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Enrollments:

Highland Park – 2,209

Longview – 2,186.5

West Mesquite – 2,165

McKinney North – 2,135

Tyler – 2,111

Wylie East – 2,077     

Sherman – 1,951.5

 

Projected 2021 7-5A DI Rankings:

1.      Highland Park ( Team Schedule )

2.      Longview ( Team Schedule )

3.      McKinney North ( Team Schedule )

4.      Wylie East ( Team Schedule )

5.      Tyler ( Team Schedule )

6.      Sherman ( Team Schedule )

7.      West Mesquite ( Team Schedule )

 

Projected 2021 7-5A DI District MVP’s

Overall:  JR QB Brennan Storer, Highland Park

Offensive:  JR WR Jalen Hale, Longview

Defensive:  SR LB George Wright, Highland Park

 

Team Previews

 

Highland Park Fighting Scots

Head Coach:  Randy Allen   261-36    22 seasons at Highland Park

2020 result:  11-1 (6-0), 5A D1 Quarterfinal

Returners:  O = 4, D = 2

Returning All District:  5

A huge senior class graduates for Highland Park. Once again, we have seen this story with Highand Park and how it unfolds over the years under long time, legendary HC Randy Allen who brought home his 28th district title in his 40 years as a HC. Those wins aren’t disappearing in 2021. The 2020 district MVP Brayden Schager is headed to Hawaii, but surely by now, one has learned to never question whether Highland Park will have a QB or not. 2023 QB Brennan Storer (5’11 180) will be the next great Highland Park QB, with a heavy emphasis on the word great. Storer already holds numerous FBS offers and was an Adidas All-American as a freshman. He’s one of the top signal callers in the nation for the 2023 class. There will be plenty of targets with second team all-district SR WR John Rutledge (6’0 170) back. JR WR’s Jackson Heis (6’3 180) and Grayson Schrank (5’9 160) were also heavily involved in the pass catching for Highland Park in 2020. A great offensive line has been depleted with the only returning starter being first team all-district SR RG Grant Gibson (6’4 280). But again, don’t let it fool you. There is plenty of great youth moving up for Highland Park, such as 2023 LT Robert Sweeney (6’6 250), who already has offers from ACC and Big 10 programs. The defense was hit hard by graduation. But so were a lot of the other teams in the district. The good news is 3 year varsity vet Jack Curtis returns. Curtis (6’4 220) is a dominant defensive end with several FBS offers. The other returning starter is OLB George Wright (6’0 205) who was first team all-district and will definitely have a realistic shot at the district defensive MVP. The other 9 positions on defense will need to be replaced but Highland Park will reload. Also, talk about a tough stadium to go into and win, Highlander Stadium makes a strong case for being the toughest place to play in Texas. Since Randy Allen took over the Scots in 1999, Highland Park is 112-2 at home. With Longview coming to town, Highland Park naturally gets the edge because of that. The Scots will be the Scots in 2021.

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Highland Park SR OLB George Wright

 

