Projected Playoff Teams:
Carter, Skyline, Molina, White

Vitals:

    
     The Carter Cowboys are our favorites to win DISD’s district championship.  Under Allen Wilson, Carter has been outstanding in district play and they should continue that success this fall.  Although they were hit hard by graduation, Carter returns 26 lettermen, but just one All-District player, OT Rodney Alexander.  As usual, Carter is loaded with huge offensive linemen and plenty of talented skill guys.  Juan McHenry is Carter’s top returning rusher, but look for Denarius Clark, Lubbock Smith and Anthony Miller to get plenty of carries as well.  The Cowboys’ title hopes will once again come down to their annual showdown with Skyline in what promises to be another great game.

     Skyline nearly took the title away from Carter last fall, but came up short on a 2-pt conversion attempt and lost 17-16.  Skyline returns 25 lettermen and 3 All-District performers including LB Spencer Reeves and DE Keanon Cooper.  Cooper and Reeves alone make the Skyline defense formidable enough, but Skyline also returns highly-coveted DE Alfred Dupree.  Leading the Skyline offense will be Seagoville QB transfer Troy Stoudermire, who rushed for 2,100 yards and 35 TD’s as a junior.  Skyline came close last year, but don’t be surprised if they unseat Carter as district champs in ’07.

     In 2006, Molina enjoyed both their first winning season and their first playoff berth.  Their winning ways could continue this fall as 25 lettermen and 3 All-District players return.  Molina’s strength will be their offensive line led by Oscar Orozco and Robert Garfras.  The offense will be lead by either Daniel Acevedo or Josh Evans at QB.  Jr. RB’s Xavier Watkins and Jarvis Hall hope to give the Jaguar offense some spark.

     Dallas Sunset returns one of the district’s top overall players in RB/LB Rossun Johnson.  Johnson is the district’s only returning 1,000 yard rusher and is the only player in the district to have earned All-District recognition on both sides of the ball.  With Johnson, Sunset has a chance to compete for the final playoff spot, but they didn’t win a single district game last year.  If the rest of the team can improve, there’s no reason the Bison can’t claim a spot in the postseason.

     WT White had a rough 2006 season, but most of their key players return this fall.  The Longhorns return 6 All-District players including QB Zach Tally and WR Andrew Davis.  Eduardo Trejo, Tommy Payne and Dylan Barth return to lead the defense.  The Longhorns have got to improve quite a bit both offensively and defensively to claim the fourth playoff spot, but given how much they return, that is within reach.

    Dallas Bryan Adams made the playoffs last fall despite a 3-7 record.  They managed to beat Sunset and White by a combined 3 points, putting them into the postseason.  The Cougars lost most of their key players and only 18 lettermen return, so if they’re to get back to the playoffs they’ll have to do it with a pretty inexperienced group.