| 2005 season previews: District 16-3A | | | District 16-3A | | 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 16 | Record | (RL-OS-DS-LL) | Rating | Pop | 2004 Record | Reg | State | O'ALL | Playoff | | a--Tatum | (10-0) (4-0) | (16-3-8-17) | 163.93 | 392 | (12-2) (4-0) | 1 | 6 | 155 | 22 | | b--Center | (9-1) (3-1) | (17-4-4-16) | 141.50 | 648 | (8-5) (2-2) | 12 | 57 | 508 | 24 | | c--Longview/SH Spring Hill | (7-3) (2-2) | (12-4-4-24) | 139.81 | 497 | (8-4) (2-2) | 18 | 74 | 545 | 15 | | Carthage | (2-8) (1-3) | (15-2-2-20) | 135.31 | 860 | (6-4) (2-2) | 25 | 105 | 604 | 22 | | White Oak | (1-9) (0-4) | (17-8-9-14) | 129.70 | 399 | (3-7) (0-4) | 36 | 145 | 692 | 27 |
| a--Projected to go to the Div. II Semis | a--Div. II Quarters, lost 60-35 to Gilmer | | b--Projected to go to the Div. I Regional | b--Div. I Quarters, lost 35-8 to Royse City | | c--Projected to go to the Div. II Bi-District | c--Div. II Area, lost 28-11 to Gilmer |
| 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 16 | | 2 | Cuero (5) | 148 | | 2 | Cuero | 170.04 | | 1 | Tatum | | 3 | Gilmer (6) | 129 | | 3 | Marlin | 169.53 | | 2 | Center | | 4 | Abilene Wylie (2) | 117 | | 4 | West Orange-Stark (Div. I) | 166.89 | | 3 | Carthage | | 5 | West Orange-Stark | 86 | | 5 | Sweetwater | 165.64 | | 4 | Longview/SH Spring Hill | | 6 | Gainesville | 58 | | 6 | Tatum | 163.93 | | 5 | White Oak | | 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 16 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | Years | Total | | Tatum | (12-1) | (11-5) | (9-2) | (10-3) | (7-4) | (8-3) | (4-6) | (8-3) | (8-5) | (12-2) | 10 | (89-34-0) | | Longview/SH Spring Hill | (4-6) | (6-3-1) | (7-4) | (4-6) | (5-5) | (10-3) | (10-2) | (12-2) | (9-2) | (8-4) | 10 | (75-37-1) | | White Oak | (4-6) | (6-4) | (7-3) | (8-4) | (5-6) | (4-6) | (7-4) | (2-8) | (7-4) | (3-7) | 10 | (53-52-0) | | Carthage | (2-8) | (8-4) | (7-4) | (8-4) | (5-5) | (1-9) | (1-9) | (7-5) | (8-4) | (6-4) | 10 | (53-56-0) | | Center | (8-4) | (9-4) | (3-7) | (4-6) | (1-9) | (8-3) | (4-6) | (2-8) | (0-10) | (8-5) | 10 | (47-62-0) |
| Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years |
| Team | Playoff | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | | White Oak | 27 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1987 | 1988 | 1993 | 1998 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | | Center | 24 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | | Carthage | 22 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1993 | 1994 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 2002 | 2003 | | Tatum | 22 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | | Longview/SH Spring Hill | 15 | 1982 | 1983 | 1992 | 1994 | 1997 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
Carthage Bulldogs (Red, White) - Head Coach Benny Mitchell - (13-9-0) @ Carthage and (132-69-6) Overall, Offense (Multiple), Defense (Split 6), returns 15 letterman 2 offensive 2 defensive starters with 20 letterman lost from a (6-4) team. JV record (9-0-1), Freshman record (7-3). Overall Strength - offense, Offensive strength - running back, Defensive strength - defensive back. Notes from the Coach: Lack of experience on both sides of the ball. We have some talent on letterman returning and the JV and freshman teams were district champs. We should get better as the season goes. We could be a possible playoff team. | | Center Roughridgers (Purple, Gold) - Head Coach Gale Ashley - (8-15-0) @ Center and (21-32-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 17 letterman 4 offensive 4 defensive starters with 16 letterman lost from a (8-5) Div. I Quarterfinalist playoff team. Center returns (1) 3rd All-State RB, and (3) 1st All-District players. |
Longview/SH Spring Hill Panthers (Royal, White) - Head Coach Robert Bero - (0-0-0) @ Longview/SH Spring Hill and (0-0-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 12 letterman 4 offensive 4 defensive starters with 24 letterman lost from a (8-4) Div. II Area playoff team. Spring Hill returns (1) 1st All-District player. |
Tatum Eagles (Kelly Green, White) - Head Coach Andy Evans - (12-2-0) @ Tatum and (83-31-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 16 letterman 3 offensive 8 defensive starters with 17 letterman lost from a (12-2) Div. II Quarterfinalist playoff team. Tatum returns (3) 1st All-District players. |
White Oak Roughnecks (Maroon, White) - Head Coach Tracy Blankenship - (10-11-0) @ White Oak and (10-11-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 17 letterman 8 offensive 9 defensive starters with 14 letterman lost from a (3-7) team. |
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