| 2005 season previews: District 7-5A | | | District 7-5A | | 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--Duncanville | (10-0) (7-0) | (18-3-5-43) | 181.83 | 3713.5 | (9-3) (6-1) | 5 | 16 | 20 | 17 | | b--DeSoto | (7-3) (6-1) | (14-4-3-46) | 172.77 | 2344 | (9-2) (6-1) | 12 | 47 | 56 | 13 | | c--Arlington Lamar | (7-3) (5-2) | (44-NA-NA-NA) | 168.90 | 3029 | (8-3) (6-1) | 20 | 78 | 93 | 18 | | Cedar Hill | (5-5) (4-3) | (28-5-5-47) | 164.07 | 2284 | (5-5) (4-3) | 29 | 119 | 151 | 7 | | Arlington Martin | (4-6) (3-4) | (29-6-4-30) | 162.59 | 3514 | (5-5) (3-4) | 35 | 142 | 180 | 4 | | Arlington | (3-7) (2-5) | (41-7-10-27) | 162.14 | 2738 | (1-9) (0-7) | 40 | 153 | 192 | 20 | | Arlington Sam Houston | (1-9) (1-6) | (20-5-6-24) | 157.65 | 2976 | (2-8) (2-5) | 48 | 185 | 258 | 10 | | Arlington Bowie | (0-10) (0-7) | (24-6-3-33) | 150.61 | 2527 | (1-9) (1-6) | 59 | 235 | 370 | NONE |
| a--Projected to go to the Div. I Regional | a--Div. I Regional, lost 39-32 to Euless Trinity | | b--Projected to go to the Div. II Area | b--Div. II Bi-District, lost 45-35 to Plano West | | c--Projected to go to the Div. II Bi-District | c--Div. II Bi-District, lost 30-24 to Allen |
| 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 5A Top 10 | Points | | | Jerry's 5A Top 10 | Rating | | | Coaches Picks | | 1 | Southlake Carroll (27) | 358 | | 1 | Southlake Carroll (Div.II) | 208.89 | | | District 7 | | 2 | Lufkin (2) | 208 | | 2 | Spring Westfield (Div. I) | 206.44 | | 1 | Duncanville | | 3 | Katy | 181 | | 3 | Spring Branch Smithson Valley | 205.46 | | 2 | DeSoto | | 4 | Tyler Lee | 167 | | 4 | Lufkin | 205.23 | | 3 | Arlington Lamar | | 5 | Spring Branch Smithson Valley | 152 | | 5 | Katy | 198.65 | | 4 | Cedar Hill | | 6 | Spring Westfield (3) | 135 | | 6 | Converse Judson | 196.89 | | 5 | Arlington | | 7 | Converse Judson (1) | 128 | | 7 | Tyler Lee | 195.47 | | 6 | Arlington Martin | | 8 | Galena Park North Shore (2) | 109 | | 8 | Longview | 194.73 | | 7 | Arlington Sam Houston | | 9 | Longview | 106 | | 9 | HEB Euless Trinity | 193.77 | | 8 | Arlington Bowie | | 10 | Denton Ryan | 89 | | 10 | Galena Park North Shore | 190.12 | | | |
| Season records over the past decade |
| District 7 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | Years | Total | | Arlington Lamar | (12-1-1) | (9-3) | (10-2) | (9-2) | (8-4) | (10-5) | (3-7) | (11-2) | (13-1) | (8-3) | 10 | (93-30-1) | | Duncanville | (5-4-1) | (10-1) | (12-2) | (12-3) | (8-2) | (11-2) | (5-6) | (8-3) | (8-3) | (9-3) | 10 | (88-29-1) | | DeSoto | (2-8) | (8-4) | (7-4) | (7-4) | (8-5) | (8-4) | (10-4) | (6-5) | (8-4) | (9-2) | 10 | (73-44-0) | | Arlington | (8-4-1) | (2-8) | (2-8) | (2-8) | (1-9) | (7-3) | (9-3) | (12-2) | (8-4) | (1-9) | 10 | (52-58-1) | | Arlington Martin | (5-4-1) | (8-3) | (8-4) | (4-6) | (6-5) | (4-6) | (6-4) | (2-8) | (2-8) | (5-5) | 10 | (50-53-1) | | Cedar Hill | (8-2) | (5-5) | (2-8) | (3-8) | (2-8) | (5-5) | (3-7) | (2-8) | (6-4) | (5-5) | 10 | (41-60-0) | | Arlington Sam Houston | (0-10) | (5-4-1) | (3-7) | (6-4) | (4-6) | (1-9) | (7-4) | (6-6) | (6-5) | (2-8) | 10 | (40-63-1) | | Arlington Bowie | (3-7) | (3-6-1) | (3-7) | (0-10) | (0-10) | (2-8) | (4-6) | (3-7) | (4-6) | (1-9) | 10 | (23-76-1) |
| Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years |
| Team | Playoff | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | | Arlington | 20 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | | Arlington Lamar | 18 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | | Duncanville | 17 | 1989 | 1994 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | | DeSoto | 13 |
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