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2005 season previews: District 22-1A
District 22-1A
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 22 Record (RL-OS-DS-LL) Rating  Pop 2004 Record Reg State O'ALL Playoff
a--Normangee (10-0) (5-0) (19-9-10-3) 131.91 181 (11-2) (4-1) 2 5 666 12
b--Groveton (7-3) (4-1) (15-7-8-6) 128.47 187 (9-4) (5-0) 3 8 706 37
Iola (8-2) (2-2) (NA-8-8-NA) 108.14 136 (6-4) (2-3) 14 61 964 10
Lovelady (3-7) (1-3) (27-6-6-14) 99.12 173 (5-5) (3-2) 31 116 1053 1
Oakwood (3-8) (1-4) (10-2-2-NA) 93.40 65 (1-9) (1-4) 36 140 1084 8
Apple Springs (1-4) (0-3) (\NA) 90.84 64 (0-10) (0-5) 37 141 1089 6
a--Projected to go to the Quarters a--Regional, lost 10-6  to Harleton
b--Projected to go to the Regional b--Regional, lost 24-21 to Big Sandy
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 22
2 Windthorst  (2) 100  2 Windthorst 143.52  1 Normangee
3 Stratford  (1) 68  3 Chilton 143.07  2 Groveton
4 Big Sandy  (1) 53  4 Sunray 133.36  3 Iola
5 Chilton  (1) 51  5 Normangee 131.91  4 Lovelady
6 Goldthwaite 33  6 Stratford 130.47  5 Apple Springs
7 Sunray 32  7 Quanah 128.57  6 Oakwood
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 22 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Years Total
Groveton (12-2) (15-1) (9-3) (4-6) (4-7) (4-6) (2-8) (7-4) (7-3) (9-4) 10 (73-44-0)
Iola (10-1) (5-5) (7-3) (9-5) (7-3) (7-3) (8-3) (2-8) (3-6-1) (6-4) 10 (64-41-1)
Oakwood (7-3) (5-5) (9-3) (6-5) (4-6) (7-3) (4-6) (8-2) (7-4) (1-9) 10 (58-46-0)
Normangee (3-7) (0-10) (7-4) (2-6) (3-6) (2-6) (4-5) (7-4) (8-3) (11-2) 10 (47-53-0)
Apple Springs (3-7) (2-8) (5-5) (8-2) (8-2) (2-8) (2-8) (3-4) (2-8) (0-10) 10 (35-62-0)
Lovelady (3-6-1) (1-9) (1-9) (0-10) (1-9) (2-8) (3-7) (6-4) (6-4) (5-5) 10 (28-71-1)
Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years
Team Playoff Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year
Groveton 37 1989 1990 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2002 2004
Normangee 12 1963 1964 1984 1987 1988 1989 1997 2002 2003 2004
Iola 10 1939 1960 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1998 1999 2001
Oakwood 8 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1997 1998 2003  
Apple Springs 6 1984 1985 1986 1988 1998 1999    
Lovelady 1 1979         
Team Outlook

Normangee Panthers (Green, White) - Head Coach Keith Thomas -  (36-28-0) @ Normangee and (64-40-0) Overall, Offense (Shot Gun), Defense (4-3), returns 19 letterman 9 offensive 10 defensive starters with 3 letterman lost from a (11-2) Regional playoff team.  Normangee Returns (1) 3rd All-State LB, and (9) 1st All-District players. JV Record (3-1).  Overall Strength - defense, Offensive strength - offensive line, Defensive strength - defensive line, linebacker.   Notes from the Coach: Going to be really good on defense.  We have 10 of 11 kids back.   The defense lead Brazos Valley.  The offense will be really strong on the offensive line.  We need a RB to step up.

 

Apple Springs Eagles (Blue, White) - Head Coach Brad Purvis -  (6-23-0) @ Apple Springs and  (6-23-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 0 letterman 0 offensive 0 defensive starters with 0 letterman lost from a (0-10) team. 

Groveton Indians (Red, White) - Head Coach Keith Thomas -  (0-0-0) @ Groveton and (64-40-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 15 letterman 7 offensive 8 defensive starters with 6 letterman lost from a (9-4) Regional playoff team.  Groveton returns (1) 3rd All-State RB, and (4) 1st All-District players.

Iola Bulldogs (Maroon, White) - Head Coach Randy McDougald -  (118-43-2) @ Iola and  (147-69-4) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns “NA” letterman 8 offensive 8 defensive starters with “NA” letterman lost from a (6-4) team.  Iola returns (5) 1st All-District players.

Lovelady Lions (Maroon, White) - Head Coach Kerry Therwhanger -  (11-9-0) @ Lovelady and  (11-9-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 27 letterman 6 offensive 6 defensive starters with 14 letterman lost from a (5-5) team.  Lovelady returns (4) 1st All-District players.

Oakwood Panthers (Royal, Gold) - Head Coach James McAlestar -  (1-9-0) @ Oakwood and  (1-9-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 10 letterman 2 offensive 2 defensive starters with 0 letterman lost from a (1-9) team.