Longview Lobos

Head Coach:  John King   188-40 (94-7)   17 seasons at Longview

2020 result:  9-3 (4-1), 5A D1 Regional

Returners:  O = 6, D = 2 

Returning All District:  7

A late game fumble and costly penalties vs Highland Park ultimately led to the Lobos coming 5 points short of their 15th district title in 17 seasons under John King. Longview started peaking in the weeks following before running into a buzz saw called Denton Ryan in the regional round. Many big names graduate for Longview, especially defensively. But as usual, the Lobos have ammo left in the chamber. RB Kaden Meredith, the programs’ all-time leading scorer, graduates with nearly two dozen offers in hand to choose from. However, the Lobo offense looks to be explosive in 2021. Longview returns the most all district players in the district with 7, and 3 of them reside on the offensive line. Longview will probably be home of the best offensive line in the district with SR LT DeQualin Vaughn (6’3 250), SR C Connor Cox (6’1 250), SR RG Jatavian Bush (6’1 290) and JR RT Jax Norman (6’1 230) all returning. JR LG Blair Williams (6’2 310) was one of 10 sophomores that was on varsity for Longview in 2020; has FBS potential. King called his WR group in 2020 “the best that he has had since being at Longview” and most of those guys return. It all starts with JR WR Jalen Hale (6’3 180) who already has nearly 20 major FBS offers and is considered the top WR in Texas for the 2023 class, 7th in the nation. JR JT Wright (6’4 190) was also a sophomore WR on varsity in 2020 giving Longview a dynamic and rangy group of wideouts in 2021. QB Jordan Allen (6’1 180) started for Longview as a sophomore but the QB position is still one to keep an eye on in the spring. The JV's lone loss on the season was a close one to Highland Park but Longview has a special 2024 group that went undefeated as freshmen in 2020, outscoring their opponents 339-43. There is high level talent all over that group, starting with RB Taylor Tatum (5’11 190) who may be taking over the RB duties for Longview in 2021 as a sophomore. Tatum is projected to be one of the top RB’s in Texas for the 2024 class. Defensively only two starters return. Still, the front 7 should once again be solid with SR LB Devean Isaac (5’11 210) returning from an all-district performance. The other returning starter is JR S TaDarion Boone who earned district defensive newcomer of the year as a sophomore. Players like SR DL Jesse Fairchild (6’2 260) and SR DL DK Stanford (6’2.5 240) saw significant playing time. JR JJ Rougley (6’3 215) was a varsity TE as a sophomore but could make OLB/DE his home. Longview will be a youthful, but talented team. A district title, and then some is not out of the question for the Lobos in 2021.

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Longview JR WR Jalen Hale

 

McKinney North Bulldogs

Head Coach:  Mike Fecci   69-61 (47-34)   12 seasons at McKinney North

2020 result:  3-7 (3-3), 5A D1 Bi-District

Returners:  O = 8, D = 4

Returning All District:  4

It has been an up and down era for McKinney North football under HC Mike Fecci; A true rollercoaster ride over the years. 2019 was one of the ‘up’ years for McKinney North as they ripped off a 10-2 record, winning the district title. But 2020 was not as pleasant. The Bulldogs were only able to muster up 3 wins. Still, they did enough in district play to make post season for the 5th straight year. The Bulldogs will look to make it 6 straight in 2021 behind 8 returning starters offensively, the 2nd most in the district. McKinney North was one of four teams in the district that started a sophomore QB as Gavin Constantine (5’10 170) returns for his JR season to lead the Bulldog offense. The programs’ all-time leading WR JJ Henry is off to Ole Miss, but the other wideouts return. Korbin Hendrix (6’2 170)  is a tall rangy WR that started on the outside for the Bulldogs as a sophomore in 2020. SR WR Luke Paley (6’2 190) returns to his slot position; a 3 year varsity starter for McKinney North. JR WR Kyler Moore (5’8 160) also saw significant time as a sophomore and looks to be Henry’s replacement on the outside. Another 3 year starter is SR TE/DE Dylan Frazier who starts on both sides of the ball. At 6’5 260, Frazier is rated one of the top defensive ends in Texas; holding numerous FBS offers. His older brother Brandon Frazier is a TE at Auburn. The OL will be anchored by SR RT Seteye Akpabio (6’3 290), another 3 year starter and FBS recruit. There’s a high amount of experience returning offensively, but defensively there’s a lot of question marks particularly in the front 7. As mentioned before, Dylan Frazier returns at DE but the Bulldogs will have to replace the other 3 positions along the defensive front 4. SR Jake McClain (6’0 200) returns to his mike LB position after a second team all-district performance in 2020. SR OLB Marques Alexander (5’11 180) was also second team all-district in 2020. The last returning starter is CB David Walker (5’10 160), who was another sophomore starter last season. McKinney North never really has great sub-varsity teams but they always seem to play slightly better when they make it to the varsity level. The Bulldogs actually had a great 9th grade group in 2020 that probably would have won the 9th grade district title in a district without Longview and Highland Park. You can expect several players from that group to make an impact for McKinney North in 2021, specifically on defense.

