| 2005 season previews: District 8-3A | | | District 8-3A | | 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 8 | Record | (RL-OS-DS-LL) | Rating | Pop | 2004 Record | Reg | State | O'ALL | Playoff | | a--Glen Rose | (10-0) (5-0) | (NA-4-6-NA) | 150.39 | 463 | (10-3) (5-0) | 8 | 25 | 373 | 13 | | b--Comanche | (7-3) (4-1) | (13-4-4-13) | 140.73 | 426 | (6-5) (4-1) | 17 | 69 | 528 | 17 | | c--Hillsboro | (6-4) (3-2) | (16-8-8-16) | 135.95 | 487 | (3-7) (2-3) | 23 | 99 | 591 | 14 | | d--West | (5-5) (2-3) | (16-5-5-12) | 134.84 | 555 | (5-6) (3-2) | 29 | 110 | 612 | 14 | | Whitney | (5-5) (1-4) | (15-7-7-16) | 128.53 | 450 | (4-6) (1-4) | 33 | 152 | 705 | 9 | | Venus | (0-10) (0-5) | (10-5-3-7) | 120.68 | 511 | (1-9) (0-5) | 42 | 178 | 809 | 8 |
| a--Projected to go to the Div. II Regional | a--Div. II Regional, lost 58-20 to Sweetwater | | b--Projected to go to the Div. II Bi-District | b--Div. II Bi-District, lost 35-14 to Bridgeport | | c--Projected to go to the Div. I Bi-District | d--Div. I Bi-District, lost 59-14 to Decatur |
| 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 8 | | 2 | Cuero (5) | 148 | | 2 | Cuero | 170.04 | | 1 | Glen Rose | | 3 | Gilmer (6) | 129 | | 3 | Marlin | 169.53 | | 2 | Comanche | | 4 | Abilene Wylie (2) | 117 | | 4 | West Orange-Stark (Div. I) | 166.89 | | 3 | Hillsboro | | 5 | West Orange-Stark | 86 | | 5 | Sweetwater | 165.64 | | 4 | West | | 6 | Gainesville | 58 | | 6 | Tatum | 163.93 | | 5 | Whitney | | 7 | Marlin | 53 | | 7 | Sinton | 163.59 | | 6 | Venus | | 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 8 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | Years | Total | | Glen Rose | (6-3-1) | (7-4) | (5-5) | (6-5) | (3-8) | (6-5) | (5-6) | (5-6) | (7-3) | (10-3) | 10 | (60-48-1) | | Comanche | (5-5) | (2-8) | (7-3) | (7-4) | (1-9) | (11-1) | (7-4) | (6-5) | (4-6) | (6-5) | 10 | (56-50-0) | | Hillsboro | (5-5) | (4-5-1) | (4-7) | (6-4) | (4-7) | (5-6) | (7-5) | (5-6) | (4-6) | (3-7) | 10 | (47-58-1) | | West | (5-5) | (1-9) | (1-9) | (5-5) | (4-6) | (2-8) | (1-9) | (7-3) | (3-7) | (5-6) | 10 | (34-67-0) | | Venus | (2-8) | (3-7) | (3-7) | (1-8) | (1-9) | (6-4) | (6-4) | (2-8) | (6-5) | (1-9) | 10 | (31-69-0) | | Whitney | (1-9) | (1-9) | (4-6) | (0-10) | (0-10) | (1-9) | (1-9) | (0-10) | (1-9) | (4-6) | 10 | (13-87-0) |
| Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years |
| Team | Playoff | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | | Comanche | 17 | 1962 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1991 | 1998 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2004 | | Hillsboro | 14 | 1961 | 1962 | 1966 | 1985 | 1987 | 1997 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | | West | 14 | 1972 | 1974 | 1976 | 1978 | 1980 | 1984 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 2004 | | Glen Rose | 13 | 1986 | 1990 | 1991 | 1996 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2004 | | Whitney | 9 | 1951 | 1953 | 1955 | 1958 | 1959 | 1975 | 1979 | 1982 | 1983 | | | Venus | 8 | 1945 | 1989 | 1951 | 1966 | 1967 | 1977 | 1982 | 2003 | | |
Whitney Wildcats (Blue, White) - Head Coach Paul Hurst - (4-6-0) @ Whitney and (72-60-3) Overall, Offense (Spread), Defense (4-3), returns 15 letterman 7 offensive 7 defensive starters with 16 letterman lost from a (4-6) team. Whitney returns (1) 1st All-District player. JV record (1-9), Freshman record (9-0). Overall Strength - offense, Offensive strength - quarterback, receiver, offensive line, Defensive strength - defensive line, linebacker. | | Comanche Indians (Black, Gold) - Head Coach Malcom Moerbe - (42-34-0) @ Comanche and (79-44-1) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 13 letterman 4 offensive 4 defensive starters with 13 letterman lost from a (6-5) Div. II Bi-District playoff team. Comanche returns (3) 1st All-District players. |
Glen Rose Tigers (Red, White) - Head Coach Mark Cunningham - (65-36-1) @ Glen Rose and (65-36-1) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns “NA” letterman 4 offensive 6 defensive starters with “NA” letterman lost from a (10-3) Div. II Regional playoff team. Glen Rose returns (5) 1st All-District players. |
Hillsboro Eagles (Maroon, White) - Head Coach Casey Creghan - (3-7-0) @ Hillsboro and (69-48-2) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 16 letterman 8 offensive 8 defensive starters with 16 letterman lost from a (3-7) team. Hillsboro returns (2) 1st All-District players. |
Venus Bulldogs (Gold, Blue) - Head Coach Carlous Stone - (7-14-0) @ Venus and (80-111-4) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 10 letterman 5 offensive 3 defensive starters with 7 letterman lost from a (1-9) team. |
West Trojans (Black, Red) - Head Coach Rick Wolf - (18-33-0) @ West and (18-33-0) Overall, Offense (NA), |
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