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SEAGRAVES EAGLES — DISTRICT 1-2A D-II EAGLES WILL TRY TO RUN THROUGH 1-2A After the Seagraves Eagles failed to make the School: Seagraves Number of Offensive playoffs in 2018 for the first time in more than a decade, Mascot: Eagles Starters Returning: 3 Head Coach Armando Minjarez challenged his team Colors: Black & Red to make the playoffs during the 2019 season. They District: 1-2A D-II Number of Defensive answered that challenged and achieved their goal. Even High School Phone: Starters Returning: 7 though they were eliminated by Van Horn in their bi-district game, it was a positive step forward for the 2020 season. 806-387-2520 Basic Offense: With 16 returning lettermen, the Seagraves Eagles will Head Coach: Wing T rely on depth and experience to take this team back to the playoffs. “We have a great group of young men coming Armando Minjarez Basic Defense: 3-3 Stack back that will provide the leadership and experience that Offensive Coordinator: Last Season’s Team we will need to be successful,” Head Coach Minjarez said. “If we can stay healthy, compete and improve every day, Adrian Barrera Rushing Yards: 2,467 we will have a successful season. Defensive Coordinator: Last Season’s Team Those that will return will do so knowing that last Jim Dougherty Passing Yards: 136 year’s team overcame many obstacles to make it to the Assistant Coaches: Last Season’s Team playoffs, and this grit will help them this year. “We have lost a great group of seniors, and they will be missed,” Eugene Brown, Rushing Yards Allowed: Minjarez said. “Injuries to some key players hurt us late in Glen Thompson & 1,847 Nick Bueno Last Season’s Team TEN-HI Last Season’s Overall Passing Yards Allowed: GIN Record: 5-6 962 Last Season’s District Major Team Weakness: EST. 1974 Record: 3-2 Lack of Depth Last Season’s Playoff Players to Watch: Loop, Texas  806-487-6426 Record: 0-1 Osiris Flores, Round of Playoffs Team Alexis Granillo & Eliminated: Bi-District Daighen Resendez Team Eliminated By: Promising Newcomers: Van Horn David Cervantes & Number of Lettermen Lost: Ethan Salazar 12 Athletic Director: Number of Lettermen Armando Minjarez Returning: 16 Superintendent: Josh Goen Principal: Daylon Sellers Manager: Secretary: Mark Owens Martha Agular 806-759-2070 806-215-2140 Elijah Martinez 11

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the season, but our kids found a way back into the playoffs and came up short in the bi-district game against Van Horn.” The Eagles rushed for a total of 2,467 yards. They are a true running team with only 136 yards passing. Most notably, three key players with postseason honors will provide leadership among the returning starters this year. Junior QB/OLB Osiris Flores (5-7, 150, 4.7) chalked up 267 yards rushing and scored two touchdowns and proved his skills as a linebacker (67 tackles, 3 sacks). Returning starter JR OL/DL Alexis Granillo (5-10, 220, 5.0) will need to show his strength in this Wing T offense as well as free up Junior WR/OLB Daighen Resendez (5-9, 160, 4.7) to add more passing yards to their arsenal. Sabby Valenzuela Alexis Granillo Daighen Resendez Seagraves BOOSTERS Dixie Dog Do Work Eagles Derek & And Lady Eagles Kendra Sellers 801 Railroad Ave. Seagraves, Tx 806-546-2731 Zharion Smith Jasper Ochoa Go Eagles 33

Keith Leonard, CRPC Coach Minjarez has other weapons that come in to the season with experience and size. Offensive players Investment Advisor Representative to watch include JR WR/FS Zharion Smith (6-1, 165), SO RB/LB Ethan Salazar (5-6, 155), and returning starter SR 806-798-7048 OL/LB Sabby Valenzuela. To keep the 3-3 stack defense C 806-470-2493 working efficiently, Graniello, Resendez, and Flores will F 806-798-7018 rely on teammates JR OL/DL Jarius Hall (510, 215) and JR QB/DB JJ David (5-7, 150). 8008 Slide Road, Suite 4 • Lubbock, TX 79424 Seagraves faces a fierce district that includes Plan • Invest • Protect Wink, McCamey, Plains, and Iraan. “Our new district www.keithleonardandassociates.com should be very competitive,” Minjarez said. “If we can stay healthy, compete and improve every day, we will have a successful season.” RTordurcikgiunegz Tino Rodriguez Seagraves, TX 79359 GO EAGLES! RUBEN VALLES Location Manager 205 Simpson Ave. Phone: (806) 387-2025 Seagraves, TX 79359 Cell: (806) 368-1267 Osiris Flores Jaivon David [email protected] Seagraves Eagles 2020 Seagraves Self Storage Football Schedule cheers on the eagles!! Varsity Opponent Place Time Grady and Christi Billings Aug. 28 7:00 Seagraves TX Sept. 04 Hale Center Hale Center 7:00 Sept. 11 7:00 Sept. 18 Tahoka Seagraves 7:00 Sept. 25 7:00 Oct. 02 Ralls Ralls 7:00 Oct. 09 7:30 Oct. 16 Smyer Seagraves 7:00 Oct. 23 7:00 Oct. 30 Tornillo Pecos Open Nov. 06 7:00 Roscoe Roscoe Wink* Wink Iraan* Seagraves Plains* Plains Vacuum & Pump Truck Services Open* Open SALES CONTACT McCamey* Seagraves Silberio Piñon • 806-215-0710 (*District Games) 44

