Top 10 4a Dl

[d0tc0m]

Oh, wait a minute.......you said D1 top ten, not D2 bottom 10.

We're out of this conversation...........carry on fellas...........

You'll always have 2006, Rocket. Twas only 12 years ago.

[Rocket Man]

You'll always have 2006, Rocket. Twas only 12 years ago.

Yes, yes I will.......thanks for the reminder, it made me smile.

It's nice to know someone else remembers.

[jason]

Stephenville has some holes to fill and could be the best 0-5 team in the state headed into district...

Argyle
Abilene Wylie
Midlothian Heritage
Everman
Georgetown

[orange machine]

Stephenville has some holes to fill and could be the best 0-5 team in the state headed into district...

Argyle
Abilene Wylie
Midlothian Heritage
Everman
Georgetown

Who is Stephenvilles qb? I know yall return a lot on both sides.

[regaleagle]

Melissa will be tough this year......they have lots of seasoned returners and very good athletes coming back. Their program is plenty mature now.

[orange machine]

Melissa will be tough this year......they have lots of seasoned returners and very good athletes coming back. Their program is plenty mature now.

My gut tells me Argyle and Melissa slug it out for the dist title, but you can never count out Celina of course. If Celina can get a passing game going they will be in the mix for sure.

[d0tc0m]

My gut tells me Argyle and Melissa slug it out for the dist title, but you can never count out Celina of course. If Celina can get a passing game going they will be in the mix for sure.

Celina will be much improved from last year. Lots of good pieces coming back. Lots of good pieces coming up from a very good JV to fill some holes. The Bobcats will have more size in spots where they needed size last year. We'll be veteran in spots and young in others, so there will be some growth that has to happen up front. But, like OM said, if the Bobcats have developed a passing game, then look out.

[d0tc0m]

My gut tells me Argyle and Melissa slug it out for the dist title, but you can never count out Celina of course. If Celina can get a passing game going they will be in the mix for sure.

Getting to this point, though, I think Melissa will open the season as the district favorite. With what they have coming back, it'd be hard not to make them the favorites. I'd rank District 7 — right now, on June 6 — in this order:

Melissa
Argyle
Celina
Paris
Sanger
Anna
Paris North Lamar

But, we've got a long way to go before any of this gets sorted out. So it could finish much differently than that. But, it's going to be a fun district for sure.

[jason]

Who is Stephenvilles qb? I know yall return a lot on both sides.

Stephenville bringing back 17 of 22 starters (that's what it was after last season anyways), the majority of those on the defensive side so they should be solid.
Big holes to fill at QB and WR. There is a Junior QB who was going to be the man last year before Easton Jones' successful stem cell treatment on his elbow allowed him to return. The WR was a 6'5 great athlete who is playing for Texas State in the fall. This squad loaded with seniors. Their class was the one to watch when they were sophomores and they made a good run last year, a year earlier than everyone expected. High expectations for this bunch with big holes to fill and a tough schedule to say the least.

[Bosqueville]

China Spring will surprise some folks this year. However, La Vega is La Vega and they have some crazy good skill players returning. They will be in search of a new QB and will be breaking in a new head coach.

[d0tc0m]

China Spring will surprise some folks this year. However, La Vega is La Vega and they have some crazy good skill players returning. They will be in search of a new QB and will be breaking in a new head coach.

I would love to have a Celina/China Spring rematch at some point. Our one matchup in 2007 was a fun one. Realignment being what it is this go around, we might get to see the powder blue and the orange and white go at it again.


La Vega has always had the skill players. But, apart from 2007, and then the title game appearance in 2008 and championship in 2015, they just never seem to be able to put it all the way together. I don't know anything about the new coach and what he brings. But, there's always some transition in that first year, and not having an established QB won't help in that regard. I think the Pirates will be contenders, simply because of their athleticism, but they may not have the solidarity in place this year to carry them through Region II.

[d0tc0m]

Stephenville bringing back 17 of 22 starters (that's what it was after last season anyways), the majority of those on the defensive side so they should be solid.
Big holes to fill at QB and WR. There is a Junior QB who was going to be the man last year before Easton Jones' successful stem cell treatment on his elbow allowed him to return. The WR was a 6'5 great athlete who is playing for Texas State in the fall. This squad loaded with seniors. Their class was the one to watch when they were sophomores and they made a good run last year, a year earlier than everyone expected. High expectations for this bunch with big holes to fill and a tough schedule to say the least.

Bringing back that many starters from a semifinal team, yeah, I imagine Stephenville will open the season somewhere near the top of the Top 10. But playing that ridiculous schedule, I wouldn't be surprised if they drop somewhere between 12-20 rolling into district, not that it means anything at all. I mean, that's gotta be one of the toughest pre-district slates that I've seen in a while — a perennial 4A power, an up-and-coming 4A power with loads of offense, two 5A DII squads and a 5A DI team. That's nasty. And then the real season begins, and there's still not much of a letdown in the schedule. But the Jackets will be battled tested, that's for sure.

[jason]

Stephenville bringing back 17 of 22 starters (that's what it was after last season anyways), the majority of those on the defensive side so they should be solid.
Big holes to fill at QB and WR. There is a Junior QB who was going to be the man last year before Easton Jones' successful stem cell treatment on his elbow allowed him to return. The WR was a 6'5 great athlete who is playing for Texas State in the fall. This squad loaded with seniors. Their class was the one to watch when they were sophomores and they made a good run last year, a year earlier than everyone expected. High expectations for this bunch with big holes to fill and a tough schedule to say the least.

Good read about what Stephenville has coming back.


http://www.yourstephenvilletx.com/sp...grid-standouts

[d0tc0m]

Good read about what Stephenville has coming back.


http://www.yourstephenvilletx.com/sp...grid-standouts

Yellowjackets ought to start the season ranked pretty high. I wouldn't put them No. 1, but I'd be comfortable slotting them in at No. 2 ... for whatever it's worth.

Sounds like they have a really good crew coming back. And another little Stidham in the ranks...? That will certainly be a good thing.