The 2022 football season went down as one of the greatest in Big Country history. Now, it will be fascinating to see what 2023 will bring. Albany and Hawley won Class 2A Division II and Division I state championships, respectively, last season. And that was just part of the story. Albany’s Denney Faith is the longest-tenured coach in Texas high school football. His 344 ... Read More
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Wylie Football
Wylie ended a two-year postseason drought by making the playoffs a year ago in their first season under long-time defensive coordinator Clay Martin, who was elevated to the head coaching position following the retirement of veteran coach Hugh Sandifer. The Bulldogs finished 4-4 overall in a start-and-stop season that was interrupted several times by COVID cancellations. ... Read More
Trent Football
Chris Ellison begins his second season as the head football coach at Trent with optimism that the Gorillas can turn things around this season. “We will have more depth,” Ellison said. “Our kids learned a lot, and now will be year two of our football system.” Trent, which returns four starters on offense and three on defense, went 2-8 last year and posted a 2-2 record in ... Read More
Sweetwater Mustangs Football
New Sweetwater football coach Russell Lucas enjoyed tremendous success during a long career at Hamlin. He compiled a 127-43 record, won eight district titles, had a state runner-up finish in 2019 and made a trip to the state semifinals in 13 seasons with the Class 2A Pied Pipers. But now Lucas makes the jump to Class 4A Sweetwater. He inherits an experienced team that ... Read More
Stamford Football
Britt Hart takes over as the new head football coach at Stamford, making the move after one year as the head coach at Merkel. The Bulldogs returns four starters on both offense and defense from a team that finished 5-6 overall last year and made the playoffs as the fourth-place team from District 3-2A Division I with a 2-3 mark. The Bulldogs will still be a relatively young ... Read More