Wildcats Face Mesquite Poteet in Bi-District at Lindale; What the Coaches Are Saying
It’s playoff season and the Wildcats’ football team and Mesquite Poteet meet in a bi-district match at Lindale on this Friday night game day. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats are the visiting team and fans should sit on the pressbox side. The Poteet Pirates are 7-3 this season but the losses were to Denton Ryan, Mansfield Lake Ridge and Highland Park. The Wildcats are 4-6. The Pirates head coach is Kody Groves in his...
Wildcats vs Hallsville; What the Coaches Are Saying
The Wildcats face Hallsville in a game that will determine a playoff spot. The game is set for Prim Stadium Friday night at 7:30 p.m. It’s Senior Night and activities begin at 7 p.m. Here is what the head coaches and Wildcat coordinators are saying about the game. Hear more on the KSST Pregame Show, 6:30 p.m. Friday. Owens on Hallsville Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens discussed what he called a play-in game for the playoffs...
Wildcats vs. Tigers; What the Coaches are Saying
Friday night at Prim Stadium the Wildcats return to district play after an open date. The 7:30 p.m. game against Mt Pleasant begins the final three game stretch that will determine district representation in play-off action. Here is the what the Wildcat and Tiger head coaches and Wildcat Coordinators are saying about the game. Owens on Mt. Pleasant After the good vibes Wildcats Coach Greg Owens got from his team after the Texas High...
Friday Night Lights: Texas High’s Norton, Wildcats’ Owens, Young, Abron
The Wildcats play at Texas High Friday night and the Tigers are coached again this year by Barry Norton, now in his eighteenth year. He took over when the program was struggling and Coach Norton has turned the Tigers into a perennial playoff team. Despite his team’s 5-0 record, 1-0 in district play and a #8 rating in the AP Poll, Coach Norton says his team has a long way to go to be a good team. He says the offense has the...
Track Coaches Review Opportunity for Three at Regionals This Weekend
Three SSHS thin-clads will travel to the regional track meet at UT Arlington this weekend. Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young said distance runner Jacob Gatewood had a really great couple of days at the the area track meet in Whitehouse last week. Gatewood took first in both the 3200-meter run and the 1600-meter run. Gatewood also was able to top athletes from Pine Tree and from Lufkin that he had never been able to defeat before in his...
“Updated” Coach Abron on Ennis
In the loss to Marshall Friday night, Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron said defenders played hard all night long. But he added the downside was 39 missed tackles during the game. Against Ennis this Friday with their multiple formations, Coach Abron said the Wildcats must line up properly, make tackles and eliminate big plays to make Ennis work for everything they get. He’d like his unit to shock people all across the...
Coach Abron On Marshall
Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron gives his defense credit for playing hard for 48 minutes. He adds hats off to Longview for doing a good job but also hats off to his defense. Concerning Marshall, Coach Abron says they are talented and fast, big up front with a big play offense. He adds their quarterback is very accurate and under his leadership, they have been in every game they have played this year.
Coach Abron on Last Weeks Effort and Longview Friday
As the football season moves into crunch time, Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron says he is more critical. He adds mistakes like bad tackling, giving up big plays and being sloppy have to be fixed. Coach Abron says Longview is a Defensive Coordinator’s nightmare due to the way they mix things up. He adds the defense can’t stay on the field all night long Friday.
Coach Abron Prepares For Hallsville
Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron agrees that the defense played well when the game was on the line against Greenville last Friday. The Lions did manage some late scores to close the gap some. Concerning Hallsville this Friday, Coach Abron says the Bobcats have an excellent scheme for running the ball. He adds they also have a big tall receiver who is a threat. Coach Abron says they are hard to prepare for.
Defensive Coach Abron on Greenville
Wildcats Football Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron praised the defensive line for putting pressure on the quarterback and clogging running lanes against Mt. Pleasant. The Wildcats had seven sacks, five by the defensive line and three by defensive tackle Carson Hicks. Coach Abron cautions that the Greenville the Wildcats face Friday is not like the Lions’ teams of the past. They are 3-2, are enjoying winning and would like to spoil...
