El Paso Franklin Cougar (Black, Purple, Grey) - Head Coach Tony Grijalva - (56-14-0) @ El Paso Franklin and (56-14-0) Overall, Offense: (one back), Defense: (4-3-4) returns 22 letterman 6 offensive 4 defensive starters with 23 letterman lost from a (11-2-0) regional playoff team.  JV record (9-1-0), Freshman A record (10-0-0).   Offensive strength - Receiver, Offensive line, Kicker, Defensive strength - Cornerback, Defensive back.   El Paso Franklin returns (3) 1st All-district, (2) 2nd All-district, and  (1) 2nd All-State players.  Players lost to graduation: ALEX TORRES-QB, BLAKE JUAREZ-DOWNER-RB, JARED DUNWODY-LB, IAN DENHOLM-SS.                                                                                           2006 Offensive Players: QB BILLY HAYES (6' 0"  175, 4.9, Jr.); RB CHRIS GAMEZ (5' 8"  165, 4.6, Sr.); WR ANDREW SNIVELY (5' 8"  160, 4.9, Sr.); WR RON PANTON (5' 8"  160, 4.8, Jr.); WR GIDEON UDO (5' 7"  160, 4.7, Sr.); WR RANDLE UMEH (5' 10"  165, 4.7, Sr.); OT RYAN DILLARD (6' 1"  215, 5.2, Sr.); OG MIKE MARSHALL (6' 3"  240, 5.3, Sr.); C JAMES DRAKE (6' 0"  180, 5.3, Sr.); OG JOSE MENA (6' 2"  225, 4.9, Sr.); OT CARLOS VILLEGAS (5' 11"  180, 4.9, Sr.).                                                                                                     2006 Defensive players: DE PATRICK ORTIZ (5' 10"  175, 5, Jr.); DT MANNY ALVARADO (5' 10"  245, 5.4, Jr.); DT JOHN CARO (5' 9"  235, 5.1, Sr.); LB JAMES PORTILLO (5' 11"  175, 5, Sr.); LB ARTURO ARREOLA (6' 0"  180, 4.9, Sr.); LB JESSE HAWES (5' 10"  175, 4.8, Jr.); CB JUSTIN KOENENMANN (5' 10"  170, 4.8, Sr.); CB JON LONGENBAUGH (5' 11"  175, 4.9, So.); SS ABRAHAM MENDEZ (5' 10"  165, 4.9, Sr.); FR KEVIN GARCIA (6' 1"  180, 4.9, Sr.).         Top juniors, sophomores, or freshman.  WR NICK HINOJOS (5' 10"  155, 4.7, Jr.); DB VINCE GOMEZ (5' 9"  155, 4.7, Jr.); LB JJ CHILDRESS (5' 10"  170, 4.7, Sr.).                                                                                                         Notes from the Coach: Lost All-District MVP on Offense & Defense, plus overall MVP and front four on defense for a team that reached the regional quarterfinals and lost to state champ Euless Trinity.  Must replace qb, rb, 2 dts & 2 de.  Juniors & Sophs must step up to fill the losses.