BITTERSWEET FEELING: The Temple Wildcats will welcome back team captains Naeten Mitchell (4), Mikal Harrison-Pilot (7) and Taurean York...

REWARDING EXCELLENCE: Temple senior running back Samari Howard was voted Offensive Most Valuable Player of District 12-6A, one year after...

PHYSICAL BATTLE: Temple junior linebacker Taurean York tries to tackle Rockwall-Heath senior running back Zach Evans during a Class 6A...

IN HOT PURSUIT: Temple junior linebacker Taurean York (5) chases Waxahachie junior quarterback Roderick Hartsfield Jr. during the...

RELENTLESS PURSUIT: Temple junior defensive end Jaylon Jackson tackles Waxahachie junior quarterback Roderick Hartsfield Jr. as junior...

ALWAYS ATTACKING: Temple defenders such as senior end Eric Shorter (13) and junior linebacker Taurean York will contend with a talented,...

ON THE VERGE OF HISTORY: Senior running back Samari Howard sprints through the Killeen defense as Temple linemen Endrei Sauls (left),...

FANCY FOOTWORK: Temple senior receiver Tr'Darius Taylor keeps his feet in bounds in the back of the end zone to catch a 28-yard touchdown...

DEVOTED TO THE GAME: Back in Temple after one season each at Waco and Manor, Wildcats junior Naeten Mitchell has been a productive...

HAPPY HOMECOMING: Temple juniors Mikal Harrison-Pilot (7) and Taurean York celebrate after Harrison-Pilot's 21-yard touchdown run early...

ON THE ATTACK: Senior running back Samari Howard (8) and sophomore quarterback Reese Rumfield (10) seek to help lead Temple to its ninth...

NOWHERE TO GO: Temple junior defensive end Jaylon Jackson pressures and grabs Killeen Ellison senior quarterback Kyler Villalba during...

CATCH HIM IF YOU CAN: Temple junior quarterback Mikal Harrison-Pilot gets past Harker Heights senior linebacker Treyvione Searcy for a...

GAME-CHANGING PLAY: Temple junior linebacker Taurean York sprints for a 76-yard touchdown return after recovering a fumbled handoff by...

A FORCE IN THE AIR: Air Force-committed Temple senior running back Samari Howard (8) goes airborne to get past Nic Caraway (7), another...

GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME: In his first season as Temple's starting quarterback, sophomore Reese Rumfield has passed for 478 yards and...

TAKE IT AWAY NOW: Temple junior middle linebacker Taurean York (5) celebrates with senior cornerback Triston Cohorn (middle) and senior...

CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES: Temple senior wide receiver Devan Williams (1) is congratulated by teammates after catching a 57-yard touchdown...

ENERGY BOOSTER: Temple junior defensive back Naeten Mitchell reacts after making an interception early in the first quarter to set up a...

STANDING TALL IN TEMPLE: Devan Williams played defensive back for Temple's varsity football team as a sophomore in 2019 but then moved...