For the 10th time since Gordon Wood first roamed a Brownwood sideline in 1960, a new head coach will be leading the Lions football team into a season opener as Jeryl Brixey makes his debut at 7 p.m. Friday at Hugh Sandifer Stadium when the maroon and white battle the Class 5A Division II Abilene Wylie Bulldogs.

The previous nine head coaches for Brownwood are 5-4 in their debuts, with the last three – Chuck Howard, Kyle Maxfield and Sammy Burnett – each coming up short in their initial outing.

“I’m looking forward to the year and feeling, I guess, curious would be a good word, about how we’re going to progress and how the kids are going to react and what the season holds,” Brixey said in regard to his outlook approaching the season opener.

The Lions and Bulldogs are familiar foes, but d

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