Southlake Carroll Dragons

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Southlake Carroll HS came into existence in 1963 which was also their inaugural football season. The Dragons toiled in 1A& 2A from 1963 until the mid 1980’s and were fairly undistinguished during that period.

SLC Dragon football really came into its own starting in the 1986 season. Over the 29 year period since 1986, they have accomplished the following:

• Won 8 State championships, losing only once.
• Appeared in 5 straight state championship games, winning 4.
• Been a State Semi-finalist 4 other times.
• Won 20 district championships in 29 years.
• Won 49 consecutive games (2004-2007) and 72 consecutive regular season games (1986-1993)
• Have missed the PO’s only 2 times in 29 years.
• Since joining the state’s highest classification in 2002, SLC is 171-17 with 10 or more wins in every season except 2008.

[SLC13]

With the 2015 season upon us, how will this year's Dragons perform relative to the Dragon team's that have preceded them. The bar is certainly high as the data below shows. As many of us have stated there are many questions to be answered, but one thing we can be sure of is that the kids will give their all and it should be fun for us to watch.

Best of luck to the 2015 Dragons as they embark on the journey.

Southlake Carroll Dragons - 5A/6A Statistics 2002-2014

SUMMARY

			POINTS				Offense	Defense	R/P Ratio
Year	Games	Record	Scored	PPG	Allowed	PPGA	YPG	YPG	Run	Pass
2002	16	16-0	725	45.3	231	14.4	466.6	276.3	46.6%	53.4%
2003	16	15-1	649	40.6	305	19.1	444.0	299.8	60.4%	39.6%
2004	16	16-0	720	45.0	322	20.1	513.0	293.0	51.3%	48.7%
2005	16	16-0	764	47.8	256	16.0	515.4	261.3	49.0%	51.0%
2006	16	16-0	709	44.3	179	11.2	504.2	223.6	55.0%	45.0%
2007	13	11-2	578	44.5	254	19.5	494.7	330.5	52.0%	48.0%
2008	11	8-3	411	37.4	251	22.8	437.8	332.0	48.0%	52.0%
2009	13	11-2	543	41.8	256	19.7	503.1	367.8	49.2%	50.8%
2010	14	10-4	476	34.0	304	21.7	374.1	341.1	59.8%	40.2%
2011	16	16-0	522	32.6	295	18.4	374.0	343.4	56.9%	43.1%
2012	14	12-2	710	50.7	158	11.3	521.9	284.0	58.2%	41.8%
2013	13	11-2	668	51.4	223	17.2	516.9	307.7	62.2%	37.8%
2014	14	13-1	569	40.6	301	21.5	466.8	325.6	61.5%	38.5%
2015	??
OFFENSE
			Rushing				Passing
Year	Games	Record	Attempts	Yards	Y/Att	YPG	Comp.	Attempts	Int.	Yards	Y/Att	YPG	Comp %
2002	16	16-0	406	2,288	5.6	143.0	306	466	10	4,907	10.5	306.7	65.7%
2003	16	15-1	544	3,325	6.1	207.8	234	357	11	3,758	10.5	234.9	65.5%
2004	16	16-0	512	3,298	6.4	206.1	316	487	14	4,790	9.8	299.4	64.9%
2005	16	16-0	496	3,087	6.2	192.9	341	511	11	5,144	10.1	321.5	66.7%
2006	16	16-0	562	3,678	6.5	229.9	307	467	15	4,423	9.5	276.4	65.7%
2007	13	11-2	409	2,660	6.5	204.6	262	384	9	3,771	9.8	290.1	68.2%
2008	11	8-3	358	1,992	5.6	181.1	228	378	8	2,823	7.5	256.6	60.3%
2009	13	11-2	434	2,857	6.6	219.8	270	435	14	3,662	8.4	281.7	62.1%
2010	14	10-4	480	2,743	5.7	195.9	218	313	10	2,506	8.0	179.0	69.6%
2011	16	16-0	548	2,769	5.1	173.1	266	415	10	3,223	7.8	201.4	64.1%
2012	14	12-2	509	3,363	6.6	240.2	248	366	5	3,944	10.8	281.7	67.8%
2013	13	11-2	552	3,478	6.3	267.5	245	335	9	3,242	9.7	249.4	73.1%
2014	14	13-1	570	3,073	5.4	219.5	237	357	12	3,462	9.7	247.3	66.4%
2015	??

[Eagle82]

Mason Holmes in as Dragons’ starting QB

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By Kevin Lonnquist



Carroll enjoys a bye week before it resumes Sept. 25 at Abilene. Head coach Hal Wasson said the bulk of the fundamental work will be performed between Tuesday and Thursday.


But the team will get two important players back. Junior right tackle Henry Klinge (broken right leg) has been cleared to return as has junior defensive back Jason Davis (broken collarbone).

With Klinge’s return, it solidifies the offensive line. Klinge was the starting the right tackle in spring football before he went down. Davis will add support to what is already a pretty deep secondary between senior defensive back Obi Eboh and junior safety Robert Barnes.

