Bonham -- Pigskin pundits are predicting a pretty good year for the Purple Warriors, in particular a post-season appearance.

That's the word in this year's edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football.

The Bonham Warrior football team will have a new head coach and be competing in a different classification when the Warriors take the field in 2018.

As part of the 2018-2020 UIL reclassification and realignment, the Bonham Warriors will be among 106 schools competing in Class 3A Division I.

Class 3A DI schools will have enrollments between 335-504 and Bonham will be among the larger schools in this classification with 488 students.

Bonham will vie for the title in District 5-3A D-I, along with Commerce, Pottsboro, Van Alstyne, Lone Oak, Howe and Emory-Rains.

Texas Football predicts that the four playoff teams out of District 5-3A will be Van Alstyne, Pottsboro, Commerce and Bonham.

The Warriors' first-year head coach John Fish will be working with six returning starters on offense and seven regulars on defense from a team that went 3-7 in 2017 competing in Class 4A.

All-district quarterback Tyler Rodriguez gives Bonham a seasoned signal caller with breakaway speed and doubles as a pick-six specialist in the secondary.

Noah Shellman is another two-way starter with the potential for an outstanding senior season.

Hayden Stevenson is a speed merchant with a knack for big plays.

Mix in Jerrell Stewart, Sam Porter, Aiden Straub, Daniel Dowling and Chris Wilson...it all adds up to an exciting season for Bonham football fans.

photos by Allen Rich