Wildcats Football Head Coach Discusses Wakeland Loss and Upcoming Home Opener
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens was not thrilled with the result of Friday night’s tough loss to the Frisco Wakeland Wolverines, as the Wildcats lost 38-10. Coach Owens says there was a lot of growth in a lot of areas, as Coach Owens says he’s got some players that are still “wide-eyed” due to the glitz and glamour associated with Friday Night Lights. Real-time game experience is pivotal, Coach Owens argues,...
Wildcats Football Team Opens 2020 Season With Road Loss Against Frisco Wakeland, 38-10
The Wildcats Football Team had a tough start to the 2020 season losing a one-sided game, 38-10 against Frisco Wakeland at Toyota Stadium in Frisco Friday night, September 25. The Wolverines put points on the board in every quarter. Wakeland got off to a good start taking the opening kickoff and going 75 yards for a touchdown. Talented Wolverine running back Jared White got the game’s first score on a 5-yard run. Wakeland was up...
Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young Comments on Scrimmage and Frisco Wakeland Defense
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young gave his weekly football review and preview Tuesday morning. Concerning the scrimmage last Thursday against Mount Pleasant, Coach Young said the Wildcats’ offense is in a good place but he added they still have a lot of work to do. He said his standards are higher than the level of play last week. Coach Young said the offense felt like they shot themselves in the foot when they did not...
Wildcats and Mount Pleasant Play To 14-14 Tie In 3 Quarter Scrimmage At The Prim Thursday Night
In a 3-quarter football scrimmage that reminded Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens of the old Clint Eastwood spaghetti western “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly,” the Wildcats and Mount Pleasant battled to a 14-14 tie at Gerald Prim Stadium Thursday night. Wildcats logo The Wildcats offense got off to a great start scoring the first two times they had the ball. The Wildcats had the opening drive of the game and went 75 yards for a...
Wildcats Football Team Has First Contact Session At Intrasquad Scrimmage Saturday Morning
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said it’s usual for the defense to be ahead of the offense at this point in the season, as the Wildcats had their first regular contact session in pads at an intrasquad scrimmage Saturday morning, September 12, on the practice field outside the Multipurpose Building. Wildcats logo Still Coach Owens found things to like on offense and defense. The number one varsity defense forced the number one...
Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Discusses Goals Before Mount Pleasant Scrimmage
Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young has his list of things he would like to see the offensive achieve by the time they meet Mount Pleasant in their one and only scrimmage on Thursday, September 17 at Gerald Prim Stadium. First, Coach Young says he wants to make sure the offense keeps their energy level up. He notes players have been involved in football since the first day of The Edge back on June 8. Secondly, Coach...
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Picks Wildcats To Finish 7th In District
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine is picking the Sulphur Springs Wildcats to finish 7th in the 8 team District 8-5A Division II, when and if the 2020 season takes place. A UIL official told the Dallas Morning News over the weekend that it’s too early to tell right now. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football thinks quite a lot of the Wildcats’ District 8-5A. In fact, district member Ennis is not only picked to win...
Wildcats are 5th and Lady Cats are 2nd at Royse City Track Meet Thursday Night
The Lady Cats Track Team placed second and the Wildcats fifth at a Royse City meet Thursday night. Eight teams competed. Wildcats Coach Matt Young said the talented field besides host Royse City included other good track programs like Garland Lakeview Centtenial, who won the meet, along with Ennis. He said some solid performances occurred. Lady Cats Coach Ross Hicks said the Lady Cats also faced two district foes, Royse City and...
Wildcats Track Team Finishes Second, Scores 120 Points, at Sulphur Springs Meet Last Friday
The Wildcats Track Team scored 120 points and finished in second place at the annual Sulphur Springs Meet at the high school track last Friday (February 28). Competing with the Wildcats were athletics from Athens, Lindale, North Lamar, Paris and Commerce along with a thrower from Rivercrest. This year the weather was pleasant. Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young remembers temperatures near the freezing mark at last year’s meet....
Wildcats and Lady Cats Track Teams Compete at Lindale Tri-Meet Thursday
The Wildcats and Lady Cats Track Teams got a bit of an early start on track season by competing in a tri-meet at Lindale with Jacksonville Thursday. Both teams featured lots of young athletes so the relaxed atmosphere was a good way to ease into competition. There were no throwing events because the ground was too muddy. Jumping and running events were held. Matt Young returns as Wildcats Track Coach. He said sophomore Weston Fields,...
