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2005 season previews: District 5-4A
District 5-4A
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 5 Record (RL-OS-DS-LL) Rating  Pop 2004 Record Reg State O'ALL Playoff
a--Wichita Falls (7-3) (5-0) (22-7-5-20) 157.16 1517 (4-6) (2-3) 10 49 264 38
b--Denton (6-4) (4-1) (22-8-10-18) 156.80 1920 (2-8) (1-4) 11 52 275 14
c--Wichita Falls Rider (6-4) (3-2) (19-4-3-26) 156.42 1616 (11-3) (3-2) 13 56 285 11
d--Sherman (5-5) (2-3) (18-0-6-23) 155.56 1694 (10-4) (4-1) 16 64 300 26
e--Denison (3-7) (1-4) (20-2-5-23) 151.80 1313 (8-3) (5-0) 25 93 353 22
Burkburnett (2-8) (0-5) (25-6-7-21) 141.62 958 (3-7) (0-5) 45 178 505 14
a--Projected to go to the Div. II Bi-District c--Div. II Quarters, lost 40-35 to Aledo
b--Projected to go to the Div. I Regional d--Div. I Semifinalist, lost 42-7 to Ennis
c--Projected to go to the Div. II Bi-District e--Div. II Bi-District, lost 30-7 to Aledo
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 5
2 La Marque  (5) 125  2 Texarkana Texas High  (Div. I) 186.23  1 Wichita Falls
3 Highland Park  (1) 107  3 Kilgore 185.32  2 Denton
4 Kilgore 106  4 Ennis 183.40  3 Sherman
5 Texarkana Texas High (3) 90  5 Boerne 180.53  4 Wichita Falls Rider
6 Marshall  (2) 81  6 Highland Park 178.18  5 Burkburnett
7 Bay City  (1) 59  7 Marshall 176.76  6 Denison
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 5 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Years Total
Denison (15-1) (14-2) (15-1) (6-3) (5-5) (7-4) (4-7) (5-5) (9-2) (8-3) 10 (88-33-0)
Sherman (10-2) (6-5) (8-4) (6-6) (7-4) (3-8) (9-3) (10-2) (4-6) (10-4) 10 (73-44-0)
Wichita Falls (4-6) (0-9-1) (3-7) (4-6) (10-3) (14-1) (6-5) (8-3) (7-4) (4-6) 10 (60-50-1)
Wichita Falls Rider (6-4) (1-9) (1-9) (4-9) (4-6) (6-6) (3-7) (4-6) (7-5) (11-3) 10 (47-64-0)
Denton (0-0) (0-0) (1-9) (9-2) (8-3) (4-6) (5-5) (10-2) (7-3) (2-8) 8 (46-38-0)
Burkburnett (4-6) (2-7) (3-7) (3-7) (2-8) (6-4) (4-6) (0-10) (4-6) (3-7) 10 (31-68-0)
Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years
Team Playoff Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year
Wichita Falls 38 1972 1985 1986 1991 1993 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Sherman 26 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004
Denison 22 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2000 2001 2003 2004
Burkburnett 14 1955 1956 1972 1978 1979 1990 1991 1997 2000 2001
Denton 14 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1992 1996 1998 1999 2002
Wichita Falls Rider 11 1973 1974 1975 1982 1983 1991 1998 2000 2003 2004
Team Outlook
Burkburnett Bulldogs (Orange, Black) - Head Coach Bill Dalke -  (17-33-0) @ Burkburnett and  (17-33-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 25 letterman 6 offensive 7 defensive starters with 21 letterman lost from a (3-7) team.  Burkburnett returns (1) 1st All-District player.
Denison Yellow Jackets (Black, Gold) - Head Coach Bob Brown -  (115-40-1) @ Denison and  (179-113-4) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 20 letterman 2 offensive 5 defensive starters with 23 letterman lost from a (8-3) Div. II Bi-District playoff team.  Denison returns (2) 1st All-District players. 
Denton Broncos (Purple, Gold) - Head Coach Randall Patzkowski - (0-0-0) @ Denton and (0-0-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 22 letterman 8 offensive 10 defensive starters with 18 letterman lost from a (2-8) team. 
Sherman Bearcats (Maroon, White) - Head Coach Drew Young -  (14-10-0) @ Sherman and  (14-10-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 18 letterman 0 offensive 6 defensive starters with 23 letterman lost from a (10-4) Div. I Semifinalist playoff team.   Sherman returns (1) 1st All-District player.
Wichita Falls Rider Raiders (Black, Old Gold) - Head Coach Scott Ponder -  (18-8-0) @ Wichita Falls Rider and  (44-12-0) Overall, Offen