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2004 season previews: District 3-4A
District 3-4A
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 3 (RL-OS-DS-LL) Rating Pop 2003 Record Reg ST ALL
a - Amarillo Palo Duro (20-7-4-NA) 159.51 1897 (8-4)(5-1) 7 36 137
b - Pampa (14-3-7-16) 157.09 994 (11-2)(5-1) 8 45 153
c - Hereford (16-5-6-25) 141.25 1141 (4-6)(2-4) 26 105 392
Canyon Randall (14-1-1-41) 140.57 1488 (7-3)(3-3) 27 106 400
Dumas (16-6-6-17) 134.76 1137 (3-7)(1-5) 34 135 497
Amarillo Caprock (23-7-6-14) 128.77 1609 (0-10)(0-6) 48 189 625
a--Projected to go to the Div. I Regional a - Lost 20-7  to EP Riverside 4A Div. I Regional
b--Projected to go to Div.  II Regional b - Lost 23-22 to Aledo 4A Div. II 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 3
2 Ennis (12) 385  2 Corpus Christi Calallen (Div. I) 184.85  1 Amarillo Palo Duro
3 Highland Park (8) 313  3 Kilgore 184.24  2 Pampa
4 Texarkana Texas High (2) 193  4 Highland Park 179.09  3 Canyon Randall
5 Bay City (2) 184  5 La Marque 178.70  4 Hereford
6 Corpus Christi Calallen 168  6 Gregory-Portland 177.79  5 Dumas
7 Brownwood 137  7 Ennis 177.36  6 Amarillo Caprock
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 3 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Yrs Rec Total %
Pampa (7-2-1) (10-2) (10-3) (4-5) (10-3) (5-6) (6-4) (7-4) (9-4) (11-2) 10 (79-35-1) 0.69
Hereford (5-5) (3-6-1) (3-6) (2-8) (8-3) (13-2) (9-2) (8-3) (3-7) (4-6) 10 (58-48-1) 0.55
Canyon Randall (10-1-1) (0-0) (2-8) (10-4) (4-6) (2-8) (4-6) (7-3) (9-2) (7-3) 9 (55-41-1) 0.57
Dumas (3-7) (3-7) (10-2) (10-1) (3-7) (4-6) (6-4) (3-7) (3-6) (3-7) 10 (48-54-0) 0.47
Amarillo Palo Duro (2-7) (0-9) (3-7) (2-8) (1-9) (0-10) (3-7) (11-2) (6-4) (8-4) 10 (36-67-0) 0.35
Amarillo Caprock (1-9) (1-9) (3-7) (4-5) (1-9) (3-7) (4-6) (1-9) (0-10) (0-10) 10 (18-81-0) 0.18
Team Outlook
Amarillo Caprock  - Coach Gerald Nipp (0-16-0) at Amarillo Caprock and (0-16-0) Overall, Offense (Pro / One Back), Defense (4-3), returns 23 letterman 7 offensive 6 defensive starters with 14 letterman lost from a (0-10) team.  Overall Strength (offense), Strengths on offense (quarterback, running back), Strengths on defense (linebacker, cornerback).  Notes from the Coach: We should put a better team on the field hungry for a win.  We have a lot of excitement and have had a good off-season.
Amarillo Palo Duro  - Coach Steve Parr (28-28-0) at Amarillo Palo Duro and (103-97-4) Overall, Offense (Multiple), Defense (Split), returns 20 letterman 7 offensive 4 defensive starters from a (8-4) 4A Div. I Regional playoff team.  Overall Strength (offense), Strengths on defense (cornerback, defensive back).  Notes from the Coach: Need to replace key offensive linemen and defensive linemen. Skill positions in good shape on both sides of the ball.  Development of our linebackers a key to our success.  Overall team speed good, must develop depth.
Canyon Randall - Coach Alan Cornelius (75-53-1) at Canyon Randall and (133-74-2) Overall, returns 14 letterman 1 offensive 1 defensive starters with 41 letterman lost from a (7-3) team. 
Dumas  - Coach Mike Washburn (3-7-0) at Dumas and (15-19-0) Overall, Offense (Spread Wing), Defense (Multiple), returns 16 letterman 6 offensive 6 defensive starters with 17 letterman lost from a (3-7) team.  Overall Strength (offense), Strengths on offense (running back), Strengths on defense (defensive back).  Notes from the Coach: Defense must improve and the OL must continue to improve.
Hereford  - Coach Don DeLozier (4-6-0) at Hereford and (4-6-0) Overall, Offense (Multiple), Defense (52), returns 16 letterman 5 offensive 6 defensive starters with 25 letterman lost from a (4-6) team.  Overall Strength (defense), Strengths on offense (quarterback), Strengths on defense (defensive back).  Notes from the Coach: We will have to mature quickly and depend on several young and inexperienced players. 
Pampa  - Coach Heath Parker (11-2-0) at Pampa and (11-2-0) Overall, Offense (Spread), Defense (4-3), returns 14 letterman 3 offensive 7 defensive starters with 16 letterman lost from a (11-2) 4A Div. II Regional playoff team.  Overall Strength (defense), Strengths on offense (offensive line, kicker), Strengths on defense (defensive line, linebacker).