ANDREWS – On a chilly night in Andrews, the Brownwood Lions left no doubt on who was the best team in District 2-4A Division I as they disposed of the Andrews Mustangs 47-3 to win the outright District Championship. Brownwood is 4-0 in district and 8-2 on the season.

“It was a pretty tough pre-district schedule and we did that for a reason and that was to be dominant when we got to district and have confidence in who you are because you’ve played great people,” said Burnett, who now owns a 31-23 record coaching at his alma mater. “Also, down the line if you get through district and you get into the playoffs you’ve played great people so you expect to play at a certain level. Those two games that we lost were learning curves and they’ve grown, they’ve gelled together and they’re hungry. They want to be successful, they want to use the gifts they’ve been blessed with to go as far as they can. If they keep doing what they’re doing and stay focused on the prize I think they can go a long way.”

Next week, the Lions have their long-awaited bye week. Brownwood is tentatively slated to open the playoffs at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 against District 1 fourth place El Paso Irvin (2-7) – a 22-12 winner over San Elizario Friday night – at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa.

“We’re going to rest next week,” Burnett said in regard to the bye week. “We’re going to get healthy, we’re going to be healthier than we’ve been all year. We’re going to hit the weights, we’re going to run and stay in shape. I’m going to give them a break from the football field and let them recover, let them recharge their batteries. We’ll get film and get an opportunity to start breaking down whoever we play and we’ll get back to work with a fresh start for those guys. But we finally made it to the break and having that break now is a blessing.”

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