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2014

Mineral Wells • Millsap • Perrin • Santo • Gordon • Strawn

Plus:• Comprehensive previews of each area team• Dandy Dozen area players to watch• Clint Foster’s preseason Area Super Team• Predicted district standings

From the Editor .........................................................................4Rams on the Wing ......................................................................6

Team Previews:Mineral Wells Rams ........................................12

Millsap Bulldogs .......................................18Perrin Pirates ......................................24

Santo Wildcats ................................28 Gordon Longhorns ........................33

Strawn Greyhounds ...................36

Super Team Offense ...............38Super Team Defense .............40

New district predictions ......42

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The PT-17 Stearman used in the cover photograph is part of the collec-tion of airplanes and memorabilia at the Eagle Flying Museum, located at Mineral Wells Municipal Airport. The plane was a Bronze Lindy Winner at the 2003 EAA AirVetnure in Oshkosh, Wis. This particular Stearman, a Model 75 Kaydet, still flies, traveling in May to an airshow at Curtis Field in Brady. Eagle Flying Museum owner Scott Perdue said the plane was based at Curtis Field for the last two years of World War II and trained a lot of pilots – even had a wreck there. Stearman's Model 75 Kaydet was a primary training plane for WWII pilots. The Index thanks Perdue and

Eagle Flying Museum for graciously allowing us to use his plane and facility for the cover photo shoot.

Let the trumpets resound, football season is nigh! Those hallowed months of fall we've eagerly awaited all year have arrived, and for teams at every level all across the nation, hope springs eternal. Growing up, like so many football fans in the great Lone Star State, I could hardly wait each summer for the release dates of Dave Camb-pell's Texas Football magazine and other similar football previews. I’d spend countless hours of the ensuing months pouring over each page in anticipation for kickoff. Some things never change. But I can honestly say I never thought I would one day find myself at the helm of the production of a football preview magazine of my very own. Enter the inaugural edition of the Mineral Wells Index's Palo Pinto County area Pigskin Preview 2014! As you will learn throughout the pages of our magazine, it's an exciting time of change and improvement for area football teams, with many finding themselves in positions to reach new heights not experienced at their respective schools in a good while. In our cover story, you'll read how new head coach and Athletics Director Gerald Perry is bringing his high-flying spread offense and a winning attitude to Mineral Wells. It's a new era for the Rams filled with a bumper crop of new ideas and new resources that could soon spell the recipe for a new age of prosperity on the gridiron in the near future. Our Pigskin Preview features comprehensive first looks at not only the hometown Rams, but each of the six area football schools ranging from the UIL Class 1A to 4A. I can promise you that you won't find previews this detailed and informative on your area teams in any other publication. I've also added some additional features I hope you'll enjoy in this, our first football preview magazine. You'll see my Area Super Team, com-prised of who I deem to be the very best players at each position among area schools. You'll also find my new “Dandy Dozen” – a list throughout the magazine profiling the two best impact play-ers from each area school as chosen by their coaches. I would be amiss if I didn't thank the many people who had a hand in the success of this giant step in a new direction for the Index's foot-ball coverage. I first have to thank the Index's new General Manager David May for not only believing in my ability to take on this project, but pushing the

idea that we make it a full magazine and rallying the troops to make it work. I also have to thank our publisher, Jeff Smith, who gave us the vote of confidence to pro-ceed with upgrading our preview to a magazine in the first place. Our graphics manager, Lindsay Bryant, deserves all the credit in the world. Her finger-prints are all over this magazine, having totally designed the layout aspect of just about every page. Her uncanny design ability and ability to work fast has wowed me on many occasions and it's solely because of her that our preview looks as professional as it does. It's people like her who make writers like me look good. The Index's sales department also deserves some major thanks for doing what they do best and selling the heck out of this new magazine to make sure it was a success. I also want to thank my friend Tony Eier-dam, who contributed in a big way to the photo archives used throughout this magazine and taught me a great deal about covering local sports in my first year in Mineral Wells. Thanks also to God for putting me in this po-sition and to my family for their love and support, especially my wife and dog, who continually put up with my crazy schedule, greet me at the door with a smile and always encourage me to be the best I can be. Special thanks also to area coaches and players for being so cooperative and to their families and fans for picking up this magazine! I'd also like to dedicate this magazine to my late friend and mentor Richard Durrett. It's be-cause of you that I am a sports writer at all. I will forever be indebted to you for the many lessons you taught me, hours of guidance and lasting impact of how to succeed in this business while still being true to yourself and giving glory to God. It's my sincerest hope that anyone who picks up this magazine finds within not only knowl-edge, but a memory they can cherish for years to come. Here's wishing you have half as much fun pouring over the pages as I did putting them together! Thanks for reading, Clint Foster

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A new era has begun for Mineral Wells football. Not long after the lights shut down in Kennedale – the site of the last game of a disappointing 1-9 campaign for the Mineral Wells Rams in 2013 – rumblings grew that after five years at Mineral Wells, including the school's first district championship season since 1985 in 2010, head coach Chuck Lawrence had coached his last game for the red and white. The announcement of Lawrence's reassignment in late January only fueled the fires of speculation as to who would take the reins of a Rams program desperately in need of a new direction. It would take just over a month for the Rams faithful to receive an answer. Enter Gerald Perry. A complete departure from Law-rence, Perry swooped into Mineral Wells from Waco Midway on what might as well have been a white horse, bringing with him his high-flying spread offense, a bevy of fresh ideas and a clear message: "I'm here to win now." After only a handful of months on the job, Perry set into motion a multi-platform plan to build a competitor

– something he has done countless times in 21 years of coaching, includ-ing five years at Bastrop, where he quickly transformed a doormat into a district champion. For the first time, Mineral Wells student athletes were involved in an intense, summer-long strength and conditioning program, putting in the work necessary to change perceptions and results on the field for Mineral Wells football. Perry orchestrated a much-needed update to the Mineral Wells High School weight room, ordered flashy new red and black Adidas uniforms and – along with some additions to the coaching staff – brought a new win-ning swagger and attitude that hasn't been seen in Mineral Wells football in some time. But the most important things Perry brought with him when he parachuted into the consciousness of the Mineral Wells community was a completely new strategic philosophy on both of-fense and defense. After lagging behind the rest of the pass-happy Lone Star State with run-first offenses for years, Perry is molding the Rams into a team with an airborne, spread offense. It's a fast, no-huddle system Perry

An attacking, airborne offense is just one of many changes coach Gerald Perry brings to Mineral Wells in his first year

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said he originally modeled after Rich Rodriguez while he was head coach for the West Virginia Mountaineers. It also borrows from the Oregon Ducks' spread scheme that incorporates the zone read in an offense that is always attacking. "It's a four-wide offense," Perry said. "The biggest difference you're going to see is the tempo aspect of it. It's going to be very, very fast. There will be times we stop and turn back to the [offensive coordinator] to change our plays and check out things, but it's all no huddle. We'll try to get as many touches as we can on offense." Perry's offense is one that allows for increased versatility and multiple forma-tions. Receivers and running backs will have the freedom to lineup out wide, in the slot or even in the backfield depend-ing on the situation and front presented by the defense. The goal of the offense is primarily to spread the de-fense out with long passes to open up short passing

lanes and the zone running game. It may seem complex, but at its heart the offense is predicated on a fairly simple read system that, when executed well, can be extremely difficult to defend. It's almost exclusively built on option routes and different outlets for the quarterback depending on what the defense does. "There's five or six different concepts in our passing game that the quarter-back has to know," Perry said. "You can do a lot of things out of it, but for the quarterback, it's really simple who he reads. We've had this offense for many years and some great quarterbacks in this system. It's complex, but once you learn it, it's really simple." Reads can also change based on a defensive front to make plays even more difficult to defend. For example, on a typical zone read running play, the quarterback can choose to give the ball to the running back or keep it for himself by reading virtually any of the defensive linemen or linebackers, depending on the front and protections. On many zone reads, the quarterback

will also have the option to dump the ball into the flat on a bubble route if all running lanes are closed. "Offensively, what we do is dic-tated by the defense," Perry said.

