DMN 3A/2A Rankings

[3afan]

3A, 2A

No. 1 Celina
COACH: Butch Ford
2007 RECORD: 16-0
RETURNING STARTERS: 4 offense; 4 defense
STRENGTHS: Celina returns only 12 lettermen – the fewest in quite some time – but it has a wealth of experience. Senior running backs Charley Waldrep and Troy McCartney combined for more than 5,000 rushing yards the last two seasons. Sophomore running back Jose Romero had 927 total yards last season. Junior middle linebacker Caleb Lavey has logged 218 tackles since his freshman season. Ford is 81-5 in his first six seasons.
NOTABLE: Senior TE/DE Andy James is the son of former SMU star Craig James.

2. Madison
COACH: Ronald Johnson
2007 RECORD: 6-4
RETURNING STARTERS: 9 offense; 9 defense
STRENGTHS: Experience and speed – headed by the dangerous running back tandem of junior Reginald Peagram (763 yards, 5 TDs) and senior Vernon Hunt (698 yards, 12 TDs) – make Madison a viable candidate for a long playoff run.
NOTABLE: Two of Madison's wins last season came by forfeit (Lincoln and Roosevelt).

3. Farmersville
COACH: Ross Dodson
2007 RECORD: 13-2
RETURNING STARTERS: 6 offense; 2 defense
STRENGTHS: Last year's Class 2A Division I champions make the move to 3A with a solid junior class led by QB Austin Brooks (65-117-2, 1,345 yards, 11 TDs) and C Michael Thompson (6-3, 285).
NOTABLE: Farmersville lost in the bi-district round in its two previous playoff trips as a 3A team (1996, Frisco; 1993, Commerce).

4. Prosper
COACH: Kent Scott
2007 RECORD: 8-4
RETURNING STARTERS: 6 offense; 5 defense
STRENGTHS: QB Hunter Nix is a two-way threat (2,432 passing yards, 783 rushing yards). Suburban growth is filling up the roster as third-year coach Kent Scott says his team's depth has never been better.
NOTABLE: Prosper looks to extend its playoff streak to seven years. Before that, it had made the playoffs just twice (1973 and 1979).

5. Argyle
COACH: Todd Rodgers
2007 RECORD: 10-3
RETURNING STARTERS: 6 offense; 5 defense
STRENGTHS: WR Brady Brown, a state Top 100 recruit, might give Argyle the advantage it needs to do battle with Celina. Brown had 97 receptions for 1,007 yards and 12 TDs in 2007.
NOTABLE: Argyle has qualified for the playoffs in four of its six seasons.

6. Kaufman
COACH: Todd York
2007 RECORD: 8-3
RETURNING STARTERS: 5 offense; 6 defense
STRENGTHS: Kaufman builds off a solid foundation with five third-year starters – led by C/DE Brett Brewer, who earned first-team all-district honors both ways last year.
NOTABLE: Kaufman lost to Brownsboro in bi-district the last two seasons.

7. Pilot Point
COACH: Blake Feldt
2007 RECORD: 6-4
RETURNING STARTERS: 5 offense; 5 defense
STRENGTHS: Pilot Point's drop to Class 2A has the local faithful dreaming of the G.A. Moore glory years. Hard-nosed senior RB Cooper Guthrie, a starter since his freshman season, gives the team valuable leadership.
NOTABLE: Pilot Point's last losing season was in 1976 (1-9).

8. Roosevelt
COACH: Joseph Daniels
2007 RECORD: 8-5
RETURNING STARTERS: 5 offense; 3 defense
STRENGTHS: RB Kevin Booker (180-1,106 yards, 12 TDs) gets a chance to become a featured back now that QB Vincent McNeil has graduated.
NOTABLE: Roosevelt competed at the 5A level as recently as 1989. It has been a 3A school since 2004.

9. Kennedale
COACH: Richard Barnett
2007 RECORD: 7-4
RETURNING STARTERS: 4 offense; 6 defense
STRENGTHS: Kennedale will rely on speed to compensate for its lack of size and experience. The team's biggest strength is on the lines with the return of C Michael Charron, G Cody Ostrout and DE Steven Sanders.
NOTABLE: Kennedale has had eight consecutive winning seasons.

10. Melissa
COACH: Ronny Williams
2007 RECORD: 9-4
RETURNING STARTERS: 5 offense; 5 defense
STRENGTHS: QB Zach Williams returns as the starter for the fourth year. He passed for 2,815 yards, rushed for 913 and combined for 46 TDs in 2007.
NOTABLE: Melissa opened as a Class A school in 2004 and has made the playoffs the last two seasons in 2A.



