Focus turns to district for Temple, Belton squads
Published: February 6, 2001
For the Temple and Belton soccer teams, the "real" season starts today, as three of the four squads open district play.The Wildcats travel to Copperas Cove for an 8 p.m. District 13-5A match against the Bulldogs. At the same time, the Tem-Cats host the Cove girls at Woodson Field.Meanwhile, the Belton girls open 23-4A play at 6:30 p.m. today at Killeen Shoemaker. The boys, who started district play with a 14-0 win over first-year program Marlin last Friday, will host Shoemaker at 7 p.m. today at Wilson-Kerzee Field. Coach Dan Heger's Wildcats finished preseason play with a 5-3-1 record. The Wildcats, last year's 8-5A champions, are unbeaten in their last 29 district matches.However, University Interscholastic League realignment has thrown Temple a challenge with the addition of Georgetown, the fourth-ranked team in the state."They are the favorites for our district," said Heger, whose teams have made the playoffs for 12 straight years. "I suspect that we'll be right behind them. I think it'll be a real competitive district."We've played a really difficult predistrict schedule. We've played a lot of good teams, some that are going to be involved in the playoff picture." by Greg Rajan and Robert Hollier | more from Feb. 6related articlesmost popular Multi Family Sale Saturday only, 8-12. Furniture, bedroom suite, exercise equipment, home decor, Christmas, collectibles, kitchen- some brand new in boxes, toys, large keyboard with stand, baby stuff, adult & kids clothes. Corner of FM 436 & Elm Grove Road |