Eastwood Troopers
Head Coach: Julio Lopez (12th season; 77-43 record)
Last Season: 10-2; 6-0 in district (Lost to Byron Nelson in area round)
Eastwood Key Players and Storylines
Eastwood missed the playoffs in 2024. That obviously didn’t go well with the Troopers. Last year, they rebounded with an undefeated district title and their first 10-win season since 1992.
Impressively, they achieved all of that with a young core offensively. Senior quarterback Kingston Jeffries is a gamer, throwing for 1,898 yards and rushing for another 519 a year ago. He’s got a pair of juniors to lead the unit alongside him in receiver Jordan Nava (578 receiving yards and nine touchdowns) and electric running back Matthew Ramirez (1,100 rushing yards and eight touchdowns). Julio Lopez and company will just need to shore up the trenches after graduating three all-district linemen.
JUNIOR YEAR HIGHLIGHTS⭐️!
Some of my best plays of the season.
9-1 record as starter
30 total TD
2,500 total yards
QB/ATH
4.67 40 yard dash
3.75 GPA@CoachCzech15 @CoachSWUTEP @CoachPappalardo @Coach_Avina @CoachV_Moon @coachsteveirvin @CoachDiCenzo @LyonHBC @jeffthomas4… pic.twitter.com/zjvdk2Ek9C— Kingston Jeffries 27’ QB (@KingJeffries1) February 10, 2026
Defensively, seven of Eastwood’s eight leading tacklers graduated. The good news is the one who is returning led the team in tackles a year ago. Zacary Adams (93 tackles, 10 TFLs) can be a physical enforcer in the middle of the field at 6’0″ and 220 pounds. They also have some talent still in the secondary including ballhawk cornerback Logan Bedwell (35 tackles and six INTs) and fellow defensive back Noah Williams (26 tackles, two INTs).
The Troopers averaged 35 points per game a year ago and every key skill player has another year of experience under their belt now. If the defense can gel after losing so many of its top tacklers, the Troopers will be favorites to bring home yet another district title.
Eastwood 2026 Schedule
*Denotes District 1-6A Contest
8/28 vs. Bel Air
9/4 vs. Canutillo
9/11 @ Corner Canyon (UT)
9/17 @ Americas
*9/25 vs. Eastlake
*10/1 @ Pebble Hills
*10/9 vs. Coronado
*10/16 @ Franklin
*10/23 vs. Socorro
*10/30 @ Montwood