“We just have to keep ourselves in a position where we have to get better at both our blocking and tackling,” Wasson said. “As a young team, we have to trust ourselves and become more and more disciplined. We’ve got to keep maturing.”

Holmes the unquestioned starting QB

When junior Mason Holmes directed his team to a come-from-behind 34-30 victory at Tulsa Union on Sept. 4, it ended any questions about whether the Carroll QB situation had been settled.

Holmes started against Midland Lee and led Carroll to a 52-14 win. Through his two starts, Holmes has completed 68 percent of his passes for 647 yards along with seven touchdowns. Carroll trailed Union, 23-7, at the half before Holmes directed the comeback.

“Mason is highly competitive and he’s a winner,” Wasson said. “He’s tough. He stays in the pocket, goes through his progressions and has a live arm. He’s got good running ability [but Holmes hasn’t had much of an opportunity to run].

“Montana [Murphy] was the backup the year before, but it was just hard to see the separation until we saw each of them in a game. Mason saw the window and took advantage. He didn’t tap on the door. He knocked it down. He got a lot of reps in the spring and with them in the summer. There’s that ‘it’ factor with them.”

Why the Dragon maker works

The Dragon maker offseason conditioning program is intense and puts players through enormous tests. And while none of it is easy, there’s going to be a payoff.

Carroll saw that in the comeback win at Tulsa Union. One of the things that Union coach Kirk Fridrich told the Broken Arrow Ledger is that his team wore down and didn’t have much left by the time the game ended.

That wasn’t the case with the Dragons. Wasson noted how his team didn’t falter in four quarters. Of course, the Dragons were just seconds away from starting the season at 2-0 but fell short in their 20-14 loss to Austin Westlake in the season opener.

“It’s a combination of we knew we were going into a real hostile environment and the kids just have to be resilient,” Wasson said. “The key is being patient in adversity. We just had a bunch of young players who had to conquer some things. They can’t be afraid to make a mistake. But we matured.”

Notable

Senior wide receiver Zach Farrar leads all Carroll receivers in yards per catch at 17.5. That’s a good sign because he could be the big target the Carroll coaches need his presence to help with Holmes. Farrar missed half of the 2014 season with a broken jaw…. In case you missed it, Eboh has verbally committed to Texas and Barnes has committed to Oklahoma. Eboh cannot sign his letter of intent until Feb. 3. Barnes cannot sign until 2017.

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/lo...#storylink=cpy

[SLC13]

Well It looks like it's time to close out the 2015 season.......some really great victories, but also a couple disappointing losses. The Offense was fun to watch, the defense not so much. Anyway here are the numbers for 2015.

Southlake Carroll Dragons - 5A/6A Statistics 2002-2015

SUMMARY

			POINTS				Offense	Defense	R/P Ratio
Year	Games	Record	Scored	PPG	Allowed	PPGA	YPG	YPG	Run	Pass
2002	16	16-0	725	45.3	231	14.4	466.6	276.3	46.6%	53.4%
2003	16	15-1	649	40.6	305	19.1	444.0	299.8	60.4%	39.6%
2004	16	16-0	720	45.0	322	20.1	513.0	293.0	51.3%	48.7%
2005	16	16-0	764	47.8	256	16.0	515.4	261.3	49.0%	51.0%
2006	16	16-0	709	44.3	179	11.2	504.2	223.6	55.0%	45.0%
2007	13	11-2	578	44.5	254	19.5	494.7	330.5	52.0%	48.0%
2008	11	8-3	411	37.4	251	22.8	437.8	332.0	48.0%	52.0%
2009	13	11-2	543	41.8	256	19.7	503.1	367.8	49.2%	50.8%
2010	14	10-4	476	34.0	304	21.7	374.1	341.1	59.8%	40.2%
2011	16	16-0	522	32.6	295	18.4	374.0	343.4	56.9%	43.1%
2012	14	12-2	710	50.7	158	11.3	521.9	284.0	58.2%	41.8%
2013	13	11-2	668	51.4	223	17.2	516.9	307.7	62.2%	37.8%
2014	14	13-1	569	40.6	301	21.5	466.8	325.6	61.5%	38.5%
2015	12	9-3	501	41.8	278	23.2	496.4	370.9	54.4%	45.6%
OFFENSE
			Rushing				Passing
Year	Games	Record	Attempts	Yards	Y/Att	YPG	Comp.	Attempts	Int.	Yards	Y/Att	YPG	Comp %
2002	16	16-0	406	2,288	5.6	143.0	306	466	10	4,907	10.5	306.7	65.7%
2003	16	15-1	544	3,325	6.1	207.8	234	357	11	3,758	10.5	234.9	65.5%
2004	16	16-0	512	3,298	6.4	206.1	316	487	14	4,790	9.8	299.4	64.9%
2005	16	16-0	496	3,087	6.2	192.9	341	511	11	5,144	10.1	321.5	66.7%
2006	16	16-0	562	3,678	6.5	229.9	307	467	15	4,423	9.5	276.4	65.7%
2007	13	11-2	409	2,660	6.5	204.6	262	384	9	3,771	9.8	290.1	68.2%
2008	11	8-3	358	1,992	5.6	181.1	228	378	8	2,823	7.5	256.6	60.3%
2009	13	11-2	434	2,857	6.6	219.8	270	435	14	3,662	8.4	281.7	62.1%
2010	14	10-4	480	2,743	5.7	195.9	218	313	10	2,506	8.0	179.0	69.6%
2011	16	16-0	548	2,769	5.1	173.1	266	415	10	3,223	7.8	201.4	64.1%
2012	14	12-2	509	3,363	6.6	240.2	248	366	5	3,944	10.8	281.7	67.8%
2013	13	11-2	552	3,478	6.3	267.5	245	335	9	3,242	9.7	249.4	73.1%
2014	14	13-1	570	3,073	5.4	219.5	237	357	12	3,462	9.7	247.3	66.4%
2015	12	9-3	401	2,549	6.4	212.4	224	336	7	3,408	10.1	284.0	66.7%

