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DeLeon High School’s Head Football Coach,
John Ward, expressed satisfaction with the games to be played in the
coming football season.
The 2007 football schedule, which was
released on Monday, looks a lot like the 2006 schedule, only with the
game sites reversed.
The Bearcats will begin action at 10:00
a.m. on Saturday, August 18, at Bearcat Stadium with a scrimmage
against Hamilton. The second scrimmage will be played in Evant on
Thursday, August 23, with a 7:30 p.m. start time that will remain in
effect for the balance of the season.
Regular season non-district games include
Valley Mills at DeLeon on August 31, Hico at Hico on September 7,
Meridian at Meridian on September 14, and the Homecoming game against
Dublin Lions on September 21.
The next week, September 28, is an open
date for the ‘Cats as they rest and retool for district play.
District play begins with a trip to Tolar on October 5, followed by
hosting Ranger on October 12. On October 19 the Bearcats travel to
Perrin-Whitt and return home the following week to host Santo on
October 26. A short trip west on Highway 6 on November 2 will end in
Gorman against the Panthers, and then the final game before the
playoffs begin will be a home contest against the Cross Plains
Buffaloes.
Coach Ward didn’t predict any of the 2007
contests to be easy. He noted that Valley Mills, a semi-finalist last
year, would be very competitive. Hico was a 2A playoff team and
Meridian was a 1A playoff team. Dublin, a big 2A team, will be very
competitive.
The district was described by Coach Ward
as evenly balanced and tougher than last year. “Everybody looks even,”
was his general description. He said that Gorman has everybody back
and expressed respect for Tolar, Ranger and the rest.
Despite the toughness throughout the
district, Ward hopes for the Bearcats to be the number one or two
pre-season pick, and adds that he feels confident that DeLeon will be
in the top three.
“We have a lot of wood to be chopped and
a lot of questions to be answered,” Coach Ward volunteered, “but it
should be a fun and exciting season!” |
