HIXSON WILDCATS
Head coach: Gary Murray (0-10 in one year here and overall)
Returning starters: 6 offensive, 5 defensive
Key players: RB/OLB Christian Hedges (5-9, 165), DL Devotis McCurdy (6-0, 280), OT/DE Christian Turner (6-4, 275), QB Landon Wallace (5-9, 175), FB/DE Malachi Wise (6-3, 220).
Team strengths: There’s a good nucleus of starters back – including 12 seniors who will start or play significant snaps – and the Wildcats have used the disappointment of last year to drive them through the offseason.