua head footballoach Jerry Bird said his Owls are ready to take advantage ofhe opportunity the 2011 season brings
Joshua returns 12 starters from last years team with six ju-iors and six seniors
The seniors are defensive lineman Chris Baker, wide re-eiver Michael Keeton, defensive lineman Nick Manshack, of-ensive lineman Aaron Maxey, receiver Zack Maxey and defen-ive lineman Sergio Rodriguez
The juniors are running back KJ Evans, receiver Jakeears, running back Colin Radford, offensive lineman Calebiley, linebacker Devin Scoggins and offensive lineman JoshhitworthWere going to be young again, Bird said But weve had
great offseason over the summer and we probably had the bestirst week of practice since Ive been here
Bird is starting his third yearTheyve bought into the program and understand it, he
added Theyre just trying to get better and become a team
Were focusing on that and on game 1 against AzleLast year, the Owls were often undersized and outmatched
in each District 7-4A gameBird said depth at the receiver position and at running back
with Radford as the starter could change the Owls fortunesWere expecting great things out of him, Bird said Hes
going to be going both ways as our starting running back andour starting free safety
That experience last year helped him mature a great dealWe feel like were very strong at the running back and wide re-ceiver positions, which is something we havent been in thepast
We havent had the depth and we expect a great deal fromColin
Radford filled in as a sophomore last year at quarterback forinjured senior Riley Davis He will be the backup again thisyear to 6-2, 185-pound sophomore Garrett Hoffman
Hes got all the tools, Bird said of his young quarterbackHes just very young He fits in our system very well, but he
needs to gain experience He has a good sense of football andwe feel very comfortable with him in our running and passinggames
Hes a versatile quarterback and we feel comfortable withhis decision-making
Through the offseason, Bird said his team isnt looking backto last years winless campaign for inspiration
We worked hard through the offseason to get bigger, fasterand stronger, he said The understanding of our system hasreally helped We dont look back, but just ahead We knowwhat our goals are and what we want to accomplish
Bird added both juniors and seniors need to step up and leadthe youthful Owls in the competitive District 7-4A
We need Michael Keeton and Zack Maxey to step up, hesaid Theyre both three-year starters who we look to for lead-
ership Some other good leaders are Whitworth, Radford, KJand Jacob [Mears]
Joshua was beaten by local rivals Burleson and Cleburnelast year
The Yellow Jackets lone win last season came at the ex-pense of the Owls
Bird said the Owls are ready to try again this year
fter 0-10 season last year, Owls have nowhere to soar but upward
Joshua 2011 scheduleDate Opponent Site TimeAug. 26 Azle Road 7:30
Sept. 2 Nolan Catholic Home 7:30
Sept. 9 Brewer Road 7:30
Sept. 16 OPEN
Sept. 23 Seguin* Home 7:30
Sept. 30 Granbury* Road 7:30
Oct. 7 Burleson* Home 7:30
Oct. 14 Summit* Road 7:30
Oct. 21 Cleburne* Home 7:30Oct. 28 Crowley* Home 7:30
Nov. 4 Everman* Road 7:30
* Denotes District 7-4A contest
wls out for respect, retribution in
011 after winless campaign a year ago
The Joshua Owls return 12starters from a team whichwent 0-10 last season. Sixreturn on offense and sixreturn on the defensiveside of the ball.
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The Joshua Owls are putting their future inthe hands of sophomore quarterback GarrettHoffman
At first glance, Hoffman resembles a moreseasoned upperclassman He played varsitybasketball as a freshman
Head Coach Jerry Bird said he under-
stands the game of football and possessesgreat decision-making capabilities
Physically, hes got the size, Bird saidHes also got the arm strength and can reallydevelop
Hoffman said hes been playing quarter-back since he was in the third gradeIts come naturally, he addedIve played it every year, he said I was
the quarterback on the freshman team last yearand its been really fun, but its also nerve-wracking
I didnt think Id be starting this early Ilike it because I can get more experiences andcolleges can watch the younger starters de-velop more
Last year, the Owls started Riley Davis at
quarterback In 2009, it was Jesse WilliamsonHoffman said he hopes to provide some sta-
bility to what has been a turbulent run forJoshua which has gone 2-18 in the last twoyears, including 0-10 last year
The team has lost 18 games in a rowI feel confident now that Ive learned moreof the system, he said At the start, I didntfeel that great Ive learned how to read the de-fenses and what the strategies are to mess withtheir minds
Hoffman said there is no comparison be-tween the speed of the game at the freshmanlevel and the varsity level
Its a lot different and so much faster, hesaid They hit a lot harder this year
Hoffman describes himself as a mobile
quarterback and said his main inclination inthe pocket is to scramble
I would stand in the pocket if they told meto, he said But Id much rather run out Imreally comfortable learning the system and Im
glad Coach Bird trusts me enough to put theresponsibility on my shouldersBird said Hoffmans decision-making will
improve over timeAs a sophomore, its hard to make deci-
sions in two seconds, he said Hes capableof doing good things and hes really come along way in the spring and the fall
Junior Colin Radford is the backup quarter-back for the Owls this season
Last year, Radford saw significant playingtime as the starter when Riley Davis went
down with a leg injury near the beginning ofthe season
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the Owls in as many years
Joshua sophomore GarrettHoffman will quarterbackthe Owls in 2011. He re-places Riley Davis and willbe backed up by junior ColinRadford who saw significantplaying time in 2010.
