Coggin Elementary held its fifth annual 6th Grade Flag Football Draft on Wednesday, November 13. Parents joined their student-athletes in the gymnasium for the event coordinated by Coach Brandon Brown.
Stehl Ratliff, a former Brownwood Lion, 4-year starting Running Back, and one of the top three all-time leading rushers at Brownwood High School (BHS), served as the guest speaker and encouraged the young players with insights from his own experience. Ratliff, who graduated from BHS in 2012, was a four-year college athlete and now runs his own business, Ratliff Homes.
As the draft round picks commenced, players were selected and called out by name to join their teammates at the table. After the final round, each team took turns getting photos with their teammates. The following team names were chosen by the players: Brownwood Elite, Catch It, The 49ers, The Benchwarmers, Brownwood Lions, and The Snags.
The two top teams will face off in the annual 6th Grade Flag Football Super Bowl on January 14 at Brownwood High School.
TEAM ROSTERS (students in order as pictured left to right)
Brownwood Elite
Laylah Young, Cain Webster (Team Captain), Baylen Williams, Car’mello Bevill, Bralyn Sellers, Jaxon Erler, Levi Thornburg, Caleb Greenwood, Thiago Garcia, Gabriel Mares III
Catch It
Pixi Humphries, Hunter Holland, Chase Franqui, Truth Brooks, Carter Spruill, Zaidyn Green (Team Captain), Bryson Andrews, Wisdom Allen, Jayden Berniard, Maximus Ramirez
The 49ers
Xeb Ripley, Landon Camp, Gentry McMillian, Aiden Bryant (Team Captain), Ethan Rodriguez, Preston Habekott, Elijah Garcia, Braxton Musick, not pictured: Parker Pesina and Easton Stone
The Benchwarmers
Zoey Miles, Ezekiel Mindieta, Josiah Conway, Beckham Badgeley, Malachi Pollard Crowder, Gideon Gotcher, Leander Martin (Captain), Jaxon Barber, Jathan Kinsey, Levi Scanio, Tyler Roberts
Brownwood Lions
Kooper Griffin, Berry Baldwin, Aiden Alcala (Team Captain), Shelton Carlile, Cutter Owen, Karter Smith, Isaiah Herrera, Millie Blanton, Johnny Abernathy, not pictured: Wesley Munsell
The Snags
Jonathan Villanueva, Landry Lazo, Phoenix Nichter, Bentley Cochran, Jase Jones, Colt Longabaugh, Trenan Miller, Allen Babcock, Emri Navarro, Dion Deshields (Team Captain)
