Coach Greg Proffitt’s Goldthwaite Eagles will have some big questions to answer in 2018.

Coming off a 4-7 season that saw them reach the playoffs for the 14th consecutive year, the Eagles will have to replace five starters on each side of the ball, including the bulk of their experience on the lines and much of their production in the backfield.

So what will that mean for this Goldthwaite squad and its ability to contend in a district that once again features De Leon, Crawford and Hico? Proffitt is not quite sure. But he said expectations are no lower are around the Eagle program than they’ve ever been.