Robert E. Lee's Brandon Durman was named Class 6A first-team all state by the Texas Associated Press Sports Editors. (Lang White | Correspondent)

Robert E. Lee senior linebacker Brandon Durman was one of three REL players to be chosen to the Texas Associated Press Sports Editors Class 6A All-State football team, it was announced on Thursday.

The awards were based on regular-season performance.

Durman, a Louisiana Tech commit, received first-team honors after leading the Red Raiders with 149 tackles (11 for loss), two sacks and three pass breakups.

Junior quarterback Zach Hall was named to the second-team offense with senior cornerback Cameron Price chosen honorable mention defense.

Hall, who has already been offered by Texas Tech, finished the regular-season with 1,255 yards rushing and 18 touchdowns while also passing for 1,848 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Price finished second in District 11-6A with two interceptions and numerous pass breakups and two blocked kicks on special teams.

Allen senior quarterback Kyler Murray was named Offensive Player of the Year with 2,971 yards passing and 32 touchdowns and 874 yards rushing and 18 scores.

Arlington Bowie senior Niko Small was chosen Defensive Player of the Year after the defensive back had 120 tackles (7 for loss), six interceptions, six pass breakups, three blocked kicks and three defensive touchdowns.

 

Lee Players Earn Academic All-State Honors

Several REL players were also chosen for the Academic All-State team. Senior defensive end Robert Ragland, senior receiver Trevor Carr and senior linebacker Josh Bice were first-team all-state.

Senior linebacker Brandon Durman, senior defensive back Patrick Udofia and senior offensive lineman Matthew Weeks were chosen all-academic second team. Senior offensive lineman Justin Willoughby was named honorable mention.

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The 2014 Texas Associated Press Sports Editors Class 6A all-state high school football team, released Thursday. Voting based on regular-season performance. Players are listed in alphabetical order at each position.

FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE

Linemen:

— KEJUAN KING, DeSoto, Sr. — 96 percent grade, 92 pancakes, no sacks allowed for team that averaged 50 points and 550 ypg

— GREG LITTLE, Allen, Jr. — 85 knockdowns, 95 percent grade for team that averaged 527.4 yards per game

— MJ MORRIS, Waco Midway, Sr. — 98 percent grade, 76 pancakes, 1 sack allowed

— JUSTICE POWERS, Cedar Hill, Sr. — 112 pancakes, no sacks allowed for offense that averaged 489.6 ypg

— MAEA TEUHEMA, Keller, Sr. — LSU commit, 108 pancakes.

Receivers/ends:

— REESE CHILDRESS, Abilene, Sr. — 102-1,240, 19 TDs receiving

— JALEN GUYTON, Allen, Sr. — 63-1,326; 15 TDs receiving

Quarterback:

— KYLER MURRAY, Allen, Sr. — 174-265-2,971, 32 TDs passing; 874 yards rushing, 18 TDs; 37-0 as a starter

Running backs:

— SOSO JAMABO, Plano West, Sr. — 190-1,952, 38 TDs rushing; 3 receiving TDs

— TREVOR SPEIGHTS, McAllen Memorial, Jr. — 213-2,467, 29 TDs rushing

— CHRIS WARREN, Rockwall, Sr. — 207-2,085, 31 TDs rushing, 2 receiving TDs

Kicker:

— PARKER DAVIDSON, Plano West, Sr. — 8-10 FGs, 2 FGs longer than 50, 64-65 PATs, 40 touchbacks

Offensive Player of the Year: Kyler Murray, Allen

 

FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE

Linemen:

— JORDAN ELLIOT, Houston Westside, Jr. — 78 tackles, 31 TFL, 12 sacks, 2 FR, 6 batted balls, 9 FF or tips for INTs

— TROY IRBY, SA Northside Brennan, Sr. — 62 tackles, 20 TFL, 6 sacks, 12 FF, 4 FR, defensivee TD

— DU’VONTA LAMPKIN, Cypress Falls, Jr. — 81 tackles, 16 sacks, 38 TFL, 8 FF

— JALEN SCOTT, North Mesquite, Sr. — 109 tackles, 20 TFL, 4 sacks, 2 FF, 2 PBUs

Linebackers:

