The cleats have been hung up and the final whistle has been blown for the fall 2024-2025 Javelina football team which saw a third consecutive seven-win season and third place finish in the Lone Star Conference (LSC). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fans at Javelina Stadium saw the Javelinas start the season at home and finish at home with each game ending on different sides of the win-loss column. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To begin the year, the Javelinas took a close loss 13-16 against Colorado Mesa which was followed up by a Week 2 bye and two back-to-back away games that prompted a trip to Mississippi and Midland, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the early woes of a long season were punted away when the Javelinas went on to win four straight following Week 1, in which the Javelinas put up 56 and 40 points against conference opponents at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately, the Javelinas would get back on the road and lose to rival school Angelo State and come home and lose to the No. 8 team in the country, Central Washington. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This would be the last time the Javelinas would lose back-to-back games because former Head Coach turned Executive Athletic Director Michael Salinas hasn\u2019t lost three games in a row in two years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Javelinas would finish out the year 3-1 and shut down the best rushing offense in the LSC, Eastern New Mexico, 28-13 on senior night for the final game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With a successful season like the one this fall, accolades were sure to be given to the hardworking Javelinas which saw 14 All-Conference Honorable Mentions in the LSC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Javelinas also saw three athletes Teague Sedtal, Luke Schaffer and Demarcus Hendricks win LSC player of the week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hendricks was the only junior team captain this year which set him up to be a vocal leader and be a problem for opposing offenses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not easy being a captain because everybody relies on you to keep your head high and do good things on and off the field. It wasn\u2019t easy, but it was actually good, and it was fun being selected, basically showing respect from my teammates and coaches as well,\u201d Hendricks said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hendricks was second in the LSC in individual tackles for loss and in sacks and was also named First Team All-Conference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hendricks was also a huge part in helping the Javelinas rank third in sacks and second in forced fumbles which ranked the Javelina defense fourth in the LSC overall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was fun having fun out there. But honestly, I wanted to do more. Of course, I wanted to be better on the field for my team. I wish I could have done more, but I\u2019m always thankful and grateful for the opportunity. My coach does a great job putting me in good positions to make plays. So, I just use the system that he put off for us, for the defense, and I took advantage of it,\u201d Hendricks said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This dominant defensive play couldn\u2019t have been possible without defensive coordinator Jameson Bisch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe had our struggles this season. We had a couple games where we didn\u2019t play our best defense. But overall, if you look at the whole body and the 11 games, we played pretty solid defense. We gave up just under 19 points a game, which is the best we\u2019ve had here at Kingsville since 2010. We were number one in rushing defense as far as yards per rush go. We were number two in overall rushing yardage and we were number one in red zone defense,\u201d Bisch said <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bisch was also adamant on how his players strived to be the best and without them the defense would not have been as successful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n