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2005 season previews: District 11-3A
District 11-3A
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 11 Record (RL-OS-DS-LL) Rating  Pop 2004 Record Reg State O'ALL Playoff
a--Mount Vernon (8-2) (4-0) (23-4-7-14) 147.84 459 (8-4) (4-0) 6 33 413 24
b--Commerce (8-2) (3-1) (14-6-8-9) 146.89 540 (6-5) (2-2) 7 35 429 25
c--Emory Rains (4-5) (2-2) (15-7-9-8) 133.23 457 (2-7) (1-3) 30 129 652 7
Quinlan Ford (1-8) (1-3) (17-4-3-18) 130.47 874 (4-6) (2-2) 32 138 679 7
Winnsboro (1-9) (0-4) (7-2-3-16) 128.46 433 (5-5) (1-3) 38 153 707 11
a--Projected to go to the Div. II Regional a--Div. II Area, lost 35-17 to Dallas Madison
b--Projected to go to the Div. I Regional b--Div. II Bi-District, lost 49-21 to Wills Point
c--Projected to go to the Div. II Bi-District d--Div. I Bi-District, lost 43-13 to Kaufman
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 3A Top 10 Points   Jerry's 3A Top 10 Rating   Coaches Picks
1 Jasper  (6) 168  1 Jasper  (Div. II) 171.74   District 11
2 Cuero (5) 148  2 Cuero 170.04  1 Commerce
3 Gilmer  (6) 129  3 Marlin 169.53  2 Mount Vernon
4 Abilene Wylie  (2) 117  4 West Orange-Stark  (Div. I) 166.89  3 Emory Rains
5 West Orange-Stark 86  5 Sweetwater 165.64  4 Quinlan Ford
6 Gainesville 58  6 Tatum 163.93  5 Winnsboro
7 Marlin 53  7 Sinton 163.59    
8 Liberty Hill  (1) 50  8 Devine 161.71    
9 Decatur 40  9 Gainesville 161.19    
10 Sinton 40  10 Gilmer 160.73    
Season records over the past decade
District 11 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Years Total
Commerce (13-2-1) (8-3-1) (15-1) (11-2) (16-0) (13-1) (14-2) (9-3) (7-4) (6-5) 10 (112-23-2)
Mount Vernon (4-5-1) (7-4) (8-3) (7-3) (2-8) (7-4) (7-4) (9-2) (5-6) (8-4) 10 (64-43-1)
Winnsboro (2-8) (6-4) (8-2) (5-5) (7-4) (5-6) (10-3) (6-4) (7-3) (5-5) 10 (61-44-0)
Quinlan Ford (9-3) (3-7) (0-10) (0-10) (4-6) (6-5) (2-8) (9-2) (9-2) (4-6) 10 (46-59-0)
Emory Rains (3-7) (2-8) (0-10) (2-8) (8-4) (5-5) (6-4) (3-7) (2-8) (2-7) 10 (33-68-0)
Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years
Team Playoff Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year
Commerce 25 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Mount Vernon 24 1990 1991 1993 1996 1997 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Winnsboro 11 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1978 1982 1999 2000 2001
Emory Rains 7 1962 1963 1969 1991 1992 1994 1999   
Quinlan Ford 7 1979 1994 1995 2000 2002 2003 2004   
Team Outlook

Emory Rains Wildcats (Royal, White) - Head Coach Ken Little -  (4-15-0) @ Emory Rains and  (61-82-3) Overall, Offense (Wing T), Defense (50), returns 15 letterman 7 offensive 9 defensive starters with 8 letterman lost from a (2-7) team.  ER returns (3) 1st All-District players.  JV record (3-7), Freshman record (5-5).  Overall Strength - both offense and defense, Offensive strength - quarterback, running back, offensive line, Defensive strength - linebacker, defensive back. 

 

Commerce Tigers (Orange, Black) - Head Coach Bill Draughn -  (6-5-0) @ Commerce and  (6-5-0) Overall, Offense (Pro I), Defense (50), returns 14 letterman 6 offensive 8 defensive starters with 9 letterman lost from a (6-5) Div. II Bi-District playoff team.  Commerce returns (3) 1st All-District players.  JV record (7-3), Freshman record (6-4).  Offensive strength - quarterback, running back, Defensive strength - defensive line, defensive back. 

 

Quinlan Ford Panthers (Red, Blue, White) - Head Coach Derek Alford - (0-0-0) @ Quinlan Ford and (0-0-0) Overall, Offense (wing T), Defense (NA), returns 17 letterman 4 offensive 3 defensive starters with 18 letterman lost from a (4-6) Div. I Bi-District playoff team.   Ford returns (1) 1st All-District player.  Overall Strength - defense, Offensive strength - offensive line, Defensive strength - defensive line, linebacker.   Notes from the Coach: We are very young, but talented up front.  We will have to develop a QB.

 

Mount Vernon Tigers (Purple, White) - Head Coach Dickey Meeks -  (36-20-0) @ Mount Vernon and  (98-77-4) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 23 letterman 4 offensive 7 defensive starters with 14 letterman lost from a (8-4) Div. II Area playoff team.  Mount Vernon returns (1) 2nd All-State OL, (1) 3rd All-State KR, and (4) 1st All-District players.

Winnsboro Red Raiders (Red, White) - Head Coach Steve Pinnell -  (39-26-0) @ Winnsboro and  (39-26-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 7 letterman 2 offensive 3 defensive starters with 16 letterman lost from a (5-5) team.  Winnsboro returns (1) 1st All-District player.