Jerry's Texas High School Football Ratings
| Jerry's Texas High School Football Ratings | |
2004 Season www.TexasFootballRatings.com 2004 Season |
| 2004 season previews: District 7-3A |
| District 7-3A |
| 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 7 | (RL-OS-DS-LL) | Rating | Pop | 2003 Record | Reg | ST | ALL | Up or Down |
| a - Decatur | (33-5-5-22) | 152.26 | 877 | (10-2)(5-0) | 3 | 14 | 215 | |
| b - Bridgeport | (24-6-9-20) | 136.95 | 659 | (5-5)(2-3) | 14 | 66 | 462 | |
| c - Little Elm | (15-5-7-16) | 128.18 | 721 | (5-5)(1-4) | 19 | 103 | 633 | |
| Lake Worth | (15-3-6-20) | 122.77 | 583 | (3-7)(2-3) | 32 | 136 | 715 | |
| Fort Worth/RO Castleberry | (14-7-6-14) | 120.92 | 820 | (4-6)(3-4) | 36 | 146 | 746 | |
| Carrollton Ranchview | (NA-11-11-NA) | 117.74 | 722 | 37 | 159 | 782 | New |
| a--Projected to go to the Div. I Regional | a - Lost 27-21 to Vernon 3A Div. II Area |
| b--Projected to go to the Div. II Area | |
| c--Projected to go to the Div. II Bi-Dist |
| 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 3A Top 10 | Points | Jerry's 3A Top 10 | Rating | Coaches Picks | |||||
| 1 | Gainesville (14) | 181 | 1 | West Orange-Stark (Div. I) | 172.93 | District 7 | |||
| 2 | Atlanta (5) | 129 | 2 | Jasper (Div. II) | 172.24 | 1 | Decatur | ||
| 3 | West Orange-Stark (2) | 86 | 3 | Kennedale | 169.70 | 2 | Bridgeport | ||
| 4 | Jasper | 76 | 4 | Atlanta | 164.12 | 3 | Carrollton Ranchview | ||
| 5 | Vernon | 51 | 5 | Gainesville | 163.77 | 4 | Lake Worth | ||
| 6 | Abilene Wylie | 48 | 6 | Sinton | 161.79 | 5 | Little Elm | ||
| 7 | Marlin | 46 | 7 | La Grange | 156.99 | 6 | Fort Worth/RO Castleberry | ||
| 8 | Bellville | 37 | 8 | Sealy | 155.71 | ||||
| 9 | Gilmer (1) | 30 | 9 | Gilmer | 155.47 | ||||
| 10 | Decatur | 29 | 10 | Bellville | 154.55 |
| Season records over the past decade |
| District 7 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | Yrs | Rec Total | % |
| Bridgeport | (3-7) | (4-5-1) | (10-2) | (8-4) | (8-3) | (4-7) | (6-5) | (9-6) | (8-3) | (5-5) | 10 | (65-47-1) | 0.58 |
| Lake Worth | (5-5) | (1-9) | (6-3-1) | (8-2) | (7-3) | (9-3) | (10-3) | (10-1) | (2-8) | (3-7) | 10 | (61-44-1) | 0.58 |
| Decatur | (3-7-1) | (4-6) | (2-8) | (4-6) | (3-6) | (3-7) | (7-3) | (5-5) | (12-1) | (10-2) | 10 | (53-51-1) | 0.51 |
| Little Elm | (4-5-1) | (2-8) | (6-4) | (2-8) | (2-8) | (4-6) | (4-6) | (4-6) | (2-8) | (5-5) | 10 | (35-64-1) | 0.35 |
| Fort Worth/RO Castleberry | (6-5) | (5-5-1) | (2-7) | (4-5) | (2-8) | (0-10) | (3-7) | (3-7) | (5-5) | (4-6) | 10 | (34-65-1) | 0.34 |
| Carrollton Ranchview | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | 0 | (0-0-0) | 0.00 |
| Team Outlook |
| Bridgeport - Coach Danny Henson (76-49-1) at Bridgeport and (76-49-1) Overall, returns 24 letterman 6 offensive 9 defensive starters with 20 letterman lost from a (5-5) team. |
| Carrollton Ranchview - Coach Bill Persinger (0-0-0) at Carrollton Ranchview and (80-47-2) Overall, Offense (Spread), Defense (5-2), returns 11 offensive 11 defensive starters from a (0-0) team. Overall Strength (offense), Strengths on offense (quarterback, running back, receiver), Strengths on defense (linebacker, defensive back). Notes from the Coach: We are young and have no seniors. It will be up hill battle. We have a good fit for district play. We are very excited about the upcoming challenges. We look forward to our first varsity season. |
| Decatur - Coach Kyle Story (37-18-0) at Decatur and (37-18-0) Overall, Offense (Spread - I back), Defense (Multiple 4-3), returns 33 letterman 5 offensive 5 defensive starters with 22 letterman lost from a (10-2) 3A Div. II Area playoff team. Overall Strength (both offense and defense), Strengths on offense (quarterback, receiver), Strengths on defense (defensive line, linebacker). Notes from the Coach: Our younger players will have to step up into some key roles and be big time play makers. |
| Fort Worth/RO Castleberry - Coach John Speed, returns 14 letterman 7 offensive 6 defensive starters with 14 letterman lost from a (4-6) team. |
| Lake Worth - Coach Percy Whitmire (55-30-1) at Lake Worth and (100-69-3) Overall, returns 15 letterman 3 offensive 6 defensive starters with 20 letterman lost from a (3-7) team. |
| Little Elm - Coach Mike Beasley (22-38-0) at Little Elm and (22-38-0) Overall, Offense (Spread), Defense (4-3), returns 15 letterman 5 offensive 7 defensive starters with 16 letterman lost from a (5-5) team. Overall Strength (defense), Strengths on offense (running back, offensive line), Strengths on defense (linebacker). Notes from the Coach: Offensive line should improve. Returning RB Adam Brohn was on way to a 1,000 yard season before an ankle injury. Need solid play at QB and receiver. Defense lacks size but is active. 2 returning LB'ers and 3 secondary players should be basis of defensive strength. Must find MLB to build on. |