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2004 Season    www.TexasFootballRatings.com   2004 Season

2004 season previews: District 5-2A
District 5-2A
Preseason Ratings:
(2004 returning letterman, offensive and defensive starters, letterman lost, 2004 preseason rating, school's population, last year's 2003 overall and district record, and preseason regional, state, and overall rankings, UIL Change if your school moved up or down after realignment.) 
District 5 (RL-OS-DS-LL) Rating Pop 2003 Record Reg ST ALL Up or Down
a - Shallowater (16-3-3-19) 132.56 346 (12-2)(5-0) 8 36 542 
b - Idalou (13-4-4-16) 122.48 253 (8-3)(3-2) 18 70 725 
c - Denver City (14-4-4-15) 121.61 379 (4-6)(1-4) 20 72 734 3A to 2A
d - Post (12-4-6-16) 117.81 315 (6-5)(3-2) 24 87 781 
Abernathy (11-6-8-14) 113.54 210 (5-5)(2-3) 30 118 865 
Slaton (10-7-7-13) 112.20 364 (2-8)(1-4) 33 124 881 3A to 2A
Lubbock Roosevelt (9-5-4-15) 106.89 312 (7-3)(3-2) 39 153 928 
Tahoka (10-10-10-4) 105.75 238 (0-10)(0-5) 44 168 952 
a--Projected to go to the Div. II Area a - Lost 43-21 to Tuscola Jim Ned 2A Div. I Semifinal
b--Projected to go to the Div. II Bi-Dist b - Lost 20-14 to Crane 2A Div. II Bi-district
c--Projected to go to the Div. I Regional d - Lost 52-20 to Coahoma 2A Div. II Bi-district
Check out the Coaches Preseason Top 10 and District projections along with My Top 10.
The coaches rankings and district projections are based on totals of every questionnaire that was received with points awarded for 1st thru 10th place.  Teams with 1st place votes are in parenthesis.
Coaches 2A Top 10 Points   Jerry's 2A Top 10 Rating   Coaches Picks
1 Celina (18) 256  1 Newton  (Div. I) 166.74   District 5
2 Garrison (7) 179  2 Crawford (Div. II) 159.88  1 Idalou
3 Newton (10) 148  3 Holliday 157.29  2 Shallowater
4 San Augustine 110  4 Rogers 155.38  3 Post
5 Tuscola Jim Ned (2) 95  5 Whitewright 155.12  4 Denver City
6 Corrigan-Camden 83  6 Tuscola Jim Ned 151.66  5 Abernathy
7 Whitewright (1) 56  7 Celina 150.05  6 Lubbock Roosevelt
8 Alto (1) 52  8 Italy 149.34  7 Slaton
9 McGregor 48  9 Garrison 148.58  8 Tahoka
10 Rosebud-Lott 44  10 San Augustine 147.35   
 
Season records over the past decade
District 5 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Yrs Rec Total %
Idalou (8-3-1) (6-3) (11-1) (7-3) (6-5) (5-5) (10-2) (9-2) (11-2) (8-3) 10 (81-29-1) 0.74
Shallowater (6-2-3) (8-3) (9-3) (5-6) (6-4) (4-7) (8-3) (6-6) (11-2) (12-2) 10 (75-38-3) 0.66
Denver City (7-3) (9-2) (9-2) (10-1) (5-5) (3-7) (8-4) (8-3) (7-4) (4-6) 10 (70-37-0) 0.65
Post (7-3) (2-8) (7-4) (8-5) (8-4) (9-3) (2-8) (10-4) (7-4) (6-5) 10 (66-48-0) 0.58
Abernathy (2-8) (5-5) (6-4) (4-6) (4-6) (8-4) (8-3) (9-2) (2-8) (5-5) 10 (53-51-0) 0.51
Tahoka (5-4) (4-5-1) (7-3) (3-7) (1-8) (2-8) (3-7) (7-5) (3-7) (0-10) 10 (35-64-1) 0.35
Slaton (9-2) (5-3-1) (4-6) (4-6) (1-9) (3-8) (0-10) (0-10) (0-10) (2-8) 10 (28-72-1) 0.28
Lubbock Roosevelt (1-9) (2-8) (2-8) (0-10) (1-9) (0-10) (2-8) (4-6) (7-3) (7-3) 10 (26-74-0) 0.26
Team Outlook
Abernathy  - Coach Tony Truelove (5-5-0) at Abernathy and (30-18-0) Overall, Offense (Spread), Defense (50), returns 11 letterman 6 offensive 8 defensive starters with 14 letterman lost from a (5-5) team.  Overall Strength (offense ), Strengths on offense (receiver), Strengths on defense (linebacker ).  Notes from the Coach: Quarterback, 3 offensive lineman, and defensive line must develop quickly.
Denver City - Coach Terry Summers (30-24-0) at Denver City and (30-24-0) Overall, returns 14 letterman 4 offensive 4 defensive starters with 15 letterman lost from a (4-6) team. 
Idalou  - Coach Johnny Taylor (114-48-3) at Idalou and (114-48-3) Overall, Offense (Multiple I - Spread), Defense (4-3), returns 13 letterman 4 offensive 4 defensive starters with 16 letterman lost from a (8-3) 2A Div. II Bi-district playoff team.  Overall Strength (defense), Strengths on offense (receiver), Strengths on defense (defensive line, linebacker).  Notes from the Coach: We have several players who got good experience last year because of all the injuries we had.  If they can build on that and others add in at running back and secondary, we should be better than we have at the end of the season.
Lubbock Roosevelt - Coach Shane Lothman, returns 9 letterman 5 offensive 4 defensive starters with 15 letterman lost from a (7-3) team. 
Post - Coach Tim James (6-5-0) at Post and (45-46-0) Overall, Offense (Veer), Defense (5-2), returns 12 letterman 4 offensive 6 defensive starters with 16 letterman lost from a (6-5) 2A Div. II Bi-district playoff team.  Overall Strength (defense), Strengths on defense (defensive line).  Notes from the Coach: We lost some great seniors from our 2003 football team.  We have had a great offseason and our speed and strength has really improved.  We also had some young players gain a lot of experience last year, so this should help them this year.
Shallowater  - Coach Keith Kitchens (128-67-5) at Shallowater and (128-67-5) Overall, returns 16 letterman 3 offensive 3 defensive starters with 19 letterman lost from a (12-2) 2A Div. I Semifinalist playoff team. 
Slaton  - Coach Eddie Kilmer (2-8-0) at Slaton and (2-8-0) Overall, Offense (Multiple), Defense (50), returns 10 letterman 7 offensive 7 defensive starters with 13 letterman lost from a (2-8) team.  Strengths on offense (quarterback, kicker), Strengths on defense (defensive line, defensive back).  Notes from the Coach:  Hope to competitive, our young kids gained great experience during 2003. Accountability and dependability should be the most improved areas.
Tahoka  - Coach Troy Hinds (14-36-0) at Tahoka and (14-36-0) Overall, Offense (I), Defense (5-2), returns 10 letterman 10 offensive 10 defensive starters with 4 letterman lost from a (0-10) team.  Overall Strength (defense), Strengths on offense (quarterback, receiver, offensive line), Strengths on defense (defensive line, cornerback, defensive back).  Notes from the Coach: I am very excited about this years team.  Last year was a big learning experience for most of the athletes.  Most of them never left the field for 1 play on both varsity and JV.  The experience should pay off.  Our off-season was successful and aggressive.  We are looking for our seniors to step up and lead the way.