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2005 season previews: District 14-4A
District 14-4A
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 14 Record (RL-OS-DS-LL) Rating  Pop 2004 Record Reg State O'ALL Playoff
a--Ennis (9-1) (5-0) (18-3-1-36) 183.40 1453 (13-2) (4-1) 2 4 18 19
b--Corsicana (9-1) (4-1) (5-2-3-6) 167.50 1437.5 (11-2) (5-0) 6 19 117 34
c--Lancaster (4-6) (3-2) (22-9-6-11) 152.68 1392 (5-5) (3-2) 22 87 341 17
Mabank (6-4) (2-3) (15-6-6-19) 144.81 915.5 (4-6) (2-3) 38 157 465 17
Red Oak (1-9) (1-4) (19-7-8-13) 140.68 1501 (0-10) (0-5) 45 184 529 4
Athens (1-9) (0-5) (23-7-8-12) 140.55 990 (1-9) (1-4) 46 186 532 17
a--Projected to go to the Div. I Quarters a--Beat Marshall 23-21 for the Div. I State Championship
b--Projected to go to the Div. II Area b--Div. II Regional, lost 28-21 to Dallas Lincoln
c--Projected to go to the Div. II Bi-District c--Div. II Bi-District, lost 24-19 to Dallas South Oak Cliff
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 14
2 La Marque  (5) 125  2 Texarkana Texas High  (Div. I) 186.23  1 Ennis
3 Highland Park  (1) 107  3 Kilgore 185.32  2 Corsicana
4 Kilgore 106  4 Ennis 183.40  3 Lancaster
5 Texarkana Texas High (3) 90  5 Boerne 180.53  4 Mabank
6 Marshall  (2) 81  6 Highland Park 178.18  5 Red Oak
7 Bay City  (1) 59  7 Marshall 176.76  6 Athens
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 14 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Years Total
Ennis (2-8) (6-5) (10-3) (10-1) (12-3) (14-2) (16-0) (13-2) (12-1) (13-2) 10 (108-27-0)
Corsicana (11-1) (7-4) (12-3) (7-3) (8-3) (9-4) (8-5) (5-6) (10-2) (11-2) 10 (88-33-0)
Lancaster (8-3) (7-4) (4-7) (8-3) (6-4) (8-5) (2-8) (0-10) (3-7) (5-5) 10 (51-56-0)
Mabank (1-8-1) (2-8) (6-4) (8-3) (3-7) (3-7) (5-6) (4-6) (2-8) (4-6) 10 (38-63-1)
Athens (5-5) (8-3) (2-8) (4-6) (0-10) (1-9) (5-5) (0-10) (1-9) (1-9) 10 (27-74-0)
Red Oak (0-10) (1-9) (3-7) (0-10) (4-6) (4-6) (1-9) (6-4) (3-7) (0-10) 10 (22-78-0)
Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years
Team Playoff Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year
Corsicana 34 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Ennis 19 1987 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Athens 17 1954 1955 1958 1959 1964 1967 1971 1990 1992 1996
Lancaster 17 1989 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2004
Mabank 17 1973 1975 1978 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1998 2001
Red Oak 4 1940 1968 1982 1984      
Team Outlook

Corsicana Tigers (Blue, Gold) - Head Coach Dave Henigan -  (11-2-0) @ Corsicana and  (11-2-0) Overall, Offense (Spread), Defense (Split/Multiple), returns 5 letterman 2 offensive 3 defensive starters with 6 letterman lost from a (11-2) Div. II Regional finalist playoff team.  Corsicana returns (1) 3rd All-State L and (6) 1st All-District players.  JV record (8-2), Freshman record (9-1).  Overall Strength - defense, Offensive strength - running back, Defensive strength - linebacker.   Notes from the Coach: Young and inexperienced, but have talent.

 

Ennis Lions (Maroon, White) - Head Coach Sam Harrell -  (112-33-0) @ Ennis and  (148-41-0) Overall, Offense (Spread), Defense (Split), returns 18 letterman 3 offensive 1 defensive starters with 36 letterman lost from a (13-2) Div. I State Championship team.  Ennis returns (1) 1st All-State DB, and (2) 1st All-District players.  JV Record (7-3), Freshman Record (7-3).

 

Athens Hornets (Maroon, White) - Head Coach Jim Wommack - (0-0-0) @ Athens and (0-0-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 23 letterman 7 offensive 8 defensive starters with 12 letterman lost from a (1-9) team. 

Lancaster Tigers (Black, Orange) - Head Coach Andrew Jackson -  (8-22-0) @ Lancaster and  (54-44-2) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 22 letterman 9 offensive 6 defensive starters with 11 letterman lost from a (5-5) Div. II Bi-District playoff team.  Lancaster returns (6) 1st All-District players.

Mabank Panthers (Green, White) - Head Coach Jimmy Cantrell -  (4-6-0) @ Mabank and  (4-6-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 15 letterman 6 offensive 6 defensive starters with 19 letterman lost from a (4-6) team.  Mabank returns (3) 1st All-District players.