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If you started playing football for Rio Vista three years ago,ouve seen three different head coaches during that time
The Eagles have hired their fourth coach in as many yearsith John Odell taking over the reins
He succeeds Robert Dagley, Craig Carpenter and Sethobbs The Eagles are a combined 8-22 in the last three sea-
ons with last years 3-7 mark being the second best of that
ime spanDagley led Rio Vista to a 4-6 mark before Carpenters team
ent 1-9 with a more passing-centered offense Hobbs installedmore run-centered focus last season behind powerful backsouglas Wood and Russell Atchsion, which led to an improve-entOdell said Rio Vista will focus on doing a small number of
hings well, and that includes making the most of what his skillids have to offer
Wood and Atchison are seniors this year and received all-istrict accolades last season
Those two running backs are a bright note for us, Odellaid They both had pretty good years last year A lot of thether kids are battling their way up Im trying to create a littleit of competition for them
Cooper Ferguson was the quarterback for last years 3-7eam, but graduation left Rio Vista with a hole to fill this year
Enter Tyler AllenAllen was an all-district defensive back last year, and this
ear the senior will take over the quarterback positionHe was on the JV last year, Odell said Hes showing
igns of improvement every day Hes having to run a new of-ense This is the fourth offense these kids have had in four
yearsOdell added hes coaching his team from the ground up and
installing the basics firstMost of the other kids didnt play last year on the varsity,
but we have them back this year, Odell said Well have moreof a combination and a variety with the things we do Well
keep it really simple, but hopefully make it complicated for theteams were playingWe will run, but we will also have a little variation with the
stuff we run and with our passing plays We want to stretch thefield and hopefully thatll be an advantage this year for us
Odell added Wood and Atchison are leading by example, butsaid most of their efforts are focused on learning another new
systemTheres some skills that they have, but were trying to get
them into the right position, Odell said Were not going to beperfect right off the bat but we know what they can and cantdo Were already moving some around on defense
The offense has stayed the same for them and weve found
what our skill kids can do You always want as much leadershipas you can get from your seniors, but theyre caught up in try-ing to understand the system
Rio Vista will compete in the tough confines of District4-2A with perennial powers Crawford and Hico
As theyre getting more and more confident, their leader-ship is growing and getting better each day, Odell said
nother year, another head coach for Rio Vista and the rebuilding Eagles
Rio Vista 2011 scheduleDate Opponent Site Time
Aug. 26 Rice Home 7:30
Sept. 2 Blooming Grove Road 7:30
Sept. 9 Paradise Road 7:30
Sept. 16 Bruceville Eddy Home 7:30
Sept. 23 Hico* Road 7:30
Sept. 30 Millsap* Home 7:30
Oct. 7 OPEN
Oct. 14 Cisco* Road 7:30Oct. 21 Tolar* Home 7:30
Oct. 28 Crawford* Road 7:30
Nov. 4 Hamilton* Home 7:30
* Denotes District 4-2A contest
ohn Odell brings a spark to the Eagles
n the form of old school encouragement
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Rio Vistas Tyler Allen (19) avoids defenders during the Eagles scrimmage on Aug. 19 against Itasca and Corsicana Mildredat Itasca High School.
