Central High School (San Angelo, Texas)

Central High School is a public high school in San Angelo, Texas. It is part of the San Angelo Independent School District. The school serves grades 10–12, while a freshman campus serves grade 9. Its mascot is the Bobcat. The school serves much of San Angelo and the unincorporated community of Tankersley.[2]

San Angelo Central High School
Address
655 Caddo

San Angelo
,
Texas
76901

United States
Coordinates31°27′50″N 100°27′01″W
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1958 (1958)
School districtSan Angelo Independent School District
PrincipalBill Waters
Teaching staff185.72 (FTE) (2018–19)[1]
Grades9–12[1]
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment3,094 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.66:1 (2018–19)[1]
Campus size23-building campus on 40 acres
Color(s)    Blue and orange
Athletics conferenceDistrict 2-6A
MascotBobcat (Dynamo, Dynamite and Dyna-Mini the Bobcats)
Websitecentral.saisd.org

Athletics

With a reported enrollment of 2,993[3] (which combines the freshman campus and high school enrollments), the Bobcats of San Angelo Central compete with some of Texas' largest high schools as a member of Conference 6A of the University Interscholastic League, the state's governing body for public-school competition.

Soccer

The men's soccer team won the regional soccer tournament and went on to the state tournament in 2001. The Lady Cat Soccer team made the playoffs each year from 2002 to 2005 and reached the round of 16 in 2002. The Lady Cat soccer team, led by head coach Ben Henry, also made the playoffs four years running from 2008 to 2011, three times being knocked out in the bidistrict round (2009, 2010, 2011) and once in the area championship game (2008).

Gymnastics

The Lady Cats gymnastics team won back-to-back state championships four years. Members from both the women's and men's teams were selected for the Texas National Team, with the women (led by Central coach Tony Walker) winning the national championship. The Bobcats won the Texas State Championship in 1974, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1987, 2001, and 2015. The Lady Cats won the Texas State Championship in 1989, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2019.[4]

Tennis

The Bobcats' tennis team finished the 2009 season ranked 15th by the Texas Tennis Coaches Association. [5]

Volleyball

The Lady Cats volleyball team finished its 2007 season ranked 22nd by the Texas Girls Coaches Association.[6] After 22 years of coaching, Central High School girls volleyball coach Connie Bozarth reached a milestone 500 wins on September 16, 2008.[7] Central's overall record is 32-10 (13-5 for 2008 season) and has been a regional qualifier for past three years.[8]

Cheerleading

The Central High School cheerleaders were crowned national champions at the 2008–2009, 2010, and 2011National Association of Cheerleaders Nationals competition. The cheerleaders are coached by Central High School math teacher, and former Bobcat gymnast, Matt Escue (teacher of the year).[9]

Baseball

The baseball program at Central won the district title in 2017 (1st in over 30 years). The first district championship was won in 1976 coached by Harvey Reeves.

Football

Central High School Bobcats football had its heyday from the 1940s through the 1970s under head coaches Jewell Wallace, Bob Harrell, Emory Bellard, Dan Lagrasta, and Smitty Hill, winning state championships in 1943 (open class) and 1966 (Conference 4A, the largest classification at the time).[10] Traditionally, Central competed with Odessa High, Odessa Permian, Midland High, Midland Lee, Abilene, and Abilene Cooper in UIL District 3-5A (District 3-4A until 1979), a grouping popularly known as the 'Little Southwest Conference' due to the extremely high standard of football exhibited by the district's schools. After the 1997 season, the Bobcats were moved away from the LSC into District 2-5A with teams from Lubbock and Amarillo.

Beginning with the 2008–2009 academic year, the Bobcats, along with five of its newer Panhandle rivals, will rejoin the four Odessa and Midland schools in an enlarged ten-team District 2-5A. Central's first season in the new district garnered them an 0–10 record for the season.[11] On January 20, 2009, SAISD formally approved Brent Davis, from Alice in South Texas, as the new head football coach. Davis' offensive and defensive coordinators from Alice are expected to be hired as Central assistant coaches.[12] Davis finished his first season with a 2–8 record, obtaining the two wins in the last two weeks of the season against Lubbock Coronado and Amarillo Tascosa. The two wins ended a 21-game losing streak that extended into the end of the 2007 season. The Bobcats, in 2010, reached the playoffs. They entered with a 4–6 record, winning their first game against El Paso Franklin before falling at home to Martin High School. In 2011, the Bobcats won their first undisputed district title for the first time since 1963. They finished the regular season with a record of 8–2.

Coaching history
YearsCoachRecordPercentageNotes
2021-presentKevin Crane0-0.000
2009–2020Brent Davis55-29.655
2006–2008Steve Heryford11-22.333
2003–2005Bob Bellard19-17.528
2000–2002Kyle Gandy9-22.290
1996–1999Gary Gaines14-28.333
1989–1995Dan Gandy36-37-5.494
1979–1988Jimmie Keeling59-44-3.573
1972–1978Smitty Hill49-20-1.707
1967–1971Dan Lagrasta33-16-1.670
1960–1966Emory Bellard59-19-2.750
1953–1959Bob Harrell41-24-5.621
1946–1952Pete Sikes1-19*.050*
1943–1945Jewell Wallace?-?.000
331-268-17.537

*record only 1951 and '52.
Source: ""Little SWC" composite football coaching records 1951-present". FridayNightHistory.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2007.

Fine arts

Theatre

The Central High School theatre department presents two mainstages a year and a presentation of their UIL One Act Competition piece in the late spring.

The students involved in the department attend a yearly state thespian festival where the department had earned many honors such as "All-Star Troupe" and has had students compete at the international level in Monologues, Solo Musical, and Theatrical Marketing.

Notable alumni

References
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  2. ""Map of Secondary Attendance Zones" (PDF). San Angelo Independent School District. May 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
  3. "Enrollment" (PDF). University of Texas. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 15, 2008.
  4. Nathan Wright (April 27, 2009). "Gymnastics: Fourth time just as sweet". San Angelo Standard-Times. Archived from the original on May 2, 2009.
  5. "Rankings". TTCA. Archived from the original on February 14, 2008. Retrieved March 22, 2008.
  6. "2007-08 TGCA Volleyball Poll". Texas Girls Coaches Association. November 26, 2007. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved March 22, 2008.
  7. Jeff Wick (September 17, 2008). "Bozath gets 500th win". San Angelo Standard-Times. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  8. Jeff Wick (November 5, 2008). "El Paso Coronado bumps Lady Cats from playoffs". San Angelo Standard-Times. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  9. "Cheerleading". Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  10. "UIL State Football Champions". University of Texas. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved March 22, 2008.
  11. Jeff Wick (November 7, 2008). "Bobcats finish season winless". San Angelo Standard-Times. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008.
  12. Jeff Wick (January 19, 2009). "Alice's Davis to coach Central High School football". San Angelo Standard-Times. Archived from the original on January 20, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  13. "Talking beyond with Kristopher Carter". industrycentral.net. 2017.
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