"You can't defend everything. Our goal is to space the defense out, see how their going to play it and our quarterbacks go to where there's fewer people."

No matter what forma-tion the Rams lineup in,

Perry guaranteed there will be plenty of substitutions to keep players fresh and the tempo will not slow down, whether there are three backs in the backfield or just

the signal caller. Key to the success

of this system – and virtually every of-fensive system for that matter – is who

lines up at quarterback. It's a question for Mineral Wells this offseason without an easy answer as Perry said three players are in tight competition for the starting job. Two-year starter Caleb Acosta returns for his senior season, but after struggling last year and coming into a new system, his job is anything but se-cure. Sophomores Trent Guinn, who led the freshman team to a district champi-onship last year, and Perry's son Tristan Perry each have legitimate chances of seizing the head role for themselves at a young age. Perry declined to name a leader in the quarterback competition, but said that throughout summer 7-on-7 tourna-ments all three quarterbacks rotated every half to get equal work and audi-tion time. "All of them have done good things," Perry said of his quarterback candidates. "Right now, that's one of those positions that probably won't be decided until the week of the first game [Aug. 29]. "All three of those guys are capable. Acosta's made some strong gains over the spring, just maturity-wise. But also, the good thing about our offense is they're into a quarterback system now. The read system is not just a hodge-podge of things that you call. The plays that are put in have to fit into that read system and if they don't, they don't get put into the game plan. It may look like a lot of offense, but for a quarterback, he just has to read two people and that's it." The Rams' new high-flying offense isn't the only change in the playbook. On defense, Mineral Wells will also switch from the traditional 4-3 to a blitz-heavy 3-4 that figures to make a world of difference by putting more speed on the field. Much like his offense, Perry said his 3-4 defense is both simple and effective. "You'll see a lot more blitzing," he said. "You'll see multiple coverages. Go-

A returning two-year starter, senior Caleb Acosta, left, is expected to compete for the Rams' starting quarterback job with sophomores Trent Guinn and Tristan Perry. Guinn led the Rams' freshman team to a district title last year, while Perry - the head coach's son - is most familiar with the new offense. Photo by Clint Foster.

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ing to that odd front puts Dale [Turner] out on the edge to blitz and means we can man up with our safeties on the slots. The goal is more speed, quick-ness and toughness out there." Turner's move from 4-3 defensive end to 3-4 outside linebacker is the key facet to the change in scheme. At 6-foot-3, 215 pounds, the athletic Turner, while a great defender, was a bit out of his element with his hand in the dirt, but still managed five sacks in 2013. Now, es-sentially as the Rams' version of DeMarcus Ware, Turner can better use his athleticism, putting better pressure on oppos-ing quarterbacks in blitz packages and helping out in coverage when needed. Perry said he is already adapt-ing well to playing in space, snagging five interceptions in one day at a 7-on-7 tournament this summer. The 3-4 also means the Rams only need six defensive linemen to be two-deep at the position. The ability to maximize their talent and keep players fresh in a position group that is hard to find depth for at the high school level should prove invaluable. To facilitate the shifts in offensive and defensive philosophy, Perry hired a trio of new coordinators to add to an already accomplished coaching staff that could quickly build a reputation as one of the best in the region. Chris Olson, who coached with Perry at Bastrop, was brought aboard to run the offense, while Seth Hobbs, who followed Perry from Midway, will call the defensive plays. As a quarterback for Todd Dodge at the University of North Texas, Olson gained a deep understanding of the inner-workings of an effective spread and has proven an uncanny ability to develop young quarterbacks. Mean-while, Hobbs has spent time as a head coach and athletics director in addition to many years as a defensive coordina-tor, even winning a state championship with that title. Daniel Johnson, who succeeds 18-year veteran David Tarver as Mineral Wells' softball coach, will also step into the role of special teams coordinator.

Like Hobbs, Johnson was also pre-viously a head coach and athletics director. Perry also brought aboard Mark Piakowski to coach cornerbacks and Jason Briles – nephew of Baylor head coach Art Briles – from Graham to coach receivers in what has the mak-

ings of a hiring coup. "We've hired an

outstanding staff," Perry said. "We've retained some good coaches that they had here and we brought in a wealth of knowl-

edge. We've got three very sound co-

ordinators with a lot of experience and a lot of

wins. And we've added some other pieces to the

puzzle that bring a lot to the table as well.

"The kids see coaches coming in with a pedigree and people they can trust and that's the biggest thing with a new coaching staff is they've got to trust you. They've got to trust every little detail we're teaching. " Perry has multiple goals for his first season in Mineral Wells, but one of his chief aspirations in winning the district championship in the absolute gauntlet that is the Rams' new home in District 4-4A-DI. Perry said while the core of his team is young, he believes he has the athletes to make his system work and work well. "That was one of the concerns we had when we first got here," he admit-ted. "But the good thing is if we need to run the ball 80 percent of the time in a game, we feel like we have the personnel to do that. If we need to throw the ball that many times and they're going to crowd the box, we feel like we can do that as well. We've got some young, talented receivers, so it's impor-tant for us to have

some success early in the season and get things clicking right away before we get into district and things get tough." Of all of Perry's goals, one stands out above the rest and is prominently displayed in the Mineral Wells locker room: win a state championship. Perry acknowledged the Rams have a ways to go before they are competing at the highest level, but he said he has every confidence that his highest goal is by no means out of reach for his Mineral Wells program in the near future. Having won a state championship as a player at Lorena in 1987, Perry said he knows what it takes to succeed on high school football's biggest stage. "I won with a team in high school that people said we couldn't do it," he said. "We didn't have a lot of guys that went to play college ball. We just had a group of guys that cared about each other, played hard and played for each other and that's what you have to do. "I don't want anyone to tell me we can't win," he continued. "We've got a long ways to go, but every year we're going to go in with that as one of our goals: to win a state championship. I want that to be the expectation for our players and fans. That's why it's important for our fans to come out and support these kids, because our kids are doing a lot right now, a lot more than they ever have. The expectations are high and we have to have high expectations for our community. Win or lose, our kids are going to battle and we're going to get better and better."

RB Johnny MoRales, MineRal Wells5-7, 195, Sophomore40 time: 4.5Bench: 315Notable stat: rushed for 1,100 yards and 15 touchdowns in seven games on the Rams’ freshman team.

Favorite college team: Baylor BearsFavorite NFL team: Seattle SeahawksFavorite athlete: Adrian Peterson

Nickname: J-MoFavorite video game: NCAA 14

Favorite band/artist: DrakeFavorite movie: “Remember the Titans”Favorite super hero: Batman

Favorite sport besides football: basketballFavorite fast food restaurant: Whataburger

Favorite TV show: “Friday Night Lights”Celebrity crush: Iggy Azalea

One genie wish: to play in the NFL

olB Dale tuRneR, MineRal Wells6-3, 215, Senior40 time: 4.7Bench: 255Notable stat: totaled five sacks last year as a DE in 4-3. Moves to OLB in new 3-4 scheme.

