The Region III champion for the past two years has moved over to Region II and into Port Neches-Groves’ spot is Liberty Hill who has four consecutive Region IV titles. Can the Panthers Slot-T navigate a region that’s got some very good teams that are flying under the radar? The make-up of Region III is unique with just one Houston area district, one Central Texas district, an Austin based district and a San Antonio based district.
9-5A Division II is a top heavy district with three teams at the top who can all make a strong case that they could win the Region III crown. Randle, in just their second varsity season posted an impressive 11-2 mark they’ve got a two-headed monster in the backfield and a talented young QB. How do the Lions rebuild a defense that did take some hits with graduation? Iowa Colony was 12-1 a year ago without seniors, the Pioneers bring every player back but they are moving up to 5A, so that’s a big question. Fort Bend Marshall has underachieved the past three years (first round loss two of the last three seasons), but the Buffs bring back a boatload of experience. Texas City appears to be the best of the rest as they’ll try to snag the final playoff spot.