2013 Football Preview

District 8-2A Division I rivals New Boston and Daingerfield played two classics in 2012 and split the decisions.

Kevin Goodwin has turned around Center's fortunes.

It was an odd 2012 season for the Liberty-Eylau Leopards. For only the second time since 2002, Liberty-Eylau missed out on the playoffs.

District 20-3A has only five teams, but its top three teams in 2012 combined for 28 victories.

The Woodlands traveled to Abe Martin Stadium last fall and pushed around the Lufkin Panthers, but a year stronger and wiser could have the Pack primed for payback.

Last season was filled with ups and downs for Jacksonville. In many ways, the Indians' season opener at Carthage was a microcosm of the 2012 season. Jacksonville pulled off the upset win, but it came at a hefty price: the loss of promising young quarterback Carter McCown to injury.

No one will forget the show White Oak and Tatum gave to basketball fans in East Texas this past spring, but these two rivals could be battling it out for a district title this fall as well.

ETSN.fm's preseason East Texas Class 3A poll starts at No. 10 with a Van football team that has 13 starters back, but lost key pieces to graduation.

With last season's District 7-2A Division I champion Winnsboro enduring heavy graduation losses, that opens the door for 2012's second- and third-place teams -- Malakoff and Eustace -- to make a run at the league title.

Kicking off ETSN.fm's preseason East Texas Class 5A/4A top 10 is a Hallsville program coming off back-to-back playoff appearances.