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2005 season previews: District 5-3A
District 5-3A
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 5 Record (RL-OS-DS-LL) Rating  Pop 2004 Record Reg State O'ALL Playoff
a--Iowa Park (8-2) (4-0) (14-7-5-14) 159.40 574 (11-2) (3-1) 5 14 235 18
b--Graham (4-6) (3-1) (12-4-2-26) 142.79 740 (6-5) (3-1) 12 51 487 20
c--Breckenridge (4-6) (2-2) (15-5-5-16) 140.91 460 (8-4) (2-2) 16 66 523 37
Vernon (3-7) (1-3) (28-2-3-24) 134.85 658 (5-5) (2-2) 28 109 611 26
Wichita Falls Hirschi (0-10) (0-4) (16-5-9-10) 123.02 899 (0-10) (0-4) 41 169 781 18
a--Projected to go to the Div. II Regional a--Div. II Regional, lost 21-7 Snyder
b--Projected to go to the Div. I Bi-District b--Div. I Bi-District, lost 36-13 to Gainesville
c--Projected to go to the Div. II Bi-District c--Div. II Area, lost 31-20 to Glen Rose
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 5
2 Cuero (5) 148  2 Cuero 170.04  1 Iowa Park
3 Gilmer  (6) 129  3 Marlin 169.53  2 Graham
4 Abilene Wylie  (2) 117  4 West Orange-Stark  (Div. I) 166.89  3 Breckenridge
5 West Orange-Stark 86  5 Sweetwater 165.64  4 Vernon
6 Gainesville 58  6 Tatum 163.93  5 Wichita Falls Hirschi
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 5 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Years Total
Vernon (9-2) (12-1) (10-2) (8-3) (3-7) (4-7) (10-3) (5-6) (11-3) (5-5) 10 (77-39-0)
Iowa Park (4-7) (8-3) (9-2) (9-3) (8-5) (3-7) (2-8) (9-3) (7-5) (11-2) 10 (70-45-0)
Breckenridge (2-8) (8-2) (13-1) (12-1) (11-2) (3-7) (3-7) (5-5) (4-6) (8-4) 10 (69-43-0)
Graham (3-7) (5-5) (8-5) (2-8) (6-5) (9-2) (10-1) (9-2) (9-2) (6-5) 10 (67-42-0)
Wichita Falls Hirschi (1-8-1) (3-7) (1-9) (8-6) (9-3) (5-5) (1-9) (5-6) (1-9) (0-10) 10 (34-72-1)
Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years
Team Playoff Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year
Breckenridge 37 1983 1985 1986 1989 1990 1991 1997 1998 1999 2004
Vernon 26 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2003
Graham 20 1985 1992 1993 1994 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Iowa Park 18 1986 1987 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2002 2003 2004
Wichita Falls Hirschi 18 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1998 1999 2002
Team Outlook

Iowa Park Hawks (Green, White) - Head Coach Chris Ellis -  (32-25-0) @ Iowa Park and  (32-25-0) Overall, Offense (Wing / Shotgun), Defense (3-5-3), returns 14 letterman 7 offensive 5 defensive starters with 14 letterman lost from a (11-2) Div. II Regional team.  Iowa Park returns (2) 1st All-District players.  JV record (3-4-1), Freshman record (7-2).  Overall Strength - offense, Offensive strength - offensive line, Defensive strength - defensive line.  Notes from the Coach: We have a chance to be good, if we stay healthy through a tough non-district schedule.  The district is tough with four good teams.

 

Breckenridge Buckaroos (Green, White) - Head Coach Stan Howard - (0-0-0) @ Breckenridge and (10-2-0) Overall, Offense (Spread), Defense (Split), returns “NA” letterman “NA” offensive “NA” defensive starters with “NA” letterman lost from a (8-4) Div. II Area playoff team.  Breckenridge returns (2) 1st All-District players.  JV Record (7-2-1), Freshman Record (6-2-1).  Offensive strength - quarterback, Defensive strength - cornerback, defensive back. 

 

Graham Steers (Blue, Red) - Head Coach Brad Mc Coy - (0-0-0) @ Graham and  (111-51-1) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 12 letterman 4 offensive 2 defensive starters with 26 letterman lost from a (6-5) Div. I Bi-District playoff team.  Graham returns (4) 1st All-District players.

Vernon Lions (Maroon, White) - Head Coach Keith Hall -  (16-8-0) @ Vernon and  (16-8-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 28 letterman 2 offensive 3 defensive starters with 24 letterman lost from a (5-5) team.  Vernon returns (1) 1st All-District player.

Wichita Falls Hirschi Huskies (Red, Blue) - Head Coach Bret Alexander -  (0-10-0) @ Wichita Falls Hirschi and  (6-15-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 16 letterman 5 offensive 9 defensive starters with 10 letterman lost from a (0-10) team.