East Texas High School Football Week 5 Honor Roll
Published 1:13 pm Monday, September 25, 2023
- Tyler Legacy’s Nathaniel Kirksey reacts during the Red Raiders’ game against Mesquite Friday night at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium.
Luke Wolf, Kalan Greenhouse, the offensive line, Ethan Brown, Brooks Gallagher, Nathaniel Kirksey, Travis Jackson, Sir Christian Johnson, Jaylin Fields and August Williford, Tyler Legacy: Wolf carried 14 times for 199 yards and two touchdowns and completed 13 of 21 passes for 191 yards and another score in the Red Raiders’ 34-14 win over Mesquite. Greenhouse rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown and added six catches for 16 yards. The offensive line of freshman left tackle Demarrion Brown-Johnson, sophomore left guard Eric Miller, junior center Kameron Jones, junior right guard Cash Acker and junior right tackle Jadalyn Jackson led the Red Raiders to 543 total yards and 352 yards on the ground. Brown and Kirksey had 11 tackles and two tackles for loss. Kirksey also had a sack. Gallagher had 11 tackles and a forced fumble. Jackson had seven tackles and four tackles for loss. Johnson and Fields both picked off a pass. Williford was 2 of 2 on field goals of 20 and 35 yards and 4 of 4 on extra points.
Caden Granberry, Derek McFall, Zachaun Williams and Daquevion Sellers, Tyler: Granberry completed 23 of 35 passes for 350 yards and two touchdowns in a 31-26 loss to McKinney North. McFall caught 10 passes for 221 yards and a TD, and Williams returned an interception for a touchdown for the second week in a row, and he had nine tackles. Sellers had 13 tackles and a quarterback pressure.
Zach Davis, Grant Turner and Blake Harmon, Grace Community: Davis was 10 of 18 for 232 yards and three touchdown passes in a win over Spring Hill. He also had a rushing TD. Turner rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns. Harmon blocked a punt, scored on a 61-yard run, kicked a 44-yard field goal and was 8 of 8 on extra points. Harmon also had 19 tackles on defense.
Carlos Afre and Osagie Aziegbe, Brook Hill: Afre had 15 carries for 120 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Atlanta. Aziegbe was 2 of 3 on field goals, making from 25 and 43 yards and missing from 50 yards, was 2 of 2 on extra points, had two touchbacks and had a successful onside kick.
Josh Green, Braylen Jackson and Kaden Mackey, Whitehouse: Green was 12 of 19 for 197 yards and four touchdowns, and he had 18 carries for 132 yards in a win over Nacogdoches. Jackson had three catches for 66 yards and three touchdowns. Mackey had 11 tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack and a quarterback hurry.
Clint Thurman, Wyatt Parker, Marcus Field and Kaleb Walker, Lindale: Thurman passed for 181 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 211 yards and two more scores in the Eagles’ 56-7 win over Henderson. Parker carried 21 times for 147 yards and four touchdowns, and Field caught six passes for 111 yards and a TD. Walker had six tackles, two tackles for loss, four sacks, two quarterback hurries, three quarterback knockdowns and a fumble recovery.
Jaxon Moffatt, Logan Fatig and Wyatt Dale, Van: Moffatt was 7 of 10 for 182 yards with two touchdowns, and he had 13 carries for 170 yards in a 28-7 win over Brownsboro. Fatig had 11 tackles, two tackles for loss and three quarterback pressures. Dale had 10 tackles and a tackle for loss.
Adam Thompson, Antrone Campbell, Quincy Mitchell, Dylan Downey and Tanner Ackerman, Brownsboro:Thompson was 9 of 24 for 119 yards in a loss to Van. Campbell carried the ball 20 times for 113 yards and a touchdown. Mitchell, Downey and Ackerman all had 10 tackles.
Ayden Barrett, Bullard: Barrett completed 21 of 32 passes for 258 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Carthage.
