Eagle Pass Eagles Open 2014 Football Season against Killeen Ellison
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.
The Eagle Pass High School Eagles open the 2014 Texas high school season against the Killeen Ellison High School Eagles on Saturday, August 30, 2014, at 7:00 P.M. at the Converse-Judson Independent School District Rutledge Stadium in Converse, Texas, in the first regular season meeting between the two teams.
The Eagle Pass Eagles are under the leadership of Head Coach Tom Gonzalez and will seek to repeat qualifying for the state football playoffs in 2014. Coach Gonzalez believes the Eagles will be competitive and improve in 2014.
The Eagles have 20 returning lettermen from last year’s 4-6 team and Bi-District finalist with five starters on offense and seven on defense. Leading the offensive firepower for the Eagles is standout quarterback Ty Chisum, running backs De Shawn Franklin and Mark Venegas, wide receivers Riche Gonzalez, Ricky Medina, and Joey Flores, and offensive lineman Iram Gaytan, Adrian Rodriguez, and Jovan Garza.
The mighty Eagles defense will be lead by standout linebacker R.J. Valdez, middle line backer Armando Lopez, nose tackle Jesus Fernandez, defensive end Steven Rivera, outside linebacker Saul Garcia, and defensive backs De Shawn Franklin and Jesse Mata, and linebacker Luis Mendez.
The Eagles remain in District 29-6A (formerly 29-5A) together with Laredo United High School Longhorns, Laredo Alexander High School Bulldogs, Laredo United South High School Panthers, Laredo LBJ High School Wolves, and Del Rio High School Rams. The Eagles are predicted to finish in third-place in District 29-6A according to a pre-season Texas high school football magazine.
Eagle Pass football fans are invited to attend the Eagles game against the Killeen Ellison Eagles on Saturday, August 30th, in Converse, Texas and cheer the Eagles to victory.
The Eagle Pass Business Journal wishes the Eagle Pass Eagles all the best during the 2014 Texas football season and in District 29-6A. Go Eagles!
