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2005 season previews: District 11-4A
District 11-4A
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 11 Record (RL-OS-DS-LL) Rating  Pop 2004 Record Reg State O'ALL Playoff
a--Highland Park (9-1) (5-0) (40-9-5-40) 178.18 1921 (8-2) (5-0) 3 6 25 46
b--Wylie (9-1) (4-1) (34-6-4-21) 166.58 1670 (10-4) (3-2) 7 21 128 16
c--Terrell (5-5) (3-2) (17-4-4-19) 152.35 1177 (5-5) (2-3) 23 90 345 24
Mesquite Poteet (4-6) (2-3) (20-4-5-NA) 149.49 1625 (6-4) (2-3) 26 107 387 7
West Mesquite (4-6) (1-4) (32-7-7-18) 147.53 1671 (6-4) (1-4) 31 128 420 2
Forney (1-9) (0-5) (19-7-2-24) 144.93 938.5 (3-7) (2-3) 37 155 463 29
a--Projected to go to the Div. I Bi-District a--Div. I Bi-District, lost 28-25 to Texarkana Texas High
b--Projected to go to the Div. II Quarters b--Div. II Quarterfinalist, lost 34-0 to Dallas Lincoln
c--Projected to go to the Div. II Bi-District c--Div. II Bi-District, lost 38-34 to Sulphur Springs
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 4A Top 10 Points   Jerry's 4A Top 10 Rating   Coaches Picks
1 Ennis (8) 129  1 La Marque  (Div. II) 188.83   District 11
2 La Marque  (5) 125  2 Texarkana Texas High  (Div. I) 186.23  1 Highland Park
3 Highland Park  (1) 107  3 Kilgore 185.32  2 Wylie
4 Kilgore 106  4 Ennis 183.40  3 Terrell
5 Texarkana Texas High (3) 90  5 Boerne 180.53  4 Mesquite Poteet
6 Marshall  (2) 81  6 Highland Park 178.18  5 West Mesquite
7 Bay City  (1) 59  7 Marshall 176.76  6 Forney
8 Boerne  (2) 45  8 Pflugerville Connally 176.48    
9 Dallas Lincoln 43  9 Brenham 173.50    
10 Gregory-Portland 33  10 Stephenville 170.96    
Season records over the past decade
District 11 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Years Total
Highland Park (6-5) (13-2) (11-2) (11-3) (10-1) (10-1) (12-2) (12-1) (13-2) (8-2) 10 (106-21-0)
Forney (11-1) (8-3) (7-4) (7-3) (10-1) (11-5) (11-1) (12-2) (11-2) (3-7) 10 (91-29-0)
Terrell (7-3) (10-2) (13-1) (7-4) (7-4) (7-5) (6-7) (9-2) (7-5) (5-5) 10 (78-38-0)
Mesquite Poteet (5-4-1) (4-6) (9-4) (9-3) (9-4) (10-2) (8-4) (4-6) (4-6) (6-4) 10 (68-43-1)
Wylie (4-6) (3-7) (1-9) (2-8) (1-9) (6-4) (8-2) (12-2) (10-3) (10-4) 10 (57-54-0)
West Mesquite (10-1) (10-2) (5-5) (5-5) (5-5) (3-7) (3-7) (4-6) (3-7) (6-4) 10 (54-49-0)
Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years
Team Playoff Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year
Highland Park 46 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Forney 29 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Terrell 24 1989 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Wylie 16 1979 1981 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 2002 2003 2004
Mesquite Poteet 7 1993 1994 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001   
West Mesquite 2 1995 1996        
Team Outlook

Highland Park Scots (Blue, Gold) - Head Coach Randy Allen -  (65-9-0) @ Highland Park and  (218-67-6) Overall, Offense (Spread), Defense (3-4), returns 40 letterman 9 offensive 5 defensive starters with 40 letterman lost from a (8-2) Div. I Bi-District playoff team.   Highland Park returns (13) All-District players.  JV Record (9-1), Freshman Record (10-0).  Overall Strength - both offense and defense, Offensive strength - quarterback, Defensive strength - linebacker.  Notes from the Coach: We have 9 starters returning of offense to give us lots of experience.  We have 5 defensive starters along with several lettermen to give us a good nucleus on defense.  We should be better because of the numbers of seniors starting.

 

Forney Jackrabbits (Black, Gold) - Head Coach Kevin Rush -  (26-11-0) @ Forney and  (26-11-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 19 letterman 7 offensive 2 defensive starters with 24 letterman lost from a (3-7) team. 

Mesquite Poteet Pirates (Green, White) - Head Coach Charles Hesse -  (14-16-0) @ Mesquite Poteet and  (120-101-1) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 20 letterman 4 offensive 5 defensive starters with “NA” letterman lost from a (6-4) team. 
Terrell Tigers (Red, White) - Head Coach Todd York -  (12-10-0) @ Terrell and  (88-39-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 17 letterman 4 offensive 4 defensive starters with 19 letterman lost from a (5-5) Div. II Bi-District playoff team. 
West Mesquite Wranglers (Texas Orange, White) - Head Coach Gary Johnson -  (66-67-0) @ West Mesquite and  (66-67-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 32 letterman 7 offensive 7 defensive starters with 18 letterman lost from a (6-4) team. 
Wylie Pirates