football district previews

When the Alto Yellowjackets dropped from Class 2A to 1A in 2006, they responded with back-to-back state titles in one of the most dominant runs in state history.

The new District 10-A Division II is home to four first-year coaches: Maud, Cumby, Overton, and Union Hill. The one team with the same coach it had in 2011 -- Detroit -- looks like the district's preseason favorite. But 10-A D-II could be one of the more wide-open districts in 2012...

All-state quarterback Reginald Davis may be gone, but Tenaha coach Terry Ward has plenty of returning talent to make the Tigers a Class A Division II power again in 2012. Tenaha and Mount Enterprise should finish atop District 11-A Division II, two teams that played twice in 2011 with Tenaha winning both times...

They may not play by the same rules as everyone else, but six-man football in Texas has a certain charm to it. There are web sites, message boards and even documentaries about the state's smallest classification of high school football.

A lot has changed in the world of private school football. Tyler T.K. Gorman and Bullard Brook Hill have each moved up a classification to Division II, joining Tyler Grace Community.