LINK (http://www.hsgametime.com/dfw/sharedcontent/dws/content/topstories/stories/080708dnspohsothers.4094983.html)

[ronwx5x]

Rankings are just for the DFW area, right?

[Emerson1]

Well it is the Dallas morning news and all of these teams are in the DFW area.

[ronwx5x]

Originally posted by Emerson1
Well it is the Dallas morning news and all of these teams are in the DFW area.

And the title of the thread is?

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by ronwx5x
And the title of the thread is?

DMN (Dallas Morning News) 3A/2A rankings???

Am I right???:D

[ronwx5x]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
DMN (Dallas Morning News) 3A/2A rankings???

Am I right???:D

STAY OUT OF ANY CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN EMERSON1 AND I OR BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE COLATERAL DAMAGE!!!!!!!!

:foul: :flaming::devil:

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by ronwx5x
STAY OUT OF ANY CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN EMERSON1 AND I OR BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE COLATERAL DAMAGE!!!!!!!!

:foul: :flaming::devil:

Sorry.....when I finally know an answer, I just blurt it out.

Which is the reason people don't like to play Trivia Pursuit around me!!:p

[pirate4state]

Originally posted by Emerson1
Well it is the Dallas morning news and all of these teams are in the DFW area. lol i was waiting for your response

[BILLYFRED0000]

Some people are just short on understanding arent they? Or I suppose it is possible for the DMN to say what it thinks of football teams in the Corpus Christi area.........NOT.

[Cameron Crazy]

I like those ratings. I didn't know Argyle was that good to be up there, guess we will have to see what they can show.

[ronwx5x]

Originally posted by BILLYFRED0000
Some people are just short on understanding arent they? Or I suppose it is possible for the DMN to say what it thinks of football teams in the Corpus Christi area.........NOT.

Why not? Houston Chronicle seemingly only ranks "area" teams also. They do 5A, 4A, and everybody else.

[firstdown]

Originally posted by Cameron Crazy
I like those ratings. I didn't know Argyle was that good to be up there, guess we will have to see what they can show.

IMHO I think in the end we will be better than last year.

[3afan]

Originally posted by ronwx5x
Why not? Houston Chronicle seemingly only ranks "area" teams also. They do 5A, 4A, and everybody else.

DMN's area 4A & 5A are coming .....

[JR2004]

We should've been no higher than 10th on this list, not 2nd. I'll be happy if we can just get that 2nd or 3rd place in district.

[MN95]

Celina, Prosper, and Argyle all in the same district. Should be fun.

Also a video of Celina's first practice here for those interested:

http://www.hsgametime.com/dfw/sharedcontent/dws/content/topstories/stories/080708dnspohsothers.4094983.html

[WildTexan972]

Originally posted by MN95
Celina, Prosper, and Argyle all in the same district. Should be fun.

Also a video of Celina's first practice here for those interested:

http://www.hsgametime.com/dfw/sharedcontent/dws/content/topstories/stories/080708dnspohsothers.4094983.html

Sanger has dropped off, but W'boro should still be decent - if G'ville had not fallen off into the ocean this district would be pretty dang tough....but alas, it is an ORANGE district as it is...

[sic'em]

the only argument i have with the rankings, is that i think farmersville should be #2. i may be a little biased though since the wife is from there and i follow them. if that new coach is worth anything, they are going to be pretty good again. their qb is a talented kid.

another thing i have noticed is that statewide there is a big gap b/w 2a and 3a this year. that isnt always the case, but my bearcats prob wouldnt have made it out of their old 3a district this year, but they are a legit top 5 in the state in 2a. (i am not willing to say top 2 yet like dctf.)

[JR2004]

Originally posted by sic'em
the only argument i have with the rankings, is that i think farmersville should be #2.

We have no business being in the 2 slot in the rankings. We'd be happy just to get the 2nd slot in district. Farmersville would be at least a 4TD favorite against my team.

[bulldog64]

Corpus does rank their area schools, they just start like this Ranked #99 in Class 5A this year is....................LOL (other than Calallen). Sorry forgot about the Wildcats, what with them not being a "Corpus" team and all. You ought to see the news down here. They cover the 5 teams from "Corpus" during the regular season, then all of a sudden when the playoffs hit, all the surrounding area teams are "local favorites". I know, I know Calallen is In "Corpus", but there`s a good reason there an Independent School District. Same as Oso, T-M, and FB.