Back to business for playoff-tested Cardinals

The Columbus Cardinal varsity football team has had just one goal on their minds for the past few seasons: win the school’s first state championship. With their talent and success in the district as well as the postseason, they have had every reason to believe that they are ranked up with the best teams in the state. With many of the same goals this season as well as several returning varsity players, Columbus is back to business as usual, vying to be the best 3A football team in Texas.

The Cards benefit from several examples of strong leadership from Head Coach Matt Schobel and the coaching staff to the upperclassmen that have been with the team throughout their dominant runs and deep postseason appearances. Despite losing a few All-District players to graduation, Columbus is confident the current Cards have enough experience and talent to match and surpass some of the heights they have reached in recent years.

“We have a really good group of returning upperclassmen that have played a lot of football games,” Coach Schobel said, “These kids have experienced success and are hungry to build on what we have done in the past.”