Favorite college team: LSU TigersFavorite NFL team: New England PatriotsFavorite athlete: Ray LewisNickname: TwitchFavorite video game: Forza HorizonFavorite band/artist: LecraeFavorite movie: “The Fast and the Furious” (all of them)Favorite super hero: The Incredible HulkFavorite sport besides football: basketballFavorite fast food restaurant: McDonald’sFavorite TV show: “Pinks: All OutCelebrity crush: Nicki MinajOne genie wish: to play in the NFL

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Optimism is running high in Mineral Wells. The historic Baker Hotel is on pace for renovation, new businesses could be heading to town soon and the arrival of new head coach and Athletics Director Gerald Perry has given a much needed shot of enthusiasm into the arm of the Mineral Wells High School football program. It feels as if the slate has been wiped clean and everything with regards to the Rams on the gridiron is new. New uniforms, a new offense, a new defense, a new weight room, a new offseason program, a revamped coaching staff. Perry is pulling out every trick in the book to bring a championship culture to Mineral Wells and build an expectation within the community for winning. It's an essential shift in perception for a football program and its fans that have ex-perienced just two six-win seasons since 1995. Perry is talking big in his first summer on campus with a long list of goals in ascend-ing order: win the first game, win the first district game, win a district championship, have a winning season, practice on Thanksgiving, have a 100-percent passing rate and win a state champion-ship. And like never before, Perry is ensuring that the last of those goals is taken very seriously, going so far as to prominently post it in the Rams' locker room. "How do you achieve it?" Perry asked rhetorical-ly. "We're already working on those things. We had a great spring. Kids have bought in. We retained a lot of kids and added some new faces to the program. Our strength and condition-ing program in the summer is a big part of that. We've got over 280 kids work-ing out with our coaches in a five-and-a-half-week program and that's critical to our success." Perry and Rams Nation may still be in the honeymoon phase with an exceptionally young team, but it's a team that's shown an eager-ness to learn and work hard and there's no reason to believe Perry can't be the man to

lead them to the promised land in the com-ing years. For that matter, there's no reason the Rams can't qualify for the playoffs this year for the first time since 2011. But it certainly won't be easy.

In 2014, the Rams enter not only their first year with Perry at the helm, but

also their first year in an exceptionally tough District 4-4A-DI, featuring Graham, Decatur, Wichita Falls Hirschi, Burkburnett and Gainesville. All five of Mineral Wells' district opponents qualified for the playoffs last season and the three teams that played the Rams in 2013 – Graham, Hirschi and Burkburnett – beat them single-handedly. Graham has won the last four meetings with Mineral Wells, with the most recent scores being 53-7 and 51-7. The Rams have posted wins in recent years against Decatur, Burkbur-nett and Hirschi, but lost their most recent meeting with each. And although the Rams have not faced Gainesville in decades, back-to-back double-digit

win seasons for the Leopards would seem to indicate they won't be a cakewalk either. However, Perry said his outlook for suc-cess in this gauntlet is simple. "We'll take everything day to day," he said. "We can only worry about ourselves and get better. We're going to surprise

some people. We've got some ability, a good plan in place and a great staff we've hired and we're going to be very young. The lack of experience hurts us a little bit, but our kids are hungry to win, they're coachable and we've seen progress every day. We asked our kids to be sponges and that's what they're doing. We want to win as quickly as possible and that's going to be our goal from the first game." Perry said he admired the resiliency and no-quit attitude the Rams showed in last year's 1-9 campaign and hopes to use that as a foundation for what he plans to build. Perry brings with him a high-scoring, pass-heavy spread offense and an equally aggressive, blitzing 3-4 defense. He has three potential options at quar-terback to run the new system: senior and returning starter Caleb Acosta and two sophomores in Perry's son Tristan Perry and Trent Guinn, who led the Rams' freshman team to a district championship last year. While each has shown promise, Perry has not acknowledged a frontrunner in the race. All three have split equal time in practice and seven-on-seven tournaments and Perry said he likely won't announce a starter until the week of the season-open-ing game against Bridgeport, Aug. 29. But while there are questions behind center, answers at other positions seem to have risen out of nowhere. The 3-4 defense has allowed senior Dale Turner to shift from a 4-3 defensive end to a blitzing outside linebacker. It's a move that Perry believes not only bet-ter suits Turner's 6-foot-3, 215-pound frame and athleticism – which has already resulted in increased attention for Turner on the recruiting trail – but will also allow him to truly wreck havoc on opposing of-

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Mineral Wells High SchoolFootball Schedule

Date Opponent Site Time

Aug. 29 Bridgeport A 7:30

Sept. 5 Joshua A 7:30

Sept. 12 Glen Rose H 7:30

Sept. 19 Iowa Park H 7:30

Sept. 26 Godley** H 7:30

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Oct. 17 Decatur* H 7:30

Oct. 24 Graham* A 7:30

Oct. 31 Burkburnett* H 7:30

Nov. 7 Gainesville* A 7:30

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fenses and force them to be one-dimensional. It's just one way Perry said his defense emphasizes putting more speed on the field to make it more effective. "Once Dale [moved positions], you started seeing his speed," Perry said. "He's very long. In seven-on-seven, he had five picks in just one day. We expect him to anchor our defense and force teams to run the opposite direction. He's still learning to play in space, but he's shown a lot of progress and we expect good things from him." With Turner, sophomore newcomer Stefan Sandoval and returning leading tackler Ty Tarver joining forces to highlight the linebacking corps and a three-man defensive line – featuring former linebacker Josh Hardee, who returns from injury to play end – that will allow six rotating starters the ability to stay more fresh throughout each game, the Rams could have the makings of an intimidating front seven in 2014. Meanwhile on offense, while most of the at-tention has been on the quarterback competition and a massive stable of athletic, young receiv-ers, a new option has arisen at running back that could prove invaluable in the Rams' zone-read heavy scheme. Just a sophomore, Johnny Morales has all the makings of a premier back in a zone read before playing a varsity game. With 4.5 speed and a bench max already in the neighborhood of 315 pounds, he presents a fantastic combination of speed and power. Playing in just seven games as a freshman due to a nagging injury, he racked up 1,100 yards and 15 touchdowns. Morales could prove devastating, especially against a defense spread out to defend the long pass. "We're seen as a passing offense, but we do run the ball quite a bit with our inside zone and that's kind of his forté with his size," Perry said of Morales. "He's a 4.5 kid and a big strong load we'll have for three years." Morales’ emergence, coupled with the addi-tions of talented slot receivers like Braxton Allen and Jordan Duckett, has allowed former starting running back Tristan Seargeant to move to safe-ty, where his hard-hitting style will be more than welcome. He joins a talented defensive backfield with both promising youth, such as Kaine Car-raway, and established stars like speedy corner Rascellis Williams. Perry expects to suit up between 50 and 60 varsity players by the time fall rolls around – a significant improvement over last year's roster of 30. Perry said this will allow the Rams to be two-deep at every position with no two-way starters. But even with this improved depth, the Rams will need to steer clear of the injury bug to be successful, especially considering how the pes-tering insect decimated the Rams already small roster in 2013. In an attempt to stave off injury and keep play-ers fresh to run his fast-paced offense, Perry said substitutions will be virtually constant throughout each game. In his words, "If you're a varsity player, you're going to see the field." It's just one of many small differences Rams

fans will notice right away between his program and past regimes. "You'll see a little bit better fundamentally sound team," he said. "Our kids are competing. They haven't had a lot of depth here in the past

Linebackers Dale Turner (2) and Ty Tarver (1) will key the Rams’ new 3-4 defense in 2014.

2013 Returning Stat LeadersPASSING

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and now you're having to fight for your job every day. I think you'll also see a little bit more of a brotherhood on this team. They've really bonded during 7-on-7 and the summer workouts. They have to trust us as coaches, but they also have to trust each other to get the job done. It's going to take time, but once you have success, they'll buy in for sure." Perhaps far more difficult than getting the players invested, however, is getting the community fully invested in the pro-gram. It's what Perry said he sees as his biggest challenge this year and one that absolutely must change. "We want those stands packed," he said.

