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Thursday, July 17, 2025
2005 season previews: District 4-6M
District 4-6M
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 4 Record (RL-OS-DS-LL) Rating  Pop 2004 Record Reg State O'ALL Playoff
a--Paducah (9-1) (7-0) (8-1-1-7) 84.96 97 (10-2) (7-0) 3 8 11 14
b--Crowell (7-3) (6-1) (9-4-4-NA) 73.70 85 (6-4) (5-2) 4 23 30 16
c--Chillicothe (8-2) (5-2) (13-1-1-8) 72.02 71 (10-3) (5-2) 8 31 40 8
Vernon Northside (7-3) (4-3) (7-3-3-6) 63.65 55 (7-3) (4-3) 14 53 69 11
Guthrie (4-5) (3-4) (10-2-2-4) 63.20 33 (5-4) (4-3) 16 56 72 16
Afton Patton Springs (3-7) (2-5) (8-6-6-1) 62.11 51 (2-8) (1-6) 17 59 75 8
Motley County (1-9) (1-6) (8-4-4-2) 57.19 46 (3-7) (2-5) 24 81 104 1
Benjamin (1-9) (0-7) (7-2-2-4) 48.72 30 (2-8) (0-7) 31 105 138 5
a--Projected to go to the Regional a--Regional, lost 54-53 to Turkey Valley
b--Projected to go to the Regional c--Quarters, lost 60-15 to Roscoe Highland
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 6M Top 10 Points   Jerry's 6M Top 10 Rating   Coaches Picks
1 Richland Springs  (4) 133  1 Throckmorton (Champ) 103.97   District 4
2 Throckmorton  (8) 130  2 Turkey Valley 103.23  1 Paducah
3 Turkey Valley  (2) 93  3 Richland Springs 101.06  2 Crowell
4 Calvert 77  4 Roscoe Highland 92.11  3 Vernon Northside
5 Paducah 45  5 Wheeler 89.47  4 Chillicothe
6 Aspermont 36  6 Rule 88.20  5 Afton Patton Springs
7 Roscoe Highland 33  7 Calvert 88.11  6 Guthrie
8 Garden City 26  8 Paducah 84.96  7 Motley County
9 Ira 17  9 Strawn 84.76  8 Benjamin
10 Strawn 16  10 Ira 84.35    
Season records over the past decade
District 4 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Years Total
Paducah (5-4-1) (7-4) (6-4) (8-4) (10-4) (11-1) (6-3) (4-6) (6-5) (10-2) 10 (73-37-1)
Guthrie (7-2) (8-3) (4-6) (6-4) (2-8) (8-2) (10-1) (10-1) (5-6) (5-4) 10 (65-37-0)
Chillicothe (8-3) (11-3) (7-4) (1-9) (2-8) (4-7) (4-6) (3-7) (3-7) (10-3) 10 (53-57-0)
Afton Patton Springs (2-7) (2-7) (6-4) (1-8) (1-9) (8-2) (10-1) (6-4) (9-2) (2-8) 10 (47-52-0)
Vernon Northside (4-6) (4-6) (2-8) (3-7) (4-6) (3-6) (1-8) (1-9) (8-2) (7-3) 10 (37-61-0)
Motley County (5-4-1) (2-8) (2-8) (3-7) (4-6) (4-6) (2-7) (0-10) (3-7) (3-7) 10 (28-70-1)
Crowell (2-8) (3-7) (2-8) (0-10) (0-10) (3-7) (2-7) (4-6) (2-7) (6-4) 10 (24-74-0)
Benjamin (0-0) (1-9) (0-10) (2-8) (0-0) (1-8) (4-6) (3-8) (3-7) (2-8) 8 (16-64-0)
Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years
Team Playoff Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year
Crowell 16 1945 1952 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1966 1975 1985
Guthrie 16 1989 1990 1991 1993 1994 1996 2000 2001 2002 2003
Paducah 14 1987 1988 1991 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2003 2004
Vernon Northside 11 1957 1958 1965 1978 1979 1983 1984 1987 1995 2003
Afton Patton Springs 8 1948 1950 1951 1952 1958 2000 2001 2003  
Chillicothe 8 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2000 2004  
Benjamin 5 1973 1975 1977 1987 2002     
Motley County 1 1991         
Team Outlook

Afton Patton Springs Rangers (Red, Black) - Head Coach Bryan White -  (43-37-0) @ Afton Patton Springs and  (52-58-0) Overall, Offense (Unbalanced), Defense (3-2), returns 8 letterman 6 offensive 6 defensive starters with 1 letterman lost from a (2-8) team.   Overall Strength - defense, Offensive strength - running back, Defensive strength – cornerback.   Notes from the Coach: A lot more maturity and mental toughness.

 

Vernon Northside Indians (Maroon, White) - Head Coach Brian Davis - (17-15-0 @ Vernon Northside and (17-15-0) Overall, Offense (T / I), Defense (3-1-2), returns 7 letterman 3 offensive 3 defensive starters with 6 letterman lost from a (7-3) team.   Overall Strength - defense, Offensive strength - running back, Defensive strength - defensive line.

 

Paducah Dragons (Orange, White) - Head Coach Billy Hutchinson -  (27-16-0) @ Paducah and  (52-35-0) Overall, Offense (T), Defense (2-3), returns 8 letterman 1 offensive 1 defensive starters with 7 letterman lost from a (10-2) Regional playoff team.   Paducah returns (1) 1st All-State CB, and (3) 1st All-Regions players.  JV Record (7-1).  Overall Strength - defense, Offensive strength - quarterback, Defensive strength - cornerback.  Notes from the Coach: This team will be more of a balanced team.  We will be more solid on defense.

 

Benjamin Mustangs (Purple, White) - Head Coach Danny Copeland -  (5-15-0) @ Benjamin and  (5-15-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 7 letterman 2 offensive 2 defensive starters with 4 letterman lost from a (2-8) team. 

Chillicothe Eagles (Red, White) - Head Coach Jerry Miller - (0-0-0) @ Chillicothe and (0-0-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 13 letterman 1 offensive 1 defensive starters with 8 letterman lost from a (10-3) Quartersfinalist playoff team. 

Crowell Wildcats (Black, Gold) - Head Coach Galen Smart -  (6-4-0) @ Crowell and  (6-4-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 9 letterman 4 offensive 4 defensive starters with 0 letterman lost from a (6-4) team. 

Guthrie Jaguars (Orange, White) - Head Coach Larry Reid -  (8-11-0) @ Guthrie and  (8-11-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 10 letterman 2 offensive 2 defensive starters with 4 letterman lost from a (5-4) team. 

Motley County Matadors (Red, Black) - Head Coach Rick Cooper -  (6-14-0) @ Motley County and  (6-14-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 8 letterman 4 offensive 4 defensive starters with 2 letterman lost from a (3-7) team.