The 5-4A Division I all-district football roster has been revealed following the Stephenville Yellow Jackets’ run to the Class 4A Division state championship, and 16 Brownwood Lions were honored by the league coaching staff.
The lone superlative honor went to sophomore Junior Martinez, who was tabbed as the district’s Special Teams MVP. Martinez converted all five of his field attempts with a long of 31, and booted 35 of 39 extra points. Martinez also handled the majority of the punting duties for Brownwood (4-7, 2-3) this season.
First-team offensive selections included junior running back Konlyn Anderson, senior guard Brandon Still, junior outside receiver Jason Jackson and senior inside receiver Elias Huerta-Doud. Anderson rushed for 1,880 yards and 20 touchdowns, Jackson caught 37 passes for 601 yards and nine scores Huerta-Doud grabbed 26 receptions for 270 yards with a touchdown, and Still helped clear the way for an offense that averaged 30 points and 367 yards – 264 rushing and 103 passing – per outing.
Brownwood had no players selected to the first-team defense.
Second-team defensive choices for the Lions were sophomore defensive tackle Quinten McCarty, and senior safety Quentin Thompson. Thompson ranked second on the team with 86 tackles and two fumble recoveries while McCarty led all defensive lineman with 52 tackles, including 4.5 for loss.
Landing on the second-team offense for Brownwood were senior center Ethan Pesina, junior quarterback Chance Jones, and junior inside receiver Case Markham. Jones completed 89 of 191 passes for 1,129 yards with 15 touchdowns and five interceptions while rushing for 687 yards and six scores. Markham hauled in three catches for 47 yards and a touchdown and added 61 yards on the ground, and Pesina rushed for a 2-yard touchdown along with anchoring the offensive front.
Receiving honorable mention for the Lions were senior guard Alex Reyna, junior tackle Slayde Espinoza, junior receiver Thad Hinds (10-132, 3 TDs), senior tight end Christian Chambers (1-4 TD),
junior outside linebacker Dryden Anderson (96 tackles, 8.5 for loss, 3 sacks, 1 fumble recovery), and sophomore inside linebacker Jaylan Brown (78 tackles, 3.5 for loss, 1 sack, 2 fumble recoveries).
The complete 5-4A Division I all-district football roster selections are listed below:
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SUPERLATIVES
MVP: Reese Young, Sr., Stephenville
Offensive MVP: Coy Eakin, Sr., Stephenville
Defensive MVP: Greg Johnson, Sr., Heritage
Special Teams MVP: Junior Martinez, So., Brownwood
Offensive Line MVP: Logan Davis, Sr., Stephenville
Defensive Line MVP: Gavyn Sharp, Sr., Heritage
Offensive Newcomer of the Year: Bryson Roland, Fr., La Vega
Defensive Newcomer of the Year: Camden McKinney, So., Stephenville
Coach of the Year: Sterling Doty, Stephenville
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FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Ryder Lambert, Jr., Stephenville; Kaden Brown, Jr., Heritage
RB: Konlyn Anderson, Jr., Brownwood; Jason Barela, Jr., Heritage
FB: Colton Kyle, Sr., Heritage
TE: Dontroy Sterling, Sr., La Vega
T: Lorenzo Gonzales, Jr., La Vega; Creece Brister, So., Stephenville; Kasen Carpenter, Jr., Heritage; Eythan Thompson, Fr., La Vega
G: Brandon Still, Sr., Brownwood; Ja’Quan Walton, Jr., La Vega; Conner Powell, Sr., Heritage
C: Mason Butchee, Jr., Stephenville; Hunter Trojacek, Jr., Heritage
OWR: Jason Jackson, Jr., Brownwood; Mehki Rice, Sr., La Vega; Reece Elston, Sr., Stephenville; T.J. Pride, So., Heritage
IWR: Elias Huerta-Doud, Sr., Brownwood; Stetson Sarratt, So., Heritage; Kallan Kambrough, Sr., Stephenville
Utility: Kyle Ward, Sr., Stephenville
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FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
DE: Keywan Ross, Sr., La Vega; Jack Barkley, Jr., Stephenville; Sam Sinclair, Sr., Heritage.
DT: Jeremy Strickland, Sr., La Vega; Alex De Leon, Sr., Stephenville; Ben Eskins, Sr., Heritage
ILB: Darion White, Sr., La Vega; Corbin Poston, Sr., Stephenville
OLB: Jasen Brown, Jr., La Vega; Brandon Thomas, Jr., Heritage
CB: Jesse Majors-Sterling, Sr., La Vega; Payton Poston, Jr., Stephenville; Ben Kirbo, Sr., Stephenville; Chas Lavender, Sr., Heritage
SAF: Daylon Procter, Sr., La Vega; Kyler Eudy, Jr., Stephenville
Utility: Austin Brown, Sr., Stephenville
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SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Chance Jones, Jr., Brownwood; West Conner, Jr., Alvarado; Robert Prescott, Jr., La Vega
RB: Tate Maruska, Jr., Stephenville; Jayden Bridgewater, Jr., Alvarado; Zion Smith, So., Waxahachie Life
FB: Josiah Ponce, Sr., Alvarado; Zack Villarreal, Sr., Stephenville
TE: Tytus Russell, Jr., Stepenville; Blake Bledsoe, Sr., Alvarado
T: Collin Adams, Jr., Alvarado; Sir Luke Tante, Jr., Heritage; Devin Dolloway, Sr., Waxahachie Life
G: Calogero Moore, Sr., Alvarado; Zach Chavarria, Sr., Stephenville; Tyler Tucker, Jr., Stephenville; Elijah Mankins, Jr., Heritage
C: Ethan Pesina, Sr., Brownwood; Ivan Martinez, Sr., La Vega
OWR: Xavier Moten, Jr., Heritage; Logan McDaniel, Jr., Alvarado
IWR: Case Markham, Jr., Brownwood
Utility: Andrew Woodward, Sr., Waxahachie Life
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SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
DE: Temerick Johnson, So., Heritage; Devin Dolloway, Sr., Waxahachie Life
DT: Quinten McCarty, So., Brownwood; Javion Cooper, Sr., La Vega; Damian Alexander, Jr., Heritage
ILB: Jake Howard, Jr., Heritage; Dylan Rodriguez, Sr., Alvarado; Clinton Reese, Sr., Waxahachie Life
OLB: Marcus Cobb, Sr., La Vega; Hudson Westbrook, Jr., Stephenville; Colton Dawson, Jr., Alvarado
CB: Ryan Figueroa, Jr., Heritage; Xavier Carpenter, Sr., La Vega
SAF: Quentin Thompson, Sr., Brownwood; Ronald Hendricks, Sr., La Vega; Brad Beaty, Jr., Stephenville; Trevor Atwell, Sr., Heritage; Kaden Ford, Jr., Alvarado
Utility: Hayden Keith, Jr., Stephenville; Jaryn Watson, Jr., Heritage.
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BROWNWOOD HONORABLE MENTION
WR: Thad Hinds, Jr.
G: Alex Reyna, Sr.
T: Slayde Espinoza, Jr.
TE: Christian Chambers, Sr.
OLB: Dryden Anderson, Jr.
ILB: Jaylan Brown, So.