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2005 season previews: District 13-3A
District 13-3A
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 13 Record (RL-OS-DS-LL) Rating  Pop 2004 Record Reg State O'ALL Playoff
a--Gilmer (10-0) (4-0) (13-2-2-26) 160.73 629 (16-0) (4-0) 2 10 214 24
b--Pittsburg (6-4) (3-1) (22-7-7-15) 143.06 628 (4-7) (3-1) 10 50 481 18
c--Gladewater (3-7) (2-2) (19-8-7-16) 136.21 632 (4-7) (2-2) 23 93 582 18
Mineola (3-7) (1-3) (16-8-8-8) 130.90 426 (4-6) (1-3) 31 136 675 15
Gladewater Sabine (1-9) (0-4) (18-9-7-11) 125.59 404 (2-8) (0-4) 41 163 749 4
a--Projected to go to the Div. II Quarters a--Beat Jasper 49-47 for the Div. II State Championship
b--Projected to go to the Div. II Bi-District b--Div. II Bi-District, lost 17-14 to Daingerfield
c--Projected to go to the Div. I Bi-District c--Div. I Bi-District, lost 40-6 to Texarkana Liberty-Eylau
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 13
2 Cuero (5) 148  2 Cuero 170.04  1 Pittsburg
3 Gilmer  (6) 129  3 Marlin 169.53  2 Gilmer
4 Abilene Wylie  (2) 117  4 West Orange-Stark  (Div. I) 166.89  3 Gladewater
5 West Orange-Stark 86  5 Sweetwater 165.64  4 Mineola
6 Gainesville 58  6 Tatum 163.93  5 Gladewater Sabine
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 13 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Years Total
Gilmer (4-5-1) (5-5) (7-3) (5-5) (5-5) (6-4) (8-3) (8-3) (13-1) (16-0) 10 (77-34-1)
Gladewater (7-2-1) (6-5) (1-9) (3-7) (5-5) (9-4) (12-2) (7-4) (2-8) (4-7) 10 (56-53-1)
Pittsburg (4-6) (9-1-1) (5-6) (8-3) (7-4) (8-3) (3-7) (3-7) (4-6) (4-7) 10 (55-50-1)
Gladewater Sabine (2-8) (1-8) (3-7) (4-6) (3-7) (2-8) (1-9) (6-4) (2-8) (2-8) 10 (26-73-0)
Mineola (4-5-1) (2-8) (0-0) (0-10) (2-8) (0-10) (4-7) (4-6) (3-7) (4-6) 9 (23-67-1)
Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years
Team Playoff Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year
Gilmer 24 1980 1981 1984 1985 1990 1991 2001 2002 2003 2004
Gladewater 18 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1996 2000 2001 2002 2004
Pittsburg 18 1984 1985 1986 1987 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2004
Mineola 15 1949 1950 1962 1965 1966 1985 1986 1988 1989 2001
Gladewater Sabine 4 1949 1952 1953 1985      
Team Outlook

Pittsburg Pirates (Black, Gold) - Head Coach Terry Waldrep - (4-7-0) @ Pittsburg and  (21-31-0) Overall, Offense (Multiple I), Defense (4-3), returns 22 letterman 7 offensive 7 defensive starters with 15 letterman lost from a (4-7) Div. II Bi-District playoff team.   Pittsburg returns (9) All-District player.  JV Record (7-3).  Overall Strength - offense, Offensive strength - offensive line, Defensive strength - defensive back.  Notes from the Coach: More experienced team with a stronger offensive line.  We need to replace some defensive starters, but have a good nucleus returning with 12 juniors, 9 sophomores, and 1 freshman off of last year’s team.

 

Gladewater Bears (Orange, Black) - Head Coach David Husmann -  (43-36-0) @ Gladewater and  (182-67-1) Overall, Offense (Spread / Split Pro), Defense (Odd), returns 19 letterman 8 offensive 7 defensive starters with 16 letterman lost from a (4-7) Div. I Bi-District playoff team.  Notes from the Coach: Young offensive line - some experience. Guard Nick Clipton, tackles Jason Prince and Dwight Johnson are keys.

 

Gilmer Buckeyes (Black, Orange) - Head Coach Jeff Traylor -  (51-11-0) @ Gilmer and  (51-11-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 13 letterman 2 offensive 2 defensive starters with 26 letterman lost from a (16-0) Div. II State Championship team.  Gilmer returns (1) 1st All-District player.

Gladewater Sabine Cardinals (Royal, Red) - Head Coach Greg Anderson - (0-0-0) @ Gladewater Sabine and (0-0-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 18 letterman 9 offensive 7 defensive starters with 11 letterman lost from a (2-8) team. 

Mineola Yellow Jackets (Orange, White) - Head Coach Sean Lorance -  (7-13-0) @ Mineola and  (18-32-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 16 letterman 8 offensive 8 defensive starters with 8 letterman lost from a (4-6) team.