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2004 season previews: District 14-4A
District 14-4A
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 14 (RL-OS-DS-LL) Rating Pop 2003 Record Reg ST ALL
a - Ennis (18-4-5-28) 177.36 1453 (12-1)(5-0) 2 7 28
b - Corsicana (25-4-5-12) 166.37 1437.5 (10-2)(4-1) 7 18 76
c - Lancaster (21-6-4-32) 136.86 1392 (3-7)(2-3) 28 123 464
Mabank (19-9-5-5) 134.72 915.5 (2-8)(0-5) 31 136 499
Red Oak (12-4-2-23) 130.14 1501 (3-7)(1-4) 42 181 604
Athens (8-3-3-15) 118.62 990 (1-9)(0-5) 49 215 773
a--Projected to go to the Div. I Quarters a - Lost 38-28 to Highland Park 4A Div. II Regional
b--Projected to go to Div. II Area b - Lost 42-14 to Texarkana Texas High 4A Div. I Regional
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 4A Top 10 Points   Jerry's 4A Top 10 Rating   Coaches Picks
1 La Marque (23) 435  1 Bay City (Div. II) 190.11   District 14
2 Ennis (12) 385  2 CC Calallen (Div. I) 184.85  1 Ennis
3 Highland Park (8) 313  3 Kilgore 184.24  2 Corsicana
4 Texarkana Texas High (2) 193  4 Highland Park 179.09  3 Lancaster
5 Bay City (2) 184  5 La Marque 178.70  4 Red Oak
6 Corpus Christi Calallen 168  6 Gregory-Portland 177.79  5 Athens
7 Brownwood 137  7 Ennis 177.36  6 Mabank
8 Texas City (2) 109  8 Kerrville Tivy 176.36   
9 Kilgore (1) 75  9 Texarkana Texas High 173.81   
10 Stephenville 74  10 Everman 171.49   
 
Season records over the past decade
District 14 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Yrs Rec Total %
Ennis (4-6) (2-8) (6-5) (10-3) (10-1) (12-3) (14-2) (16-0) (13-2) (12-1) 10 (99-31-0) 0.76
Corsicana (11-4) (11-1) (7-4) (12-3) (7-3) (8-3) (9-4) (8-5) (5-6) (10-2) 10 (88-35-0) 0.72
Lancaster (7-4) (8-3) (7-4) (4-7) (8-3) (6-4) (8-5) (2-8) (0-10) (3-7) 10 (53-55-0) 0.49
Mabank (2-7-1) (1-8-1) (2-8) (6-4) (8-3) (3-7) (3-7) (5-6) (4-6) (2-8) 10 (36-64-2) 0.36
Athens (4-5-1) (5-5) (8-3) (2-8) (4-6) (0-10) (1-9) (5-5) (0-10) (1-9) 10 (30-70-1) 0.30
Red Oak (4-5-1) (0-10) (1-9) (3-7) (0-10) (4-6) (4-6) (1-9) (6-4) (3-7) 10 (26-73-1) 0.26
Team Outlook
Athens  - Coach Robert Ivey (1-9-0) at Athens and (22-24-0) Overall, returns 8 letterman 3 offensive 3 defensive starters with 15 letterman lost from a (1-9) team. 
Corsicana  - Coach Dave Henigan, returns 25 letterman 4 offensive 5 defensive starters with 12 letterman lost from a (10-2) 4A Div. I Regional playoff team.  Strengths on offense (receiver), Strengths on defense (defensive back).
Ennis - Coach Sam Harrell (99-31-0) at Ennis and (135-39-0) Overall, Offense (Spread), Defense (Split), returns 18 letterman 4 offensive 5 defensive starters with 28 letterman lost from a (12-1) 4A Div. II Regional playoff team.  Overall Strength (defense), Strengths on offense (running back), Strengths on defense (defensive line).  Notes from the Coach: Defense better be good.  First time in 4 years our receiving group is down.
Lancaster  - Coach Andrew Jackson (3-17-0) at Lancaster and (49-39-2) Overall, Offense (Multiple I), Defense (4-2-5), returns 21 letterman 6 offensive 4 defensive starters with 32 letterman lost from a (3-7) team.  Overall Strength (offense), Strengths on offense (offensive line), Strengths on defense (linebacker).  Notes from the Coach: Team had a chance to develop some younger players last year by playing 12 sophomores.  This year's team expects some of the same by playing 8 more sophomores.  Look for the Tigers to be more aggressive because of the youth instilled in the program, but very athletic.  This could be a break out year for what to look forward to in the future of Tiger football.
Mabank - Coach Jimmy Cantrell, returns 19 letterman 9 offensive 5 defensive starters with 5 letterman lost from a (2-8) team. 
Red Oak  - Coach Dewayne Osborne (22-44-0) at Red Oak and (80-90-3) Overall, Offense (Wing T), Defense (Split), returns 12 letterman 4 offensive 2 defensive starters with 23 letterman lost from a (3-7) team.  Strengths on defense (defensive back).  Notes from the Coach: Newcomer will be a (soph) RB Rodney Cooper.  Troy Elliot and Ryan CronKright will battle for the QB spot.  Aaron Moore is expected to step up at BD and WR.