Our first game of the year on TXA 21 will be West Mesquite visiting Rockwall. This should be a very good battle between two evenly matched 4A teams. West Mesquite went to the playoffs last year but lost in the Bi-District round to Corsicana. The Wranglers return one of the top playmakers in the state in QB Trevone Boykin. Boykin, a TCU committment, passed for 1,666 yards and 10 touchdowns last year while rushing for over 1,200 yards and 24 touchdowns. Look for Boykin to be even more effective in the passing game this year due to a lot of 7-on-7 work over the summer and the fact that he has three good receivers coming back in Gary Owens, Greg Thurmond, and Fred Ngwu. Owens is a Tulsa committment who was 1st Team All-District last year.
The challenge for the Wranglers will be to slow down the Rockwall running game. Running back Josh Broach is back for his senior season after rushing for over 1,400 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior. He runs behind an experienced offensive line led by returning starters Robert Hinton, Payden McBee, and Chris Tanner. Rockwall has some depth but will use several players on offense and defense including TE/DE Jarrett Spencer who is committed to SMU.
The key to Rockwall's season will be the development of QB Alan Reed who replaces FBS recruit Adam Dingwell (San Diego St.). If Reed can stretch the field enough to keep opponents from crowding the box to stop Broach, then Rockwall should be able to come close to the 32.9 points a game they scored last year. The defense should be solid led by Spencer, Hinton, and LB Andrew Douphrate.
Both teams start the year ranked in the Dallas Morning News 4A Top 20 and both have high expectations for the coming year. This first game should be a good test for both teams. Our coverage begins at 7pm with a 7:30 Kick-off. Hope you can join us!
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