2010 LSG Preview — Fort Worth Arlington Heights Yellow Jackets

Team: Fort Worth Arlington Heights Yellow Jackets

District: 6-4A

Coach: Ged Kates (1st year); First Head Coaching Job

To read the article about the coaching changes click here.

Last Years Record: 9-3 overall 5-0 District

2009 Games:
at N.R. Hills Birdville (9-2) (L 28-35)
vs Azle (3-7) (W 21-3)
at FW Paschal (3-7) (W 27-0)
vs Celina (7-5) (L 18-34)
vs FW Dunbar (7-4) (W 34-29)
at *FW Wyatt (3-7) (W 9-0)
vs *FW North Side (3-7) (W 62-0)
at *FW South Hills (0-9) (W 57-0)
vs *FW Eastern Hills (4-7) (W 34-15)
vs *FW Dunbar (7-4) (W 21-7)

Playoffs: Division I Area
vs Arlington Seguin (4-7) (W 20-13) Bi-District
vs Denton Ryan (12-2) (L 13-38) Area

2010 Schedule
3-Sep @ Azle A 7:30
9-Sep @ Fort Worth Carter-Riverside 7:00*
17-Sep vs. Fort Worth Wyatt 7:30*
23-Sep @ Fort Worth Trimble Tech 7:00*
1-Oct vs. Fort Worth Eastern Hills 7:30*
8-Oct vs. Fort Worth North Side 7:30*
14-Oct @ Fort Worth Southwest 7:00*
21-Oct @ Fort Worth South Hills 7:00*
29-Oct @ Fort Worth Western Hills 7:30*
5-Nov vs. Fort Worth Dunbar 7:30*

Returning Lettermen: 26

Returning Starters: Offense: 6 Defense: 7

Key Players:
QB JR Omar Garcia 1502 yards 18 TDs
RB Tony Dias
WR Marquis Jackson 48-967 11 TDs rec. 602 yards rushing District MVP TOP 20 WR
WR JR Dennis Brooks
OL Othon Perales
DL Jake Knowles 106 tackles 18 TFL 5 sacks District Defensive MVP
DL Devante Alexander
DL La'Darius Mayfield
LB JR Alex Faoro
LB JR Nate Guidry
DB Jordan Price 5 INTs
DB Joe Howard 33 tackles

Notes:
The Yellow Jackets are set for another great season. The offense will revolve around WR Jackson while DL Knowles heads up a solid defense. With 26 lettermen and 13 starters coming back from last seasons 9-3 team expect them to go 8-2 or 9-1 in the regular season and then make another trip to the Area round of the playoffs.

History:
3 year winning streak
Winning seasons 8 of last 9 years
Playoff Appearances: (26) 1947,1948,1950,1951,1965,1968,1972,1973,1974,1976,1977,1978,1979,1992,1993,1994,1996,1997,1998,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2008,2009

Championship History: (1) 1-0
1948 City - Fort Worth Arlington Heights 20, Houston Lamar 0

Last 5 year record: 33-20

Last 10 year record: 65-41

By: Michael Wright & Chris Doelle
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

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