put together another undefeated district run for the 16-4A title, with its only loss in non-district to Euless Trinity. The Lions lost in the first round of the playoffs in four overtimes to Ennis. In 2008, the team made the playoffs and lost to Lancaster in bi-district. Before the 2009 season, head coach Johnny Tusa retired after a 31-year head coaching career in Waco ISD. The district hired offensive coordinator Danny Ramsey from Cypress Creek High School as head coach, who converted the team's long-time traditional power running offense into a triple spread option. That year, the team went 2-8 and tied its worst record ever. Despite another losing record in 2010, the Lions returned to the playoffs, falling in the second round to eventual state champion Aledo. Waco High posted a winning record in 2011, but lost to Mansfield Summit in the first round of the playoffs. In 2012, under new head coach Marty Herbst, a longtime assistant under Tusa, the Lions went three rounds deep in the playoffs, losing to Wolfforth Frenship. Another loss to an eventual state champion, Denton Guyer, ended Waco High's 2013 season in the second round of the playoffs. Facilities Waco ISD Stadium was built in 2000 and replaced the historic 10,000-seat Paul Tyson Stadium located behind Waco High School on Lake Air Drive. (Tyson Stadium is still in use for some football games and track events.) The new stadium is located at the corner of New Road and Bagby Avenue in Waco, approximately half a mile from I-35. The first game played at the stadium was Waco High vs. University High on September 8, 2000. Waco High won the game, 22-0, in front of a crowd estimated at 14,000. Theater State Titles One Act Play - 1941(All), 1942(All) Dallas Summer Musical High School Musical Theater Awards Awards 2015:Tarzan Best Scenic Design, Tarzan Best Costume Design Nominations 2013: Into the Woods Best Lighting Design 2017: Xanadu Best Costume Design Notable alumni Bruce Alford Sr., former NFL player Joe Barton, United States Congressman Kevin Belcher, professional baseball player Cloyce Box, former NFL player Benny Boynton, former NFL player T. Berry Brazelton, pediatrician, author and developer of Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale Paul Dickson, former NFL player Claudius Miller Easley, United States Army Brigadier General Lin Elliot, former NFL player Hi-Five, R&B group Leon Jaworski, Watergate special prosecutor Derrick Johnson, former Texas football linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs