2009 record: 5-5 overall; 3-1 Six-Man Division II, District 2.
Returning experience: Nine lettermen; two offensive and two defensive starters.
Players to watch: Matt Maciel, QB-LB; Braden Estes, TE-DE; Weston Howell, RB-LB.
Promising newcomers: Hilario Nayola, E-DL; Matias Deleon, E-DL; Skyler Roberts, E-DL.
Basic offense: Tight wing.
Basic defense: 4-2.
Keys to success: The Owls must use team speed to make up for an overall lack of size. Also, they must stay healthy, since they don’t have many backups.
High school enrollment: Fewer than 51.
2009 JV record: No JV.
Playoff history: 1970, 1985 (regional), 1987, 1988 (area), 1989, 1990, 1991 (area), 1992 (area), 1997 (quarterfinals), 2004, 2008 (state semifinals).
Stadium: Payne Field.
Main rival: Motley County.
Bet you didn’t know: The town of Silverton has the oldest building in Briscoe County — the Old Jail Museum, a former jail built in 1892.