Midway through the season, the football team is starting district with a game against Burnet on Friday Oct. 12. The teams´ non-district game record is 2-3. Lampasas has played all of the teams in the district in recent years except for Taylor High School.

Junior Koby Allen said the team is excited and prepared to go into district.

¨The team has been working really hard and mentally preparing for our games coming up,¨ Allen said. ¨My goal for the team is to make it into playoffs and keep this season going great.¨

Allen has two years of experience playing at the safety position on the varsity football team.

¨I love playing the game, I get such a rush and love the contact in the sport,¨ Allen said. ¨We just have to continue to be the more physical team each and every game, and we will come out with a win.¨

Senior Ripley Kiser plays center for varsity.

¨Our entire offense of lines puts in the work day in and day out to give our skilled positions time in the backfield,¨ Kiser said. ¨We are all super prepared for district to start. We spent the whole bye week working and getting better prepared to come out with victories.¨

Junior Cameron Everts plays wide receiver and also has two years of experience on varsity football.

¨I am glad to have experience on the varsity level because it has helped me gain confidence and maturity for this year,¨ Everts said. ¨Our team just has to come together and play with our best effort to come out on top for the rest of the season.¨

Junior Jaylon Porter plays wide receiver for his first year on the varsity level.

¨I love playing football, and facing off against all of these teams for district games gives me the most excitement in the world,¨ Porter said. ¨We are constantly working hard and studying the game together to build a stronger bond with each other every single day.¨

Porter plays other positions such as cornerback, and is also on the kickoff team.

¨I just play wherever the team needs me, and I put up my best effort to help the team in any possible way,¨ Porter said. ¨I see this team as very hard working and willing to do whatever to get the job done.¨