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Last season, Rio Vistashowed improvement in therunning game behind juniorbacks Russell Atchison andDouglas Wood
The tandem helped leadthe Eagles to a 3-7 recordWere it not for a few closegames decided late, RioVista had a legitimate shot atthe playoffs in the 2009 sea-son
The duo is back this yearfor their senior season undernew head coach John Odell,and both said they like theoffensive system he broughtwith him to Rio Vista
Im looking forward towinning some games and do-ing well in district play,Wood said I hope we cantry to make the playoffsThe team should be realgood and thats what Imlooking forward to
Atchison agrees the mul-tiple-look offense is some-thing the younger players,along with himself, and
Wood can easily pick up inone season
Its simple and easy tolearn, he said Last year,we ran out of a pro-I I feelike the offense is clicking alot better this year and itsmore balanced
The run and the passare more open Teams cant just stack eight in the boxand stop the run Theyvegot to stop our whole team
Wood and Atchison areboth bruising backs whoeach had 200-yard gameslast year Even if one had asubpar outing, the other was
there to provide the sparkRio Vista needed to find it-self in the game down the
stretchWere having to learnall-new stuff, but its puttingus in a position to win,Wood said Its on us as ateam to win
Defenses cant just keyon one guy, Atchison saidThey have to respect all ofus
Rio Vista went 1-6 in dis-trict play last year with the
lone victory coming over To-lar The Eagles suffered closelosses to Millsap and Hamil-ton
This season, Wood andAtchison are both in primecondition to help push RioVista to a few more wins
Atchison and Wood eachhad games last year withmore than 100 and even 200yards
In the season-openingvictory against Rice, the twocombined for more than 250yards
Backs Atchison, Wood to carry load for Eagles
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Heres a look at the district competition John-on County teams will face this year
District 8-3A
Last year, Alvarado ran the table in 8-3A with a-0 record which included a 35-34 victory overennedale, the Indians only real test in leaguelay
That victory boosted Alvarado and carried it to9-1 record along with the district title
Kennedale finished with a 4-1 record in 8-3A
o qualify for the playoffs The Wildcats return sixtarters with four on defense Their top players areefensive end Kola Alli and quarterback Stevenivera who will be in charge of running Kenne-ales famed wing-T offense
West was the third team in 8-3A to make thelayoffs in 2010 and the Trojans return five offen-ive starters and four on defense West won justhree games last year, but the Trojans 3-2 recordn district was enough to snag a playoff berth
Quarterback Kolby Carpenter accounted for
,344 passing yards last year and 24 touchdownse rushed for 534 yards and two scores and ledhe team with three interceptions He returns for
est in 2011Glen Rose returns 12 starters from a 4-6 team
which didnt make the playoffs) Quarterbackrank Brandenburg accounted for 1,605 totalards last year and 20 touchdowns
Hillsboro went 1-9 last year, but returns ninetarters with four coming back on offense and fiven defense Venus went 0-10 last year and returns
10 starters
District 7-4A
Johnson County has three teams in District-4A with Cleburne, Burleson and Joshua Nearbyrowley and Granbury are also in the leaguelong with Everman, Mansfield Summit and Ar-ington Seguin
Burleson returns four starters with three on of-ense and one on defense Big Derek Balde-chwiler is the focal point on both lines and he wasn all-district selection last year in his first year onarsity Barrett Cain will lead the Elks multiple-
ook offense at quarterback Chris Aylesworth re-urns at running back and Luke Jakobbson is backor his senior season in the trenches Colin Seagoill also see time at running back
The Elks went 5-5 last year with a 3-4 mark inistrict 7-4A
Cleburne returns ei ht starters with four com-
ing back on each side of the ball The Yellow Jack-ets took a sharp turn downward after 2009s 6-4season and ended up 1-9 with a 1-6 record in Dis-
trict 7-4A last yearThe Jackets return the districts leading re-
ceiver in senior Cooper Walls along with juniorquarterback Quade Coward
Crowley qualified for the playoffs in the firstyear under head coach Chris James, but lost a lotof talent heading into this season
The Eagles were 5-5 last year and they returnnine starters this season Larry Cheeks is a juniorand was the districts leading running back lastyear with 1,121 yards and 11 touchdowns
Defensive end Xavier Jones and tackle Tra-
mon Gladman will be big or Crowley along withsafety Jaquon Gee and wide receiver ConnorGreen Kyron Minter had 133 tackles for Crowleylast year and he returns for the Eagles
Everman won the district last year with a 7-0record and fended off a stiff challenge from upstartMansfield Summit
The Bulldogs look to defend their 7-4A titlewith 15 returning starters but will have to do sowithout James Bailey, the sensational Bulldogwho is now at Texas Christian University
Granbury broke through and made the playoffsfor the first time since 1977 last year with a 6-4record before falling in the bidistrict round Thedrought had been one of the longest droughts inthe state
Arlington seguin had a fast start in 2010, butfaded with a 5-5 record and missed the playoffsThe Cougars return six starters from last yearsteam Free safety Steven Aikens and running backWill Martin will be key on defense and offense,respectively
