Not just yet.
The Lions, you see, still have 19 lettermen returning from last year’s 12-2 team and several promotees up from a 10-0 JV team. So the mindset at Brownwood is more to reload, rather than rebuild.
“It speaks well of our coaching staff,” coach Sammy Burnett said. “They’re high school coaches, but they coach all levels. … So our kids no how to work hard, they expect to be successful and they’re just thirsting for the opportunity to play on Friday night.
“It’s a big deal in Brownwood, Texas and we’ve got a lot of kids ready to do that.”