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The Top 10 Texas high school football defenses in 2019

Jan 16, 2020, 3:54 PM

In this edition of TXHSFB Inside The Numbers, we take a look at the stingiest defenses in 11-man Texas high school football in the 2019 season.

The Top 10 Texas high school football defenses in 2019

Welcome to TXHSFB Inside the Numbers — where Dave Campbell's Texas Football take the data that makes up Texas high school football, and try to figure out what it means looking back and looking forward. Today: the best defenses in Texas high school football in 2019.

The climb for the Diboll Lumberjacks has been slow, but steady. After bottoming out in 2016 at 2-9, the Lumberjacks have gradually become more dangerous, to 6-4 in 2017 and 10-2 in 2018. For coach Blake Morrison's squad, a lot of that can be tied directly to an improved defense, nearly halving their defensive points allowed per game average from 29.8 in 2016 to 15.5 in 2018.

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