Summit finished in second place in 7-4A last
year and returns 10 starters for 2011 Jaylon Sin-gleton figures to be the top target for quarterbackRyan Cuevas and Bryan Ohene, Cortez Harris andDevante Robinson will be anchors on the defen-sive line
District 6-2A
Grandview won the district title last year with a9-1 regular season and advanced to the regionalquarterfinals where eventual state championDaingerfield finished off the Zebras
Grandview returns four offensive and sevendefensive starters Junior Ryan Breton will be thesignal-caller after the departure of Derek Jarrelland running back Beau Blakeney is also back
Davis Scarbrough (center) and Kirk Waldrip(offensive tackle) combine for seven years of var-sit ex erience and will be anchors for the Zebras
Caleb Armstrong had 129 tackles for Grandviewlast year
Maypearl and Eustace were the other two play-
off teams in 6-2A last year with the Panthers fin-ishing 8-2 behind Grandview Maypearl returnssix starters, three on each side of the ball EthanEastwood had 160 tackles for Maypearl last year
Eustace went 3-7 last year and returns 11 start-ers Raymond Shutak (6-5, 295 pounds) will bethe key piece for the Bulldogs on the offensive lineand quarterback Jacob McCarter will take thesnaps
Dallas Life went 4-6 last year, but the 2-3 re-cord in district prevented the Lions from makingthe playoff because they lost the head-to-head
matchup with EustaceWith seven players returning on both sides of
the ball, Life will look to running back MichaelWilliams who had 12 touchdowns last year andquarterback Chris Saunders Saunders threw for1,470 yards and 12 touchdowns last year
Sunnyvale finished 3-7 last year and returns 12starters in 2011 Quarterback Tanner Tuttle andConnor Nash are returning three-year starters
Palmer returns 16 starters, eight on each side ofthe ball after going 4-6 last year The Bulldogs
could make a playoff push behind linebacker Da-kota Christopher and Judge Wolfe at quarterbackChristopher had 66 tackles last year and Wolfe ac-counted for 891 total yards and 16 touchdowns
District 4-2A (Division I)
Godley won the district title last year with itssecond-consecutive 10-0 regular season, but theWildcats were stunned in the first round by Little-field, 14-12 After losing both of the Martinezbrothers in the offseason (both all-state selections),
Godley looks to defend its title with quarterbackRhett Brawner, a two-year starter, and runningback Kolby Brown
Breckenridge went 9-3 last year and advancedto the area finals The Buckaroos return eight start-ers with Scotty Roberson, Ryan Stoker and BlairVick the notable returnees on both sides of theball
Clifton went 5-5 last year and failed to makethe playoffs The Cubs return 11 starters
Commanche struggled to a 2-8 season in 2010,but returns nine offensive starters and three on de-
fense for 2011 Payton Middleton will be the start-ing quarterback after 1,405 yards last year and 22touchdowns
Dublin returns 14 starters from last years 0-10team Bob Cervetto is the first-year head coach forthe Lions and hell have Michael Tucker and SaulMonto a to hel lead the Lions on the offensive
lineEastland went 7-4 last year and returns nine
starters including quarterback Trent Brittain and
Dominique Segura at receiverBrittain accumulated 302 rushing yards, four
rushing touchdowns, 1,814 passing yards and 21touchdown tosses despite missing four games
Whitney went 3-7 in its first year in Class 2ADivision I The Wildcats bring back quarterbackDillon Hightower who had 2,203 passing yardsand 25 touchdowns last year
District 4-2A (Division II)
The Crawford Pirates were the kings of 4-2A
last year and advanced to the regional semifinalsbefore being taken down by Idalou
They return eight starters along with receiverTanner Harrel who was the districts newcomerof the year last year
Running backs Hunter Fritscher and JordanMartin also return for Crawford
Cisco went 4-6 last year and 3-3 in districtplay but returns 12 starters Offensive linemenCole Massey and Reid Scroggins return to anchorthe line which will try to protect quarterback Col-
ten Gayle, who had 10 rushing touchdowns andsix passing touchdowns last yearHamilton went 6-6 last year and qualified for
the playoffs The Bulldogs have nine starters backthis season with quarterback Payden Nolen lead-ing the way He is a three-year starter and playedsafety last year Hico went 7-4 and made the play-offs but lost in the first round The Tigers haveeight returning starters for 2011
Alex Sikes returns at running back for Hicoswing-T set He had 1,123 yards and 15 scores lastyear All-district defensive backs Eric Heinrichs
and Brandon Stewart will be the focal points ondefense
Millsap finished 4-6 last year and returns ninestarters with three on offense and six on defense
Daymen Hinrichs, Matt Belk, Clay Brownand Cody Savage return after combining for 249tackles last year
Rio Vista finished 3-7 and returns 10 startersThe Eagles will have Tyler Allen, an all-dis-
trict defensive player from last year, at the quar-terback position and a pair of senior all-districtrunning backs in Douglas Wood and Russell
AtchisonTolar finished 2-8 last year but returns 11
starters for 2011The Rattlers will start Landon Morris at quar-
terback after he split time last year at the positionHe had four passing touchdowns and a rushingtouchdown
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