Denison schedule almost complete
In between signing day festivities, I checked with Denison Coach Cody White about the schedule.
The Jackets have found another non-district opponent but are still searching for one more non-district game. That final contest may be finalized in the coming days as there is a tentative deal for Denison to play Canyon at Sweetwater in a Saturday game in Week 2, pending approval by Canyon. The other options right now for that week aren't much more appealing, including Port Arthur Memorial and Abilene.
Week 0 wasn't going well either but some connections through Matt Stepp at The Old Coach sealed the opener against Kennedale, a 3A team. The search does continue, however, in case the Canyon deal falls through and White said he wouldn't be totally opposed to going out of state. An Arkansas team not too far beyond the border called and is interested but the Jackets aren't thrilled about playing by Federation rules (in Texas it is NCAA-based rules) in the away game.
In terms of 13-4A, the coaches met on Tuesday and hammered it all out. I am sad to report that Sherman-Denison will not be the final week of the regular season. They were outvoted on that after they did a blind draw to put the slate together. This will be the first time since 1995 that the two teams didn't play in the regular-season finale.
The schedule so far, in order, is:
Kennedale (site TBD)
Frisco Liberty (site TBD)
TBA
at Little Elm
District 13-4A
at Sulphur Springs
Texas High
at Royse City
OPEN WEEK
Sherman
at Greenville
Mount Pleasant