Here’s a look at the Caprock Longhorns heading into the 2025 football season. Press Pass Sport reporter Lee Baker caught up with head coach Rowdy Freeman to talk about fall camp, the strides his program is taking and what and his top returners coming back.
2024 resume
Head coach: Rowdy Freeman, third year at Caprock 3-17. Third year overall.
2024 Record: 2-8 overall, 1-5 in District 2-5A I.
Returning starters
Offense: 7
Defense: 6
Season opener: at Dumas, 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at Demons Stadium.
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Players to watch
Xavier Vargas, 5-10, 170-pounds, RB-DB, Sr.
Vargas established himself as the workhorse for Caprock last season and has carried that leadership into the summer and into fall camp. Last season, the bruising running back rushed for 660 yards with three scores and will have an even bigger role in 2025.
Juan De La Cruz, 5-10, 190-pounds, QB-DB, Sr.
De La Cruz gives stability at the quarterback position for coach Freeman. Something the Longhorns haven’t had in a couple of years. Taking over the job last season, De La Cruz threw for 713 yards with eight touchdowns.
Alhosan Sheriff, 6-1, 155-pounds, WR-DB, Sr.
The lanky speedster gives De La Cruz a definite weapon on the outside that can stretch a defense. Defensively, Sheriff is also a great open field tackler, and it showed racking up 48 tackles to go with two interceptions a year ago.