With summer nearing its end, and fall just around the corner, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football has analyzed and made preseason predictions for Class 5A Texas high school football teams across the Lone Star State.
Next up in the 2025 Texas high school football preseason predictions is Class 5A Division II.
In the Big Country and West Texas area, there is one 5A DII district that includes many of the most talented teams in the greater Abilene area — District 2-5A DII.
Before diving into DCTF’s predictions for these West Texas six-man districts, the Lubbock-Cooper Pirates were the only District 2-5A DII squad to secure a spot in Dave Campbell’s preseason 5A DII statewide rankings at No. 23 following their trip to the area round of the 5A DII UIL football playoffs last year.
Wichita Falls Memorial quarterback Joe Castles and Lubbock-Cooper defensive lineman Sione Vaea were recognized as DCTF’s Preseason Offensive and Defensive MVPs, respectively, for District 2-5A DII.
Here is what Dave Campbell’s analyzed and predicted for the Big Country, Abilene-area’s Class 5A Division II district.
District 2-5A DII
Preseason Offensive MVP – QB Joe Castles, Wichita Falls Memorial
Preseason Defensive MVP – DL Sione Vaea, Lubbock Cooper
1. Lubbock-Cooper Pirates
Enrollment – 1,893
Head Coach – Chip Darden
Lettermen – Returning 23, Leaving 42
Starters returning – Offense 6; Defense 5
2024 Season Results – Area finalist, 8-4 overall; 2-4 district
2. Abilene Wylie Bulldogs
Enrollment – 1,517
Head Coach – Clay Martin
Lettermen – Returning 33, Leaving 44
Starters returning – Offense 5; Defense 2
2024 Season Results – Area finalist, 9-2 overall; 6-0 district
3. Wichita Falls Memorial Mavericks
Enrollment – 1,695
Head Coach – Marc Bindel
Lettermen – Returning 25, Leaving 40
Starters returning – Offense 5; Defense 5
2024 Season Results – Area finalist, 9-3 overall; 5-1 district
4. Amarillo Palo Duro Dons
Enrollment – 1,900
Head Coach – Eric Mims Sr.
Lettermen – Returning 25, Leaving 18
Starters returning – Offense 8; Defense 8
2024 Season Results – 5-5 overall; 2-4 district
5. Abilene Cooper Cougars
Enrollment – 1,777.5
Head Coach – Aaron Roan
Lettermen – Returning 24, Leaving 27
Starters returning – Offense 7; Defense 4
2024 Season Results – Bi-district finalist; 4-7 overall; 3-3 district
6. Plainview Bulldogs
Enrollment – 1,436
Head Coach – Wyatt Martinez
Lettermen – Returning 27, Leaving 21
Starters returning – Offense 9; Defense 4
2024 Season Results – 3-7 overall; 1-5 district
7. Wichita Falls Legacy Leopards
Enrollment – 1,868
Head Coach – Greg Davis
Lettermen – Returning 28, Leaving 10
Starters returning – Offense 6; Defense 5
2024 Season Results – 0-10 overall; 0-6 district
Statewide postseason picks
Class 5A Division II
Region I – Argyle over Lucas Lovejoy
Region II – South Oak Cliff over Texarkana Texas High
Region III – Richmond Randle over Alvin Iowa Colony
Region IV – Corpus Christi Miller over Boerne
State Champion – Richmond Randle
Andrew McCulloch covers Big Country area high school sports and Abilene Christian University sports for The Abilene Reporter-News. Reach him at sports@reporternews.com. Follow him on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, @ByAndyMcCulloch.
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