When the UIL announced that 5 and 6A schools would have their season delayed but would still have a season, everyone inside the program relaxed and got to work to prepare for their first game against Lake Dallas.
“I think we were prepared going into the first game and we knew what they were going to do,” Defensive line coach Kevin Francis Francis said. “Now we have more confidence and now we know how physical we have to be to compete.”
It was sophomore Running Back, Coco Brown’s first varsity start against Chisholm Trail, and he exploded onto the scene by rushing for nearly 200 yards and eclipsing the 100 yard mark for the first time in his career.
“Playing on varsity as a sophomore is a huge responsibility that I have, and it comes with being serious and playing to the best of my ability,” Brown said. “I’ve learned so much from the seniors and coaches, and I know I have to work hard to maintain the starting spot.”
Denton HIgh will enter district play Friday against The Colony, and after last week’s win, the momentum has changed drastically for the Broncos to keep up the success with the two new faces on offense in Quarterback Sophomore, Blake Courtney and Running Back, Coco Brown.
“Every game is important, and there is no room to breathe,” Varsity Head Coach Miller said to the DRC. “It’s a grind, and it’s great. That’s what football season is all about, we embrace the grind.”
News broke early in the week of October 6th, as the most storied rivalry in Denton Ryan against Denton High was forfeited due to Covid-19 cases in the Ryan program. That next week, it was announced that the game would continue but on Saturday the 17th.
“We know what our players are capable of, and they have been ready to play,” Miller said. “They always are.”
