Central High School (San Angelo, Texas)

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Location
Central High School
San Angelo, Texas USA
Information
School district	San Angelo Independent School District
Affiliation(s)	Public High School
Principal	Dr. Joe Coleman
Enrollment	2987 Includes Freshmen (9th Grade) Campus
Type	Public
Grades	10 - 12
Campus	It was the first college campus-type of high school
Campus size	26-building campus on 40-acres
Athletics conference	District 2-5A
Motto	America's first ageless, campus-type high school
Mascot	Bobcat
Color(s)	Orange and Blue
Established	1958
Homepage	Central High School

Central High School (known as San Angelo High School before 1958) is a public, co-educational secondary school in San Angelo, Texas. It is part of the San Angelo Independent School District. The school serves grades 10-12 and usually has more than 2200 students enrolled. Its mascot is the Bobcat.

1 Athletics
2 Notable alumni
3 External links

[edit] Athletics

With a reported enrollment of 2,993[1] (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 5A of the University Interscholastic League, the state's governing body for public school competition. Notable programs include:

Gymnastics- The Lady Cats Gymnastics team has won back-to-back state championships the past three 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 have won the Texas State Championship in 1974, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1987, and 2001. The Lady Cats have won the Texas State Championship in 1989, 2006, 2007, and 2008.

Tennis- The Bobcats' Tennis team finished the 2007 season ranked 11th by the Texas Tennis Coaches Association.[2]

Volleyball- The Lady Cats Volleyball team finished its 2007 season ranked 22nd by the Texas Girls Coaches Association.[3]

Others that have enjoyed recent success are the soccer and Cross Country programs.

[edit] Baseball

The baseball program at Central has struggled as of recent years, but is expected to contend for district titles in upcoming years. Central has had numerous players drafted into the majors including, Trey Lunsford, Shea Morenz, and Ramsey Koschak. Head coach is Jerry Tischler, assistant coaches are Casey Otho and Art Rios.

[edit] Football

Central High School Bobcats football saw 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)[4]. 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.

[edit] Coaching history

Years	Coach	Record	Percentage
2006-present	Steve Heryford	6-6	.500
2003-2005	Bob Bellard	19-17	.528
2000-2002	Kyle Gandy	9-22	.290
1996-1999	Gary Gaines	14-28	.333
1989-1995	Dan Gandy	36-37-5	.494
1979-1988	Jimmie Keeling	59-44-3	.573
1972-1978	Smitty Hill	49-20-1	.707
1967-1971	Dan Lagrasta	33-16-1	.670
1960-1966	Emory Bellard	59-19-2	.750
1953-1959	Bob Harrell	41-24-5	.621
1946-1952	Pete Sikes	1-19*	.050*
1943-1945	Jewell Wallace	?-?	.000
		328-181-9	.642