David Richardson, Jamarui Manning, Jorien Ray, Gage Friedrich and Jaxson Stiles, Athens: Richardson was 11 of 15 for 198 yards and three touchdowns, and he had 14 carries for 133 yards and two touchdowns in a 48-28 win over Jacksonville. Manning had 19 carries for 173 yards and two touchdowns. Ray had seven receptions for 145 yards and three touchdowns. Friedrich had 10 tackles, two quarterback pressures and an interception. Stiles had 14 tackles and a quarterback pressure.
Mike Jones, Bubba Hicks and Doc Renberg, Malakoff: Jones completed 13 of 18 passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for one TD in the Tigers’ 76-0 win over Kemp. Hicks added 63 rushing yards and three TDs. Renberg recorded five tackles, three sacks and five tackles for loss.
Nathan Parker, Avery Wilson and Collin Campuzano, Canton: Parker was 9 of 17 for 106 yards and two touchdowns, Wilson rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown and Campuzano added 143 rushing yards and one score in a loss to Center.
Jett Taylor, Colt Boyd, Pablo Jimenez, Bryan Elizalde and Blane Thompson, Grand Saline: Taylor completed 9 of 15 passes for 214 yards and a touchdown and carried 14 times for 150 yards and two scores in a 39-6 win over Quitman. Boyd had three catches for 81 yards and a TD to go along with six tackles, a PAT block and an interception return for a touchdown. Jimenez recorded 13 tackles and a tackle for loss. Elizalde had nine tackles, a sack and two pass breakups, and Thompson recorded a tackle, two pass breakups, a blocked PAT and a return for a 2-point conversion.
Kyler Finney, Will Wilcox and Camden Capehart, Winnsboro: Finney only played one half, but completed 20 of 27 passes for 410 yards and six touchdowns and rushed for 55 yards on four carries in his team’s 59-0 win over Rains. Wilcox caught six passes for 119 yards, and Capehart had five catches for 104 yards and three touchdowns.
Jon Denman, Garrett Stedman and Kendrick Calhoun, Palestine: Denman had 10 carries for 120 yards and a touchdown in a loss to Kilgore. Stedman had 12 tackles, and Calhoun had 10 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble.
A.J. Donnell and Carson Bizzell, Frankston: Donnell went 9 of 12 for 95 yards, carried the ball seven times for 106 yards and a touchdown and had three catches for 98 yards and a touchdown. Bizzell was 7 of 13 for 135 yards and two touchdowns.
Braydon Alley, Eddie Guerra, Chris Rossie and Paul Stanley, Mineola: Alley carried 28 times for 266 yards and four touchdowns and completed 7 of 10 passes for 165 yards and a TD in a 42-27 win over Mount Vernon. Guerra had 15 tackles and a sack, Rossie eight tackles and three sacks and Stanley 12 tackles, four tackles for loss and an interception.
Josh Rice and Cabron Hampton, Winona: Rice was 19 of 25 for 198 yards and four touchdowns, had 11 carries for 70 yards and nine tackles, a tackle for loss, a forced fumble and an interception in a win over Edgewood. Hampton had 12 catches for 136 yards, two tackles, two interceptions and four total touchdowns.
Keegan Davis, Zack Battle and Ruben Olvera, Alto: Davis was 9 of 18 for 166 yards and a touchdown, and he had eight carries for 42 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Groveton. He also had 16 tackles and seven tackles for loss on defense. Battle had 10 tackles and three tackles for loss, and Olvera had 10 tackles, four tackles for loss and a sack.
Taylor Tatum, Longview: Tatum carried 23 times for 250 yards and three touchdowns and caught a 25-yard TD pass in the Lobos’ win over Lancaster.
Trevor Allen, Dwaylon Richardson, Carson Tidwell, Josh Otujor and Hayden Congdon, Spring Hill: Allen carried 10 times for 146 yards and three touchdowns in the Panthers’ 59-33 loss to Grace. Richardson returned a kickoff 94 yards for a TD and had one catch for 20 yards. Tidwell had 16 tackles, a forced fumble, two pass breakups and a tackle for loss, and Otujor and Congdon recorded 10 tackles apiece.
Judson Illingworth, Marshall: Illingworth returned an interception 20 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter of Marshall’s 31-13 win over Pine Tree.
