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Video: Early Contenders - Katy
Tigers continue to be one of the nation's best high school football programs.Head coach: Gary Joseph
2015 record (MaxPreps national rank): 16-0, UIL 6A D2 champion (No. 3)
Last decade: 142-11
Star power: DT
Corey Bethley (412), TE
Parker Eichenberger (1,197), LB
Breydon Boyd (1,233, Iowa State), OT
Hayden Howerton (1,450, Rice) and WR JC Santana (1,559)
Even more: Running back
Deondrick Glass was a first-team MaxPreps freshman all-American, and Katy is blessed with other young talent, including quarterback
Isaiah Balbaloa, defensive end
Michael Matus and linebacker Breydon Boyd. Described by one publication as "young and dangerous."
See the Katy preseason Top 25 photo shoot galleryGame to watch: At
Westlake (Austin, Texas), Aug. 26
Briefly: Katy returns just eight starters from a team that outscored foes 778-62 and recorded 10 shutouts. … In 12 seasons at Katy, Joseph is 168-14. He's coached 35 years at Katy overall. … Katy has won eight state titles – the first in 1959 – and been to the state finals five other times.
Look for a full preview of the Tigers on June 20.
Photo by Leslie Johnson/Graphic by SocialRecluse Graphx
