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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     
Team Outlook

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 (