Temple can split district crown with win over first-place Heights

Temple clearly desires to earn district championships and playoff wins, the achievements that add gold football trophies to its display case. However, accomplishing those things isn’t easy. After collecting a plentiful haul of gold balls from 2013-21, the Wildcats haven’t recorded a league title or a postseason victory since they gained both in 2021. Temple ninth-year head coach Scott Stewart doesn’t like to discuss district crowns and playoff spots during the season, preferring that his team focus on daily and weekly improvement. But after the Wildcats (7-2, 4-1 District 12-6A) clinched a Class 6A Division I playoff berth last Friday with a 42-14 win at Copperas Cove, they have an opportunity to capture a share of the league championship when they battle the first-place Harker Heights Knights (7-2, 5-0) in the regular-season finale at 7 p.m. Thursday at Wildcat Stadium. “We set goals at the beginning of the season, then I leave them on the shelf. Our main goal is to be better tomorrow than we are today and, if you do that enough days in a row, then you’re allowed to have those conversations,” Stewart said Monday. “So Saturday at our team meeting, I said, ‘Guys, we get to have that conversation. This is gold ball week.’ It’s not easy to get. Winning’s not easy.”

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TEMPLE CAN SPLIT DISTRICT CROWN WITH WIN OVER FIRST-PLACE HEIGHTS

GREG WILLE

Temple Daily Telegram | 11/5/2024