Sports
Basketball
District Champs: 2009
Bi-District Champs: 2009
NBA Players
- Jason Maxiell
NCAA Players of Note
- Jonathan Forinash (Southern Methodist University) 1998–2002
- Greg Harrington (Tulsa 1998–2002) 2001–2002: Tulsa (NCAA): AssistsConf-1(5.2), FreeConf-1(85.7%), 13.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 5.2 apg
- Glendon Alexander Oklahoma State University and Arkansas: Holds Texas state 5A record for career points and played in the McDonald's All American Game
Football:
Bi-District Champs: 1983, 2009, 2010
Area Champs: 2009, 2010
Region Semifinal: Runner-Up 2009, 2010
NCAA Players:
- Dwight Point: University of Texas
- Robert Brooks: Wisconsin
- Greg Jones: Oklahoma State
- Anthony Armstrong: West Texas A&M
- Perry Cox: Western Illinois
- Jay Mitchell: Western Illinois
- Alex Pettersen: Missouri
- Greg Thrasher: Navy
- Jordan Reagan: Navy
- Jesse Funk: Stephen F. Austin
- Jonathan Lewis: Oklahoma State
- Eric Ikonne: San Diego State
- Richard Council: Indiana
- Derek Cosper: Weber State
- Adam Jones: Northwestern State
- Tim Williams: Eastern New Mexico
- Randall Joyner: Southern Methodist University
- Glynn Crutsinger: Southern Methodist University
- Howard Crutsinger: Baylor University
- Dre Perkins: Minnesota State University Moorhead
- Mareiko Miles: Minnesota State University Moorhead
- Al Lasker: Air Force
- Sterling Endsley Northwestern State University
NFL Players:
- Anthony Armstrong: Washington Redskins
Tennis:
NCAA Players:
- Preston Shamblen: Dallas
- Brandon Stevenson: San Diego
- Andrew Dobbs: Idaho
- Julie Hrebec: Texas Tech
- Paul Mink: University of Colorado at Boulder
Baseball:
District Champs: 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
Bi-District Champs: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010
Ret. Numbers: 17-Fred Howard: Head Coach 1984–2002
NCAA Players:
- Bobby Elder: Oral Roberts
- Wayne Gratigny: Tennessee
- Travis Bar: TCU
- Chris Gay: Texas
- Jeff Conway: Texas
- Scott Dobbs: Arkansas
- Ryan Brewer: Texas Tech
- Chris Reeves: Kansas
- Jason Head: Texas A&M
- Mike Torti: Arizona State
- Mike Ohm: West Texas A&M
- Nathan Grindell: West Texas A&M
- Jeff Herrick: Lamar
- Danny Horne: Texas
- Ben Morrow: Sam Houston State
- Paul Thorp: Baylor
- Matt Howard: Arkansas
- Mike McGowan: Texas Tech
- Bryce Cox: Rice
- Ty Wallace: Tulane
- Kyle Freeman: Stephen F. Austin
- Gabriel Marchant: Baylor, College of Charleston
- Tim Matthews: Baylor
- Joe Towns: UT Tyler (Div.III)
- Ryan Reidel: UT Tyler (Div.III)
- Preston Claiborne: Tulane
- Taylor Chinnock: Stephen F. Austin
NAIA Players:
- Darin Green: Dallas Baptist University
- Collin Budd: Northwood University
- Scotty Hoyes: Lubbock Christian University
NJCAA Players:
- Bryan Stamp: North Central Texas
- Travis Slayed: North Central Texas
- Donald Williams: North Central Texas
- Brandon Sprinkel: Navarro
- Kyle Droll: Mountain View (Div.III)
- Chris Brinsfield: North Lake (Div.III)
- Desi Centro: North Lake (Div.III)
- Randy Lorber: Brookhaven (Div.III)
- Robert Barbosa: Richland (Div.III)
- Jared Inman: Brookhaven (Div.III)
- George Rose: Eastfield (Div. III)
Minor League Baseball Players:
- Deron Sample: New York Mets
- Kyle Duke: Seattle Mariners
- Chris Gay: Chicago White Sox
- Jeff Conway: San Diego Padres
- Mike Torti: Philadelphia Phillies
- Ryan Brewer: Kansas City Royals
- Casey Smith: Cleveland Indians
- Nathan Grindell: Cleveland Indians
- Mark Koeth: Cleveland Indians
- Paul Thorp: New York Yankees
- Shane Wallace: St. Louis Cardinals
- Billy Hogan: Seattle Mariners
- Bryce Cox: Boston Red Sox
Major League Baseball Players:
- Andrew Brown: St. Louis Cardinals
- Preston Claiborne: New York Yankees
Track & Field:
NCAA Players:
- Octavia Porter: Texas State University-San Marcos
- Lauryn Smith: Vanderbilt University
Volleyball:
NCAA Players:
- Alexxa Roberts: Texas Tech University
- Lauren Thedford: West Texas A&M
Wrestling:
- Lance C. Thomas: 1994 Texas High School State Champion
- Andrew T. Thomas: State record for most wins in a season (61)
- Walter Song: 2002 Texas High School State Champion
Golf:
- Brian Watts: 2nd Place 1998 U.S. Open Championship
- Paul Manganilla: 2000–2001 Navarro College & 2002–2004 UT – Pan Am
""Swimming:""
- Brianna Barfield: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Molly Bollen: 2006 Texas High School State Champion-100 yd Butterfly University of Missouri
- Erin Smith: Clark University
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