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McKinney North SR DE/TE Dylan Frazier

 

Wylie East Raiders

Head Coach:  Vacant

2020 result:  1-7 (0-6), No Playoffs

Returners:  O = 6, D = 5

Returning All District:  1

The new year will bring a new coaching staff to the Wylie East football program. Back in mid-December, Mike Dormady stepped down as HC, but will remain an employee within the district. In his 3 seasons as head coach, Wylie East accumulated a 5-24 record. The program failed to win a single district game in his 3 years as head coach. A new era is about to begin for the Raiders but whoever lands this job will not be short of weapons. JR QB TJ Washington (5’11 185) will return to the East offense for the 3rd straight year. Washington, who earned district newcomer of the year as a freshman back in 2019, is a dynamic talent at the QB position who recently just received his first FBS offer. Bam Bam Johnson graduates at RB, but Washington won’t be short of targets. SR WRs Kolby Atkins and Joshua Hollingsworth (5’10 175) return for East. Hollingsworth is a 3 year varsity starter. Another player that saw significant playing time at WR is JR CJ Jackson (5’10 160), who has been on varsity since his freshman year, and is also very good on the track. The OL will have to replace 3 positions but SR LT Zane Brown and SR RG Marcus Harbert (6’1 250) are back. The Raider offense also returns TE Michael Oparah (6’0 220). Another solid player is 3 year varsity vet SR Tyler Jackson (6’1 200), who is hearing from FBS schools as an athlete. He has spent time at RB, TE and LB. The lone returning all-district player on the roster is JR DE Anthony James (6’6 240). James is considered the top defensive linemen in Texas for the 2023 cycle, with early offers from Georgia, LSU, Texas and others. He’s also the lone returning starter in the East front 7 but if Tyler Jackson becomes a full time LB, that’s a good nucleus to build around. The secondary will be experienced with all 4 starters back: SR S Caden Roeschen (5’11 180), SR S Maddox Fraley (5’10 160), JR CB Jakari Alexander (5’10 165) and SR CB Jason Olford. Wylie East may not have a ton of wins the past few years but as recently as 2015-2016, the program was accomplishing 9-10 win seasons. The next guy up is certainly inheriting some nice foundation to get the program back on track.

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Wylie East JR DE Anthony James

 

Tyler Lions

Head Coach:  Ricklan Holmes   71-38 (42-14)   9 seasons at John Tyler

2020 result:  2-7 (2-4), No Playoffs

Returners:  O = 9, D = 5 

Returning All District:  3

The last two seasons have been a nightmare for Tyler High. A 3 win season in 2019 was followed by a 2 win season in 2020. Now the Lions are looking to avoid 3 straight seasons of 3 wins and below for the first time since the program went 6-24 under Kelvin Ratliff from 2002-2004. That was arguably the worst 3 year stretch in program history, and 17 years later, CUJO is looking to elude a similar 3 year run. The good news is there is plenty of experience and upcoming talent to help avoid it. The 9 starters that CUJO return on offense are the most in the district. The WR position is especially deep with 4 returning starters, 3 in which were all-district players as sophomores in 2020: JR Jadavion Lacy (6’1 175), JR Makavion Potts and JR Montrell Wade (6’2 180), who is one of the top WR’s in the state for the 2023 cycle. Potts also has D1 potential from his slot position. The OL brings back plenty of experience with JR LT Avery Coleman, SR LG Jordan Jackson (6'0 260) and SR RG Cornelius Hartsfield (5’10 230) all returning; Hartsfield being a 3 year starter for the Lions. No other team in the district rotated at the RB position the way Tyler High did last season. Look for 2024 RB Derrick McFall (5’11 175) to be more unleashed after seeing varsity carries as a freshman in 2020. 3 year varsity vet Eli Sanchez (5’9 165) returns at QB. Switching over to CUJOs 3-4 defense, both inside LBs return in SR LB Jacob Villela (5’11 180) and JR LB Tory Howland (6’2 205). SR OLB Eric Munoz (5’11 185) also returns, giving the Lions plenty of experience at the LB position. JR S Zavier Tatum (6’1 190) and sophomore CB Zachaun Williams (6’1 175) will lead the secondary. The biggest concern will be the defensive front where Ricklan Holmes will have to replace several players. Look for 2024 sophomore DE Jace Sanford (6’2 210) to make an impact for the Lions the next few years. The skill positions on this team are looking very good. Even the OL looks promising. IF the QB position comes along, CUJO could easily be a 3 seed in this district. If not it could be another long season. Retaining players will also be important this offseason as well.

