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2005 season previews: District 15-3A
District 15-3A
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 15 Record (RL-OS-DS-LL) Rating  Pop 2004 Record Reg State O'ALL Playoff
a--Canton (9-1) (5-0) (15-5-6-13) 140.97 518 (8-2) (3-2) 13 64 520 4
b--Tyler/CH Chapel Hill (6-4) (4-1) (18-3-9-12) 140.89 888 (6-5) (3-2) 15 67 524 7
c--Van (7-3) (3-2) (9-4-3-21) 137.64 675 (8-3) (4-1) 20 83 566 23
d--Lindale (2-8) (2-3) (10-2-2-27) 136.47 857 (5-6) (3-2) 22 88 575 12
Brownsboro (3-7) (1-4) (34-10-11-1) 135.80 809 (2-8) (0-5) 24 103 595 15
Bullard (0-10) (0-5) (10-5-6-14) 125.71 462 (4-6) (2-3) 40 161 746 4
a--Projected to go to the Div. II Area b--Div. I Bi-District, lost 35-0 to Center
b--Projected to go to the Div. I Bi-District c--Div. II Bi-District, lost 58-28 to Longview Spring Hill
c--Projected to go to the Div. II Bi-District d--Div. II Bi-District, lost 28-14 to Tatum
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 15
2 Cuero (5) 148  2 Cuero 170.04  1 Tyler/CH Chapel Hill
3 Gilmer  (6) 129  3 Marlin 169.53  2 Canton
4 Abilene Wylie  (2) 117  4 West Orange-Stark  (Div. I) 166.89  3 Brownsboro
5 West Orange-Stark 86  5 Sweetwater 165.64  4 Lindale
6 Gainesville 58  6 Tatum 163.93  5 Van
7 Marlin 53  7 Sinton 163.59  6 Bullard
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 15 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Years Total
Lindale (6-3-1) (4-6) (4-6) (5-6) (9-3) (10-2) (9-3) (5-6) (7-4) (5-6) 10 (64-45-1)
Van (7-3) (10-2-1) (7-3) (3-8) (1-9) (0-10) (1-9) (5-6) (10-2) (8-3) 10 (52-55-1)
Canton (1-9) (2-8) (4-6) (8-3) (5-5) (6-4) (5-5) (3-7) (8-4) (8-2) 10 (50-53-0)
Brownsboro (7-5) (3-7) (8-4) (6-5) (7-5) (7-5) (1-9) (4-7) (4-6) (2-8) 10 (49-61-0)
Tyler/CH Chapel Hill (9-3) (4-7) (3-7) (0-10) (1-9) (4-6) (5-5) (2-8) (5-5) (6-5) 10 (39-65-0)
Bullard (0-10) (0-10) (6-4) (3-6) (4-6) (1-9) (6-4) (3-7) (5-5) (4-6) 10 (32-67-0)
Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years
Team Playoff Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year
Van 23 1983 1984 1985 1992 1993 1996 1998 2002 2003 2004
Brownsboro 15 1987 1989 1992 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002
Lindale 12 1986 1987 1995 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Tyler/CH Chapel Hill 7 1969 1988 1989 1991 1995 1996 2004   
Bullard 4 1990 1991 1992 1993      
Canton 4 1953 1964 1998 2003      
Team Outlook

Bullard Panthers (Red, Blue, White) - Head Coach Rex Sharp - (4-6-0) @ Bullard and (11-18-0) Overall, Offense (Multiple I), Defense (4-3), returns “NA” letterman “NA” offensive “NA” defensive starters with “NA” letterman lost from a (4-6) team.   Bullard returns (2) 1st All-District players.  JV record (6-4), Freshman record (6-4).  Overall Strength - defense, Offensive strength - offensive line, Defensive strength - defensive line.  Notes from the Coach: Stronger; physically and mentally.  Offensive and defensive lines will be best areas for us.  Ball control and play with a "swarming" defense. 

 

Brownsboro Bears (Blue, Gold) - Head Coach John Settle -  (6-14-0) @ Brownsboro and  (6-14-0) Overall, Offense (Spread Option), Defense (5-3), returns 34 letterman 10 offensive 11 defensive starters with 1 letterman lost from a (2-8) team.   Brownsboro returns (3) 1st All-District players.  JV Record (4-6) Freshman Record (2-8).  Overall Strength - offense, Offensive strength - offensive line, Defensive strength - defensive line.  Notes from the Coach: We played last year with only 1 senior.  We will be much improved over last year.  Our offensive line has a chance to be very good.  If we can improve defensively, we should compete for a playoff spot in a very tough 15-AAA.

 

Lindale Eagles (Blue, White) - Head Coach Greg Owens -  (54-36-0) @ Lindale and  (54-36-0) Overall, Offense (Spread), Defense (4-3), returns 10 letterman 2 offensive 2 defensive starters with 27 letterman lost from a (5-6) Div. II Bi-District playoff team.  Lindale returns (2) 1st All-District players.

 

Canton Eagles (Green, White) - Head Coach Gary Joe Kinne -  (16-6-0) @ Canton and  (16-6-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 15 letterman 5 offensive 6 defensive starters with 13 letterman lost from a (8-2) team.  Canton returns (2) 1st All-District players.

Tyler/CH Chapel Hill Bulldogs (Blue, Gold) - Head Coach Phil Castles -  (0-0-0) @ Tyler/CH Chapel Hill and  (28-9-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 18 letterman 3 offensive 9 defensive starters with 12 letterman lost from a (6-5) Div. I Bi-District playoff team.  Chapel Hill returns (4) 1st All-District players.