Buy Stock Now in these TXHSFB Teams

To make money in the stock market, you’ve got to buy low and sell high. After examining every Class 6A program’s questionnaire for the 2026 summer magazine, we’ve picked four teams that have struggled over the past few years and could be in for a brighter future. Whether it’s a new coach, a strong JV team, a talented underclassman group, or all of the above, you’ll wish you’d bought stock in these TXHSFB programs come next year.

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Denton Braswell

Some in DFW may not be familiar with new Denton Braswell coach Justen Evans’s body of work, but they’ll soon get acquainted. In 2017, Evans took over a Corpus Christi Miller program that had gone 3-27 in the previous three seasons. He coached them to the fourth round of the playoffs three times (2020, 2023, 2024) and made at least the second round of the playoffs for six straight years. 

Evans inherits a Denton Braswell program that has gone 2-8 in each of the last two seasons. But the group returns 45 lettermen and only loses 20, with help from a 6-4 JV team to fill the gaps. RB Zahir Trufant (627 rushing yards, 128 receiving yards, eight rushing TDs) headlines an offense that returns nine starters after a Second Team All-District season. On defense, S Emmanuel Fuller (95 tackles, 16 PBU, two INTs) earned Second Team All-District honors in an outstanding sophomore campaign.

Haslet Eaton

Eaton was more competitive than its 3-7 record indicates. The Eagles lost five of their games by a combined 16 points. Case in point, the last three games of the season were a one-point loss to Euless Trinity, a five-point loss to Keller Timber Creek, and a three-point loss to Keller. 

But Coach Ellis Miller says the sour taste in his team’s mouth has turned into a hunger for revenge this offseason. This will be the most athletic team he has had in the past four years. The Eagles have nine starters back on offense, with help from a 7-3 JV team. Meanwhile, the new District 4-6A opened up with the loss of perennial playoff team Euless Trinity. If the team can adapt to two new coordinators during the non-district slate, these Eagles could soar to a playoff spot.

Katy Taylor

Katy Taylor went 0-10 in Coach Chris Babin’s first year at the helm. But peek under the hood, and you’ll see that these Mustangs have some horsepower coming up the ranks. Both the JV A and Freshman A teams went 7-3. Babin says that those players moving to varsity, combined with a second offseason in the new system, have led to a major culture shift. 

Babin says the offensive line is by far the team’s biggest strength, fitting for a blue-collar school like Katy Taylor. The Mustangs are massive up front with C Zach Berman (6-foot, 280), Andreis Dreyer (6-foot-1, 240), Juan Reyes (6-foot, 285), CJ Hylton (6-foot-3, 340), and Julian Rodriguez (6-foot-1, 280).

San Antonio East Central

After experiencing their deepest playoff run since 1985 two years ago, East Central had a rebuilding 3-7 season in 2025. But Coach Joe Hubbard says his Hornets can flat out fly on defense. Senior LB Trumaine Ellison (57 tackles, seven TFL) is a physical specimen at 6-foot-2, 230 pounds with a 4.5 40-yard dash. Both he and fellow senior LB Gabriel Chavarria (105 tackles, five sacks) and S Raymond Gloria (83 tackles, three INTs, two forced fumbles) earned Second Team All-District honors. 

The offense, which averaged 17.6 points per game in 2025, has a chance to improve with help from a 7-3 JV team and QB Sloan Guillory at the helm. Don’t get us wrong, last year’s QB Jay Reed Crosby, a Chadron State signee, had a great year with Second Team All-District honors. But Guillory has an intriguing blend of size (6-foot-4, 225) and production (1,700 yards and 15 touchdowns at San Antonio Christian High School).