2024 High School Football Preview – Amarillo High Sandies

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Here’s a look at the Amarillo High Sandies heading into the 2024 football season. Take a listen to head coach Chad Dunnam in the video at the link above.

2023 resume

Head coach: Chad Dunnam, sixth year at AHS, 45-25. 11th year overall, 75-47.
2023 Record: 6-6 overall, 4-2 in District 2-5A Division I. Class 5A Division I area finalist.

Returning starters 

Offense: 6
Defense: 6
Season opener: at Odessa High, 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29.

Amarillo High wide out Oliver Parsons had 486 receiving yards last year. [Tom Carver/ Press Pass Sports]

Players to watch 

Oliver Parsons, 5-foot-11, 175-pounds, WR, Jr. 

Parsons was a sophomore sensation showing he had some serious wheels and was a true outside weapon or head coach Chad Dunnam by snagging 17 catches for 486 yards and six touchdowns.

Jett Lopez, 6-foot, 200-pounds, QB, Jr.

Lopez is the next man up for the Sandies at QB after Will Flaming did a superb job before graduating last season. Lopez has size, speed and can make plays with his arm. In the opportunities he was given as a sophomore, Lopez threw for 367 yards with five TDs.

Bryson Brown, 5-foot-11, 170-pounds, WR-DB, Sr. 

Brown is expected to have a breakout season and be a huge compliment to Parsons on the opposite side. Coach Chad Dunnam loves Brown’s leadership and speed capabilities to get loose from defenders. As a junior, Brown stacked up 165 yards receiving with a pair of touchdowns.

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