“Updated” Coach Abron Talks About Mt. Pleasant
Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron admitted the wheels came off in the second half against Texas High after a first half of domination. Coach Abron points to two things the defense needs to do better Friday night at Mt. Pleasant. He says they have to tackle better and get turnovers. The defense has had no turnovers for two games now [pb_vidembed title=”” caption=””...
Coach Abron Talks Off Week And Texas High
Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron commented on the off week and on this week’s opponent, Texas High, Monday morning. Coach Abron said he was pleased with defensive players attitude and work ethic during the off week. He said the Wildcats would have their hands full this week. Coach Abron said the defense would have to remain focused because the Tigers seem to line up in a different alignment every week. By Don Julian,...
Coach Abron Reflects on Whitehouse
Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron says Whitehouse added some wrinkles to their offense last Friday night. He says they used two backs and successfully ran the football. They also went to an up-tempo pace at times. Coach Abron says the defense must learn how to make adjustments to wrinkles. He calls last Friday night’s game a big learning experience. He says the defensive weaknesses are fixable adding they will be working on...
Coach Abron on the Sherman Shutout & Whitehouse Friday
Wildcats Football Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron said his defense played outstanding football with great intensity as they shutout Sherman, 41-0 Friday night. Concerning Whitehouse, Coach Abron said they are as explosive as they have ever been even with quarterback Patrick Mahomes now at Texas Tech. He said the defense needed to limit the explosiveness of Whitehouse, to eliminate big plays and to get turnovers. By Don Julian,...
Triston Abron Dissects the Defense
Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron wants his defense to shutout Sherman Friday night at Gerald Prim Stadium. The Bearcats were kept off the scoreboard last week by Frisco Lone Star. Coach Abron says the Wildcats defense played with tremendous effort against Rockwall-Heath. He says if they keep it up, they will really do good things this year. He adds the defense’s mistakes last week are correctable. [pb_vidembed...
Triston Abron Talks Defense
One day Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young named some of the players that were impressing him on offense. The next day Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron had his list. Ten of the players were named by both coaches. Zach Spigner is a good example. So far he has looked good at running back and at linebacker. Coach Abron said coaches were already discussing how to handle sharing players, trying to develop strategies. He added the...
Taylor Finishes Seventh in Texas Class 5A Long Jump
Lady Cat Track athlete Imani Taylor finished seventh in the state of Texas in Class 5A in long jump at the State Track Meet Friday (May 11) morning at UT Austin. Taylor had her best jumps on her first and last jumps, getting 18-feet and 1 inch each time. Indications were that Taylor was jumping into a 2.6 mile per hour wind. She was only about 5 inches out of second place. Being such a competitor, Taylor was initially upset by her...
For Regional Track Meet: Wildcat Track Qualifies Three; Lady Cats Qualifies Four
Wildcats Track Qualifies Three for Regional Meet at Area Meet Thursday The Wildcats’ track team had three athletes qualify for the Regional Track Meet at an Area Track Meet Thursday (April 19) at Pine Tree. Dedric Godbolt qualified with a third place finish in high jump. Godbolt came in with a best jump of 6-feet but cleared 6-foot-3 at the Area competition. Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young said Godbolt bested the district...
Ten Lady Cats Qualified for Area Track Meet
The Lady Cats’ track team qualified ten athletes for the Area Meet on April 19 in Pine Tree at the District Track Meet Wednesday and Thursday at Pine Tree. The Lady Cats got edged out for the district championship by Texas High on the meet’s final event. The top four in each event qualified for the Area Meet. In pole vault, Shelby McCormick was third and Jayden Booth was fourth. Imani Taylor collected a complete set of...
Eight Wildcat, Lady Cats Track Athletes Qualify for Area on First Day of District Meet
Some Wildcats and Lady Cats’ track athletes qualified for the Area Track Meet on the first day of the District Track Meet Wednesday (April 4) at Pine Tree. The top four finishers only qualify for Area at the District Meet. Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young said two Wildcats qualified for Area in shot put Wednesday. Jermond Bryant-Amos came in second with a throw of over 46 feet. Ian Blanch finished fourth after his last toss was...