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wi l l anchor the defensive l ine. “We wi l l have plent y of oppor tuni ties for new guys to step up,” he said. “It ’s the nex t man up and that is what our kids have to understand now.”

Grayson Dunbar wi l l be a trusted safet y valve for Awe as an al l-district tight end. “Lance is the def ini tion of a program kid and has worked up the ranks ,” he said, who was named by Dave Campbel l ’s Texas footbal l as one of the Top 40 Coaches Under 40. “He wi l l have the oppor tuni t y to lead the offense. Jaelen became a force to be reckoned wi th in the later par t of season. Now i t ’s his turn to be the man. Having Pyle and Foxwor th back gives us experience in the trenches , where you want i t .” The defensive side of the bal l wi l l be sol id in the back end. Patrick Batiste and Davin Mar tin are al l-district returners , whi le Isaiah Byrd and Eric Solomon I I I round out the secondary uni t wi th experience. Tyler Edwards

bar. We are sti l l chasing goals… expectations never graduate. The jerseys may change, but the system wi l l continue to improve. The nex t step for us is not to rebui ld but to reload.” Clancy this offseason was named one of Dave Campbel l ’s Texas Footbal l magazine’s 40 under 40 coaches to watch. The Hurricanes must replace the District Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year in Matthew Golden and Lukia Rawls , who were The baton wi l l be passed to quar terback Lance Awe, receiver Jaelen Smi th and l inemen Gibson Pyle and Joseph Foxwor th. Smi th and Pyle were al l-district f irst teamers and Foxwor th earned a second-team nod. cornerstones of the budding program.

KLEIN CAIN IS AT A CROSSROADS.

The footbal l team has set the bar high going into i ts f i fth year of varsi t y bal l under the direction of coach James Clancy. The Hurricanes are 17-6 overal l and 10-2 in district play over the past two seasons . Trust in Coach Clancy. “It is very tough to replace the cal iber of kids who have graduated,” he said. “We have to take pride in the system and the cul ture of the program we have bui l t . We are sti l l in the toddler state of this thing and are just learning to walk . The nex t f ive years wi l l be cri tical and impor tant for us . “We have establ ished the expectations . Now, we seek to execute and continue to raise the

Davin Martin

Klein Cain’s [Back Row] Gibson Pyle, Davin Martin, Isaiah Byrd, Eric Solomon II and Tyler Edwards; [Front Row]: Lance Awe, Jaelen Smith, Patrick Batiste and Joseph Foxworth

Lance Awe

Tyler Edwards