Yoe Football News

Yoe non-district game listed as one of the best in the state

With the kickoff of the 2017 Texas High School football season just now weeks away, there is a lot of attention being shown towards the non-district schedules. These games are normally known as warm-ups for district play, but they also garner interest because of the matchups you won’t see in district or the playoffs.

This weekend, TexasHSFootball.com listed their top 13 3A games for 2017. All of Cameron’s non-district games should be challenging, but the game at China Spring on September 15 has a little more intrigue than the rest. As the online publication noted, “China Spring absolutely destroyed Yoe last season, 63-13”. However, it was also mentioned that Cameron should once again be in the title hunt and the Cougars could be a tad bit down from their state semifinal run.

Lexington managed to make the list twice, with the first being a home contest versus Mart to open the season. According to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, Lexington enters the season as the number one team in 3A division II, while Mart is the number one team in 2A division I. Mart edged out Lexington last year at home, 22-20.

The Eagles got a second game mentioned with a road battle at Rockdale on September 15. Rockdale, which picked up a 62-35 win in this game last year, has been ranked inside the top 10 of multiple lists.

Other games mentioned: Sept 1: Monahans @ Wall, Mineola @ Van; Sept. 8: Pottsboro Vs. Gunter, Wall Vs. Cisco, Elysian Fields Vs. Winona; Sept. 15: Boling @ Hallettsville; Sept. 22: Wall Vs. Eastland, Giddings Vs. Yoakum, Newton Vs. Bridge City; Sept. 29: Harmony Vs. White Oak.

THSCA pegs Yoemen #1 in regional rankings

Coaching school kicked off on Monday in Houston, and the Texas High School Coaches Association has released their preseason regional rankings. In 3A division I, Cameron is ranked number one with three first place votes and 38 overall points. Malakoff (35), Rockdale (31) and Teague (30) round out the top four. The Lions received the lone other first place vote despite the fourth place overall ranking.

Franklin (26), Woodville (18), La Marque (10), Kirbyville (9), Coldspring (8), and Hitchcock (5) round out the top 10. West (3), East Chambers (3), Hempstead (2), Elkhart (1) and Groesbeck (1) also received votes.

Cameron’s non-district opponents rankings: Bellville - third in 4A DII region III; Gatesville - receiving votes in 4A DI region IV; China Spring - second in 4A DI region IV; Bay City - seventh in 4A DI region III.

Locally, Temple is third in 5A region III, La Vega is first in 4A DI region IV, Giddings is second, Robinson is sixth, Lorena is seventh and Salado is eighth in 4A DII region III, Lexington is first in 3A DII region III, Crawford is first in 2A DI region II, Thrall is fourth in 2A DI region IV, Bremond is second in 2A DII region III and Milano is ninth in 2A DII region IV.