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
Football
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
Rotan Football
Rotan coach Dale Means is hoping that the experience his young team gained last year will pay dividends this season. “We had 15 players last year and only three were seniors,” he explained. “We had 12 freshmen and sophomores.” The Yellowhammers went 6-2 last year but were 0-2 in District 7-1A Division I (six-man). “The key is to stay healthy,” Means added. “We’ve got a ... Read More
Roby Football
Matt Tarbutton takes over as the new head football coach at Roby. He formerly served as the head coach at San Jacinto Christian Academy in Amarillo. Tarbutton inherits a squad that returns four starters on both offense and defense. The Lions were 5-5 overall and 1-2 in District 7-1A Division I (six-man) a year ago. “We will be better as team even though we graduated a ... Read More