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SOUTHLAKE CARROLL DRAGONS
Yearly W/L Records

YEAR	DS*	W-L-T	PTS-OPP	COACH
1-A to 3-A
1963		2-7-0	139-248	Max Boydston
1964		8-2-0	283-144	Max Boydston
1965	C	10-2-0	330-182	Max Boydston
1966		7-3-0	295-151	A.O. (Buddy) Hintzman
1967		8-2-0	282- 58	A.O. (Buddy) Hintzman
1968		4-5-1	102-137	A.O. (Buddy) Hintzman
1969		0-10-0	46-364	John Lowery
1970		4-6-0	128-220	Max Boydston
1971		6-4-0	215-126	Max Boydston
1972		8-2-0	327- 52	Max Boydston
1973		8-1-1	220- 96	Max Boydston
1974		6-3-1	204-133	Jim McGuire
1975		4-6-0	167-147	Jim McGuire
1976		4-5-1	118-165	Bill Branum
1977		5-5-0	187-147	Bill Branum
1978	C	9-2-0	326-127	Bill Branum
1979	C	9-2-0	258- 80	Bob Ledbetter
1980		6-3-1	175-101	Bob Ledbetter
1981		9-1-0	288- 87	Bob Ledbetter
1982	R	9-4-0	210-211	Bob Ledbetter
1983		4-5-1	125-110	Bob Ledbetter
1984	R	6-5-0	201-174	Bob Ledbetter
1985		8-2-0	229- 90	Bob Ledbetter
1986	R	10-2-0	353- 82	Bob Ledbetter
1987	C	14-1-0	602-134	Bob Ledbetter
1988	C	16-0-0	637- 79	Bob Ledbetter
1989	C	12-1-0	508-131	Bob Ledbetter
1990	C	14-1-0	611- 90	Bob Ledbetter
1991	C	14-0-1	576-146	Bob Ledbetter
1992	C	16-0-0	803-122	Bob Ledbetter
1993	C	16-0-0	540- 98	Bob Ledbetter
4-A
1994	R	6-5-0	186-241	Bob Ledbetter
1995	C	10-1-0	231-144	Bob Ledbetter
1996		3-6-1	153-170	Tom Rapp
1997	TH	7-5-0	257-259	Tom Rapp
1998	C	12-2-0	499-266	Tom Rapp
1999		6-4-0	204-135	Tom Rapp
2000	R	9-5-0	386-240	Todd Dodge
2001	TH	10-5-0	424-250	Todd Dodge
5-A/6-A
2002	C	16-0-0	725-231	Todd Dodge
2003	C	15-1-0	649-305	Todd Dodge
2004	C	16-0-0	720-341	Todd Dodge
2005	C	16-0-0	764-259	Todd Dodge
2006	C	16-0-0	709-179	Todd Dodge
2007	C	11-2-0	578-253	Hal Wasson
2008	R	8-3-0	411-250	Hal Wasson
2009	C	11-2-0	543-256	Hal Wasson
2010	TH	10-4-0	486-304	Hal Wasson
2011	C	16-0-0	522-295	Hal Wasson
2012	C	12-2-0	710-158	Hal Wasson
2013	C	11-2-0	668-223	Hal Wasson
2014	C	13-1-0	569-301	Hal Wasson
2015	R	9-3-0	503-278	Hal Wasson

ALL-TIME W/L RECORD: 502-145-8

Notable Achievements:
Undefeated Seasons: 15 Winless Seasons: 1
Consecutive Wins: 49 (2004-07)
Consecutive Regular Season Wins: 72 (1986-93)
10-Win Seasons: 24
Consecutive 10-Win Seasons: 8 (1986-93)
Consecutive District Championships: 7 (1987-93)
Playoff Record: 101-24-1

DS*=District Standing (C=Champion, R=2nd, TH=3^rd)