The Tigers young secondary will be tested early and often against the spread offense of Ennis led by quarterback DJ Bertik. Ennis is always loaded with big offensive linemen and talented skill position players.

Last season, Bertik was injured and replaced by Deonte McDade 5-10, 170, 4.4 who rushed for 1,721 yards and scored 22 times on the ground. McDade is the fourth leading returning ground gainer in 4A behind Waco Midway’s John Hubert and Mansfield Timberview’s Eric Stephens. The Tigers have already seen Hubert and Stephens will line up against the Tigers September 6th.

Alli Hinman won the Morgan’s Point Resort fishing derby this summer catching over 60 fish total, but it was not how many fish she caught that was special it was what she has overcome in life.

Alli has missed over 10-weeks of school the past few years because of a kidney disorder. She recently completed her 13th operation in her nine years of life. The final kidney operation was successful but she has many other challenges in front of her.

Alli had some really tough times to keep going and their faith was part of her survival in life. “Getting past the kidney problems has been a big help. Her last surgery was in September of last year. It was major kidney surgery. It is hard when your daughter tells you that if life is going to be this bad then they don’t want to live anymore,” said her mother Vicki Hinman.