2012 LSG Team Preview — Sonora Broncos

By Michael Wright
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Updated: July 30, 2012

2012 LSG Texas High School Football Team Preview — Sonora Broncos

Team: Sonora Broncos (3-2A Division II)

Stadium: Bronco Stadium (Year Opened: 1979)

Enrollment: 255 -- 3rd largest in the district out of 6 schools

2012 Schedule:
Comfort
@ Brady
Wall
@ Harper
@ Ozona
Alpine **
Coahoma **
@ Reagan County **
Stanton **
@ Crane **

Coach: Craten Phillips (1st year); 40-19-0 All-Time Coaching Record

Returning Lettermen: 14

Returning Starters: Offense: 3 Defense: 3

Key Players:
* OL/DL Michael Sanchez 1st Team All-District OL
* OL/LB Blake Esparza 1st Team All-District OL
* DL Damon Evans 2nd Team All-State (AP) & Honorable Mention All-State (TSWA) 130 tackles 10 sacks
* DL Sam Powers 1st Team All-District 99 tackles
* OL Kade Wimberley
* OL Lino Villanueva
* WR/LB JR Chance Campbell
* QB JR Scott Gonzalez
* WR/LB Hagen Kennedy
* LB JR Cody Barber

Notes:
* Have a new head coach in Craten Phillips who had a great career at Garrison
* Will be moving from Region IV to Region I

Mike Says: The Broncos defense held opponents to 12 points per game last year and posted 5 shutouts. They will need that kind of performance again this year to return back to the Quarterfinals. The defense is in good hands this year with D-Linemen Evans and Powers. The problems are that they only return 6 starters under a new coach. Coach Phillips knows how to win and it will show as they win the district with a regular season record of 9-1 or 8-2. Once in the playoffs, they should go 2 or 3 rounds. Cisco and Canadian will be their competition for the Region I crown.

Chris Says: Sonora had a great season last year but only bring back 3 starters on each side of the ball. That said, the Broncos should take the district title and have a strong run in the playoffs.

Last Years Record: 12-1 overall 5-0 District

vs Brady (4-6) (W 31-14)
at Forsan (6-5) (W 49-23)
vs Ballinger (1-9) (W 54-0)
vs Brackettville (4-7) (W 56-0)
at Blanco (8-6) (W 16-9)
at Junction (5-5)* (W 59-0)
at San Saba (7-5)* (W 51-23)
vs Ozona (2-8)* (W 55-6)
at Harper (4-6)* (W 49-14)
vs Coleman (7-4)* (W 35-0)

Playoffs: Division II Quarterfinals
Bye Bi-District
vs Weimar (7-5) (at Marble Falls) (W 31-0) Area
vs East Bernard (10-2) (at Alamodome) (W 28-27) Regionals
vs Refugio (15-0) (at SA Heroes) (L 24-41) Quarterfinals

History:
* Ranks #18 in Class 2A All-Time Winning %
* 3 year winning streak (28-7)
* All time record: 551-316-29 63.11% 896 games
* Playoff Years: (28) 1953,1954,1956,1960,1961,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1980,1990,1991
1992,1994,1998,1999,2000,2001,2003,2004,2005,2006,2009,2010,2011

Championship History: (6) 4-1-1
1966 1A - Sonora 40, Schulenberg 14
1968 1A - Sonora 9, Poth 0
1969 1A - Mart 28, Sonora 0
1970 1A - Sonora 45, Pflugerville 6
1971 1A - Barbers Hill 3, Sonora 3
2000 2A Division I - Sonora 27, Blanco 24

Last 5 year record: 35-20

Last 10 year record: 71-41

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