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Any Given Friday, a look back at the Orangefield 2022 Season

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The 2022 High School Football season ended far too early for the Orangefield Bobcats under the guiding hand of Head Coach Josh Smalley
Their district included highlights such as Orangefield’s first District Championship since 1988 and a Bi-District Championship
Here is a look back at the season:
Fri, 8/26 Bridge City W 28-9
Fri, 9/2 Legacy School of Sport Sciences L 40-30
Fri, 9/9 Shepherd W 48-28
Fri, 9/16 Woodville L 33-7
Fri, 9/23 Buna W 28-14
Fri, 9/30 Anahuac W 25-15
Fri, 10/7 Tarkington W 46-0
Fri, 10/14 Hardin W 61-7
Thu, 10/27 Kirbyville W 58-0
Thu, 11/3 East Chambers W 28-21
Post-Season
Thu, 11/10 Shepherd W 55-12
Fri, 11/18 C.H Yoe L 19-42
And of course, one must remember that Football, in addition to being a game of inches is a team sport. It is successful only when the coaching staff and team dedicate themselves to a common goal.
Below are the names of the staff and players that dedicated themselves to making the Bobcats 2022 Season as memorable as it was
Staff:
Josh Smalley – Athletic Director – Head Coach
Blake Bledsoe – Athletic Trainer
Chris Pachuca – Football-Offensive Coordinator
David Kendrick – Football-Defensive Coordinator,
Todd Trawhon-Football Coach
Jake Nash -Football Coach
Michael Bethea -Football Coach
Tim Erickson- Football Coach
Peyton Berg- Football Coach
Troy Sumrall- Football Coach
Kolby Morgan- Football Coach
Players:
1 Korbin Pennington
2 Case Singleton
3 Kane Smith
4 Kyle Michael
5 Ty Butler
6 Jacob Worthy
7 Mason Houghton
8 Jackson Humplik
9 Mason Manning
10 Brayden Parker
11 Leyton Loft
12 Caleb Fregia
14 Gavin Perry-Koci
17 Jose Lecea
20 Logan Trahan
22 Fernando Sandoval-Rodriguez
23 Lane Gipson
33 Koen Maddox
34 Morgan Sampson
40 Cameron Dischler
41 Asher Addison
42 Beau Elkins
45 Kalvin Calhoun
53 Rusten Traxler
55 Ethan Brown
56 Ethan Blackburn
57 Blake McRight
58 Cameron Scales
62 Brayden McGee
66 Gavin Pollock
68 leonardo Auginaga
76 Riley Hooks
77 Diego Garcia
84 Travis Kessell
I want to close this out with a quote that describes the 2022 Orangefield Bobcats:
“I may win and I may lose, but I will never be defeated.” –Emmitt Smith
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