| 2005 season previews: District 24-3A | | | District 24-3A | | 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 24 | Record | (RL-OS-DS-LL) | Rating | Pop | 2004 Record | Reg | State | O'ALL | Playoff | | a--West Orange-Stark | (8-2) (5-0) | (21-10-8-2) | 166.89 | 884 | (7-3) (5-0) | 3 | 4 | 124 | 16 | | b--Bridge City | (5-5) (4-1) | (25-5-7-8) | 142.47 | 764 | (6-5) (3-2) | 17 | 54 | 493 | 7 | | c--Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson | (5-5) (3-2) | (20-8-5-11) | 135.96 | 677 | (5-6) (3-2) | 28 | 98 | 590 | 5 | | Hamshire-Fannett | (4-6) (2-3) | (14-6-4-17) | 133.88 | 566 | (5-5) (2-3) | 30 | 121 | 635 | 18 | | Anahauc | (4-6) (1-4) | (22-5-6-22) | 133.36 | 417 | (6-4) (2-3) | 32 | 124 | 646 | 18 | | Orangefield | (2-8) (0-5) | (24-8-8-5) | 128.90 | 496 | (0-10) (0-5) | 41 | 147 | 698 | 14 |
| a--Projected to Win the Div. I State Championship | a--Div. I Bi-District, lost 30-28 to Huffman Hargrave | | b--Projected to go to the Div. II Area | b--Div. II Bi-District, lost 31-14 to Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill | | c--Projected to go to the Div. II Bi-District | c--Div. II Bi-District, lost 32-20 to Liberty |
| 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 24 | | 2 | Cuero (5) | 148 | | 2 | Cuero | 170.04 | | 1 | West Orange-Stark | | 3 | Gilmer (6) | 129 | | 3 | Marlin | 169.53 | | 2 | Bridge City | | 4 | Abilene Wylie (2) | 117 | | 4 | West Orange-Stark (Div. I) | 166.89 | | 3 | Anahauc | | 5 | West Orange-Stark | 86 | | 5 | Sweetwater | 165.64 | | 4 | Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson | | 6 | Gainesville | 58 | | 6 | Tatum | 163.93 | | 5 | Hamshire-Fannett | | 7 | Marlin | 53 | | 7 | Sinton | 163.59 | | 6 | Orangefield | | 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 24 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | Years | Total | | West Orange-Stark | (11-2) | (7-5) | (12-1) | (10-1) | (7-3) | (15-1) | (5-5) | (8-2) | (8-2) | (7-3) | 10 | (89-25-0) | | Hamshire-Fannett | (8-1-1) | (7-4) | (7-4) | (5-6) | (5-5) | (7-3) | (7-4) | (5-5) | (7-4) | (5-5) | 10 | (63-41-1) | | Bridge City | (2-8) | (6-3-1) | (2-8) | (6-4) | (0-10) | (9-3) | (11-3) | (11-2) | (4-6) | (6-5) | 10 | (57-52-1) | | Orangefield | (5-5) | (2-8) | (5-5) | (8-4) | (8-3) | (5-6) | (2-7) | (8-3) | (8-4) | (0-10) | 10 | (51-55-0) | | Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson | (3-6-1) | (1-9) | (3-7) | (9-4) | (7-5) | (8-3) | (4-5) | (2-8) | (5-5) | (5-6) | 10 | (47-58-1) | | Anahauc | (6-3-1) | (2-8) | (3-7) | (0-10) | (0-10) | (6-4) | (6-5) | (5-5) | (9-2) | (6-4) | 10 | (43-58-1) |
| Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years |
| Team | Playoff | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | | Anahuac | 18 | 1977 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1994 | 2001 | 2003 | | Hamshire-Fannett | 18 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1993 | 1994 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 2001 | 2003 | | West Orange-Stark | 16 | 1990 | 1991 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 2000 | 2004 | | Orangefield | 14 | 1981 | 1982 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2003 | | Bridge City | 7 | 1965 | 1966 | 1969 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2004 | | | | | Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson | 5 | 1966 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2004 | | | | | |
Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns (Blue, Gold) - Head Coach Paul Walker - (17-14-0) @ Hamshire-Fannett and (42-32-0) Overall, Offense (Wing-T), Defense (46), returns 14 letterman 6 offensive 4 defensive starters with 17 letterman lost from a (5-5) team. JV record (8-2), Freshman record (5-5). Overall Strength - offense, Offensive strength - running back, Defensive strength - linebacker. | | Anahauc Panthers (Black, Gold) - Head Coach Gary Martel - (32-20-0) @ Anahauc and (32-20-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 22 letterman 5 offensive 6 defensive starters with 22 letterman lost from a (6-4) team. |
Bridge City Cardinals (Red, White) - Head Coach Claude Tarver - (21-13-0) @ Bridge City and (143-75-4) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 25 letterman 5 offensive 7 defensive starters with 8 letterman lost from a (6-5) Div. II Bi-District playoff team. Bridge City returns (1) 3rd All-State KR. |
Orangefield Bobcats (Orange, White) - Head Coach Blake Morrison - (0-10-0) @ Orangefield and (0-10-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 24 letterman 8 offensive 8 defensive starters with 5 letterman lost from a (0-10) team. |
Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson Hawks (Red, White, Blue) - Head Coach Pat Fischer - (45-51-0) @ Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson and (67-84-3) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 20 letterman 8 offensive 5 defensive starters with 11 letterman lost from a (5-6) Div. II Bi-District playoff team. |
West Orange-Stark Mustangs (Blue, Silver) - Head Coach Dan Hooks - (217-59-2) @ West Orange-Stark and (223-64-2) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense ( |
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