"These kids deserve it, they're working extremely hard." And why wouldn't you want to be in the stands? Perry's track record indicates he can poten-tially take the Rams football program to heights it has not come close to in years. It could be a long road, but it begins this year with Perry's demand that the Rams strive for excel-lence like never before. "We've got to get the kids to buy in to the point that every little detail is correct," he said. "We've got good athletes, we don't have a ton of great ath-letes, but we do have kids that work extremely hard. We've got to be fundamentally sound and do exactly what we're coached to do. What you see across the

state is the best athletic teams aren't always the ones that win state cham-pionships. It's those teams that have good athletes, but are well coached and do exactly what you tell them to do. That's what we're trying to get to." It certainly won't happen overnight, but the end destination is prominently displayed for each Rams football player to see each day as they dress. "Win a state championship." And why not? The end goal is clear and the first step is believing it can eventually happen. The road starts in 2014, and as the Perry

era begins, it has become abundantly clear that the Mineral Wells Rams of the immedi-ate future will be unlike any other.

Game of the Year: Burkburnett

Perry has the Rams talking playoffs in his first year, but that could be easier said than done in the tough district that is 4-4A-DI. To achieve their goal, Mineral Wells will likely have to steal at least one win from the likes of Hirschi or Decatur – which they are capable of. But the one game that they absolutely must win is their home contest against Burkburnett on senior night. A win against the Bulldogs would not only keep the Rams in the playoff hunt, but also prove they’ve made tangible progress since last year’s disappointing 24-8 loss on the road in non-district play.

We’re going to surprise some people... We asked our kids to be sponges and that’s what they’re doing. We want to win as quickly as possible and that’s going to be our goal from the first game. – Head Coach Gerald Perry“

The Rams’ returning leading rusher, TristanSeargeant (32), was originally expected to split carries with sophomore Johnny Morales in Min-eral Wells’ new spread backfield, but will likely play safety instead.


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2014 Varsity Ram CheerleadersJessica Isenberg - MascotMakayla Cantu Taylor OtwellKaitlyn NortonKristian HartAlex Pearcy – MascotFantasy CervantezVeronyka ChaviraMacci JacksonKara SalisburyMakayla NanceAdrian RamirezNot pictured – Becca Smith

2014 JV Ram CheerleadersDestiny BellSammi SalinasGina PerezBrooke LopezShaylee PesquedaTaylor LevanGavin JonesMia RaglandCarolina ZambranoNot pictured – Faith Moses

2014 Ram Athletic Trainers

Rosa AndradeAngel BeaversJordyn BoydMirella CastorJessica GarciaNohely GarciaAiraca GrahamShandie Hamilton

Megan HardeeJessica HobbsKelsey MandelkeGabby MercerDarian MoyaAlisha WellsBalea WellsBeatriz Zapata

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Still building, Bulldogs eye more improvement in second year of running slot T offenseBy CLINT FOSTER

Millsap Bulldogs

MILLSAP – The Millsap Bulldogs enter the 2014 football season with a few positive building blocks and a myriad of challenges. On one hand, the Bulldogs return a handful of quality starters who will now be in the second year of a slot T offensive system that was a dramatic departure from the spread previously run in Millsap. But on the other hand, Millsap searches to replace 11 seniors lost to graduation – not including starting safety Bradley Bot-toms, who moved away this summer – as they begin their foray into the murderer's row that is District 2-3A-DII. The eight-team district, which Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine named the toughest in the state for Class 3A Divi-sion II, includes the likes of defending state champion Cisco, perennial power Eastland, Henrietta, Wichita Falls City View, Jacksboro and Nocona – each fresh off of playoff appearances – and the rebounding Holliday Eagles. It's a tough row to hoe for eighth-year head coach Kyle Coker, to say the least. But despite facing an uphill climb in recent years, the coach who took the Bull-dogs to the playoffs for the first time in a decade in 2009 said his goals for his team have not changed. "The goal has always got to be to make the playoffs," he said. "We're in a tough district, but you've got to take it one game at a time. This is a district that any-thing can happen on any Friday. "We made big strides last year as far as being competitive in games. We're going to have to get better every day and do things right." Because their district is so large, Millsap will have to escape its district slate with three or four wins to have a shot at the post season. It's a tall order, but any success the Bulldogs have in 2014 starts with their offense.

Coker's newly implemented slot T func-tions similarly to the old wing T offense

– a classic in the Texas Hill Country that prizes ball control, power and

misdirection through running plays. It's a stark difference to the rest of the teams in the district and many teams in the state that run spreads, but the system matches Millsap's personnel well and increased familiarity in the second year with the scheme will certainly be helpful as well. "Just switching from a spread to a slot T was a huge transition," Coker said. "It'll be better for our kids, just having a year under our belt. Going into this season where we don't have to teach the basics of the offense and can progress further is going to be a big advantage." Running backs Morgen DePriest and Jordan Richardson will

drive the running game with a thunder and lightning style with help from quarterback Nick Lucia, who enters his third year start-ing under center for the Bulldogs. But key to the offense's performance is the development of a green offensive line that only returns one starter in Jacob Ramirez. With so many young blockers,

Millsap will likely rely heavily on 6-foot-4 tight end Michael Rogers to become more involved in the running game. "We've got some big shoes to fill," Coker said of the holes on offense. "Our line's go-ing to be young, but they have a lot of good potential. Offensive line's going to be a key for us and those guys have to come on." Arguably of equal importance to Millsap's offensive success is the outcome of the position battle at fullback currently between two sophomores: Danny Kettler and Kody Wages. Coker said Kettler was the prohibi-tive favorite coming out of spring football, but anything can happen during two-a-days when Millsap will have to determine which of the two is ready to carry a heavy load in the slot T. Although the Bulldogs can feel more comfortable in the second year of a new offensive system, this year they will also break in a new defense. Coker said he plans to implement a 3-3 stack to better uti-lize Millsap's speed and quickness and help defend against so many up tempo spread teams. Millsap's goal throughout the season will be to keep the ball out of opponents' hands with a methodical rushing attack, but when forced to defend, Coker believes the 3-3 will allow his players to be more aggressive. DePriest and Richardson – who led the Bulldogs in tackles last year with 43 stops – will be relied on as heavily on defense as they will be on offense. Coker said it is imperative that the Bull-dogs use their brief non-district schedule to get further acclimated to the new defense and offense and build momentum heading

Millsap High SchoolFootball Schedule


Aug. 29 Gorman A 7:30

Sept. 5 OPEN

Sept. 12 Itasca H 7:30

Sept. 19 Perrin A 7:30

Sept. 26 Eastland* H 7:30

Oct. 3 Jacksboro* H 7:30

Oct. 10 WF City View* A 7:30

Oct. 17 Cisco* A 7:30

Oct. 24 Nocona** H 7:30

Oct. 31 Henrietta* A 7:30

Nov. 7 Holliday* H 7:30


Quarterback Nick Lucia (7) returns for his third year under center with Millsap.File Photo



Comp. Att. Yards. TDNickLucia 19 51 262 1

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MorgenDePriest 487 5

TACKLESJordanRichardson 43

SACKSJordan Richardson 1

into the district slate. "We've got to learn to win early in the sea-son," he said. "We've got to get some wins un-der our belt going into the [district] season. We need that for confidence and just to get some momentum going into the [district] season. "If we work hard from day one and we get some things under our belt that we want to get in before the season starts, we'll have success going into district." There's little doubt that 2014 will be tough, but Coker believes that giving a bevy of young players experience against some of the best teams in the state will prove invaluable as the Bulldogs continue to improve in the near future.

