By Toni Walker
Photos by Darren and Derrick Rawls
In March of 1996, the Avinger Indians had just won their second State Championship. This had come 19 years after their first, in 1977. Now, 20 years after that 1996 championship, the Indians have once again cut the net, and are the Texas 1A State Champions.
Twenty years later, a key player from that championship team, Treston Dowell, is the head coach at Avinger ISD. The boys who play for him were not born in 1996, but you can bet they have heard about that team. As a matter of fact, at this year’s homecoming game, the school honored the 1996 team on the twentieth anniversary of their championship. Now, 20 years from now, these boys will be honored as State Champions, as well. And their coach will have the distinction of being a champion both as a player and a coach.
