2012 LSG Team Preview — Navasota Rattlers

By Michael Wright
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Updated: August 4, 2012

2012 LSG Texas High School Football Team Preview — Navasota Rattlers

Team: Navasota Rattlers (18-3A)

Stadium: Navasota Rattler Stadium (Capacity: 5,000)

Enrollment: 749 -- 2nd largest in the district out of 5 schools

2012 Schedule:
@ Willis
Coldspring
Houston Sterling
Lexington
@ Fairfield
Austin McCallum
@ Madisonville **
Rockdale **
@ Caldwell **
Taylor **

Coach: Lee Fedora (7 Years) 55-27 at Navasota (#3 all-time at Navasota); 113-52-1 all-time coaching record

Returning Lettermen: 18

Returning Starters: Offense: 6 Defense: 7

Key Players:
* LB Jaylyin Minor 2nd Team All-State (TSWA & AP) 142 tackles
* LB Will Imhoff 2nd Team All-State (TSWA) DIST DEF MVP 163 tackles 23 TFL
* QB Kadarius Baker 1st Team All-State (AP) 2nd Team All-State (TSWA) DIST MVP TOP 30 QB 3,074 yards 40 TDs passing Threw only 3 INts
* WR Solomon McGinty 2nd Team All-State (AP) 3rd Team All-State (TSWA) 1,342 yards 17 TDs receiving
* WR Austin Collins 1st Team All-District 60 catches 892 yards 13 TDS receiving
* DL Jake Bauer 1st Team All-State (AP) 2nd Team All-State (TSWA) 117 tackles 33 TFL 13 sacks
* DB Xavier Creeks Honorable Mention All-State (TSWA) 4 INTs
* DL JR Jordan Wells

Notes:
* Have made the Quarterfinals the last 2 seasons and have 5 straight regional titles

Mike Says: The Rattlers QB Baker has lots of great targets that include WR McGinty and Collins. On the defensive side, they will be very good with LB's Minor and Imhoff along with DL Bauer and DB Creeks. In all, that makes 7 all-state players returning. They have a great pre-district schedule that includes Wills (who beat the Rattlers last year 35-28), Coldspring-Oakhurst (TOP 10 3A) and Lexington (TOP 5 2A DII). This team will be very exciting to watch and could be a championship team. Look for them to go 9-1 or 10-0 in the regular season and make their 3rd consecutive trip to the Quarterfinals. If district foe Taylor makes the playoffs then they will be a Division II team if not then they will be going Division I.

Chris Says: Navasota is going to once again field one of the top teams in the state. They bring back some solid experience on both sides of the ball including the Baker/McGinty aerial connection, but on of the areas that has been overlooked has been their seriously tough defense. The Rattlers will once again bump heads with the top programs in the state and hold them to just a couple touchdowns. Their playoff run will be littered with fallen foes early on and if the matchups stay in their favor, we should seem them playing in December.

Last Years Record: 11-2 overall 5-0 District

2011 Games:
at Madisonville (3-7) (W 40-7)
at Willis (8-3) (L 28-35)
vs Bryan Rudder (1-8) (W 31-7)
at Cameron Yoe (6-5) (W 42-21)
vs Wharton (6-7) (W 54-0)
vs Rockdale (4-6)* (W 53-14)
vs La Grange (4-6)* (OT) (W 27-26)
at Caldwell (1-9)* (W 52-14)
vs Smithville (7-3)* (W 47-18)
at Giddings (7-4)* (W 27-16)

Playoffs: Division I Quarterfinals
vs Sealy (8-3) (at Waller) (W 40-13) Bi-District
vs Huffman Hargrave (9-3) (at Shenandoah Woodforest) (W 44-3) Regionals
vs Tyler Chapel Hill (15-0) (at Waco Floyd Casey) (L 46-56) Quarterfinals

History:
* Ranks #61 in Class 3A All-Time Winning %
* 5 consecutive 9+ win seasons
* All-Time Record : 505-436-20 53.59% 961 total games played
* Playoff History (29)
1936,1940,1941,1943,1948,1954,1956,1974,1982,1983,1984,1985,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1994
1995,1996,1998,2002,2003,2004,2007,2008,2010,2011

Championship History: (1) 0-1
1988 3A - Southlake Carroll 42, Navasota 8

Last 5 year record: 49-13

Last 10 year record: 77-38

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