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΄Ϳͼ͑ͳͽΆͶͻͲΊ΄͑ Class: 1A Division II Region: 4 District: 13 School Colors: Blue and White Playoff Appearances: None State Championships: None Head Coach: Scott Cummings Years in Coaching: 8 Years at Snook: 1 Coaching Record: 0-0 Assistant Coaches: Kirby Macik, Chris Nolen, Mike Junek FIVE-YEAR TREND 2011 – 2-8, No Playoffs 2010 – 0-10, No Playoffs 2009 – JV Team 2008 – JV Team 2007 – No Team 2011 RESULTS 8/26 John Paul Catholic 9/2 @ Brazos Christian 9/9 @ Somerville 9/16 @ Normangee 9/30 @ Iola 10/7 @ Holland 10/14 @ Granger 10/21 Burton 10/28 @ Milano 11/4 Bartlett
53-20 7-27 6-50 20-36 17-14 25-30 15-36 23-38 0-46 30-32
2012 SCHEDULE 8/31 @ Iola 9/7 @ Brazos Christian 9/14 @ St. Joseph 9/21 @ Normangee 9/28 OPEN 10/5 @ Central Texas Christian 10/12 @ Granger 10/19 Bartlett (Bryan SFA Middle School) 10/26 @ Somerville 11/2 @ Burton 11/9 Milano (Bryan SFA Middle School) 13-1A DIVISION II COACHES’ POLL 1. Burton 2. Milano 3. Granger 4. Somerville 5. Bartlett 6. Snook
2011 REVIEW
After a winless 2010, the Blue Jays broke into the win column twice in 2011 and showed marked improvement across the board. Despite a lack of depth, Snook battled into the fourth quarter with a shot to win in most of their games and lost two of them by less than a touchdown. Phillip Pearce, who helped Snook reinstate the football program, stepped down at the end of the season, but did a solid job in his four years in getting the sport on track for the Blue Jays. RETURNING STARTERS SR QB/S Robert Lewis SR RB/LB Jermaine Foster SO OL/DL Justin Tarver SR OL/DL Tyler Jackson SO OL Landon Eldridge SO OL Colten Kleppel SO OL/DL ToeBen Kindt SO DL Hayden Becka JR CB Bryce Ragan SO SS Deon Hamilton SO LB Davonte Allen
5’10, 160 – 21-59, 323 yds passing, 5 td, 1 int 5’8, 170 – 597 yds rushing, 6 td 5’11, 190 6’1, 240 – 2nd team all-district 5’7, 170 5’10, 235 5’11, 170 – 2nd team all-district 5’10, 260 5’7, 150 5’10, 160 5’8, 155
KEY RETURNEES SO LB Harlan Plumber 5’10, 170 Andres Rodriguez 5’3, 180 SO DL KEY NEWCOMERS FR WR/DB Curtis Williams Offense: Spread
6’0, 170
Defense: 4-3
COACH CUMMINGS SAYS: “We will be able to count on hard working attitudes week in and week out… To be successful we will have to limit turnovers and penalties… Fans will see a highly energetic team that plays hard until the very end… The biggest change will be adjusting to a new offensive system and a new head coach… We want to play each play with high energy and effort. We expect to win each game we play, that is what competition is about.”
2012 OUTLOOK
The Blue Jays welcome Scott Cummings (who is no stranger to the Brazos Valley having served as an assistant at A&M Consolidated, Navasota, and Cameron Yoe) to the fold as the new head coach and he will bring a whole new system with him. He served as offensive coordinator at Harker Heights last season and will install a spread offense at Snook to replace the Wing-T system used by the outgoing Phillip Pearce. Robert Lewis saw plenty of time at quarterback a year ago and will be the trigger man for the new-look Snook spread. Lewis will have five returning starters on the line and district tri-newcomer of the year Jermaine Foster to work with, but will need young receivers to step up when the Blue Jays go to the air. Nine players who started on defense a year ago and gained experience return, which is good news for a unit that gave up nearly 33 points per game in 2011. Still without a home stadium the Blue Jays will play eight road games and two “home” games at Stephen F. Austin Middle School in Bryan this season. Cummings says his Blue Jay’s district will be as tough as ever. “Burton and Milano will still be tough teams. Somerville is moving down and has a lot of experience coming back. Bartlett and Granger traditionally have been tough in football. It will be a test each week.” If Snook adapts well to their new coach and a different way of playing, they should be well on their way to more wins than they had in 2011 and a shot a playoff berth.