The Dragons celebrate in the end zone after a Holmes to Johansson TD pass. The Dragons defeated rival Euless Trinity by a score of 42-28 at Dragon Stadium on September 30, 2016. Photo by SnappedDragons.com/S. Johnson.
Springbrpractices will soon be underway and with them comes the first glimpses at the nextbrgeneration of Dragon Football.
Outside of the annualbrGreen-White Game signaling the completion of Spring practices, Dragon fans willbrhave to wait until September 1 for their next football fix—so says the recentlybrannounced 2017 schedule.
Thanks to graduation thebrDragons will sorely miss the experience from a long list of 2016's notable seniors including; Mason Holmes, Carson Green and Jackson Davis on offense andbrRobert Barnes, Barrett Buck and John Miscoll on defense.
The senior-laden 2016brroster went 10-2 on the season and eventually bowed out to state #2 rankedbrDeSoto 48-30 in the area playoffs.
Head coach Hal Wasson andbrthe 2016 District Coaching Staff of the Year will be making the most of the offseasonbras they determine who will join standout-returning players like Ryan Thompsonbrand Jacob Doddridge on the gridiron for that fateful first game.
In his 11thbrseason with Southlake Carroll Wasson and his Dragons will face a number of excitingbrmatchups. The Dragons will scrimmage Arlington before officially opening up thebryear on the road against the Tigers of Broken Arrow (OK) on September 1, 2017.
Once again, ArlingtonMartin and Rockwall will be the Dragon’s two other non-district foes. ThebrDragons defeated both teams on their way to district play.
The Dragons have a byebrweek before opening district play at home against Flower Mound on September 29.
Coaches, players and fansbralike will all circle October 6 as the game to watch as the Dragons travel tobrEuless to take on the rival Trinity Trojans (see last year's matchup).
* = District Game