2011 3A Athens Hornets Preview – Texas High School Football

By Michael Wright
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Updated: August 9, 2011

Team: Athens Hornets

District: 17-3A

Coach: Paul Essary (2 Years) 14-10 at Athens; 43-53-0 all-time overall coaching record

Last Years Record: 11-3 overall 3-1 District

2010 Games:
vs FW Nolan Catholic (14-1) (L 28-34)
at Longview Spring Hill (4-6) (W 28-19)
vs Diboll (5-6) (W 35-24)
at Wills Point (4-6) (W 38-33)
vs Palestine (2-8) (W 49-14)
at Huntington (2-8) (W 56-0)
vs *Bullard (3-7) (W 66-20)
at *Brownsboro (6-5) (W 63-21)
at *Rusk (3-7) (W 49-7)
at *Tyler Chapel Hill (13-2) (L 35-38)

Playoffs: Division II Quarterfinals
vs Diboll (5-6) (W 56-7) Bi-District
vs Lorena (10-2) (W 31-7) Area
vs Brookshire Royal (9-4) (W 29-26) Regionals
vs Coldspring-Oakhurst (14-2) (L 14-44) Quarterfinals

Returning Lettermen: 10

Returning Starters: Offense: 4 Defense: 5

Key Players:
* OL Cameron Bailey TOP 30 OL 1st Team All-State (TSWA)
* RB/DB Kendall Sanders TOP 10 ATH & DIST MVP 780 receiving yards 1069 rushing yards 24 total TDs 48 tackles
* OL Scott Jordan 1st Team All-District
* DL Micheal Daily 1st Team All-District 53 tackles
* DB Zach Basher 1st Team All-District

LSG District Ranking: #2 (Behind state ranked #1 Tyler Chapel Hill)

LSG Region Ranking: #5

LSG State Ranking: #14

Notes:
The Hornets made a good run all the way to the quarterfinals last year. They gave Tyler Chapel Hill a really close game last year for the district championship. It looks to come down to these two again. Kendall Sanders will be the key to the Hornets success.

History:
* 2010 ended a streak of 13 Consecutive non-winning seasons
* 2010's 11 wins was the most in school history
* All-Time Record: 425-467-27 47.72% 919 total games played

Championship History: No Championship Games

Last 5 year record: 29-27

Last 10 year record: 36-70

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By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
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