From left to right: Bo Brown, Brooks Haack, Jake Grode, Adam Taylor and Drake Dowling.
Photo by Jim Redman
Returning lots of players is a key to a good season. Returning players at the most important positions is even more integral.
Katy doesn't necessarily have a boatload of returners, but it does have its quarterback, running back, center, star linebacker and most of its defensive line coming back.
An offense that scored less than 38 points just once in 14 games last season returns a third-year starter at quarterback, a running back who romped for more than 1,500 yards (more than nine per carry) last season and an all-district center on the offensive line. That should equal plenty of points for the Tigers, who dropped a tight 38-35 upset to eventual champion Pearland last year in the Texas 5A Division I quarterfinals.
Known more for defense over the years, Katy will once again be solid there.
Expectations at Katy are always high, and though the players change every year, not much else does.
The Tigers are contenders for a state title every year it seems, and 2011 should be no different.
Local look: "Every year I think maybe they'll be down a little, and they'll try to make you believe they have work to do. But every year I go out and watch them and they look phenomenal. Nobody else has the tradition that Katy has. Those kids grow up wanting to play for Katy. Brooks Haack runs that offense very well and I expect him to have a good year. And I think Adam Taylor is one of those kids that is going make a huge difference. They've had very, very good running backs but I think this kid is for real. He could push them to another level."
- Jenny Dial, Houston Chronicle
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