GoArmy09logoDave Campbell’s Texas Football named the Brownwood Lions as the Army Strong Team of the Week in class 3A for week 8.

The Texasfootball.com website comments regarding the award, “Brownwood‘s Derek Longoria blocked an extra point at the end of the game to give the Lions a thrilling 28-27 win over No. 6 Graham on Friday night. Brownwood improved to 6-2 on the season (2-1 in district) after going 3-7 last year.”

For the third straight year, TexasFootball.com is proud to partner with the U.S. Army for the Army Strong Team of the Week throughout the Texas high school football season.

Each week, TexasFootball.com and the U.S. Army join together to select one team from every classification in high school football that demonstrated the qualities exhibited within the Army – those include leadership, commitment to excellence and a desire to make a difference as a member of a team.

The award will be presented to Head Coach Bob Shipley on Friday during the Brownwood Lions pep rally at 2pm.