In Lieu of Spring Football, Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Alex Guerra Makes Use of School Athletic Periods
May08

In Lieu of Spring Football, Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Alex Guerra Makes Use of School Athletic Periods

Wildcats Football Defensive Coordinator Alex Guerra has his hands full as he works to put together the Wildcats’ defensive unit for next year. With no spring practice, Coach Guerra is depending on the one-hour school athletic periods Monday through Friday. He says he does not have a whole lot of returning players so he is busy teaching basics, such as base alignments, blitz packages and base coverages. Coach Guerra says he is...

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Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Alex Guerra Weighs in on Scrimmage and Frisco Wakeland Offense
Sep22

Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Alex Guerra Weighs in on Scrimmage and Frisco Wakeland Offense

Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Alex Guerra said he was pleased with the defense during last Thursday night’s scrimmage against Mount Pleasant at Prim Stadium. He said a lot of young players got some good looks at what varsity football is all about. He said there were a couple of defense breakdowns, which he said was understandable. Coach Guerra said the defense played hard. Mount Pleasant scored on a long run after an option...

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Wildcats DC Alex Guerra Shares His Thoughts on Bye Week and Forney Offense
Oct01

Wildcats DC Alex Guerra Shares His Thoughts on Bye Week and Forney Offense

Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Alex Guerra said last week’s bye week was good, a good work week, in which the Wildcats defenders worked hard all week. He said he was able to put in some stuff while making some changes to some automatic calls the team had been working on. He said some players have been able to heal some. Coach Guerra also called the week positive and productive. He admits the Wildcats did not do much to stop the...

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Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Alex Guerra Comments on Wildcats Defense and Wakeland’s Offense
Aug27

Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Alex Guerra Comments on Wildcats Defense and Wakeland’s Offense

Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Alex Guerra said he liked what he saw from his defense during last Thursday’s (August 22) scrimmage. He said his #1 unit did a good job while his #2’s answered a lot of his questions and stepped up. Coach Guerra said his defenders played fast and aggressive. He said the defense is right where it needs to be right now. He said Frisco Wakeland has a lot of offensive weapons. They feature senior...

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Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Alex Guerra More Comfortable in Second Year on the Job
Aug20

Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Alex Guerra More Comfortable in Second Year on the Job

Wildcats Football Defensive Coordinator Alex Guerra is in his second year with the Wildcats. He admits he feels more comfortable in this his second year. Coach Guerra says he has an awesome defensive staff with every member returning this season. He says he also is more comfortable in his second year with the players. Coach Guerra says building the defense this year is not difficult with the players and coaches he has. He says a lot...

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New Wildcats Football Defensive Coordinator Kurt McCain Shares Some Thoughts on Defense
Jun08

New Wildcats Football Defensive Coordinator Kurt McCain Shares Some Thoughts on Defense

New Wildcats Football Defensive Coordinator Kurt McCain says he may not be as aggressive on defense as his predecessors Alex Guerra and Triston Abron. He says his plan is to try and play more base defense so that when he brings the blitz, it will be more effective. Coach McCain says he suspects that Wildcats’ fans should not notice a big difference. Coach McCain, a longtime Wildcats Assistant Defensive Coach, was promoted to...

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SSISD Hires Pine Tree Coach as Wildcats Head Basketball Coach
Jun03

SSISD Hires Pine Tree Coach as Wildcats Head Basketball Coach

Meeting Thursday (June 3) at noon, the Sulphur Springs School Board approved the hiring of Brandon Shaver as the new Wildcats Head Basketball Coach. Coach Shaver has been the Head Basketball Coach at Longview Pine Tree for the past 2 seasons. A native of New Diana, Coach Shaver was also a head coach before that at Grand Cane Central High School near Shreveport. Coach Shaver spent 12 years as an assistant coach at several Louisiana...

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Wildcat Defensive Lineman D’Andre Peoples Signs to Play Football at McPherson College in Kansas
Mar08

Wildcat Defensive Lineman D’Andre Peoples Signs to Play Football at McPherson College in Kansas

Wildcats Defensive Lineman D’Andre Peoples signed a letter of intent Friday, March 5 to attend McPherson College in Kansas and to play football. Peoples, the son of Tony Reed and Lolitha Peoples, was a three year member of the Wildcats varsity football team. Peoples said he made contact with McPherson coaches through Twitter. He said he filled out a questionnaire and was contacted about a week later concerning a possible visit....

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Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Discusses Greenville Loss and Upcoming Crandall
Nov17

Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Discusses Greenville Loss and Upcoming Crandall

On Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, we here at KSST radio met up with Wildcats football coordinators to discuss the upcoming game on Friday versus Crandall. The Wildcats lost to the Greenville Lions on Friday, 47-27. The loss in Greenville last Friday eliminated the Wildcats from playoff contention. Wildcats football Defensive coordinator Alex Guerra said there were times when his team did really well, but the edge for Greenville came...

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Wildcats Football Defensive Coordinator Discusses Corsicana Win and Upcoming Greenville
Nov10

Wildcats Football Defensive Coordinator Discusses Corsicana Win and Upcoming Greenville

On Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, we here at KSST radio met up with Wildcats football coordinators to discuss the upcoming game on Friday versus Greenville. The Wildcats emerged victorious against the Corsicana Tigers Friday, 28-21. With the win, Greg Owens and his squad have won not only their first win of the season, but also the first game of zone play. Wildcats football defensive coordinator Alex Guerra felt pretty good about the win...

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