| 2005 season previews: District 21-3A | | | District 21-3A | | 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 21 | Record | (RL-OS-DS-LL) | Rating | Pop | 2004 Record | Reg | State | O'ALL | Playoff | | a--Palestine | (8-2) (5-0) | (25-2-1-23) | 156.82 | 899 | (11-3) (4-1) | 5 | 17 | 273 | 10 | | b--Diboll | (8-2) (4-1) | (26-8-6-16) | 149.14 | 534 | (6-5) (4-1) | 10 | 28 | 391 | 13 | | c--Rusk | (8-2) (3-2) | (18-7-7-7) | 144.77 | 540 | (7-4) (4-1) | 15 | 45 | 468 | 15 | | Crockett | (4-6) (2-3) | (16-5-4-3) | 138.22 | 500 | (3-7) (2-3) | 25 | 80 | 559 | 26 | | Palestine Westwood | (5-5) (1-4) | (11-4-5-15) | 131.47 | 536 | (2-8) (1-4) | 36 | 135 | 670 | 2 | | Huntington | (3-7) (0-5) | (17-7-5-14) | 120.46 | 532 | (1-9) (0-5) | 49 | 180 | 815 | NONE |
| a--Projected to go to the Div. I Regional | a--Div. I Semifinalist, lost 27-17 to Cuero | | b--Projected to go to the Div. II Area | b--Div. II Bi-District, lost 13-0 to Jasper | | c--Projected to go to the Div. II Bi-District | c--Div. II Bi-District, lost 40-7 to Kirbyville |
| 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 21 | | 2 | Cuero (5) | 148 | | 2 | Cuero | 170.04 | | 1 | Palestine | | 3 | Gilmer (6) | 129 | | 3 | Marlin | 169.53 | | 2 | Diboll | | 4 | Abilene Wylie (2) | 117 | | 4 | West Orange-Stark (Div. I) | 166.89 | | 3 | Rusk | | 5 | West Orange-Stark | 86 | | 5 | Sweetwater | 165.64 | | 4 | Crockett | | 6 | Gainesville | 58 | | 6 | Tatum | 163.93 | | 5 | Palestine Westwood | | 7 | Marlin | 53 | | 7 | Sinton | 163.59 | | 6 | Huntington | | 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 21 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | Years | Total | | Crockett | (7-3) | (9-2) | (12-1) | (8-5) | (11-1) | (8-3) | (7-4) | (5-5) | (6-5) | (3-7) | 10 | (76-36-0) | | Rusk | (11-2) | (8-3) | (6-5) | (9-3) | (4-6) | (3-7) | (6-5) | (8-5) | (8-3) | (7-4) | 10 | (70-43-0) | | Diboll | (6-4) | (4-6) | (7-3) | (8-4) | (8-3) | (10-1) | (8-4) | (3-7) | (8-4) | (6-5) | 10 | (68-41-0) | | Palestine | (6-4) | (5-5) | (3-7) | (1-9) | (1-9) | (3-7) | (2-8) | (9-2) | (9-2) | (11-3) | 10 | (50-56-0) | | Palestine Westwood | (1-9) | (4-6) | (3-7) | (2-8) | (2-8) | (4-6) | (5-5) | (1-9) | (0-10) | (2-8) | 10 | (24-76-0) | | Huntington | (1-9) | (0-10) | (0-10) | (2-7) | (3-6) | (2-8) | (1-9) | (0-10) | (0-10) | (1-9) | 10 | (10-88-0) |
| Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years |
| Team | Playoff | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | | Crockett | 26 | 1990 | 1992 | 1993 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2003 | | Rusk | 15 | 1982 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | | Diboll | 13 | 1982 | 1985 | 1987 | 1991 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2003 | 2004 | | Palestine | 10 | 1922 | 1948 | 1963 | 1964 | 1967 | 1977 | 1994 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | | Palestine Westwood | 2 | 1989 | 1992 | | | | | | | | | | Huntington | NONE | | | | | | | | | | |
Palestine Wildcats (Maroon, White) - Head Coach Glen Tunstall - (11-3-0) @ Palestine and (25-8-0) Overall, Offense (I-Back - Gun), Defense (3-4), returns 25 letterman 2 offensive 1 defensive starters with 23 letterman lost from a (11-3) Div. I Semifinalist team. Palestine returns (4) 1st All-District players. JV record (9-1), Freshman record (2-7). Overall Strength - defense, Offensive strength - receiver, Defensive strength - linebacker, punter. Notes from the Coach: Hope to make the playoffs, will be the 4th year in a row. Would like to win the district championship. | | Rusk Eagles (Scarlet, Black) - Head Coach Wayne Mahaffey - (35-31-0) @ Rusk and (87-77-0) Overall, Offense (Shotgun - Spread), Defense (4-3), returns 18 letterman 7 offensive 7 defensive starters with 7 letterman lost from a (7-4) Div. II Bi-District playoff team. Rusk returns (4) 1st All-District players. JV record (No JV), Freshman record (8-2). Overall Strength - offense, Offensive strength - running back, Defensive strength - defensive line, linebacker. | | Crockett Bulldogs (Blue, White) - Head Coach Stephen Burrow - (0-0-0) @ Crockett and (0-0-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 16 letterman 5 offensive 4 defensive starters with 3 letterman lost from a (3-7) team. |
Diboll Lumberjacks (Red, White) - Head Coach Finis Vanover - (74-55-0) @ Diboll and (110-101-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 26 letterman 8 offensive 6 defensive starters with 16 letterman lost from a (6-5) Div. II Bi-District playoff team. Diboll returns (1) 1st All-District player. |
Huntington Red Devils (Red, White) - Head Coach Jeff Hayes - (1-9-0) @ Huntington and (1-9-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 17 letterman 7 offensive 5 defensive starters with 14 letterman lost from a (1-9) team. |
Palestine Westwood Panthers (Orange, White) - Head Coach Shane Jones - (12-38-0) @ Palestine Westwood and (12-38-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 11 letterman 4 offensive 5 defensive starters with 15 letterman lost from a (2-8) t |
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