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Tyler sophomore RB Derrick McFall

 

Sherman Bearcats

Head Coach:  J.D. Martinez   24-28 (15-14)    5 seasons at Sherman

2020 result:  5-5 (4-1), 5A D1 Bi-District

Returners:  O = 3, D = 5 

Returning All District:  0

After narrowly missing the playoffs in 2019, Sherman made the postseason as a 3 seed in 2020. A 5-5 season is not a lot to brag about in itself but Sherman’s 4-1 district record marked the programs’ best district outing since 2012. Talk about a program wide confidence booster going into the 2021 season. But there are major holes to fill with a good senior group graduating. To help fill holes Coach Martinez will look to a talented junior class that won district with a 7-2 record as freshmen in 2019. The bearcat JV did not have much success in 2020 but key sophomores being on the Bearcat varsity team had a lot to do with that. Graduation effected the Bearcat offense the most; losing 8 starters, including multiyear starter QB Tate Bethel. 2023 JR QB Phoenix Grant (6’1 180) backed up Bethel, and started at safety as a sophomore and figures to take over the QB spot. Good news for Grant is SR WR Elijah Chapman (6’4 180) returns. The only other returning starters on offense are SR LT Tavian Scruggs (6’3 250) and SR C Daniel Clark (5’10 255). On defense, there are a good amount of returners (5) but the Bearcats do lose several big names like LB Brandon Bonilla, who was the heart and soul of Sherman’s 3-3 defense the past few years. The good news is the entire defensive line returns in SR DE Anthony Gionfriddo, JR DT Chaz Brown (5’10.5 300) and SR DE Tito Chavez. Graduation was a huge blow to the LB positions but a name to know is 2023 JR OLB Logan Taylor (6’3 200) who saw significant playing time in 2020 as a sophomore. Phoenix Grant and Connor Clark (5’10 165) round out the returning starters on defense. Both started at safety positions in the secondary as sophomores, but as mentioned before, Grant will take over the QB position for the Bearcats so he may not be playing on both sides of the ball in 2021. SR CB Isaiah Jones (6’0 180) also saw significant playing time. Sherman’s JR class has talent and there are key pieces in the SR class. The Bearcats are a team that could finish anywhere from 3rd to 6th in this district. How well the other grades can complement that JR group will dictate that in 2021.

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Sherman JR safety Connor Clark

 