— KEITH BATISTA, Houston Langham Creek, Sr. — 115 tackles, 12 TFL, 2 sacks, 4 FF, 2 INTs

— BRANDON DURMAN, Tyler Lee, Sr — 149 tackles, 11 TFL, 2 sacks, 3 PBU

— RICHARD MOORE, Cedar Hill, Sr. — 118 tackles, 20 TFL, 10 sacks, 7 FF, Texas A&M pledge

Defensive backs:

— KAHLIL HAUGHTON, Waco Midway, Sr. —81 tackles, 4 INTs, INT return for TD, 5 FF, 5 PBU

— JARED MANNON, Wolfforth Frenship Sr. — 43 tackles, 7 INTs

— MASON RAMIREZ, Round Rock, Sr. — 107 tackles, 7 INTs

— NIKO SMALL, Arlington Bowie, Sr. — 120 tackles, 7 TFL, 6 INTs, 6 PBU, 3 blocked kicks, 3 defensive TDs

Punter:

— TAYLOR DUNLOP, Hurst Bell, Jr. — 52 punts, 41.3 avg., 14 inside 20

Defensive Player of the Year: Niko Small, Arlington Bowie

 

SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE

Linemen:

— Clarence Henderson, Dallas Skyline, Jr.; Connor Lanfear, Buda Hays, Sr.; Patrick Vahe, Euless Trinity, Sr.; Toby Weathersby, Spring Westfield, Sr.; Connor Williams, Coppell, Sr.

Receivers/ends:

— DaMarkus Lodge, Cedar Hill, Sr.; Emmanuel Moore, Justin Northwest, Sr.

Quarterback:

— Zach Hall, Tyler Lee, Jr.

Running backs:

— Rodney Anderson, Katy, Sr.; E.J. Davis, Alief Elsik, Jr.; Aca’Cedric Ware, Cedar Hill, Sr.

Kicker:

— Patricio Botello, SA Northside Brandeis, Sr.

 

SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE

Linemen:

— Zach Abercrumbia, Dallas Skyline, Sr.; Isaiah Chambers, Aldine MacArthur, Sr.; Lonzell Gilmore, Spring, Sr.; L.J. Mason, Keller Central, Sr.

Linebackers:

— Louis Hamilton, Alief Taylor, Jr.; Joshua Nguyen, Odessa Permian, Jr.; Anthony Wheeler, Dallas Skyline, Sr.

Defensive backs:

— Joey Benitez, Edinburg North, Sr.; Andy Chelf, Southlake Carroll, Sr.; Rodney Clemons, Katy Taylor, Sr.; Matthew Wright, Round Rock McNeil, Jr.

Punter:

— Haygen Tibbetts, Belton, Sr.

 

HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE

LINEMEN: Keaton Bates, Arlington Lamar; Gunnar Chance, Denton Guyer; Randy Crystian, Cedar Hill; Conner Dyer, Mesquite Horn; Beau Hott, Plano; Dakota Laws, Denton Ryan; Austin Meyers, Manvel; Sergio Morales, Weslaco East; McKenzie Nworah, Manvel; Tres Perez, CC Carroll; Fabian Ramirez, PSJA North; Bobby Reynolds, Keller; J’Don Robinson, Dallas Skyline; Austin Sargent, Rockwall; Zack Shackelford, Belton; Tato Sipili, Arlington Sam Houston; Terrence Steele, Cibolo Steele; Mitchell Watanabe, SA Northside Brennan; Alec Wesling, SA Reagan.

RECEIVERS/ENDS: Kofi Boateng, Arlington Lamar; Xavier Castille, Rockwall; Keith Corbin, Beaumont West Brook; Erik Corona, Laredo United; Reed Klubnik, Austin Westlake; Luke Mayock, Fort Bend Clements; Trelen Norton, Houston Langham Creek; Xavier Ortiz, SA Northside Stevens; Richie Rodriguez, EP Eastwood; Landon Sawyer, San Angelo Central; Anu Somoye, Alief Taylor; Jarrison Stewart, Mesquite Horn; Wanya Ward, SA East Central.

