BRYAN – Canadian quarterback Camren Cavalier and Brock linebacker Cooper Massey were named the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 3A players of the year.
Cavalier passed for 3,951 yards with 59 touchdowns only three interceptions to grab offensive player of the year. He added 1,494 yards rushing with 24 more touchdowns for the 14-1 Wildcats.
In their season debut here on Koetting Field, Canadian's 8th-grade Wildcats executed a daunting 52-18 win over the Rangers on Thursday, Sept. 7.
The Wildcat offense was led by Weston Mitchell and Chris Flores, who had 5 and 3 touchdowns, respectively. Mitchell completed 6 of 8 passes for 179 yards and 3 TDs, and carried for 87 more yards and 2 more TDs. Flores racked up 77 yards rushing and 75 yards receiving, finding the endzone three times.
School board trustees voted Tuesday evening to name the field at Wildcat Stadium in honor of Canadian’s head football coach and athletic director Chris Koetting.
Koetting announced his retirement at the end of the 2022-23 school year, citing health issues that have affected his cognitive abilities, and his desire to spend more time with his family.
The Canadian Wildcats and Lady Cats swept their competitors last week in the District 1-3A meet held at Amarillo’s Tascosa High School. The Varsity and Junior Varsity boys and girls teams simply dominated the overall team championships: Canadian’s Varsity players piled up 71 team points over Spearman’s 22 and Dalhart’s 12, while the Junior Varsity boys and girls collected a total of 71 points versus Spearman’s 20 and Dalhart’s 19.
