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2007 season previews: District 8-3A
District 8-3A
Preseason projection:
2007 record prediction,  returning letterman, offensive and defensive starters, letterman lost, 2007 preseason rating, school's population,  2007 preseason regional, state, and overall rankings and last year's 2006 overall and district record.
District 8

Rec

Dist

(RL-OS-DS-LL)

Rating

Pop

Reg

ST

ALL

2006 Record

a--Decatur

(10-0)

(5-0)

(32-5-6-22)

156.97

871.5

2

10

278

(10-1) (5-0)

b--Argyle

(9-1)

(4-1)

(23-7-6-15)

146.42

528

12

37

440

(7-4) (3-2)

c--Bridgeport

(6-4)

(3-2)

(26-7-7-15)

138.61

669

13

65

560

(2-8) (2-3)

d--Sanger

(5-5)

(2-3)

(13-3-0-28)

127.36

727

24

112

707

(9-3) (4-1)

Bowie

(1-9)

(1-4)

(15-5-6-14)

126.91

458.5

25

115

711

(2-8) (1-4)

Gainesville

(0-10)

(0-5)

(25-5-6-16)

124.40

828

27

126

751

(1-9) (0-5)

a--Projected to go to the Div. I Semis a--Div. I Bi-District, lost 36-35 to Abilene Wylie
b--Projected to go to the Div. II Area b--Div. II Bi-District, lost 20-14 to Sweetwater
c--Projected to go to the Div. II Bi-District d--Div. II Area, lost 21-15 (4OT) to Graham
Check out the 2007 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 3A Top 10

Points

Jerry's 3A Top 10

Rating

Coaches Picks

1

Liberty Hill (10)

206

1

Liberty Hill (Div. II) 172.96 District 8

2

Celina (3)

181

2

Giddings 171.83

1

Decatur

3

Gilmer (6)

127

3

Royse City (Div. I) 170.92

2

Bridgeport

4

Texarkana Liberty-Eylau (2)

123

4

Texarkana Liberty-Eylau 169.38

3

Argyle

5

Cuero (2)

109

5

Celina 167.65

4

Sanger

6

Giddings (3)

96

6

Snyder 163.45

5

Gainesville

7

Wimberley

87

7

Gilmer 162.53

6

Bowie

8

West Orange-Stark

81

8

Ingleside 158.94

9

Abilene Wylie (2)

72

9

Castroville Medina Valley 157.18

10

Royse City (2)

61

10

Decatur 156.97
Season records over the past decade
District 8

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Yr

Total

Gainesville

(7-3)

(6-5)

(6-4)

(9-3)

(8-3)

(10-2)

(15-0)

(8-4)

(13-1)

(1-9)

10

(83-34-0)

Decatur

(4-6)

(3-6)

(3-7)

(7-3)

(5-5)

(12-1)

(10-2)

(12-1)

(8-4)

(10-1)

10

(74-36-0)

Sanger

(10-2)

(9-1)

(6-5)

(4-6)

(4-7)

(3-7)

(5-6)

(6-4)

(7-4)

(9-3)

10

(63-45-0)

Bridgeport

(8-4)

(8-3)

(4-7)

(6-5)

(9-6)

(8-3)

(5-5)

(4-8)

(7-6)

(2-8)

10

(61-55-0)

Argyle

(0-0)

(0-0)

(0-0)

(0-0)

(0-0)

(1-9)

(5-5)

(10-3)

(11-4)

(7-4)

5

(34-25-0)

Bowie

(4-6)

(5-5)

(4-6)

(3-7)

(2-8)

(4-6)

(1-9)

(5-6)

(4-6)

(2-8)

10

(34-67-0)

Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years
District 8 Playoff

Year

Year

Year

Year

Year

Year

Year

Year

Year

Year

Gainesville

27

1993

1994

1995

1998

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Decatur

23

1987

1988

1989

1992

1994

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Sanger

16

1984

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2001

2003

2005

2006

Bowie

14

1948

1949

1958

1973

1974

1976

1978

1981

1982

2004

Bridgeport

12

1993

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2004

2005

Argyle

3

2004

2005

2006