The Eagles open the season with a drive to Hale Jarius Hall Damian Garcia David Cervantes Center on August 28th and then home against Tahoka on September 4th. They will take on Ralls in an away game 2020 SEAGRAVE EAGLES on September 11th and then back home against Smyer on September 18th. The last two non-district games are away Name Ht Wt Off Def Class against Tornillo (September 25th) and Roscoe (October JAVION DAVID 5’7 150 QB DB JR 2nd). The Eagles start district play at Wink on October 9th OSIRIS FLORES 5’7 150 QB OLB JR followed by Iran at home. Seagraves travels to Plains on ELIJAH MARTINEZ 5’7 150 RB LB SR October 23rd before their open date on October 30th. The Eagles will end their district play with a home game against McCamey on November 6th. PROFESSIONAL PAINT & BODY Antonio, Adrian, Alex Q, Jorge Rodriguez 806-387-3087 Fax 806-387-3088 ETHAN SALAZAR 5’6 155 RB LB SO 806-332-8701 806-215-4157 JOSE FLORES 5’7 160 RB LB SR ZHARION SMITH 6’1 165 WR FS JR [email protected] MAIN STREET PIZZA JASPER OCHOA 5’8 165 WR OLB JR SABBY VALENZUELA 5’6 175 OL LB SR 806-752-7191 OSCAR QUEZADA 5’7 195 OL DL JR DAVID CERVANTES 5’7 170 OL LB SO 304 MAIN STREET • SEAGRAVES, TX JARIUS HALL 5’10 215 OL DL JR GO BIG RED GOEAGLES ROSITAS201 Rail Road Ave LUIS OCHOA 5’9 225 OL DL SR DAMIAN GARCIA 5’8 210 OL DL JR Seagraves Texas LANDON LONGORIA 5’6 200 OL DL SO NATHANIEL SALAZAR 5’6 200 OL DL SR 806-387-3620 McADOO ALEXIS GRANILLO 5’10 220 OL DL JR GIOVANNI JIMENEZ 5’8 180 OL DL SR ENTERPRISES CESAR OCHOA 5’8 215 OL DL SR TENAJ GRIFFIN 5’7 150 WR DB JR OIL & GAS PROPERTIES DAIGHEN RESENDEZ 5’9 160 WR OLB JR PO BOX 307, Seagraves, TX 79359 BRADLEE LEMON 5’9 170 WR OLB SO JAYDEN RODRIGUEZ 5’7 150 WR DB SO Historic JEREMIAH OCHOA 5’7 150 WR DB SO ALARIC RODRIGUEZ 5’7 150 WR DB SO SIMPSON HOTEL SEAGRAVES, TEXAS 806-387-3673 GO EAGLES! 55

