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Video: Early Contenders - Steele
Scott Lehnhoff has the Knights thinking big.
Head coach: Scott Lehnhoff
2015 record (MaxPreps national rank): 14-1, UIL 6A-2 semifinalist (No. 66)
Last decade: 116-22
Star power: QB/ATH
Xavier Martin (550, Texas Tech), DT
Joshua Croslen (892), RB
Travell Lumpkin (1,229)
Even more: Athlete
Caden Sterns (64) is one of the nation's top-ranked juniors. … Defensive end
Quincey Williams (6-foot-2, 295 pounds), linebackers
Terron Morris,
Jacy Ivory,
Jayden Jackson and cornerbacks
Jayveon Cardwell and
Tavian Carter lead a defense that could be the best in Texas.
See the Steele preseason Top 25 photo shoot galleryGame to watch: Steele hosts No. 19
Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), Sept. 2.
Briefly: Steele is 39-5 since Lehnoff took over in 2013. … The Knights have won at least 12 games in each of the last six seasons. … Lumpkin rushed for 1,007 yards and 15 touchdowns in 12 games last season. … Martin accounted for 2,721 yards and 29 TDs in 2015, threw 21 TDs and was intercepted only three times.
Look for a full preview of the Knights on June 21.Photo by Kenneth Toso/Graphic by SocialRecluse Graphx