East , Grapevine and North Forney .
The 2023 Lions ’ offense returns quarterback Anthony Johnson , who got a lot of playing time last season , plus running backs Jaden Johnson and Greg Washington .
Johnson was 27-of-60 passing in 2022 for 382 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 140 yards on 60 carries .
Johnson rushed for 143 yards and one TD on 38 carries and Washington ran for 34 yards on 10 carries .
The Lions ’ defense returns two first-team all-district selections in tackle Khaleel Parker and linebacker Jonathan Sampson .
Last year the Lions ’ defense gave up an average of 448.3 yards per game as they finished at 2-8 for the season and 1-7 in district play .
Linebacker Reuben Enriquez was a leader on defense last season .
One of those juniors Daniel Rener got some varsity time last season in the secondary and showed his speed when he finished fourth at district in the 100-meter dash and ran on the Lions ’ district championship 4x100-meter relay .
The Lions are looking for production from Caleb Hale at slot receiver and Noah
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