West Mesquite Wranglers

Head Coach:  Frank Sandoval   1-9 (1-5)   1 season at West Mesquite

2020 result:  1-9 (1-5), No Playoffs

Returners:  O = 7, D = 2

Returning All District:  0

The 2020 season under first year HC Frank Sandoval was a rough one for the Wranglers. A big part of the 1-9 finish was bad defensive play. The West Mesquite defense gave up 35 PPG. To make matters even worse, the defense does not return much experience in 2021. The only two returning starters in the Wrangler 3-4 defense are defensive linemen Trevion Mitchell (6’5 275) and JD Cotton (6’2 270), both whom are seniors. Mitchell is a 3 year starter and potential FBS recruit at defensive end, but the coaching staff will have to replace the other 9 positions on defense, more than likely relying on move ups from sub-varsity teams that were not very good. On the bright side, the offense is a lot more experienced. SR RB D’Erian Mitchell returns to the backfield. JR Javion Jackson (5’11 155), SR Devin Duncan (6’2 170) and SR Jesus Nino (5’10 160) all return to West Mesquite’s WR core. The left side of the OL + C will need to be replaced but SR RG Donovan Hawthorne and JR RT Nicholas Singleton (6’3 310) both return. Frank Sandoval was certainly a good hire for West Mesquite coming into the season. Mexia was decent with him at the helm, and he has championship pedigree from his time on the Cedar Hill defensive coaching staff. But, West Mesquite’s problems appear to run deeper than returning starters or talent. The program appears to be having trouble keeping players. Going into the 2020 season, the Wranglers lost FBS 2022 QB Kevin Jennings to South Oak Cliff. They also lost FBS safety Jakobe Walton to McKinney High and others. It wasn’t long ago that West Mesquite was winning at least 7 games in a season. But it will be shocking to see the Wranglers finish anywhere but last in this district in 2021.

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West Mesquite SR DE Trevion Mitchell

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A few quick hits in this district:

- Every team in the district, outside of Tyler High, will return QBs in 2022. 

- 3rd-6th will be a crazy battle. The only team that I straight up do not see making the playoffs is West Mesquite 

- The 2023 and 2024 classes in this district are loaded with talent

- A lot of defensive inexperience in the district

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I mentioned that McKinney North had a very good freshmen group in 2020 and how several of them will contribute on varsity as sophomores, especially on defense.

Here's one of them: 2024 DE/TE Zion Carter (6'3 215)

 

 

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Just to expand on the projected district MVPs....I wanted to give a little reasoning behind them.

Really would be shocked if anyone other than HP's Brennan Storer earned overall MVP. Its the typical dart throwing HP QB only this time, the feet may be just as dangerous. He trained with Air14 which is ran by Kyler Murray's dad, Kevin Murray. The talent he has, the system he's in, the targets he'll have....Storer runs away with the overall MVP.

Offensive, I went with Longview's Jalen Hale. But I wouldnt be shocked if a Longview RB earned it. Thing is, Longview could be going by committee in the backfield....so Hale was the safe pick. 

Defensive, I gave Longview Mike LB Devean Isaac the edge but I truly believe that it'll come down to him and HP OLB George Wright. District stats from last year werent easy to come by because the district statistician passed away last year, so no one really kept up with them but I was able to get my hands on some. Wright had 87 tackles, 2 INT, 3 FF, 1 PBU, 3 sacks and 4 TFL last year. True sideline to sideline player that was really good at snooping out screen plays. As a matter of fact, both of his INTs were on screen plays. Wright was the one that caught the game winning screen INT vs Longview. Also had a screen pick 6 earlier in the season vs Rockwall. Isaac had 75 tackles, 14 TFLs, 6 sacks, 4 FF and 2 PBU. Great numbers when you consider he was playing beside district defensive MVP Kybo Jackson-Jamerson and LB Laqualon Hale, who wins DMVP if Kybo doesnt.

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247 listed the top 2023 TX prospects to watch for in 2021.

6 from this district made the cut: Highland Park QB Brennan Storer, Longview WR Jalen Hale, Tyler WR Montrell Wade, Highland Park LT Robert Sweeney, Wylie East DE Anthony James and Wylie East ATH/QB TJ Washington

https://247sports.com/college/texas-am/LongFormArticle/Class-of-2023-Texas-high-school-football-recruiting-top-prospects-159168490/Amp/?__twitter_impression=true

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4 minutes ago, ANTI said:

247 listed the top 2023 TX prospects to watch for in 2021.

