Football Preview
- Bulldogs have weapons to spare
- BY JOEL A. ERICKSON
- MIDLAND Darius Miller is no longer here.
No longer taking shovel passes, bursting through a hole in the line, making a move and racing downfield faster than anybody on defense.
But that doesn’t mean Midland High is lacking any offensive... Full story
- Morton leads Rebels into a new era
- BY JOEL A. ERICKSON
- MIDLAND Not too long after James Morton became the new football coach at Midland Lee, he called Jace Edwards into his office to talk.
Man-to-man. Morton had a message for Edwards.“He wanted to build his offense around me,” Edwards said.... Full story
- Bucks want to be known for more than just skills
- BY WILLIE BANS
- ALPINE At the skill positions, Alpine is pretty much set.
There’s senior dual-threat quarterback Dominic Scott, a first-team all-District 4-2A pick last year; senior receivers Carlos Mendoza and Alfredo Armendariz, both first-team members;... Full story
- Familiar faces plug in openings for Crane
- High-powered offense will play to its strengths
- BY WILLIE BANS
- CRANE As much as Justin Mendoza likes playing linebacker, he also likes playing fullback on offense.
But with Crane’s use of the spread for the past two years, Mendoza’s been basically out of work offensively.
Now, with the Golden... Full story
- Loboes would be happy to fulfill expectations
- BY WILLIE BANS
- MONAHANS For all the preseason hype on the Monahans Loboes this year — they are loved by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine, picked by the publication to win the Class 3A Division II Region I championship — they have enough... Full story
- A NATURAL
- Owens had to find his position, but love for sport is second-hand
- BY WILLIE BANS
- MONAHANS You would think the son of football coach would be naturally blessed with — or at least develop at an early age — the skill of catching a football.
Not the case with defensive end-tight end Trevor Owens, son of Monahans head... Full story
- Andrews doesn’t want to forget 2-8 season
- Cordell wants Mustangs build off tough times
- BY WILLIE BANS
- ANDREWS The Andrews football team is not shying away from last season’s 2-8 record.
Neither is head coach Jeff Cordell, whose first year at Andrews last fall began and ended with four-game losing streaks.
Cordell wanted to let no one forget... Full story
- GREAT EXPECTATIONS
- Teegarden and Marquez pack a lethal 1-2 punch for Bronchos
- BY LEE SCHEIDE
- Derrick Teegarden and Bradley Marquez know that quite a bit of attention is going to be focused in their direction as the 2009 Odessa High football season gets under way.
They know the expectations are great, perhaps even a little suffocating,... Full story
- OHS Playoff History
- Years qualified: 12
Games played: 24
Record: 12-10-2 (1-1 in tiebreakers)
Winning percentage: .542
1924CLASS 4ABi-District: Lampasas 44, Odessa High 0
1926CLASS BBi-District: Anson 57, Odessa High 0
1928CLASS BBi-District: Anson 20, Odessa... Full story
- Ready for more
- Bronchos take aim on making another run into 5A playoffs
- BY LEE SCHEIDE
- OK, time for the encore.
With the applause and accolades still ringing in their ears from a successful run in 2008, the 2009 Odessa High Bronchos need to do it again.
They know it, too, as do the coaches, fans and opponents on this year’s... Full story
