Football

After struggling to a 1-8 record last year in his first season as the head coach at Breckenridge, Casey Pearce expects this year’s team “should respond to the expectations and show growth.” The Buckaroos return 19 lettermen and seven starters on both offense and defense. Pearce, a Breckenridge graduate who came back to his alma mater to coach last year, believes that 6-3 ... Read More

Bangs posted an impressive 9-2 record last year, going 4-1 as the runner-up to Ballinger in District 2-3A Division II. Unfortunately, the Dragons ran into eventual state champion Canadian in the area round of the playoffs, dropping a 56-13 decision to the state champs. Coach Kyle Maxfield, who is in his fourth season at the helm in Bangs, returns only three starters on ... Read More

Anson returns seven offensive starters and six starters on defense from last year’s team that went 8-3 overall and made the playoffs. The Tigers, who were 4-1 as runner-up in District 3-2A Division I, beat Winters in bi-district before falling to state runner-up Post in the area round. “A strong interior offensive and defensive line will carry the load early until our ... Read More

The Ballinger football team returns just three starters on both offense and defense from last year’s outstanding squad that won the District 2-3A Division II title with a 5-0 record, went 10-2 overall and advanced to the area round of the playoffs. One of the key returning starters for the Bearcats, however, is QB/DB Carter Arrott. He led the team last year with 1,240 yards ... Read More

Baird went 5-6 and made the Class 1A Division I playoffs last year in the Bears’ first season as a UIL six-man team and their first season under coach Derek Schlieve. Baird played an outlaw schedule (not in an UIL district) in its first six-man football season in 2019 after switching from 11-man football. Junior running back/linebacker Cedar Cauble is a do-everything ... Read More