BROWNWOOD — With only four offensive and six defensive starters back from last year and 40 letterman having graduated, the Brownwood Lions aren’t getting much attention from preseason prognosticators.

Generally projected as a low playoff seed, coach Sammy Burnett’s crew is young, with much of its talent coming in its junior and sophomore classes. The Lions are therefore, viewed by many as being a year away from a breakout season. 

Burnett doesn’t see it that way.