2014 ETSN.fm Football Preview

2014 Football Preview: Recap
2014 Football Preview: Recap
2014 Football Preview: Recap
With the most comprehensive and thorough preview of high school football in East Texas complete, we thought it prudent to allow our readers an opportunity to catch up on what they may have missed over the course of this month.
Longview Tops 6A/5A Poll
Longview Tops 6A/5A Poll
Longview Tops 6A/5A Poll
Expectations are always high at programs like Longview, but they seem more elevated than usual this season. For the first time since 2009, the Lobos will be competing at the second-highest classification.
District 11-6A Preview
District 11-6A Preview
District 11-6A Preview
Tyler Lee caught a tough break as the only school in East Texas to move into the UIL's new Class 6A format, the largest classification in the state of Texas, while potential district mate Longview moved down in enrollment to the new Class 5A with a group of local former 4A programs. Head coach Darrell Piske's group fell into a district centered around Garland. The Dallas suburb has seen great high
Champs Begin No. 1
Champs Begin No. 1
Champs Begin No. 1
Since 2008, there has been no more accomplished program in all of East Texas than Carthage, which captured its fourth state title in six years last December with a 34-23 victory over new district rival Kilgore in the Class 3A Division I final.
They Meet Again
They Meet Again
They Meet Again
It's not often that two state championship game participants find themselves placed in the very same district the following year. But as fate would have it, that's exactly what transpired back in February when the UIL made Kilgore and Carthage district mates once again.
The Gauntlet
The Gauntlet
The Gauntlet
A brutal District 16-4A has morphed into an even tougher District 16-5A with the additions of Lufkin and Ennis. The league championship title race should make the early rounds of the playoffs look like a cakewalk. Ennis is fresh off a run to the Class 4A Division II state semifinal with a few familiar faces and looked very good in its preseason scrimmage against Longview, a 27-6 win ...
Strength At The Top
Strength At The Top
Strength At The Top
When the new classifications and districts were announced by the UIL last February, there were probably quite a few that uttered the phrase "Longview and everybody else" when discussing the new District 15-5A.
Cujo No. 2
Cujo No. 2
Cujo No. 2
John Tyler carried an uncomfortable and unusual weight into the offseason. For the first time since 2008, the Lions failed to reach at least the state quarterfinals and lost their first opening-round playoff game since 2006.
Cujo vs. Lobos
Cujo vs. Lobos
Cujo vs. Lobos
Following a two-year hiatus, old East Texas rivals John Tyler and Longview resume the series with one another on Sept. 5 at Longview's Lobo Stadium.
Ragin' Red
Ragin' Red
Ragin' Red
Kilgore came within 48 minutes of winning its second state championship. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, fellow East Texas powerhouse Carthage stood in their way. Turning the page to this season, Kilgore has the chance to right two wrongs: exact revenge on defending state champion Carthage in District 9-4A Division I play, and then get back to AT&T Stadium in Arlington for the state title game

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