6 from this district made the cut: Highland Park QB Brennan Storer, Longview WR Jalen Hale, Tyler WR Montrell Wade, Highland Park LT Robert Sweeney, Wylie East DE Anthony James and Wylie East ATH/QB TJ Washington

https://247sports.com/college/texas-am/LongFormArticle/Class-of-2023-Texas-high-school-football-recruiting-top-prospects-159168490/Amp/?__twitter_impression=true

On another note and totally off subject, Chapel Hill may make a case for being a top 2 4A program in ETX the next 2 years.

Good 2023 group they have...several made that list. 2023 QB Kameron Griffin, brother of Khalan Griffin even transferred back to Chapel Hill from Longview. 

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12 minutes ago, AllGoodNamesRGone said:

I didn’t realize how awful this district is. Longview and Hp have absolutely no business having a close game with the other teams. Going to HP will be tough .

Oh yea. It’s horrendous.

Even with as off as this season was for us, there’s a reason why we still ran through everyone by four scores or more.

Having HP in the district is definitely good for Longview. Even if it is just one game, least gives us a game against one of the top teams in the class every season we’re in it.

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For Tyler High, that Tave kid has started the past two season on O-line, and last yr at both DE and OT. He will be pretty solid on D-line.  He is a good player.  There is some upcoming young players that have some bright futures. The talent is there, but the other stuff going on makes things questionable.  There were alot of soph on Varsity last yr, so they may be ok next yr.  Like you said, they have enough talent to finish at least 3rd, just got to put it together. 

Also, I think Sanchez will get start at qb, but I wouldn't be shocked if there is some additional competition. 

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1 minute ago, JTFAN99 said:

For Tyler High, that Tave kid has started the past two season on O-line, and last yr at both DE and OT. He will be pretty solid on D-line.  He is a good player.  There is some upcoming young players that have some bright futures. The talent is there, but the other stuff going on makes things questionable.  There were alot of soph on Varsity last yr, so they may be ok next yr.  Like you said, they have enough talent to finish at least 3rd, just got to put it together. 

Also, I think Sanchez will get start at qb, but I wouldn't be shocked if there is some additional competition. 

Gotcha.

Tave I had down as a "significant playing time" player. Wasn't sure if he was full time starter or what but I know against us, y'alls tackles were Ashton Williams (LT) and Avery Coleman (RT). Him and I believe Preston Johnson rotated at DE that particular game though. 

Really like what yall have at the skill positions. OL should be straight. LB's experienced, Tatum and Williams are two future D1 players in the secondary....the youth that you all have been raving about are starting to become multi varsity year JRs and sophomores. Team isn't talentless ...as a matter of fact, from a talent perspective I would say Tyler High is the 3rd best team in the district without question. 

It'll come down to Sanchez and/or the staff. 

 

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1 hour ago, ANTI said:

Gotcha.

Tave I had down as a "significant playing time" player. Wasn't sure if he was full time starter or what but I know against us, y'alls tackles were Ashton Williams (LT) and Avery Coleman (RT). Him and I believe Preston Johnson rotated at DE that particular game though. 

Really like what yall have at the skill positions. OL should be straight. LB's experienced, Tatum and Williams are two future D1 players in the secondary....the youth that you all have been raving about are starting to become multi varsity year JRs and sophomores. Team isn't talentless ...as a matter of fact, from a talent perspective I would say Tyler High is the 3rd best team in the district without question. 

It'll come down to Sanchez and/or the staff. 

 

Tave has played every position on the Oline except Center the past couple of yrs.  He got hurt last yr during the middle of the season, so he was just coming back the last few games. Probably why he was rotating.   

They have talent. I think they should use McFall like Kitan Crawford. I think he would be a very good CB, then let him come in at RB at times.  They got a few soon to be soph that will make a difference like the Langston kid (He was the receiver that wore #1 against LV JV) and Martin kid. He will probably play corner. 

