| 2005 season previews: District 7-3A | | | District 7-3A | | 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 7 | Record | (RL-OS-DS-LL) | Rating | Pop | 2004 Record | Reg | State | O'ALL | Playoff | | a--Decatur | (9-1) (5-0) | (33-2-4-27) | 159.97 | 877 | (12-1) (5-0) | 4 | 12 | 232 | 21 | | b--Bridgeport | (8-2) (4-1) | (23-8-7-16) | 144.71 | 659 | (4-8) (3-2) | 11 | 47 | 470 | 11 | | c--Lake Worth | (7-3) (3-2) | (20-9-5-14) | 135.88 | 583 | (5-5) (2-3) | 25 | 102 | 594 | 9 | | d--Little Elm | (4-6) (2-3) | (12-3-5-23) | 135.38 | 721 | (6-5) (3-2) | 26 | 104 | 603 | 1 | | Fort Worth/RO Castleberry | (3-7) (1-4) | (17-7-6-10) | 129.37 | 820 | (3-7) (2-3) | 31 | 146 | 693 | 4 | | Carrollton Ranchview | (0-10) (0-5) | (ALL-11-11-0) | 125.59 | 722 | (1-9) (0-5) | 38 | 164 | 748 | NONE |
| a--Projected to go to the Div. I Regional | a--Div. I Quarters, lost 14-13 to Abilene Wylie | | b--Projected to go to the Div. II Area | b--Div. II Area, lost 20-9 to Iowa Park | | c--Projected to go to the Div. II Bi-District | d--Div. II Bi-District, lost 33-7 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 7 | | 2 | Cuero (5) | 148 | | 2 | Cuero | 170.04 | | 1 | Decatur | | 3 | Gilmer (6) | 129 | | 3 | Marlin | 169.53 | | 2 | Bridgeport | | 4 | Abilene Wylie (2) | 117 | | 4 | West Orange-Stark (Div. I) | 166.89 | | 3 | Little Elm | | 5 | West Orange-Stark | 86 | | 5 | Sweetwater | 165.64 | | 4 | Lake Worth | | 6 | Gainesville | 58 | | 6 | Tatum | 163.93 | | 5 | Fort Worth/RO Castleberry | | 7 | Marlin | 53 | | 7 | Sinton | 163.59 | | 6 | Carrollton Ranchview | | 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 7 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | Years | Total | | Bridgeport | (4-5-1) | (10-2) | (8-4) | (8-3) | (4-7) | (6-5) | (9-6) | (8-3) | (5-5) | (4-8) | 10 | (66-48-1) | | Decatur | (4-6) | (2-8) | (4-6) | (3-6) | (3-7) | (7-3) | (5-5) | (12-1) | (10-2) | (12-1) | 10 | (62-45-0) | | Lake Worth | (1-9) | (6-3-1) | (8-2) | (7-3) | (9-3) | (10-3) | (10-1) | (2-8) | (3-7) | (5-5) | 10 | (61-44-1) | | Little Elm | (2-8) | (6-4) | (2-8) | (2-8) | (4-6) | (4-6) | (4-6) | (2-8) | (5-5) | (6-5) | 10 | (37-64-0) | | Fort Worth/RO Castleberry | (5-5-1) | (2-7) | (4-5) | (2-8) | (0-10) | (3-7) | (3-7) | (5-5) | (4-6) | (3-7) | 10 | (31-67-1) | | Carrollton Ranchview | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (0-0) | (1-9) | 1 | (1-9-0) |
| Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years |
| Team | Playoff | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | | Decatur | 21 | 1982 | 1983 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1992 | 1994 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | | Bridgeport | 11 | 1971 | 1993 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2004 | | Lake Worth | 9 | 1949 | 1950 | 1965 | 1972 | 1973 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | | | Fort Worth/RO Castleberry | 4 | 1963 | 1964 | 1994 | 1995 | | | | | | | | Little Elm | 1 | 2004 | | | | | | | | | | | Carrollton Ranchview | NONE | | | | | | | | | | |
Little Elm Lobos (Blue, Gold) - Head Coach Mike Beasley - (28-43-0) @ Little Elm and (28-43-0) Overall, Offense (Spread), Defense (4-3), returns 12 letterman 3 offensive 5 defensive starters with 23 letterman lost from a (6-5) Div. II Bi-District playoff team. Little Elm returns (2) 1st All-District players. JV record (4-6), Freshman record (8-2). Offensive strength - quarterback, running back, Defensive strength - defensive line, linebacker. Notes from the Coach: Inexperience offensive line with potential to develop. Returning QB and RB, both sophomores. Better speed at receiver. Faster on defense. Returning DT and MLB - both juniors - best defensive players. Secondary has to develop. Could be young but with talent and speed. | | Decatur Eagles (Blue, White) - Head Coach Kyle Story - (49-19-0) @ Decatur and (49-19-0) Overall, Offense (I Back / Spread), Defense (4-3), returns 33 letterman 2 offensive 4 defensive starters with 27 letterman lost from a (12-1) Div. I Quarterfinalist team. Decatur returns (4) 1st All-District players. JV record (8-2), Freshman record (7-3). | | Carrollton Ranchview Wolves (Navy, Teal, Grey) - Head Coach Bill Persinger - (1-9-0) @ Carrollton Ranchview and (86-57-2) Overall, Offense (Pro I / Spread), Defense (5-2), returns ALL letterman 11 offensive 11 defensive starters with 0 letterman lost from a (1-9) team. Ranchview returns (3) 1st All-District players. JV record (1-9). Overall Strength - both offense and defense, Offensive strength - quarterback, running back, Defensive strength - linebacker, defensive back. Notes from the Coach: This will be our 2nd Season, 1st with seniors. The outlook is good. We have a year of varsity under our belt. We have improved a ton in everyway. | | Lake Worth Bullfrogs (Green, White) - Head Coach Percy Whitmire - (60-36-1) @ Lake Worth and (111-80-1) Overall, Offense (I ), Defense ( 5-2), returns 20 letterman 9 offensive 5 defensive starters with 14 letterman lost from a (5-5) team. Lake Worth returns (1) 1st All-District player. JV Record (7-3), Freshman Record (6-4).&nbs |
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