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2005 season previews: District 24-2A
District 24-2A
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 24 Record (RL-OS-DS-LL) Rating  Pop 2004 Record Reg State O'ALL Playoff
a--Newton (8-2) (5-0) (22-7-8-13) 163.68 366 (11-3) (5-0) 1 1 159 30
b--Winnie East Chambers (8-2) (4-1) (14-4-3-20) 126.10 327 (10-2) (4-1) 17 67 742 16
c--Saratoga West Hardin (7-3) (3-2) (12-5-6-9) 121.99 221 (6-5) (3-2) 25 95 793 7
Hardin (5-5) (2-3) (20-6-5-11) 115.61 384 (4-6) (2-3) 36 144 872 5
Deweyville (4-6) (1-4) (18-8-9-5) 114.34 220 (2-8) (0-5) 39 150 884 5
Kountze (0-10) (0-5) (12-2-5-14) 104.60 377 (3-7) (1-4) 54 202 1005 6
a--Projected to Win the Div. I State Championship a--Div. I State Finals, lost 17-14 to Boyd
b--Projected to go to the Div. II Area b--Div. II Area, lost 49-12 to Mart
c--Projected to go to the Div. II Bi-District c--Div. II Bi-District, lost 20-7 to Corrigan-Camden
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 2A Top 10 Points Jerry's 2A Top 10 Rating Coaches Picks
1 Celina  (10) 177 1 Newton  (Div. I) 163.68 District 24
2 Newton  (10) 164 2 Omaha/Naples Paul Pewitt  (Div. II) 161.76 1 Newton
3 Boyd 94 3 Celina 161.23 2 Saratoga West Hardin
4 Crawford 92 4 Troup 161.09 3 Winnie East Chambers
5 Troup 77 5 Pattison Brookshire Royal 159.41 4 Hardin
6 Pattison Brookshire Royal 74 6 Canadian 158.42 5 Deweyville
7 Mart  (2) 68 7 Mart 158.35 6 Kountze
8 Rogers 56 8 Lexington 149.65  
9 Omaha/Naples Paul Pewitt  (2) 54 9 Refugio 147.68  
10 Garrison 50 10 Colorado City 147.42  
Season records over the past decade
District 24 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Years Total
Newton (9-2-1) (9-3) (9-3) (14-1) (11-2) (8-5) (11-3) (10-1) (10-2) (11-3) 10 (102-25-1)
Winnie East Chambers (6-5) (11-1) (9-2) (10-2) (8-4) (8-3) (8-3) (5-5) (6-4) (10-2) 10 (81-31-0)
Saratoga West Hardin (1-9) (4-6) (0-9) (2-8) (2-8) (4-6) (4-6) (7-3) (8-2) (6-5) 10 (38-62-0)
Hardin (3-7) (1-8) (1-9) (2-8) (2-8) (8-3) (8-3) (6-5) (3-7) (4-6) 10 (38-64-0)
Deweyville (4-6) (8-3) (4-6) (1-9) (3-7) (2-7) (4-6) (4-6) (4-6) (2-8) 10 (36-64-0)
Kountze (4-6) (7-3) (1-9) (3-7) (3-7) (2-8) (2-8) (2-8) (2-8) (3-7) 10 (29-71-0)
Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years
Team Playoff Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year
Newton 30 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Winnie East Chambers 16 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Saratoga West Hardin 7 1984 1986 1987 1992 2002 2003 2004   
Kountze 6 1946 1947 1948 1960 1967 1973    
Deweyville 5 1980 1981 1982 1985 1996     
Hardin 5 1974 1983 2000 2001 2002     
Team Outlook

Newton Eagles (Purple, White) - Head Coach Curtis Barbay -  (263-83-6) @ Newton and  (263-83-6) Overall, Offense (Multi Wing T), Defense (7-Diamond), returns 22 letterman 6 offensive 7 defensive starters with 13 letterman lost from a (11-3) Div. I State Finals team.   Newton returns (1) 1st All-State LB and (11) 1st All-District players.  JV Record (7-2).  Overall Strength - defense, Offensive strength - running back, receiver, Defensive strength - defensive line, linebacker, cornerback.  Notes from the Coach: We should be ok.  We have a lot coming back on defense, and we have a 2000 yd rusher returning on offense.  As always, depth will be a problem and we must find a couple of lineman on offense.

 

Deweyville Pirates (Red, White) - Head Coach Open - (0-0-0) @ Deweyville and (0-0-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 18 letterman 8 offensive 9 defensive starters with 5 letterman lost from a (2-8) team.  Deweyville returns (2) 1st All-District players.

Hardin Hornets (Blue, Gold) - Head Coach Mike Morgan -  (7-13-0) @ Hardin and  (122-83-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 20 letterman 6 offensive 5 defensive starters with 11 letterman lost from a (4-6) team.  Hardin returns (1) 1st All-District player.

Kountze Lions (Red, Black) - Head Coach Stan Hodges - (0-0-0) @ Kountze and (0-0-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 12 letterman 2 offensive 5 defensive starters with 14 letterman lost from a (3-7) team. 

Saratoga West Hardin Oilers (Navy, Gold) - Head Coach Dave Westfall - (0-0-0) @ Saratoga West Hardin and (0-0-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 12 letterman 5 offensive 6 defensive starters with 9 letterman lost from a (6-5) Div. II Bi-District team.  West Hardin returns (3) 1st