Wall, Texas
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Wall is an unincorporated community
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  in Tom Green County, Texas
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, United States
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. According to the Handbook of Texas
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, the community had an estimated population of 200 in 2000. The community is part of the San Angelo, Texas
San Angelo, Texas
San Angelo is a city in the state of Texas. Located in West Central Texas it is the county seat of Tom Green County. As of 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total population of 93,200...

 Metropolitan Statistical Area
San Angelo metropolitan area
The San Angelo Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in West Texas that covers two counties - Tom Green and Irion. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 111,823.-Unincorporated places:*Barnhart*Carlsbad*Knickerbocker*Sherwood...

.

History

The area was known by several different names (Lipan School, Little School, and Murray's Store) after it was settled in the mid-1880s. The community was named Wall after J.M. Wall, a shopkeeper who served as postmaster after the town's post office opened in 1906. Wall served as a trading center for the fertile Lipan Flat region. The population stood at approximately 250 in 1920, 120 through the 1930s and 1940s, and had slightly risen to around 200 during the latter half of the twentieth century..

The community currently supports several businesses, a post office (zip code: 76957), and a school.

Education

Public education in the community of Wall is provided by the Wall Independent School District
Wall Independent School District
Wall Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Wall, Texas .Wall ISD has three campuses - Wall High , Wall Middle and Wall Elementary ....

, which also serves the surrounding rural areas of southeastern Tom Green County.

Winning Tradition

The Wall Hawks have a long tradition of winning in their football program. The Wall Hawks have a good chance of winning the Texas 2A Division 1 State Championship in 2011. The football charge is led by seventh year senior JB Marshall. His long years of experience make him an easy All-American for the sixth straight year. The quarterback, Collin McCrory, enjoys playing badmitton and won the US Amateur Badmitton Open in 2010. The Hawks' triple option attack cannot be stopped by any defense in the nation and averages 3000 rushing yards per game.

1st team Offense

LT-Jessie Marshall #52

LG-Nolan Schwartz #66

CT-Turner Bickford #53

RG-Cody Francis #55

RT-Micheal Walling #54

RG/LG-Will McDonald #77
QB-Collin McCory #08

FB-Landon Meek #35

FB-Blaine Mikulik #33

FB-Trent Schwartz #31

RB-Austin Matschek #20

RB-Grant Eubanks #24

WR-Alex Mueller #48

WR-Brent Matschek #28

WR-Jake Henderson#02


2nd team Offense

LT-Jeremy McGuire #45

LG-Thereal Tim Beaty #

CT-Nickali Lambo #

RG-Chis Lopez #72

RT-Pearson Bednar #75

QB-Luke Dacy #12

WR-Jordan Blueford #22 -

FB - Peyton Brown #44


3rd team Offense☺

LT-Landon Meek #35

LG-Jordan Blueford #22 -

CT-Grant Eubanks #24

RG-Brent Matschek #28

RT-Trent Schartz #31

QB-Turner Bickford #53

FB-Will McDonald #77

FB-Blaine Mikulik #33

WR-Cody Francis #55

WR-Micheal Walling #54

WR-Nolan Schwartz
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