High school football Top 25 Preseason Early Contenders: No. 12 Steele

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Scott Lehnhoff has the Knights thinking big.

Head coach: Scott Lehnhoff

2015 record (MaxPreps national rank): 14-1, UIL 6A-2 semifinalist (No. 66)

Last decade: 116-22

Star power: QB/ATH Xavier Martin (550, Texas Tech), DT Joshua Croslen (892), RB Travell Lumpkin (1,229)

Even more: Athlete Caden Sterns (64) is one of the nation's top-ranked juniors. … Defensive end Quincey Williams (6-foot-2, 295 pounds), linebackers Terron Morris, Jacy Ivory, Jayden Jackson and cornerbacks Jayveon Cardwell and Tavian Carter lead a defense that could be the best in Texas.



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Game to watch: Steele hosts No. 19 Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), Sept. 2.

Briefly: Steele is 39-5 since Lehnoff took over in 2013. … The Knights have won at least 12 games in each of the last six seasons. … Lumpkin rushed for 1,007 yards and 15 touchdowns in 12 games last season. … Martin accounted for 2,721 yards and 29 TDs in 2015, threw 21 TDs and was intercepted only three times.

Look for a full preview of the Knights on June 21.