Class 2A Preseason Rankings

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School ('08 Record)

Notable

1

Daingerfield (15-1)

LB corps is rebuilding, offense is not -- the team to beat

2

Arp (11-1)

Versatile superstar Lavocheya Cooper is 2A's best

3

Bushland (10-1)

Ready to supplant Muleshoe as title game's Panhandle rep

4

Kirbyville

DI finalists need new offense but have consistent defense

5

Boyd (5-6)

All but three starters back and a legendary coach on the sidelines

6

Altair Rice (12-1)

One of top pass-catch combos in the state; class of Region IV

7

Holliday (10-1)

Surprise '08 won't sneak up on us again, not with 18 boys back

8

Refugio (13-1)

Very smart pick for a regional final

9

Omaha Paul Pewitt (9-3)

Senior RB down with a torn ACL -- is '09 now derailed?

10

Newton (9-4)

Don't look to us to bet against traditional power

11

Clyde (11-2)

Good enough for title last year -- good enough this year?

12

Crane (8-3)

Plenty of starters back (14), but none are '08's star at QB

13

Pilot Point (11-2)

PP sports top lineman in 2A, Arkansas-bound Cam Feldt

14

Muleshoe (15-0)

DI champs are replacing lots of talent, but lines are strong

15

Lone Oak (10-2)

Should be one of the top five defenses in 2A football

16

Troy (8-4)

Top team out of supersized district 16-2A

17

Cisco (14-2)

Another almost year for Brent West -- '09 may be a rebuilding effort

18

Blanco (14-1)

Layton Dworaczyk will have to be the centerpiece of the run game

19

Grandview (13-1)

Offense was spectacular in '08; new QB needs to step up to keep pace

20

Kerens (8-3)

Sendoff year for TD officianado Pat Faulk -- defense is ready, too

21

New Waverly (10-1)

Watts twins make upstart New Waverly into newfound power

22

Jefferson (3-9)

Speed and skill to spook rival Daingerfield; best team no one's talking about

23

Bangs (9-3)

Deshawn Johnson should ease the transition to a new QB

24

Melissa (9-2)

New coach, but still riding three season streak of nine wins

25

George West (11-1)

A good bet to upset some teams in Region IV