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The CSR Top 10 Football Rankings for the Preseason (8/17/09), with current ranking, number of first-place votes in parentheses after school name and total points.
Rank |
School |
Points |
Comment |
1 |
Cedar Hill (3) | 66 |
LB Benson is a preseason candidate for Defensive Player of the Year, and RB Malena leads an explosive offense that every team in Texas should fear. |
2 |
Allen (3) | 63 |
Even with the loss of 9 defensive starters, the CSR panel still respects the defending Class 5A Division I champs especially with the return of QB Matt Brown. |
3 |
Skyline (1) | 47 |
With great talent comes high expectations, and the Raiders already have nine D-1 verbal commits making them arguably the most talented team in area. |
4 |
Southlake Carroll | 46 |
The Dragons are the 6-5A favorites partially because they return 13 starters & 35 lettermen. DE Richards leads eight returning starters on D that will dominate games in '09. |
5 |
Euless Trinity | 41 |
The Trojans lost a ton of talent, but Coach Lineweaver prepares his team to be a perennial state title contender. Having RB Williams back doesn't hurt either. |
6 |
DeSoto | 40 |
The Eagles' 3-pronged attack of QB Polite, RB Murphy and WR Terrell might remind some of a certain tenacious trio that graduated from Plano this past May. |
7 |
Garland | 33 |
The Owls have depth after 11 starters return from an 11-win season including the dangerous WR Adrian Phillips, the '08 10-5A Offensive Player of the Year. |
8 |
Plano | 12 |
Losing playmakers like Meger, Burkhead and Lott will be tough, but finding talented players at a school with an enrollment of over 5,000 students shouldn't be. |
9 |
Hebron | 11 |
Hebron has 10 starters back from the team who lost in overtime to the eventual state finalist Wylie Pirates, and no one reloads like Coach Brazil and the Hawks. |
10 |
Arlington | 10 |
With 15 returning starters and eight entering their third varsity season, maturity puts the Colts on the list. Arlington fans have been pointing to 2009 for years. |
Also receiving votes: Wylie 5, Plano West 5, Lake Highlands 4, Duncanville 3, Marcus 2, Arlington Bowie 1