Junior varsity football finished off a successful season with its first winning record in recent memory with a 5-4 overall record.

Wins against Crockett and Del Valle helped build momentum for the Eagles and propelled them to a great start.

The team built a relationship with one another and played hard every down throughout the season.

“We pushed everyone to their limit when it came to playing their best football and we stayed focused on winning these games,” junior wide reciever Donald Akers said. We just wanted to play hard for the guy standing next to us,”

Play calling was a big reason for Akins’ success this year as new schemes were added this year to give them a better chance to win.

“Hind sight is 20/20 when you coach the game of football, but we put ourselves in good positions to win games,” defensive coordinator Christopher Randolph said. “I’d like to take some calls back but when the kids executed the plays accordingly it made the staff very proud,”

At seasons end, the Eagles sat tied atop the district leaders in wins.

“Everyone contributed to the team whether it was a big play or a huge energy boost from the sidelines,” sophomore wide receiver Francisco Ambriz said.

The team won and lost many close games this year that were decided by mistakes or successful plays.

“We executed many plays leading to wins, but when we did lose it was because of mental mistakes and penalties at crucial moments in games,” Head Coach Humberto Garza said.

The team built up confidence through wins and stayed together through losses.

“Through the wins and losses we picked each other up and didn’t look back,” Akers said.

The junior varsity team really worked on playing mechanics during the off-season and throughout the years also learning offensive and defensive schemes along the way.

“During the off-season we participated in position drills, hit the weight room and learned off of the playbook,” sophomore quarterback Michael Gonzales said.

The success of this team will only bring more excitement for the upcoming season when they will be participating in varsity football. Many of the junior varsity players will be heading to the varsity squad this upcoming 2014-2015 season.

“That only sets up success for the future varsity team consisting of these kids,” Garza said.

The team shared many moral and substantial victories throughout the season that led to their 5-4 record.

The team looks to work on making fewer mistakes next season to make them and elite team.

“You can always look to do better, overall I think our future looks very bright though,” Randolph said.

As the season comes to a close, the future of this team is looking up and the program is doing everything right in terms of gaining recognition.

“The staff is proud of the strides and stretches these boys took this year and we are very happy with the outcome of this season,” Randolph said.