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2005 season previews: District 6-6M
District 6-6M
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 6 Record (RL-OS-DS-LL) Rating  Pop 2004 Record Reg State O'ALL Playoff
a--Grandfalls-Royalty (9-1) (7-0) (12-4-4-3) 74.09 35 (6-4) (4-3) 5 22 29 8
b--Balmorhea (8-2) (6-1) (20-2-4-6) 73.57 65 (8-2) (5-2) 6 24 31 10
c--Dell City (8-2) (5-2) (12-2-2-5) 73.02 55 (10-2) (6-1) 7 27 34 9
d--Sanderson (6-4) (4-3) (10-1-1-7) 72.85 57 (8-4) (6-1) 8 28 35 6
Fort Davis (2-7) (2-4) (22-3-3-6) 63.71 86 (6-3) (3-3) 15 52 68 8
Sierra Blanca (4-6) (2-5) (10-4-5-4) 61.99 36 (4-5) (1-5) 16 60 76 7
Imperial Buena Vista (3-5) (1-5) (6-5-5-1) 52.98 25 (1-7) (0-5) 22 91 120 4
Marathon (2-8) (0-7) (2-1-1-4) 47.35 67 (1-9) (1-6) 26 107 142 19
a--Projected to go to the Regional c--Regional, lost 75-28 to Ira
b--Projected to go to the Bi-District d--Regional, lost 52-28 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 6
2 Throckmorton  (8) 130  2 Turkey Valley 103.23  1 Grandfalls-Royalty
3 Turkey Valley  (2) 93  3 Richland Springs 101.06  2 Balmorhea
4 Calvert 77  4 Roscoe Highland 92.11  3 Sierra Blanca
5 Paducah 45  5 Wheeler 89.47  4 Dell City
6 Aspermont 36  6 Rule 88.20  5 Fort Davis
7 Roscoe Highland 33  7 Calvert 88.11  6 Sanderson
8 Garden City 26  8 Paducah 84.96  7 Marathon
9 Ira 17  9 Strawn 84.76  8 Imperial Buena Vista
10 Strawn 16  10 Ira 84.35    
Season records over the past decade
District 6 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Years Total
Sanderson (1-9) (5-4) (6-4) (8-2) (9-2) (10-2) (13-1) (14-1) (11-2) (8-4) 10 (85-31-0)
Balmorhea (8-1-1) (9-2) (6-3) (8-4) (5-4) (6-4) (6-3) (6-3) (6-4) (8-2) 10 (68-30-1)
Grandfalls-Royalty (3-5-2) (12-1) (11-1) (8-2) (9-2) (10-3) (0-9) (2-8) (4-6) (6-4) 10 (65-41-2)
Dell City (3-5-1) (8-2) (4-6) (5-5) (7-3) (4-6) (5-5) (4-6) (4-5) (10-2) 10 (54-45-1)
Fort Davis (4-6) (2-7) (4-5) (7-2) (6-3) (1-9) (0-10) (8-3) (13-2) (6-3) 10 (51-50-0)
Imperial Buena Vista (9-2) (0-0) (3-6) (6-4) (3-7) (2-7) (4-5) (5-5) (1-6) (1-7) 9 (34-49-0)
Sierra Blanca (2-7) (3-7) (6-3) (3-7) (1-7) (2-6) (0-7) (3-6) (3-6) (4-5) 10 (27-61-0)
Marathon (0-9) (1-9) (2-8) (1-9) (2-7) (5-5) (3-7) (0-10) (0-0) (1-9) 9 (15-73-0)
Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years
Team Playoff Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year
Marathon 19 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1983 1984 1989 1990
Balmorhea 10 1960 1962 1964 1987 1994 1995 1996 1998 2000 2001
Dell City 9 1954 1956 1957 1958 1959 1992 1993 1994 2004 
Fort Davis 8 1947 1951 1952 1953 1963 1965 2002 2003  
Grandfalls-Royalty 8 1948 1949 1961 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000  
Sierra Blanca 7 1960 1965 1966 1985 1988 1991 1993   
Sanderson 6 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004    
Imperial Buena Vista 4 1939 1940 1986 1995      
Team Outlook

Sierra Blanca Vaqueros (Maroon, White) - Head Coach Charles "Bubba" Ross - (23-36-0) @ Sierra Blanca and  (23-36-0) Overall, Offense (Jaybird), Defense (4-2), returns 10 letterman 4 offensive 5 defensive starters with 4 letterman lost from a (4-5) team.   Sierra Blanca returns (1) 1st All-State ST and (1) 1st All-Region player.  Overall Strength - offense, Offensive strength - running back, Defensive strength - defensive line.  Notes from the Coach: We will be a big team physically, but small in numbers.  We are a running team lead by Lorenze Sanchez (119 rushes, 1779 yds, 21 TDs) and blocking TE Jesse Marta (All-District).

 

Dell City Cougars (Royal, White) - Head Coach Todd Lawdermilk - (0-0-0) @ Dell City and (12-7-0) Overall, Offense (Spread), Defense (4-2), returns 12 letterman 2 offensive 2 defensive starters with 5 letterman lost from a (10-2) Regional playoff team.   Overall Strength - offense, Offensive strength - quarterback, Defensive strength - cornerback.  Notes from the Coach: Hard work and in the running for a playoff spot.

 

Balmorhea Bears (Royal, White, Black) - Head Coach Adolfo Garcia -  (14-6-0) @ Balmorhea and  (14-6-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 20 letterman 2 offensive 4 defensive starters with 6 letterman lost from a (8-2) team. 

Fort Davis Indians (Green, Gold) - Head Coach Lonnie Flipgen -  (6-3-0) @ Fort Davis and  (6-3-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 22 letterman 3 offensive 3 defensive starters with 6 letterman lost from a (6-3) team. 

Grandfalls-Royalty Cowboys (Red, White) - Head Coach Clint Lowry -  (12-18-0) @ Grandfalls-Royalty and  (29-25-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 12 letterman 4 offensive 4 defensive starters with 3 letterman lost from a (6-4) team.  Royalty returns (2) 1st All-Region players.

Imperial Buena Vista Longhorns (Royal, Gold) - Head Coach Ronny Miller - (0-0-0) @ Imperial Buena Vista and (0-0-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 6 letterman 5 offensive 5 defensive starters with 1 letterman lost from a (1-7) team. 

Marathon Mustangs (Maroon, White) - Head Coach Alex Barnes - (0-0-0) @ Marathon and (0-0-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 2 letterman 1 offensive 1 defensive starters with 4 letterman lost from a (1-9) team. 

Sanderson Eagles (Black, Orange) - Head Coach Mark Dominguez - (0-0-0) @ Sanderson and (0-0-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 10 letterman 1 offensive 1 defensive starters with 7 letterman lost from a (8-4) Regional playoff team.