VYPE Hot 20 Countdown: No. 17 Mansfield Timberview

VYPE High School Sports Magazine brings you the VYPE Hot 20 list of area teams capable of capturing a state football championship in 2008. Today's team is... No. 17 Mansfield Timberview Why they're a team to watch: If one player is going to lead a team to a state title, it may well be running back Eric Stephens. He is only 5-8 and 175 pounds, but Stephens is a dominant player. He rushed for 1,906 yards and 23 touchdowns last year against 5A opponents, so imagine what he might do in 4A. The same goes for Timberview. Coach Terry Cron's team went 9-4 last year and advanced to the regional finals and has 14 starters returning. Just getting a chance to see Stephens play once this year is enough to make this a team to watch.