Thus far, the Lions have posted 1-2 records at the Graham, Burnet and Midlothian Heritage qualifiers and have yet to win a pool.
On Saturday, the Lions will compete in Pool A at Gordon Wood Stadium against the Breckenridge Buckaroos, who have already qualified for state and cannot advance past pool play; the Lake Belton Broncos, who Brownwood defeated by a 26-0 count during the Burnet qualifier; and the Class 2A Division I Harper Longhorns.
Pool play begins at 9 a.m. against Harper, followed by a 10:30 game against Lake Belton and a noon tilt against Breckenridge. All Lions games will play on the scoreboard end of the stadium.
If the Lions are able to emerge from Pool A, they will face the Pool B champion – either Ponder, Comanche, Clyde or McGregor – at 1:45 p.m. Those games will be played on the fieldhouse side of the stadium.
The other two pools consist of Brock, Whitney, Glen Rose and Grandview in Pool C, along with Stephenville, Jim Ned, Graham and McKinney Christian in Pool D. Those games will be played at Longhorn Stadium in Early, in the second semifinal contest against the two pool winners.
The two semifinal winners earn berths in the 7-on-7 Division II state tournament at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex in College Station June 24-25.
In the Lions’ most recent outing at Midlothian, Brownwood lost to Krum – which it had previously defeated – by a 13-6 count, defeated District 5-4A Division I rival Waxahachie Life, 13-7, and fell to Waco Connally, 32-22.
Quarterback Chance Jones completed 42 of 77 passes – 55 percent – with six touchdowns and three interceptions, while being whistled for nine four-second calls, which is the equivalent of a sack in 7-on-7.
Jason Jackson again led the Lions with 13 receptions including two touchdowns, Case Markham added 11 grabs and two scores, Konlyn Anderson hauled in 10 catches and scored once, Elias Huerta finished with five receptions, and Thad Hinds caught three passes and reached the end zone once.
Defensively, Jordan Leach recorded an interception in the opener and Dryden Anderson picked off a pass in the second game.