QUARTERBACKS: Shane Buechele, Arlington Lamar; Braden Hucks, San Angelo Central; Jalen Hurts, Channelview; Kylan Johnson, Dallas Skyline; Jesse Jones, CC Carroll; D’Eriq King, Manvel; Shawn Robinson, Denton Guyer; Bo Schneider, Dallas Jesuit.

RUNNING BACKS: Aron Dobbins, Midland Lee; Lil’ Jordan Humphrey, Southlake Carroll; Vincent Johnson, Lubbock Monterey; Xavier Jones, Spring; Noah Lisk, CC Carroll; Markeith Miller, Garland; KeShawn Mitchell, Keller Fossil Ridge; Lupe Moron, Weslaco East; Michael Nelson, Garland Naaman Forest; Nicholas Pelrean, Houston Chavez; Justin Pratt, Klein Collins; Grant Sandercox, Wolfforth Frenship; Nic Smith, Arlington Martin; Anthony Taylor, Denton Guyer.

KICKERS: Eric Carasco, Duncanville; Tony Pecora, Rockwall; Brannon Satterfield, Lake Travis; Joel Scarborough, Houston Langham Creek.

 

HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE

LINEMEN: Coleman Dennis, Wolfforth Frenship; David Dorsett, Hurst Bell; Elijah Earls, SA Northside Stevens; Ethan Englebrecht, SA Lee; Bryce English, DeSoto; Miguel Espinoza, Abilene; Tipa Galeai, Euless Trinity; Eli Howard, San Angelo Central; Scott Huntman, Coppell; Mark Jackson, Cibolo Steele; Kendell Jones, Killeen Shoemaker; Dalen Morgan, Mesquite Horn; King Newton, Southlake Carroll; Sammy Ochoa, Lake Travis; Ed Oliver, Spring Westfield; Feno Pearson, Lake Travis; Rene Perez, Weslaco; Alton Robinson, Converse Judson; Roy Sutton III, Keller Fossil Ridge; Sam Tecklenburg, Plano; Rahssan Thornton, Killeen Shoemaker; Joe Wallace, Dallas Skyline.

LINEBACKERS: D.J. Allen, SA Northside Brennan; Bo Anderson, Coppell; James Bailey, Lake Travis; Garrett Blubaugh, Keller; Teddy Britton, SA Northside Stevens; Paddy Fisher, Katy; Hudson Hall, Austin Westlake; Hayden Harrison, Wolfforth Frenship; Bryce Hines, Keller Fossil Ridge; Jonathan Hood, North Crowley; Jeffrey McCulloch, Aldine Davis; Chris Orr, DeSoto; Dillon Owens, North Mesquite; Logan Paschal, Waco Midway; Lucas Rios, McAllen Memorial; Rick Rivera, Del Rio; Brucks Saathoff, SA Reagan; Collin Scott, Manvel; Emilio Solis, Midland; Dalton Tarr, SA East Central; Daquaylyn Thomas, Arlington Martin; Ty Thomas, Rockwall; Brandon Torres, Weslaco; Ronnell Wilson, Abilene.

DEFENSIVE BACKS: Deontay Anderson, Manvel; Jaelan Collier, SA Northside Brennan; Ian Edwards, Denton Guyer; Darryl Godfrey, SA Northside O’Connor; Gavin Graham, Austin Anderson; Brad Ingle, Smithson Valley; Mack Kelley, Austin Westlake; Will Lockett, Manvel; Devontre McGarity, SA Northside Brennan; Jacob Murray, Coppell; Colin Padalecki, SA East Central; Cameron Price, Tyler Lee; Chris Roller, Lake Travis; Camden Ross, Keller Timber Creek; Garrett Strauss, SA Reagan; Bryan Sturges, Katy Seven Lakes; K.J. Turner, North Mesquite; Luke West, San Angelo Central; Travis Whillock, Katy; Trip White, Arlington Martin; Collin Wilder, Katy; Lucas Williams, Arlington Sam Houston; Montrel Wilson, Keller Fossil Ridge.

PUNTERS: Drew Galitz, Garland Rowlett; Chris Robison, Mesquite Horn; Josh Stewart, Cedar Hill.