CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Refugio High School is currently ranked as the No. 1 team in 2A Division I in Texas. Their perfect 11-0 record has not even come close to being in jeopardy this season. The dominant offense, coupled with a tremendous defense, has given opponents no reason to have any hope when they take on the Bobcats. One of the reasons for this dominance has to go to head coach Jason Herring. Herring is a man who has lived and breathed football his entire life, and knew that coaching was something that he wanted to do ever since he was a young boy.

When Herring was young, he had a coach named Nelson Coulter. After playing for him for just a matter of weeks, he knew that he wanted to be a coach one day.

“From the minute I got in my first seventh grade football practice, within two or three weeks, I go home and I tell my mom and dad I’m going to be a football coach just like coach Coulter,” Herring said. “No question. I fell in love. I fell in love with athletics and I fell in love with my coaches to be honest.”

Fast forward down the line to today, and not only is Herring a football coach just like he told his parents way back when, but he’s a pretty good one at that. His Refugio Bobcats are undefeated and are heavy favorites to bring home the state championship. His team has only given up double digit points on one occasion. That came in a 55-38 win over Edna High School. Other than that game, Refugio has not given up more than eight points in another game all season.

Looking at the other side of the ball, Herring’s offense has been nothing short of spectacular. The least amount of points that have scored in a game this season is 55 which has happened on three occasions. The high powered offense has been too much for anyone to handle and it is not showing any signs of slowing down as Refugio is marching on to what they hope to be a state championship.

Herring’s former coach, and the man who made him fall in love with the game, Coulter, had this to say when asked about his former pupil’s coaching style.

“I look in the mirror and I see that staring back at me as well,” Coulter said. “I’m sure a lot of the connection between us lies among those lines.”

As his team continues its pursuit of a state championship, Herring in turn continues to cement his legacy in Texas high school football. It is a bit crazy to think that all those years ago, after just weeks of being involved in the sport, this is what he knew he wanted to do. You have to wonder if even back then he ever thought he would be coaching at the level he is now with the success he is having now.

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