BROCK — While Brock High School adopted football in 2012 and played an independent schedule in 2013, it is important to note that the Eagles have never won fewer than 11 games in a season since they began playing in UIL districts in 2014.

And all along, there has been a common denominator attached to all those years of success which includes a state title in 2015 — offensive lines that varied between very good and great. 

True to form, the sixth-ranked Eagles enter this season as a contender for the 4A DII state championship. In order to achieve that goal, however, Brock must retool its offensive line yet again after being hit hard by graduation.  And true to form, a group of seniors — Waylon Winfrey, Brody Riker and Hagan Johnson are ready to carry the torch and keep Brock’s tradition of excellent offensive line play alive. 

“I think the biggest thing is culture,” Winfrey said. “At Brock, it’s an expectation that every year we’re going to have a good O-line that is going to go out there and punish people.

“Everybody knows about the expectations and nobody wants to be the first group not to meet those expectations.”

There’s some pressure on this group. In fact, Brock’s ability to reload up front in 2026 may very well be the key to the Eagles’ chances of playing for a state championship.