Last year, we saw something fairly rare for 2A football in Texas – newcomers.
In recent years, the top of the 2A landscape has been consistently dominated by the brand names: Refugio, Mart, Bremond, Mason, Shiner – you know the usual suspects. So when first-time state participants New Deal and Gruver punched their tickets to the 2A Division I and Division II state championship games, respectively, it raised some eyebrows. But scanning the playoff brackets further, even more names jumped off the page: San Saba, West Texas, Hamlin and even Grapeland were making a run back at statewide recognition.