Senior Morgen DePriest (20) will lead the Bulldogs’ rushing attack in the second year of coach Kyle Coker’s slot T offense.

Game of the Year: Perrin

The Bulldogs revisit an area rivalry with the Class 2A Pirates for the first time since Millsap won consecutive meetings in 2008 and 2009. In addition to the rivalry, the road trip to Perrin can serve as a good measuring stick game for the state of both programs in many ways while also giving the Bulldogs a quality warmup against a spread offense be-fore beginning a fearsome district schedule full of pass-heavy squads.

"We have potential for this team to come on and be strong," he said. "It's still going to be a youthful team – there may only be three or four seniors starting both ways. We have a lot of juniors starting this year and some sophomores, which means it's going to keep on getting better. "But I think, if things go our way [this year], we can surprise people," he continued. "And who knows where that might take us? Hopefully we go into that last game against Holliday with a shot to get into the playoffs."

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Favorite college team: Texas A&M AggiesFavorite NFL team: Atlanta FalconsFavorite athlete: Dwayne WadeNickname: noneFavorite video game: Grand Theft Auto 5Favorite band/artist: DrakeFavorite movie: “Fast and Furious 6”Favorite super hero: Iron ManFavorite sport besides football: basketballFavorite fast food restaurant: WhataburgerFavorite TV show: “Fast N’ Loud”Celebrity crush: Jennifer LawrenceOne genie wish: world peace

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PERRIN – It's been four years since Perrin High School was a serious player in a district championship race on the grid-iron. But with an upcoming wildly-talented junior class, the sun could be rising on an extremely bright future for the Pirates of southern Jack County. After back-to-back four-win seasons, the Pirates have every reason to expect to qualify for the playoffs out of their new home in District 8-2A-DII and they won't settle for anything less. Head coach Brad Hutton didn't mince words when stating his team's singular goal for 2014. "Get into the playoffs," he said plainly and quickly. "We've got to beat Cross Plains, we've got to beat Baird, we've got to beat Ranger and we've got to beat Gor-man." Hutton's goal of a 4-2 mark in district would guarantee the Pirates a third-place district finish and their first playoff berth since 2009. With most experts tabbing Perrin as the pre-season fourth-place team – a ranking, in itself, good enough for playoff qualifica-tion – it is a very attainable goal, indeed. If Perrin reaches the play-offs, it will be on the shoul-ders of its young and talented spread offense. Juniors Chase Akin and Chace Talley form a dynamic quarterback/wide receiver tandem that will pose a con-stant threat to score. When Akin isn't dumping the ball to his all-district classmate, he'll have senior receivers Brandon Bloodworth and JP Monroe to rely on, as well as backfield mates Mason Bowland and Gage Aguilar. But Perrin's passing attack will only be able to go as far as a young offensive line allows. The Pirates will rely heavily on seniors Creede Lee and Eric Hall to pick up the slack up front and bring the rest of the line along in time for the district schedule.

"We've got all of our skill kids back, but up front it's going to be a work in progress," Hutton said. "How well [the offensive line] does is going to be the ticket. We've got

some sophomores and juniors that haven't had a lot of experience at the varsity level and a couple of

sophomores [Lucas and Logan Ramsey] that will push our older guys on both sides of the ball. We'll just need to get there by the time that district race kicks into gear. "Creede is just one of those kids that goes unnoticed all the time. You can put him anywhere and he'll do anything for his team. He's just a great team player and just leads by example. [Hall] is another senior that's a lot like Creede. Both of those kids just do things right." While the Pi-rates have a wealth of young weapons on offense, the true star of this team is junior linebacker Erik

Martinez, who led the team in tackles last year as a sophomore. Martinez will anchor the Pirates' defense, whether in their base

split 4-4 or their 3-4 specifically designed to defend against other spread teams. Hutton said he holds Martinez in higher regard than any other linebacker he's coached in his 11-year tenure at Perrin. "Erik Martinez has got a chance to be the best linebacker we've ever had, at least since I've been here," Hutton said. "He's all over the place." The 2014 Pirates have the makings of a team that will be both bigger and faster than last year's squad, primarily thanks to this stellar junior class. Their speed, in particular, is a luxury Hutton said the Pirates haven't had in a while. Because of their great talent, Hutton said many of these juniors will be relied on for leadership, despite their youth. "We don't have a lot of seniors," he said. "Most of our juniors are going to be the ones that have to lead, because they have the talent to do so. That's going to be kind of a tricky place. Sometimes you get a little bit of animosity when that happens, so figur-ing that out is going to be key. "I hate to say this, but keeping people eligible is also going to be key. That first six weeks, you're going to be right in the middle of that district race and it's going to depend on how hard those guys have decided to work in the classroom." In order to achieve the Pirates' goal of reaching the playoffs, they will first have to go through tough district opponents like Cross Plains and Baird. But there is little doubt that there is one game the Perrin football team and its fans want to win more

Perrin poised for playoff berthafter last year’s disappointmentBy CLINT FOSTER

Perrin Pirates

Among the best in the area, wide receiver Chace Talley keys Perrin’s spread attack.

Perrin High SchoolFootball Schedule


Aug. 29 De Leon H 7:30

Sept. 4 Roby Cisco 7:30

Sept. 12 Lake Country A 7:30

Sept. 19 Millsap H 7:30

Sept. 26 Baird* H 7:30

Oct. 3 Albany* A 7:30

Oct. 10 OPEN

Oct. 17 Gorman** H 7:30

Oct. 24 Ranger* A 7:30

Oct. 31 Santo* H 7:30

Nov. 7 Cross Plains* A 7:30


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Chase Akin 186 3

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TACKLESErikMartinez 50

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than any other: a home game on Halloween night against the Santo Wildcats. Perrin's hated rivals find themselves in the enviable position of being in the hunt for a district championship in 2014. Add last year's 41-0 loss to Santo to the mix and you've got a recipe for a deep desire for some revenge. "Cross Plains is a must win," Hutton said. "Our kids will tell you that Santo is more important. "With Santo, anything can happen because we're a rivalry," he continued. "It's a clash most of the time. It's been like that since I've was in school [at Perrin]. I've carried that rivalry over when I got back and now these kids have the same mentality. Santo goes to Mineral Wells to hang out and our kids go to Mineral Wells to hang out. "[Santo is] going to be pretty good next year and they beat us last year pretty handedly. But when us two get on the field, there's no telling what's going to happen. Rivalries are good. If we can beat them, then that puts us in even better position." With so much talk about the Wildcats, who have clawed their way into district championship contention after many years, Hutton believes his Pirates aren't far off from being back in the same position. "We're a year away," he said. "Our goal this year is to get in [the playoffs]. Our goal next year will be to win it." With the junior class Perrin is grooming today, there no reason to believe they can't.

Game of the Year: Santo

This one’s a no-brainer. It’s easily the fierc-est 11-man football rivalry in the area and this year it has playoff implications, as the Wildcats and Pirates reunite as district foes for the first time since 2009. Perrin leads the series 17-10 and, after a dreadful 41-0 defeat last year, would love nothing more than to throw a wrench into Santo’s district championship hopes while improving their own playoff standing at home on Halloween night. As Terrell Owens once said: “Get your popcorn ready.”

Quarterback Chase Akin headlines a junior class that could give Perrin a bright future.