Hopefully they can have both a freshman and JV team next yr. Some good kids coming up from Boulter.

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10 hours ago, JTFAN99 said:

They got a few soon to be soph that will make a difference like the Langston kid (He was the receiver that wore #1 against LV JV)

Yes....that dude is a baller. Was very impressed with him. With those 2023 WRs yall have (Potts/Wade/Lacy)...I've been trying to wrap my ahead around where he would fit into the game plan. Sanchez has targets most QBs would dream to have.

Maybe CUJO should move more into a 4-2-5 or 3-3-5 look defensively and move some of these WRs to DB positions...spread the talent wealth around the team.

As for the 9th grade level, hope yall have a squad this year. Will make the 9th race even more interesting.

For us, our incoming 9th will be very solid offensively. Judson is pumping out another dominant RB in Kelvin Washington...he may be just as good as Taylor Tatum in our current 9th class, we'll see but he's a damn good back. Foster has a big OL coming in and a very good backfield with Horton and big FB Odum. Foster QB coming in is like 6'2 but the better QB is probably coming out of Judson. Pair of good WRs coming out of Forest Park...one is very tall. FP didnt get to play much this past year due to covid but the year before when they were in 7th, there wasnt a game where at least one of the two wideouts didnt reach 100 yards. I'll wait and see how that class is defensively once they get to campus but I do know that there's a very good LB coming out of Foster.

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1 hour ago, ANTI said:

Yes....that dude is a baller. Was very impressed with him. With those 2023 WRs yall have (Potts/Wade/Lacy)...I've been trying to wrap my ahead around where he would fit into the game plan. Sanchez has targets most QBs would dream to have.

Maybe CUJO should move more into a 4-2-5 or 3-3-5 look defensively and move some of these WRs to DB positions...spread the talent wealth around the team.

As for the 9th grade level, hope yall have a squad this year. Will make the 9th race even more interesting.

For us, our incoming 9th will be very solid offensively. Judson is pumping out another domimant RB in Kelvin Washington...he may be just as good as Taylor Tatum in our current 9th class, we'll see but he's a damn good back. Foster has a big OL coming in and a very good backfield with Horton and big FB Odum. Foster QB coming in is like 6'2 but the better QB is probably coming out of Judson. Pair of good WRs coming out of Forest Park...one is very tall. FP didnt get to play much this past year due to covid but the year before when they were in 7th, there wasnt a game where at least one of the two wideouts didnt reach 100 yards. I'll wait and see how that class is defensively once they get to campus but I do know that there's a very good LB coming out of Foster.

Lacy was the freshman qb last yr.  He could end up back at that position. He also plays DB, so I could see him in the secondary too.  Langston will likely be on varsity. He is a big kid, could end up at DE, but no doubt he could play WR.

They will probably stick with the 3-4, but I think its time to make some changes on Def.  Sanford has a chance to be a really good player at DE.   Varsity has the ability to improve, but JV will probably be pretty bad next yr. And I wouldn't be shocked if there is no freshman team and these guys have to play JV again. I don't think Freshman should be playing against soph/juniors, but may not have a choice.

as far as middle school guys. I know Boulter QB and RB is pretty good.  They have a couple other very good players and some size on Oline.  Moore will have a few guys, but their 8th grade wasn't that good this past yr. 

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3 hours ago, ANTI said:

Longview 2023 WR Jalen Hale's 16th offer comes from SMU. 

Georgia, LSU, Miami, South Carolina, Texas, Texas A&M anong others had recently offered.

I’ve been waiting for this. Obvious not expecting that to happen, but man I would lose it if it did. He’d look great on the Hilltop.

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2 hours ago, LoboFan07 said:

Is this the same kicker they used this season? Cause that guy was....Longview playoff kicker worthy.

lol. Yep. 

He was 7-5A's special teams player of the year fwiw. 

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