1A Preseason Picks
1. Cayuga 13-3 7/7 Lost to Stratford 24-13
2. Alto 8-4 7/7 Lost to Mart 27-20 Plenty of strength and speed comes back.
3. Stratford 14-1 6/5 DII Champs
4. Wellington 11-1 6/6 Lost to Canadian 55-20
5. Boles 13-1 7/7 Lost to Canadian 68-27
6. Albany 14-1 6/6 Lost to Stratford 28-0
7. Canadian 13-1 2/1 DI Champs
8. Mart 12-3 6/4 Lost to Canadian 38-7
9. Sundown 10-3 4/3 Lost to Stratford 48-30 Lost twice to Stratford and AA Quarterfinalist. Talent is back on both sides. QB is four yr. starter at 24-4.
10. Sunray 7/5 5/5 lost the two champs and beat Naz
11. Seymour 8-4 8/7 Lost to Boles 42-27
12. Roscoe 10-2 5/5 Lost to Archer City 38-27
13. Mt. Enterprise 9-2 7/6 Lost to Grapeland 53-33
14. Bremond 11-2 5/6 Lost to Cayuga 35-32
15. Tenaha 8-3 6/7 Lost to Cayuga 18-16
16. Itasca 10-1 6/6 Lost to Normangee 22-14
17. Lovelady 5-5 9/8 Lost three close district games to Mart, Bremond and Normangee…all played in week 13 after. QB is a good one that can throw of the spread and run the veer.
18. Ganado 9-4 8/5 Lost to Cayuga 42-7
19. Goldthwaite 10-2 7/8 Lost to Shiner 33-7
20. Shiner 9-2 4/6 Lost to Junction 21-14
21. Windthorst 6-5 5/5 Lost to Albany 20-16
22. Grapeland 9-3 6/6 Lost to Maud 26-7
23. Mason 9-4 8/8 Lost to Ganado 23-14
24. New Deal 11-1 7/7 Lost to Iraan 37-7
25. Nazareth 9-3 6/6 Lost to Stratford 41-7
Dave Campbell’s pick that did not make my list.
Falls City 10-3 8/5…..wins a lot of games in South Texas and loses when they go north and east.
Collinsville 6-4 6/7…..a good looking relay team that won state in the 4x400….maybe they step up this year.
Maud 12-1 4/4…..lost the big three
Chilton 7-5 8/8…very inconsistent
Iraan 13-1 2/6…not enough back on O