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Santo WildcatsLong-awaited district title within grasp for bruising WildcatsBy CLINT FOSTER

SANTO – For the past seven years, head coach Randy Thornton has had the arduous task of building something in Santo not seen since the Wildcats' 14-1 quarterfinalist campaign in 1994: a true contender. After that magical '94 season, Santo strug-gled to just two five-win seasons in 12 years before Thornton came along, bringing hope for a brighter future in 2007. Three rebuilding sea-sons passed and the 'Cats found themselves at the cusp of greatness under Thornton's leader-ship. Since 2010, Santo's football program has stared a championship season in the face each year – even qualifying for the playoffs in 2011 and dipping below .500 only once in that four-year span. But each season, the 'Cats fell just short, their ultimate goals just out of reach as they stumbled down the stretch of an otherwise promising season. But after so many years of "almosts" and "what ifs," true change appears to be on the horizon for Santo in 2014. With a bumper crop of talented returning se-niors and a move down to District 8-2A-Division II – where Santo will for once be one of the big-gest schools in its district, rather than one of the smallest – the Wildcats seem poised not only for a run at the playoffs, but possibly a district title. "We've been knock-ing on the door for a couple years," Thorn-ton said. "We've been really close. The ball's bounced funny a couple times and we just haven't gotten the job done. But, how close are we [to a district championship]? I think we're close. "There's a lot of other people that are probably saying the same thing. We're go-ing to have to take care of business or we're not going to get there. Close, at this point, re-ally isn't good enough. But we like where we're at as a team, we like our players. We just need to take care of

business and get the job done." Like many good coaches, Thornton was tact-ful when explicitly stating his team's goals for the season, saying, provided they can stay healthy,

they hope to be in the playoff hunt and have an opportunity to "play beyond the 10th game." But it seems the stars are aligning for 2014 to be far more special for the Wildcats.

Santo returns its top three leading rushers from last year in its smash-mouth, triple-option offense. In senior quarterback Kyle Moore, the 'Cats not only have a superb field general, but also an ideal option quarterback with 4.5 speed and a team-high 1,005 yards on the ground last year to go along with 11 touchdowns. Senior Keith Chalker is a bruising fullback and a perfect complement to Moore when he decides not to keep the ball. Chalker rumbled for 632 yards and nine touchdowns last year. Don't sleep on fellow senior Grant Gilbert either. As a running back last year, Gilbert posted an astounding 9.8 yards per carry clip to total 912 yards and a team-high 13 scores. "This is a group that has grown up in the system, grown up in the pro-

In Kyle Moore, the Wildcats have one of the area’s best quarterbacks running their option offense.

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Santo High SchoolFootball Schedule


Aug. 29 Valley Mills A 7:30

Sept. 5 Rio Vista H 7:30

Sept. 12 Olney A 7:30

Sept. 19 Jacksboro H 7:30

Sept. 26 Ranger* A 7:30

Oct. 3 OPEN

Oct. 10 Cross Plains** H 7:30

Oct. 17 Baird* A 7:30

Oct. 24 Albany* H 7:30

Oct. 31 Perrin* A 7:30

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gram," Thornton said of his senior class. "They're fierce competitors. That whole class has been a good class. They don't handle losing very well. And on top of that, they're very coachable. Each of those guys have worked hard and earned the right to lead our program. We're going to count on them to do a lot of great things for us and get us to where we want to go." But as effective as the Santo offense should be, the Wildcat defense has the potential to be even better. Led by senior linebacker Dylan Swinney – who had a team-leading 79 tackles last year – Santo's D figures to be just as effec-tive stuffing the run as their offense will be at establishing it. Gilbert will also be equally dangerous as a roving defensive back against passing teams – a position from which he snagged four picks a year ago. It's Santo's ability to "out-physical" opponents on the defensive side of the ball that Thornton said will dictate how successful they are in 2014. "I'm kind of an old-school guy in that I believe we've got to play great defense," he said. "Our

success is going to begin and end on the defen-sive side of the football. We're not a program that wants to get into a bunch of shootouts. We need to be able to control the clock on offense and get some stops on defense and set up great field position." Equally significant to the 'Cats district chances in 2014 is a favorable schedule. With a mix of manageable games against 2 and 3A opponents in non-district play, the Wildcats could easily be undefeated heading into their district slate. Once district begins, Santo's most difficult games are equally spaced out, allowing them time to catch their breath rather than running through the gauntlet many area teams face.

2014 Santo Wildcats


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A home matchup with the district-favorite Albany Lions, Oct. 24, is key and will likely determine whether the 'Cats will enter the playoffs as the second-place team in the district or eventually hoist the district championship trophy at season's end. While many in Wildcats Nation might see the new schedule as a breath of fresh air, Thornton thought back to Santo's tough schedules of the recent past and how much those experiences will ultimately help the 'Cats in 2014. "If you go back over the course of the last two to four seasons, we've played in two really tough Division I districts against some really good teams," he said. "You can't help but get better playing those guys. "I think we learned some things about ourselves a year ago. We've talked about how we were half a football away from making the playoffs last year. We went into the DeLeon game up 14-7 and ended up getting beat 24-14. The lessons that you hope are learned from that are we have to be able to finish ballgames and win in the third and fourth quarter. I hope with another year under the pro-gram and another year of maturity, we can realize that goal." Heading into his eighth year in Santo, even as far as his program has come, Thornton said the Wildcats are nowhere near their ultimate destination. After all, they don't crown district champions in August magazines; they crown them on the field in November. "I feel like I've been here a

One of many seniors on the team, Dylan Swinney is a leader on Santo’s defense, gathering a team-high 79 tackles last year. Head coach Randy Thornton said his defense will have to be at its best for Santo to win a district title in 2014.

while, but I still feel like we're kind of young in terms of truly establishing our program as one of the elite," Thornton said. "We need to control the things we can control. We've got to take care of the Wildcats each and every week and the rest of that stuff will take care of itself. "The key for us is to stay healthy and continue to get better each week. We're going to have to play great defense and take care of the ball on offense – just like a lot of other teams in the

state are going to try to do. "I'd be lying if I told you we wouldn't love to put a district championship trophy up in the case, but we need to take care of ourselves first, play good football and let that stuff fall where it may."

Game of the Year: Albany

If all goes according to plan, this one will be for all the marbles. The Albany game, which begins the second half of Santo’s district schedule, will feature two heavyweights with smashmouth running offenses and de-fenses to match. Although the Wildcats have called the Lions district foes in other sports recently, this will mark the first time both teams have met on the gridiron since back-to-back drubbings by Albany in 2002 and 2003. While it’s doubtful revenge will be on Santo’s minds, a shot at a district champion-ship against a defending state semifinalist certainly will.

We’ve been knocking on the door for a couple years. We’ve been really close. The ball’s bounced funny a couple times and we just haven’t gotten the job done. But, how close are we [to a district championship]? I think we’re close. – Head Coach Randy Thornton

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Gordon LonghornsGordon hopes defense still wins championships in tough new districtBy CLINT FOSTER

GORDON – It would have been easy to chalk up 2013 for the Gordon Longhorn’s football team as a rebuilding year and be done with it. An extremely young Gordon roster had the odds stacked against them before first-year head coach and former state champion Longhorn Joe Kostiha took the reins. Even so, behind Kostiha’s 4-2 defense that improved each week, the ‘Horns put together a 7-5 season and earned yet another district cham-pionship. As the ‘Horns watched their season come to a close under the lights of Springtown’s Porcupine Stadium – where Gordon suffered a devastating 22-6 loss to Savoy in the second round of the playoffs during a driving, freezing rainstorm – it was clear the young, underdog ‘Horns felt they should have accomplished even more. Now that the calendar has turned to 2014, new challenges have arisen, but the Longhorns aren’t setting their goals or expectations low. “Our goal this year, like every year, is to win the state championship,” Kostiha said, who was a member of Gordon’s second state champion-ship team in 1999. “To achieve this, we have to put in the time and work in the weightroom, which we did this spring and are continuing to do this summer.” The University Interscholastic League did the ‘Horns no favors as far as achieving their goals for 2014, placing them in argu-ably the toughest district in all of Class 1A. Four of the five new members of District 10-1A-DI reached the playoffs last season with three putting together deep postseason runs. Consider that only the top two teams in the five-team dis-trict even qualify for the playoffs, and the equation gets even tougher for a Longhorns squad that is no slouch. However, if Gordon is to achieve its goals, it will be on the back of its defense. Senior all-state selections Chase Coffman and Xavier Castaneda return to a Gordon defense that made the ‘Horns a force in the high-scoring world of six-man football. Kostiha said physical condi-tioning and mental toughness

will be key to his defense staying in top form for 2014.

