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2005 season previews: District 12-1A
District 12-1A
Preseason projection:
(2005 Overall and District Record  prediction, 2005 returning letterman, offensive and defensive starters, letterman lost, 2005 preseason rating, school's population, last year's 2004 overall and district record, and preseason regional, state, and overall rankings, and each teams total playoff appearances.) 
District 12 Record (RL-OS-DS-LL) Rating  Pop 2004 Record Reg State O'ALL Playoff
a--Irion County (7-3) (5-0) (12-5-5-12) 117.44 122 (10-1) (5-0) 6 24 843 6
b--Menard (6-4) (4-1) (19-9-8-5) 111.18 126 (2-8) (0-5) 10 44 929 18
c--Rankin (7-3) (3-2) (14-5-6-6) 109.07 91 (6-5) (4-1) 15 55 954 22
Christoval (6-4) (2-3) (13-9-10-4) 107.87 133 (4-6) (2-3) 19 67 970 21
Eden (3-7) (1-4) (9-5-8-8) 99.35 98 (7-3) (3-2) 29 111 1048 24
Miles (0-10) (0-5) (19-4-5-12) 88.10 154 (1-9) (1-4) 36 149 1101 13
a--Projected to go to the Area a--Area, lost 21-0 to Haskell
b--Projected to go to the Area c--Area, lost 38-0 to Albany
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 1A Top 10 Points   Jerry's 1A Top 10 Rating   Coaches Picks
1 Shiner  (10) 140  1 Big Sandy (Champ) 144.42   District 12
2 Windthorst  (2) 100  2 Windthorst 143.52  1 Irion County
3 Stratford  (1) 68  3 Chilton 143.07  2 Menard
4 Big Sandy  (1) 53  4 Sunray 133.36  3 Christoval
5 Chilton  (1) 51  5 Normangee 131.91  4 Rankin
6 Goldthwaite 33  6 Stratford 130.47  5 Eden
7 Sunray 32  7 Quanah 128.57  6 Miles
8 Haskell 25  8 Groveton 128.47    
9 Albany 24  9 Shiner 128.15    
10 Axtell 23  10 Haskell 128.13    
Season records over the past decade
District 12 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Years Total
Menard (6-4-1) (8-4) (10-2) (11-2) (8-3) (7-3) (11-2) (6-4) (6-5) (2-8) 10 (75-37-1)
Rankin (9-3) (4-7) (9-2) (4-6) (10-3) (11-1) (7-3) (4-6) (3-7) (6-5) 10 (67-43-0)
Irion County (5-4-1) (7-3) (9-2) (6-4) (3-7) (2-8) (5-5) (6-5) (5-5) (10-1) 10 (58-44-1)
Christoval (0-10) (0-10) (2-8) (4-6) (5-5) (7-4) (9-2) (9-2) (2-8) (4-6) 10 (42-61-0)
Eden (5-5) (1-9) (5-5) (4-6) (7-3) (0-10) (2-8) (5-5) (4-6) (7-3) 10 (40-60-0)
Miles (1-9) (3-7) (3-7) (3-7) (7-3) (9-2) (4-6) (4-6) (2-8) (1-9) 10 (37-64-0)
Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years
Team Playoff Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year
Eden 24 1966 1977 1982 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Rankin 22 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2004
Christoval 21 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 2000 2001 2002
Menard 18 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2003
Miles 13 1963 1964 1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1974 1975 2000
Irion County 6 1971 1985 1986 1997 2002 2004    
Team Outlook

Eden Bulldogs (Blue, White) - Head Coach Donnie Jackson - (7-3-0) @ Eden and (7-3-0) Overall, Offense (I), Defense (5-2), returns 9 letterman 5 offensive 8 defensive starters with 8 letterman lost from a (7-3) team.  Eden returns (1) 1st All-District player.  JV Record (6-2).  Overall Strength - defense, Offensive strength - receiver, Defensive strength - defensive line, cornerback.

 

Menard Yellow Jackets (Black, Gold) - Head Coach Wayne Poehls -  (2-8-0) @ Menard and  (2-8-0) Overall, Offense (Multiple), Defense (Split 6), returns 19 letterman 9 offensive 8 defensive starters with 5 letterman lost from a (2-8) team.  Menard returns (6) 1st All-District players.  JV Record (2-7).  Overall Strength - offense, Offensive strength - quarterback, receiver, Defensive strength - linebacker, defensive back.  Notes from the Coach: We should be more experienced than last year's team and more knowledgeable of our offensive scheme.

 

Irion County Hornets (Purple, White) - Head Coach Rob Bird -  (26-16-0) @ Irion County and  (26-16-0) Overall, Offense (I / Spread), Defense (50), returns 12 letterman 5 offensive 5 defensive starters with 12 letterman lost from a (10-1) Area playoff team.  Irion County returns (6) 1st All-District players.  JV Record (7-3).  Offensive strength - offensive line, Defensive strength - defensive line, defensive back. 

 

Christoval Cougars (Red, White) - Head Coach Bryan Green -  (6-14-0) @ Christoval and  (18-21-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 13 letterman 9 offensive 10 defensive starters with 4 letterman lost from a (4-6) team.  Christoval returns (1) 3rd All-State DB, and (2) 1st All-District players.

Miles Bulldogs (Red, White) - Head Coach Charlie McMath -  (1-9-0) @ Miles and  (1-9-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 19 letterman 4 offensive 5 defensive starters with 12 letterman lost from a (1-9) team. 

Rankin Red Devils (Maroon, White) - Head Coach Perry Graves -  (13-18-0) @ Rankin and  (33-58-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 14 letterman 5 offensive 6 defensive starters with 6 letterman lost from a (6-5) Area playoff team.  Rankin returns (1) 1st All-District player.