How Will Area Football Teams Fare?
Episcopal School of Dallas
2014 record: 9-2
Coach: Richard Williams
Notable: The Eagles won the SPC Division II title last fall for the first time since 2007. … Most of the skill players from last year’s high-powered offense are gone, but RB Nakeie Montgomery returns after scoring 10 touchdowns in 2014. … ESD plays its first five games away from Jones Family Stadium, and has just two regular-season home games on its schedule.
| Date | Opponent | Time |
| 8/29 | Houston 2nd Baptist* | 7:00 |
| 9/4 | at St. Mark’s | 7:00 |
| 9/12 | at San Augustine | 4:00 |
| 9/18 | at Whitesboro | 7:30 | 9/25 | at Houston Christian | 7:00 |
| 10/2 | Houston St. John’s | 7:00 |
| 10/9 | at Bellaire Episcopal | 7:00 |
| 10/16 | Houston Kinkaid | 7:00 |
| 10/23 | at Cistercian | 7:00 |
* at Bullard Brook Hill
Hillcrest
2014 record: 9-2
Coach: Andy Todd
Notable: The Panthers reached the playoffs last year for the first time since 2010, but fell to Terrell in the bi-district round. … Dynamic QB Arico Evans signed with TCU, meaning the offense might need to rebuild around younger players such as RB Trevaughn Dawson and WR Diego Cera. … Hillcrest’s nine wins last year were the most for the program since 2000.
| Date | Opponent | Time |
| 8/28 | at W.T. White | 7:30 |
| 9/4 | at Lincoln | 7:30 |
| 9/11 | North Garland | 7:30 |
| 9/24 | *North Dallas | 7:00 |
| 10/1 | *at Carr. Creekview | 7:00 |
| 10/9 | *Bryan Adams | 7:30 |
| 10/15 | *at Thomas Jefferson | 7:00 |
| 10/23 | *Woodrow Wilson | 7:30 |
| 10/29 | *Newman Smith | 7:00 |
| 11/6 | *Conrad | 7:30 |
* District 11-5A game
Jesuit
2014 record: 8-4
Coach: Brandon Hickman
Notable: The Rangers have made the UIL playoffs in five straight years, and have won at least one postseason game in three consecutive seasons. … Jesuit lost nine starters, including QB Bo Schneider, from a record-setting offense that scored more than 40 points nine times. … The Rangers return eight starters from a defense that struggled for much of last season.
| Date | Opponent | Time |
| 8/28 | Arlington Bowie | 7:30 |
| 9/4 | at Plano East | 7:30 |
| 9/11 | Strake Jesuit | 7:00 |
| 9/24 | *at Sunset | 7:00 |
| 10/2 | *Skyline | 7:30 |
| 10/9 | *at Irving | 7:30 |
| 10/16 | *at Irving Nimitz | 7:30 |
| 10/23 | *W.T. White | 7:30 |
| 10/30 | *at Irving MacArthur | 7:30 |
| 11/6 | *Carr. R.L. Turner | 7:30 |
* District 9-6A game
W. T. White
2014 record: 5-5
Coach: Rudy Powe
Notable: The Longhorns showed improvement, but fell just short of the playoffs after three straight losses in late October. … Dual-threat QB Jackson Fults returns after leading White in rushing and passing last year. … The Longhorns will look to close the gap on the four teams ahead of them in 9-6A, who beat White by an average margin of 30.7 points in 2014.
| Date | Opponent | Time |
| 8/28 | Hillcrest | 7:30 |
| 9/4 | at North Garland | 7:30 |
| 9/10 | Fort Worth Wyatt | 7:00 |
| 9/25 | at Irving MacArthur | 7:30 |
| 10/2 | Carr. R.L. Turner | 7:30 |
| 10/8 | at Sunset | 7:00 |
| 10/15 | Skyline | 7:00 |
| 10/23 | at Jesuit | 7:30 |
| 10/30 | Irving Nimitz | 7:30 |
| 11/5 | at Irving | 7:00 |
* District 9-6A game
St. Mark’s
2014 record: 6-4
Coach: Bart Epperson
Notable: The Lions surged into the playoffs late last season before falling to Bellaire Episcopal in the SPC semifinals. … The offense will be led by WR William Caldwell, who led the team with 62 catches for 1,012 and eight touchdowns. … St. Mark’s returns eight starters on a defense that held generally conference opponents in check a year ago.
| Date | Opponent | Time |
| 8/28 | at Cistercian | 7:00 |
| 9/4 | ESD | 7:00 |
| 9/11 | FW Country Day | 7:00 |
| 9/18 | at FW All Saints | 7:00 |
| 9/25 | Okla. City Casady | 7:00 |
| 10/2 | Arlington Oakridge | 7:00 |
| 10/9 | at FW Trinity Valley | 7:00 |
| 10/16 | at Tulsa Holland Hall | 7:00 |
| 10/23 | Greenhill | 7:00 |
