Post by CC_Varmints on Apr 30, 2013 10:18:50 GMT -6
From DCTF:
For hundreds of high school football teams across the state of Texas, spring practice starts this week, meaning that the 2013 Texas high school football season is unofficially underway. The beauty of the beginning of the season in any sport is the same: a fresh start, a new beginning, and unbridled hope and optimism.
And why not? Literally every team can win a state championship in 2013. But some will have to travel farther than others to get there.
The fact of the matter is that the closer you were to a state title last year, the better shot you have to win the title this year. That's why the defending champions are almost always considered title favorites, and anyone who finished in the top 10 last year is generally considered contenders.
But that's not always the case. There are always teams that come from outside the postseason rankings and surprise everyone. Call them what you want “sleepers, surgers, party-crashers“ but they are very real, and for teams that didn't finish in the rankings last year, it's what they're hoping to become.
Now, it's impossible to predict who it's going to be next year “and really, we won't know who they truly are until a few weeks into the season“ but we here at DCTF most certainly have our eyes on a couple of teams in each classification to go from out of the postseason rankings in 2012 to contending for a title in 2013.
Again, these are just a couple of the teams we've got our eyes on, but here are some of our picks for the teams ready for a surge in 2013.
Class 2A
Teague: One of DCTF's biggest sleepers, the Lions have all sorts of talent coming back after last year's 8-4 year. QB Austin Skinner, WR Aaron Mitchell, RB John Love hop on the bandwagon now.
Post: The Antelopes have all-state caliber RB DJ Brown, all-state caliber LB Bryan Smith and mammoth OL Mondo Martinez returning. Last year was just the beginning.
Waskom: The Wildcats actually went 0-10 last year, but don't be fooled: they forfeited their seven wins due to an ineligible players. Now, they could bounce back in a big, big way behind RBs Kevin and June Bug Johnson, plus QB William McKnight and LB Chan Arnie.
For hundreds of high school football teams across the state of Texas, spring practice starts this week, meaning that the 2013 Texas high school football season is unofficially underway. The beauty of the beginning of the season in any sport is the same: a fresh start, a new beginning, and unbridled hope and optimism.
And why not? Literally every team can win a state championship in 2013. But some will have to travel farther than others to get there.
The fact of the matter is that the closer you were to a state title last year, the better shot you have to win the title this year. That's why the defending champions are almost always considered title favorites, and anyone who finished in the top 10 last year is generally considered contenders.
But that's not always the case. There are always teams that come from outside the postseason rankings and surprise everyone. Call them what you want “sleepers, surgers, party-crashers“ but they are very real, and for teams that didn't finish in the rankings last year, it's what they're hoping to become.
Now, it's impossible to predict who it's going to be next year “and really, we won't know who they truly are until a few weeks into the season“ but we here at DCTF most certainly have our eyes on a couple of teams in each classification to go from out of the postseason rankings in 2012 to contending for a title in 2013.
Again, these are just a couple of the teams we've got our eyes on, but here are some of our picks for the teams ready for a surge in 2013.
Class 2A
Teague: One of DCTF's biggest sleepers, the Lions have all sorts of talent coming back after last year's 8-4 year. QB Austin Skinner, WR Aaron Mitchell, RB John Love hop on the bandwagon now.
Post: The Antelopes have all-state caliber RB DJ Brown, all-state caliber LB Bryan Smith and mammoth OL Mondo Martinez returning. Last year was just the beginning.
Waskom: The Wildcats actually went 0-10 last year, but don't be fooled: they forfeited their seven wins due to an ineligible players. Now, they could bounce back in a big, big way behind RBs Kevin and June Bug Johnson, plus QB William McKnight and LB Chan Arnie.
