Three area football players have started the season in a familiar place: on the All-Central Texas preseason football team.

Temple running back Lache Seastrunk, Westwood kicker Jordan Williamson and Hutto defensive end Nehemiah Hicks were all on the 2008 preseason team. Hicks make last year’s squad as a tight end.

The trio will be honored alongside the other 21 players at the Gridiron Kickoff Classic on Friday.

Other members of the preseason team are Westlake quarterback Tanner Price, Westwood running back Princeton Collins, Bowie wide receiver DeAndre Perry, Lake Travis wide receiver Andy Erickson, Stony Point tight end Gerard Shillow, Dripping Springs offensive lineman Graeme Ramsey, Cedar Park offensive lineman Dominic Espinosa, St. Michael’s offensive lineman Mitch Morse, McNeil offensive lineman Bryce Gwyn and Pflugerville offensive lineman Tyrus Thompson.

The All-Central Texas defense consists of Hicks, LBJ defensive tackle Cedric Howard, Cedar Park defensive end Holmes Onwukaife, New Braunfels linebacker John Bordano, Lake Travis linebacker Quinton Crow, Copperas Cove linebacker Donnell Hawkins, Anderson linebacker Connor Sheehan, Westlake defensive back Louie Swope, Taylor defensive back Mark Jackson, Round Rock defensive back Jeremy McKnight, Stony Point defensive back Desmond Martin and Bowie punter Adam Harrison.

Onwukaife made the team as a defensive end but will switch to linebacker this season after playing on the defensive line for the past three seasons.