Protect the Pride: Kountze looking to turn things around in 2020

The Kountze Lions return 16 starters from 1-8 team a year ago.

Coach Todd Paine has been a lifer in SETX at West Brook, Hamshire-Fannett and Lumberton as an assistant and has his own program now. He enters year two in the Lions' den.

"We have to build on the experience," he said. "We have a good amount of returners from last year's young team."