Hall in comfort zone with Wylie offense

By MARK WILSON / Staff Writer

Brady Hall is comfortable running the Wylie offense, and it shows.

The Wylie senior has already passed for 1,508 yards while helping lead the Bulldogs to a 10-0 regular-season mark and into the Class 3A football playoffs. Wylie, the District 6-3A champion, will take on District 5-3A runner-up Iowa Park in the bi-district round of the playoffs at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Clark Field in Fort Worth.

Hall has completed 56 percent of his 186 passes with 16 touchdowns and only eight interceptions.

Hall has made a smooth transition from being the junior varsity quarterback to leading the Bulldogs to a perfect regular season, but he had his doubts in the beginning.

"I'm pleased with the way I've been performing, but coming into this year I wasn't real sure about what kind of job we'd do," Hall said.

He said his biggest improvement when he moved up to the varsity was in the way he handles game pressure.

"I'm more relaxed during game situations, and I'm more familiar with the offense," Hall said. "I feel like I've gotten a little stronger, but mainly just being more familiar with the offense is what's helped out this year.

"I feel like I'm more calm now. On the JV I would feel real nervous and tense up. This year I feel like everything is going smooth, and I', more comfortable with what's going on."

Wylie head coach Hugh Sandifer has been impressed with the way Hall seems to continue to improve.

"Brady has done an excellent job," Sandifer said. "As the starting quarterback, the biggest thing he's shown is steady improvement. With that improvement, he has developed more confidence every game."