“Our defense was a strength by the end of the year [last year],” he said. “We have two all-state defensive players back

that we think will be leaders on a group that takes great pride in what they do.” While the Gordon defense ap-pears to be rock solid, nothing but question marks cover the Longhorn offense. With the graduation of all-state receiver Seth Wheeler and the unexpected move of quarterback Seth Allen, the Longhorns will be forced to find new weapons, and fast. The search will be further complicated, though, by an inex-perienced offensive line with two new starters. Kostiha said junior offensive lineman Twister Brown and sophomore quarterback Nathan Briley will compete for the job as Gordon’s starting signal caller. Despite his youth, Kostiha said he sees Briley as the early front-runner for the position. Breaking in more than half of

Xavier Castaneda helps lead a Gordon defense that could be the best in the area in 2014.


Gordon High SchoolFootball Schedule


Aug. 29 Newcastle H 7:30

Sept. 5 Highland H 7:30

Sept. 12 Blanket A 7:30

Sept. 19 Rising Star** H 7:30

Sept. 26 Walnut Springs A 7:30

Oct. 2 Woodson A 7:30

Oct. 10 Lingleville* H 7:30

Oct. 17 Gustine* A 7:30

Oct. 24 Strawn* H 7:30

Oct. 31 May* A 7:30

Nov. 7 OPEN



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undoubtedly want much more. If Gordon can solve just a couple of their offensive questions and the defense proves as reliable, if not better, than it was last season, there’s no telling what the ‘Horns can accomplish in Kostiha’s second year at the helm.

their new offense, the Longhorns were hop-ing to rely heavily on running back Humberto Estrada early, who rushed for 268 yards and six touchdowns last year as a freshman. However, a nagging injury sidelined the talented young player before fall camp even started. This news further indicated that Gordon will likely have to be carried by its defense. Luckily, Gordon got an additional shot in the arm with the transfer of defensive lineman Chase Mackey from rival Strawn just before August practice started. If the Longhorns’ de-fense can keep them in games, they’ll have a chance to win every time they hit the field. The Longhorns appear to be shoo-ins for at least third place in the district, but they

2013 Returning Stat LeadersRUSHING

Yards. TDHumbertoEstrada 268 6

RECEIVING Yards. TD

HumbertoEstrada 135 1

TACKLESChaseCoffman 79

SACKSChaseCoffman 6

INTERCEPTIONSXavierCastaneda 2

2014 Gordon Longhorns

Game of the Year: Strawn

It’s the pinnacle of Texas six man football rivalries. Greyhounds and Longhorns. A back-and-forth series between two storied programs that rarely disappoints. This year, it’s even more important. After a brief hiatus, the ‘Hounds and ‘Horns are district foes once again. The ‘Horns will need a win here not only to avenge last year’s loss against the 2014 District 10-1A-DI favorites, but also to help ensure themselves a playoff berth at season’s end.

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Our defense was a strength by the end of the year [last year]. We have two all-state defensive players back that we think will be leaders on a group that takes great pride in what they do. – Head Coach Joe Kostiha

Chase Coffman (5) is a workout warrior who led the ‘Horns with 79 tackles and 6 sacks in 2013.


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STRAWN – Winning state championships has become more of an expectation than a hope in Strawn, Texas. Over the course of head coach Dwayne Lee's 11-year career with the Greyhounds, the Palo Pinto County town of about 643 has produced two teams that won it all – in 2003 and 2008 – en route to emerging as one of the Lone Star State's preeminent six-man powerhouses. In 2013, Lee's 'Hounds found themselves just three wins away from hoisting the championship trophy when they lost a 64-62 heartbreaker in a rematch with Newcastle in the state quarterfinals in Mineral Wells. Now, this year, Lee said the goal remains the same. "Our goal, most definitely, is to win the state championship," he said. "That's our goal every year. Our mentality here in Strawn has been that way for a long time. The years we don't win it are disappointing, because we feel like we should win every year." Chances are, in 2014, the people of Strawn won't be disappointed at season's end. With nine starters returning from their regional champion-ship squad, Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine tabbed the Greyhounds as the No. 4 team in the state and the favorites to win a tough District 10-1A-DI. The stars are aligning and it seems Lee and Strawn High School are more fit than ever to make the push for state title No. 3 in 2014. The 2014 'Hounds are tremendously talented and if they can make a run to the championship, their stellar senior class will be a big reason why. "Leadership is a big strength for us," Lee said. "We have three kids who've been playing on varsity since their freshman year." For the past three years, Strawn fans have grown ac-customed to hearing names such as Abram Jarmillo, Tyler Bays and Grayson Brandenburg throughout many a Greyhound victory. But the posterboy for this senior class – and the whole Strawn team – is its quarter-back: Harrison Nowak.

A team captain since his freshman year, Nowak has close to 40 starts under his belt and has thrown for close to 5,000 yards over the past

two seasons combined. He's also deceptive-ly fast and is more than capable of making plays with his feet in a crunch. But Lee said his experience, maturity and work ethic are what make him most valuable. "He's extremely talented and athletic," Lee said. "He's really had a great summer." The mark of any great football program is depth, and as solid as Strawn's seniors are, the juniors aren't far behind. It's a group headlined by run-ning back and linebacker Ross Alison, who played a vital role in Strawn's deep playoff run last year. Since last year's finale, Alison has put on 20 pounds of muscle and is ready to carry an increased load on both sides of the ball. "Ross brings a different level to the table," Lee said. "He can do so many things. There's not much he can't do."

Strawn GreyhoundsThird state championship attainable for Strawn in 2014By CLINT FOSTER

Running back Ross Alison is part of an explosive Strawn offense that could make the push for state.

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Strawn High SchoolFootball Schedule


Aug. 30 Lueders Avoca A 4:00

Sept. 5 Rochelle H 7:30

Sept. 12 Abilene Christ. A 7:30

Sept. 19 TBD

Sept. 26 Dallas Cov. H 7:30

Oct. 3 Knox City H 7:30

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Oct. 17 May* H 7:30

Oct. 24 Gordon* A 7:30

Oct. 31 Lingleville** H 7:30

Nov. 7 Gustine* A 7:30



Alison will likely be be charged with the bulk of the task of replacing talented runner Coletyn King, who recently left Strawn to move to Throck-morton with his family. Lee assuaged the worries of anyone in Greyhound Nation when he said that Alison would be more than capable of filling King's role. "I'm not making excuses, but people didn't realize Ross was hurt in the playoffs," he said. "When Ross is at full strength, he's probably as good as anybody I've ever coached. [He and King are] different types of players, but Ross can match Coletyn's production." Making the jump up to Division I, Strawn's new home in District 10-1A means a reunion with the dreaded Gordon Longhorns and added importance to what is already the fiercest rivalry in all of Texas six-man football. Also in District 10 are the 2013 state runners-up, the May Tigers, who will be strong again in 2014. Filling out the five-team group are Ling-leville and Gustine. It's not a cakewalk, but it's a district slate that a seasoned Strawn team should be able to handle. Lee said his coaching staff's primary focus in the offseason has been on improving their

defense. It's a group that dominated the last half of the season, allowing more than six points just twice in the final six games before the quarter-final match against Newcastle. However, there were a few instances throughout the year that the Greyhounds’ defense struggled against high-quality offenses. Granted, it's splitting hairs to an extent, but if one thing is true of football teams it's that the best never stop improving. And with an offense that averaged 62.2 points per gam in 2013, why not focus on the other side of the ball? If Strawn can stay healthy in 2014, there's really no limit to what they can achieve. Lee said his players, especially his seniors, know what it takes to achieve their only goal. "These guys have been in the semifinals, they've been in the quarterfinals and they got beat in the first round as freshmen," Lee said of the class of 2015. "They know exactly what they need to do to get there. They've been real close. We've just got to do a much better job in a lot of different areas. They know what's at stake. This is it for that bunch. You're going to see a more aggressive team, a veteran team and a hungry team. "We're going to make a big push, and to be honest with you I'm really excited about it."

