Owens Says Wildcats Biggest Challenge Friday Night is Knowing What Ennis Will Run
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens talked about Lions and Wildcats at his weekly media gathering Tuesday (October 9) morning. He said Sam Harrell is back in charge at Ennis after battling multiple sclerosis for several years. Coach Owens said Coach Harrell is still trying to figure out the identity of this year’s Ennis team. He said the Lions are changing their offense every week. Coach Owens said that puts in the...
Game Day: Wildcat Football Hosts Forney
The Wildcats’ football team hopes to improve their district standing as they play host to the Forney Jackrabbits Friday night (October 5) at 7:30 p.m. at Gerald Prim Stadium. The Wildcats are 3-0 for the season and they have a 2-0 district record with wins over Terrell and Royse City. They are just a half game behind first place Corsicana because the Tigers have won one more district game than the Wildcats. Forney comes in with...
Wildcats Face Forney Running Game Friday at Prim
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said it was good to have the bye week when they did. Players got healthier and work was done. He said the team was playing so well he was almost persuaded that a bye might be been better later on. With the bye, the Wildcats, coaches and players, have had enough of it and now want to play a game. Coach Owens said it’s almost like wanting to play that first game of the season. Forney is another...
Wildcat Football: Coordinators Prepare for Forney
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator on Bye Week and Forney Defense Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said the off week was really good for the Wildcats’ offense. H said some coaches thought it was possibly the best bye week they had ever been a part of. Coach Young said the Wildcats practiced with great energy and showed good attention to details. He said he felt the Wildcats got better last week and he added he hoped the...
Wildcat Football: Coordinators Review Royse City Game
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young on Royse City Game and Open Date Going into last Thursday (September 20) night’s game at Royse City, Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said he found several things to worry about. One was the odd Thursday game instead of the usual Friday date. Then came he weather delay. There was the Bulldogs ball control offense that gave the Wildcats only 8 or 9 possessions during the game and...
Game Day: Wildcats vs. Royse City
Game day Friday (September 21) has turned into game day Thursday (September 20) after concerns with stormy weather expected Friday, through the weekend and even on Monday. The Wildcats will be playing at Royse City for a big district game Thursday. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. It’s the second district game for the Wildcats and the first for the Bulldogs who had a bye last week. The Wildcats are 2-0 for the season and 1-0 in district...
Wildcats Travel to Royse City Thursday Night for Second District Game
Concerned with possible bad weather on Friday (September 21), through the weekend and on Monday, the Wildcats and Royse City coaches have decided to move the varsity district football game to Thursday night (September 20) at 7:30 p.m. at Royse City. The move is part of a switch with JV and Freshman contests moving to Friday night. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said the underclassmen will play in stadiums Friday, weather...
Wildcat Football: Offensive and Defensive Coordinators Review Terrell Look to Royse City Friday
Offensive Coordinator Matt Young on Terrell and Royse City Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said the offensive line did a tremendous job of handling all the things Terrell threw at them on defense last Friday (September 14). He said Terrell not only did a lot of things but also used their athleticism. Coach Young said the offensive line had very few busts or assignment errors. He said he constantly tells the Wildcats offense...
Owens Said Wildcats Kept Their Heads With Pressure On Against Terrell
On KSST and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coach’s Show, Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said he was proud of his team for how they reacted when the Terrell Tigers challenged them in the third quarter. The Tigers scored twice in the quarter and seemed to have the Wildcats back on their heels a little and trailed Sulphur Springs just 22-20. The Wildcats responded with 20 straight points to put the game away. Coach...
Wildcats Win First District Game 42-27
by Butch Burney When the Sulphur Springs Wildcats saw their 15-point lead dwindle down to 2 points Friday night, they retook control of the scoreboard by utilizing all three phases of the game. The Terrell Tigers cut the Wildcats’ 22-7 halftime lead to 22-20 with a little over three minutes remaining in the third quarter, but Sulphur Springs — which had just one first down in the second half up to that...
