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Payden Bravenec
High School: Hebron High School
Hometown: Carrollton, TX
High School Achievements:
Senior Year : 2nd Team All-District (Pitcher); Best Pitcher Award
Junior Year: Regional Semi-Finalist-JV Baseball; Team won State in Football
Favorites:
Pro Team: Texas Rangers
Pro Athlete: Roger Clemens
Food: Mexican
Movie: Super Bad
Music: Country |
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Tanner Chitwood
High School: Sulphur High School
Hometown: Sulphur, Oklahoma
High School Achievements:
2006 All-State Baseball
3rd All-time Strikeout Leader in Oklahoma
Drafted by the New York Yankees
College:
Tanner struggled through some nagging injuries last year that prevented him for reaching his potential. He finished up throwing forty innings for the Lions last year. His experience from the left side will give the Lions depth and he will be pushing for a starting rotation spot this spring
Favorites:
Pro Team: New York Yankees
Pro Athlete: Eric Gagne
Food: Italian
Movie: Lord of the Rings
Music: Country |
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Mark Cohoon
High School: Mansfield High School
Hometown: Mansfield, TX
High School Achievements:
“A” Honor Roll Graduate – Top 10% Grade Point Graduate
3 years Varsity Football – Linebacker
2005 All-State Pitcher – 2nd Team
3-Time All-District
3 Consecutive years in 5-A Baseball Playoffs
College:
Mark is a dual player who played was second on the team in hitting last year at a .382 clip. He was tied for second last year with fifteen doubles. He is second all-time with five triples from last season. He also pitched eighteen innings with a 3.93 ERA. He will be named to the Academic All-Conference Team. Mark has been named to the Dean’s List. He was selected to the Texas / New Mexico All-Star Game this past fall.
Favorites:
Pro Team: Texas Rangers and Dallas Cowboys
Pro Athlete: Roger Clemens
Food: Mexican
Movie: Jack Black Movies
Music: Anything and Everything |
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Wes Johnston
High School: Crowley High School
Hometown: Crowley, Texas
High School Achievements:
New Comer of the Year ‘03
NCTC:
Wes redshirted last year due to a year ending arm injury.
2007:
Wes had an unfortunate year last year pitching only two innings due to an arm injury. He has battled back and is looking to help the Lions on the mound this year.
Favorites:
Pro Team: Texas Rangers
Pro Athlete: Randy Johnson
Food: Spanish
Movie: Super Troopers
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Brent Lewis
High School: Brewer
Hometown: White Settlement
High School Achievements:
1st Team All-District
Pitcher of the Year '05
All-Region '05
All-State '05
1st Team All-District '06
All-Region '06
2nd Team All-District '06 Football
Academic All-Region Baseball/Football '06
Sunbelt Team Texas '05
30 wins
College:
Brent had a solid year coming out of the pen. He finished with twenty-seven innings and two wins. He led the team in the fall with an ERA under 1.50. He will be counted on to be in the rotation for the Lions this spring. He has signed with Tarleton State University.
Favorites:
Movie: 8 Seconds
Food: Seafood
Pro Athlete: Curt Schilling
Team: Texas Rangers |
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Matthew Ramirez
High School: Amarillo High School
Hometown: Amarillo, TX
High School Achievements:
Honorable Mention
Chamber of Commerce Athlete of the Month (March)
Favorites:
Pro Team: New York Yankees
Pro Athlete: Roger Clemens
Food: Fajitas
Movie: Super Bad
Music: Dave Matthews |
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Sammy Rivas
High School: Fox Tech High School
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
High School Achievements:
1st Team All-District in Baseball and Football (Sophomore, Junior & Senior year)
Built Ford Tough Player of the Week – Football
National Honor Society
AVID
Graduated in top 20% of Class
MVP of All-Star Marine Football game
KSAT 12 Student Athlete of the Week
Favorites:
Pro Team: Boston Red Sox
Pro Athlete: Nolan Ryan
Food: Mom’s Cooking
Movie: Bruce Lee Movies
Music: R&B
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Tommy Roebuck
High School: Hardin-Jefferson
Hometown: Sour Lake, TX
High School Achievements:
New Comer of the year, ‘04 – 1st Team
All-District pitcher, 06 – 2nd Team
All-Southeast Texas
All-District Linebacker ’04 and ‘05
National Honor Society
College:
Tommy had a solid year last season for the Lions on the mound. He finished with a 4.56 ERA in twenty-four innings. He was one of the main pitchers out of the pen last year who will be looking to be in the starting rotation this year. He will be named to the Academic All-Conference Team. Tommy has been named to the Dean’s List.
Favorites:
Pro Team: Houston Astros
Pro Athlete: Roger Clemens
Food: Italian
Movie: Grandma’s Boy
Music: Texas Country |
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Donald Williams
High School: Newman Smith
Hometown: Cushion, Oklahoma
High School Achievements:
Donald was All-District last year for Newman Smith H.S. He helped lead them to the Regional Finals with 9 wins and an ERA of 2.20.
College:
Don is the lone conference starter coming back this season. He was third on the team with sixty-five innings and finished with a 5.26 ERA. Once again, Williams will be counted on to be in the rotation this season. He was selected to the Texas / New Mexico All-Star Game this past fall.
Favorites:
Pro Team: Texas Rangers
Pro Athlete: Roger Clemens
Food: Fish & Chips
Movie: Field of Dreams
Music: Hank Williams, Jr. |
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Garrett Campfield
High School: Weatherford High
Hometown: Westherford, TX
High School Achievements:
Baseball: All-District Junior and Senior Year; Academic All-District; Team MVP
Football: 2nd Team All-District (Linebacker); Academic All-District (Senior)
Favorites:
Pro Team: Atlanta Braves
Pro Athlete: George Brett
Food: Steak and Ribs
Movie: Forest Gump
Music: Everything |
| Chad Keefer
High School: Byng High School
Hometown: Sasakwa, Oklahoma
High School Achievements:
All-Area
All-City
Junior Sunbelt All-Tournament Team
McLoud Invitational All-Tournament Team
Homerun record at Byng High School (20 HR)
College:
Chad had a good season despite fighting a stress fracture in his foot all season. Down the stretch during the final month of the season, Chad led the Lions in homeruns and RBIs. Chad both catches and plays first base, but was mostly limited to first due to his injury. He finished second on the team with seven homeruns. He finished the season hitting at a .330 clip. He was selected to the Texas / New Mexico All-Star Game this past fall. He was also drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers
Favorites:
Pro Team: Detroit Tigers
Pro Athlete: Ivan (Pudge) Rodriguez
Food: Steak
Movie: 61*
Music: Lynard Skynard
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Ryan Morgan
High School: Flower Mound Marcus High School
Hometown: Highland Village, TX
High School Achievements:
Three year Letterman; 1st Team All-District; Team MVP Marcus High School
Favorites:
Pro Team: Texas Rangers
Pro Athlete: Michael Young
Food: Pork Tenderloin
Movie: Green Street Hooligans
Music: Country |