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Game of the Year: May

The Greyhounds begin their district sched-ule with a date with the 2013 runners-up for the state championship in a game that will likely decide who will eventually be crowned District 10-1A-DI champions at the end of the 2014 regular season. This year’s May Tigers will feature some fresh faces, but likely be as tough as ever. A win not only puts Strawn in the driver’s seat for a third-straight district championship, but also can serve as a springboard for a deep playoff run.

With nearly 5,000 passing yards over the past two years, quarterback Harrison Nowak (3) is arguably the area’s best at his position.

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QBHarrison Nowak, Strawn5-11, 180, Senior

Nearly 5,000 yards passing over the last two seasons and a leadership role on a state championship-caliber team make Nowak the area’s best QB in six- or 11-man football for 2014.

RBRoss Alison, Strawn6-0, 180, Junior

Equally dangerous on defense, the shifty Alison gives Strawn one of the best runners in the area and in all of six-man football.

RBKeith Chalker, Santo6-0, 210, Senior

A bruiser in Santo’s option offense, Chalker is the area’s best power rusher.

WRAbram Jaramillo, Strawn6-0, 146, Senior

A lanky receiver who looks taller than he is, Jaramillo gives the ‘Hounds good speed outside and a quality deep threat.

WRChace Talley, Perrin5-11, 165, Junior

Talley is part of a junior class at Perrin bursting with potential. His numbers should catch up to his skill level in 2014.

TEMichael Rogers, Millsap6-4, 205, Senior

When he’s not blocking for Millsap’s slot T running game, Rogers gives the Bulldogs a big target to throw to over the middle.


OLJacob Boyd, Mineral Wells6-0, 225, Junior

One of two junior anchors on the Rams’ line, Boyd provides size and leadership inside.

OLAaron Hite, Mineral Wells5-11, 240, Junior

Projected to start at center, Hite can help elevate a young Rams o-line that will key the new spread offense.

OLNic Miller, Strawn5-9, 165, Senior

Undersized by 11-man standards, Miller is a fierce competitor and one of the best blockers for Strawn’s explosive offense.

UTKyle Moore, Santo5-10, 165, Senior

Not far behind Nowak for the area’s best QB. Moore gives Santo a great field general who can hurt opponents with his legs, rushing for 1,005 yards and 11 touchdowns last year.

OLTwister Brown, Gordon6-1, 225, Junior

In addition to his role as an invaluable lead blocker, Gordon’s beefiest Longhorn may also see time at QB.

OLCreede Lee, Perrin6-2, 215, Senior

One of the area’s biggest linemen, Lee will anchor a largely unproven Pirates front in 2014.


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DLGrayson Brandenburg, Strawn5-10, 156, Senior

A physical specimen, despite his weight, Brandenburg head-lines a ‘Hounds defense that looks to be even better in 2014.

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LB Jordan Richardson, Millsap6-2, 200, Junior

Arguably Millsap’s best player, Richardson is the face of the Bulldogs’ defense with a team-high 43 tackles last year.

DLChase Mackey, Gordon5-10, 180, Junior

A late transfer from Strawn to rival Gordon, Mackey gives the ‘Horns a fierce presence up front and makes an already stout Gordon defense even tougher.

Dale Turner, Mineral Wells6-3, 215, Senior

A dangerous combination of strength and speed, Turner should flourish after moving from a 4-3 DE to a 3-4 OLB. Col-lege scouts are already taking notice.

LBTy Tarver, Mineral Wells5-8, 175, Junior

The heart of the Rams’ defense, Tarver tallied 129 stops in 2013 and will continue to be a leader in just his junior season.

LBErik Martinez, Perrin5-9, 185, Junior

After an all-district soph. season, Martinez cemented himself as one of Perrin’s best players. Head coach Brad Hutton said he has “a chance to be the best linebacker we’ve ever had.”

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DBMorgen Depriest, Millsap5-9, 155, Senior

Also the Bulldogs’ leading rusher, DePriest is an agile, fierce competitor in the defensive backfield.

UTChase Coffman, Gordon6-0, 200, Senior

A leader on arguably the area’s best defensive unit, Coffman brings strength and speed to go along with a team-high 79 tackles and three forced fumbles from last year.

DBXavier Castaneda, Gordon5-7, 145, Senior

One of Gordon’s best track stars, Castaneda might be the area’s best safety, with 48 tackles and two interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) to his credit in 2013.

DBRascellis Williams, Mineral Wells5-11, 155, Senior

A world-class high-jumper with great speed, Williams can chal-lenge any pass thrown his way.

LBDylan Swinney, Santo5-10, 180, Senior

Another smashmouth player for the Wildcats, Swinney is a ballhawk, with 79 tackles last year, and is the face of Santo’s defense.

DBGrant Gilbert, Santo5-10, 170, Senior

Santo’s speediest back on offense, Gilbert is also a constant threat on defense, with a team-high four interceptions in 2013.


District 4-4A-Division I1. Graham Steers ...................... Kenny Davidson (707.5)2. Gainesville Leopards ...........................Keith Hall (708)3. Decatur Eagles .................................Mike Fuller (876)4. Mineral Wells Rams ........Gerald Perry (950.5)5. WF Hirschi Huskies ...................... Danny Youngs (730)6. Burkburnett Bulldogs .......................Scott Boswell (943)

New district predictions

District 2-3A-Division II1. Cisco Loboes ....................................Brent West (268)2. Eastland Mavericks .....................Cliff Watkins (288.5)3. Henrietta Bearcats ............................Byron West (262)4. WF City View Mustangs ............... Rudy Hawkins (255)5. Holliday Eagles ........................... Frank Johnson (275)6. Jacksboro Tigers ........................Brian Hodnett (265.5)7. Millsap Bulldogs....................Kyle Coker (246)8. Nocona Indians .................................Brad Keck (251)

District 10-1A-Division I1. Strawn Greyhounds ........... Dewaine Lee (-58)2. May Tigers ...................................... Craig Steele (88)3. Gordon Longhorns ................ Joe Kostiha (68)4. Lingleville Cardinals .................... Darrell Wallace (62)5. Gustine Tigers ........................... Danny Copeland (58)

District 8-2A-Division II1. Albany Lions .................................. Denny Faith (125)2. Santo Wildcats .............Randy Thornton (153)3. Cross Plains Buffaloes ......................Daniel Purvis (91)4. Perrin Pirates .....................Brad Hutton (100)5. Baird Bears ....................................Chad Barron (95)6. Ranger Bulldogs ...........................Brian Ramsey (118)7. Gorman Panthers ...........................Nick Guthery (78)

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