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MCCAMEY BADGERS — DISTRICT 1-2A D-II BADGERS BACK WITH SUCCESS, VALUABLE EXPERIENCE Despite fielding one of the youngest teams around, the McCamey Badgers managed not only to get into the School: McCamey Number of Lettermen post-season but win a playoff game last season. Expect Mascot: Badgers Returning: 23 even more in 2020, when the Badgers return all but three Colors: Orange and Black players off last year’s roster. “We had a young team with District: 1-2A D-II Number of Offensive a lot of inexperience. The kids battled and worked hard all High School Phone: Starters Returning: 9 season. The hard work helped guide us to a huge playoff win (30-15) against Farwell,” Michael Woodard said of 432-652-3666 Number of Defensive his first season as head coach. A second-round loss to Head Coach: Starters Returning: 9 eventual state semifinalist Stratford ended McCamey’s season at 4-8. Michael Woodard Basic Offense: Spread Offensive Coordinator: Basic Defense: 4-3 Woodard, a graduate of Baylor, welcomes back 23 Last Season’s Team letterwinners, including nine starters on each side of the Santos Saucedo line of scrimmage. “We are extremely excited about this Last Season’s Overall Rushing Yards: 1574 season. We are looking forward to the challenges that are Last Season’s Team ahead,” said Woodard. Record: 4-8 Last Season’s District Passing Yards: 2094 Among the most impressive veterans for McCamey Players to Watch: Ivan is Ivan Rubio, coming off a 2019 season that saw him Record: 1-2 complete 109-of-226 passes for 1,956 yards with 20 Last Season’s Playoff Rubio, Jayson Pagan, touchdowns and 13 interceptions in the Badgers’ spread Caden Johnson, Nano offense. The leading receivers returning are Nano Record: 1-1 Rodriguez, Brayden Round of Playoffs Team Fuentes, Noah Torres TRR.UMCKPUSMEPRVAINCDES Athletic Director: Eliminated: 2nd Michael Woodard Team Eliminated by: Superintendent: Michael Valencia Stratford Number of Lettermen Lost: 3 REYES 2019-20 BASKETBALL d's boutique MOTA 432-652-9005 MANAGER 1604 S Bueleson McCamay, TX 797 Enjoy your #24 ALEX MOTA Senior Year! (432) 438-5970 Mom & Dad 1930 ENGLISH OR MIDLAND TX 79705 17

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Go Badgers Monica Zarate Upton County Tax Assessor - Collector Chloe Gomez Alma & Robert Martinez Notary Public Tel. (432) 693-2572 Fax (432) 693-2333 TFLs, 3 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries up front, Brayden 1000 N. Rankin St. Tel. (432) 652-3828 Fuentes with 39 tackles (3 TFLs, 2 fumble recoveries) P.O. Box 14 Fax (432) 652-9702 at linebacker, and Damian Rodriguez with 25 tackles (3 INTs) in the backfield. Another Badger being counted on is Rankin, TX 79778 Noah Torres. McCamey Varsity Schedule McCamey tees it up for the season-opener Aug. 28 at Kermit before the Badgers get three straight home Date Opponent Place Time games against Menard, Compass Academy and Forsan. A trip to Van Horn to face Anthony is followed by a game Aug 20 Reagan County TBA at Alpine leading into district play at home against the Aug 28 Kermit 7:00 team Woodard said is the team to beat, Wink before trip Sept 4 Menard 7:30 to Iraan, home against Plains, and at Seagraves. “We are Sept 11 Compass Academy 7:30 excited about the changes to our district and look forward Sept 18 Forsan 7:30 to competing against them,” Woodard said. Oct 2 Alpine 7:30 Oct 16 Wink 7:30 Oct 23 Iraan 7:30 Oct 30 Plains 7:30 Nov 06 Seagraves 7:00 *District **Homecoming BADGER SUPER FANS Reyes, Alexandra, Marely, Rosie and Diego Jaimes Cavazos Urias Neyma Mota Daniel, Amber, Jaxon, Mike and Brenda Williams Karina Hernandez Coach G Jaylon, Jakoby Acosta Jose, Lisa, Ivory Oliveros Mike Gotschall Juriana, Mark, Neeci, Juriana, Mark, Neeci, Pister Family Jaylah, Jabian Rosalez Jaylah, Jabian Rosalez Rolando and Yasmin Noel Parada Derrick, Nadia, Jamarkas, Woody and Pam Brooks Gonzales Nehemiah Parada Nahima Parada Jazaiah, Zoe Smith Jaiden Aguirre Destiny Bass Jimbo and Sandra Peoples Coach Michael Gotschall Ray, Monica, Madison Adan Gonzalez Gavin and Giovanni Graves Lidie Dominguez Nyia and DeMarco Allen Coach Mike Gotschall Zarate Tito Dominguez and Yvonn Diego Castaneda Angel Corrales Coach M. Gotschall Ruben, Natashia and Ryder Arreta Gandy Juan, Aliska, Xavier, Dominguez Amaya, Rilynn Urias Dominguez Family Gonzalez Sammy and Sarah Acosta Karen, Kathy, Kelton and Coy and Dollie Lynch Angel, Alizah. Aydan, Abi Anita, Israel, Justin, Kyler Keller The Bales Family Pamela, Gunner, Avery Michael Valencia 2020 McCAMEY CHEERLEADERS Adams Mr. G Coach Gotschall David, Laura, and Brandon Steve and Michelle Arnoldo and Martha Schreiner Armendariz Eddie and Charlie Reyna Peyton and Keyson Kennedy Taylor, Hunter, Parker, 93

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