Denton RC High School

There's no question the Guyer Wildcats are expected to be an improved team, and frankly, the only way the Wildcats can go is up. In their two years of varsity football, they've won one game -- last year's win over Denton.

Young programs and growing pains are nothing new. Not everyone can be McKinney Boyd, and Guyer's district in the past two years has been much tougher than what Boyd saw. Make no mistake, head coach John Walsh is ready to take that step to being a real program and not one who's expected to have troubles.

With a full senior class now intact, Guyer is set to make the step to becoming a contender. I don't know if the Wildcats will be a playoff team in 2008, but one thing's for certain, in my opinion, they'll be a much-improved squad.

In case you haven't noticed, there isn't a single returning starting quarterback in the Denton Record-Chronicle's entire coverage zone.

That makes a lot of teams hard to peg. We know Pilot Point is going to be good, but who's going to be under center?

Limiting our scope to 5-4A here, which new quarterback will be the best one? A lot of hype surrounds Denton's Hunter Dozier, Ryan's Scotty Young, Guyer's J.W. Walsh and Lake Dallas' James Franklin, but which of these guys will deliver on the field?

Curtis Petersen officially has a professional baseball career.

The former Ryan Raider took the mound for the first time with the Marlins GCL on Sunday, pitching two innings of relief in the 6-5 win.

I'm sure Curt will be anxious to get a second crack at it. He gave up two runs off two hits and two walks, but, in typical fashion, struck out four. His career earned-run average stands at 9.00. Don't worry, Curt. We know that will come down quickly ...

So, I think it's time we gave Curtis a suitable nickname. I was thinking something like The Force or The Heat. Maybe Striker. Anybody have any suggestions?