Will Henderson, Ta’Erik Tate and Cadon Tennison, Gilmer: Henderson carried 26 times for 262 yards and four touchdowns and caught two passes for 17 yards in the Buckeyes’ 82-62 win over Prosper Walnut Grove. Tate caught six passes for 144 yards and three touchdowns and returned a kickoff 50 yards for a TD. Tennison completed 15 of 25 passes for 259 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 82 yards and a TD.
Sage Orange, Kilgore: Orange carried 10 times for 134 yards and a touchdown in the Bulldogs’ win over Palestine.
K.J. Edwards, Jett Surratt, Bradan Manning, KD Beechum, Daquives Beck, Klayton Ingram and Colt Hodges, Carthage: Edweards carried 18 times for 223 yards and four touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 45-14 win over Bullard. Surratt completed 30 of 42 passes for 266 yards and two touchdowns. Manning had 10 catches for 67 yards and two scores. Beechum and Beck had two sacks apiece. Ingram recorded a sack and an interception, and Hodges had a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
Jesslin Starling, Henderson: Starling carried 14 times for 119 yards and caught two passes for nine yards in Henderson’s loss to Lindale.
Connor Tapley and Cole Watson, Tatum: Tapley recorded 12 tackles, a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery in the Eagles’ loss to Lumberton. Watson had 12 tackles and a QB pressure and also scored on a 17-yard run.
goal, blocked a punt and recorded 19 tackles.
Cole Jackson, Noah Murphy, Ty Harper and Xander Mason, West Rusk: Jackson rushed for two touchdowns and had an interception on defense in the Raiders’ 49-19 win over Arp. Murphy rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown and caught a 19-yard TD pass. Harper rushed for a touchdown and caught two passes for 71 yards and two scores, and Mason rushed for 128 yards while also passing for 134 yards and three TDs.
Kamran Williams, Jefferson: Williams carried 17 times for 178 yards and two touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 41-0 win over Centerville.
J’Koby Williams, Jorden Prince, Calan Castles and Aiden Harris, Beckville: Williams passed for 160 yards and three touchdowns, rushed for 110 yards and a TD, returned a punt 61 yards for a touchdown, returned a fumble 55 yards for a TD and added an interception in the Bearcats’ 69-14 win over Big Sandy. Prince returned a kickoff 87 yards for a TD. Castles recorded 17 tackles and a fumble recovery, and Harris had 12 tackles and an interception.
Brady Hill, Harmony: Hill scored on runs of 5, 63 and 32 yards in the Eagles’ 39-6 win over Hughes Springs.
Gage Shirts, Harleton: Shirts carried 13 times for 107 yards and two touchdowns in the Wildcats’ 50-27 win over Frankston.
Angel Velasquez, Gage Cavanaugh and Kol Peeler, Ore City: Velasquez carried 19 times for 146 yards and a touchdown in the Rebels’ win over Union Grove. Cavanaugh rushed for two touchdowns, threw one TD pass and had seven tackles on defense. Peeler finished with six tackles and a sack.
Jace Roberts, Carter Cooper, Will Wilson, Kayden Day and Alston Mullins, Union Grove: Roberts carried 23 times for 145 yards and three touchdowns and passed for 87 yards and a TD in the Lions’ loss to Ore City. Cooper recorded 14 tackles and a tackle for loss. Wilson had 10 tackles, Day nine tackles and Mullins seven tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
Javari Johnson, T.J. Gray and Jamarion Hope, Texas High: Johnson rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries, and Gray returned an interception 80 yards for a touchdown in the Tigers’ 42-7 win over Hallsville. Hop finished with eight tackles, three tackles for loss, tow sacks, a QB pressure and a forced fumble.
Cameron Jefferson and Dedrick Rose-Luke, Sulphur Springs: Jefferson carried 15 times for 152 yards and Rose-Luke finished with 110 yards on just five carries in the Wildcats’ 58-28 win over Liberty-Eylau.
Ahkhari Johnson and Noah Sexson, Pleasant Grove: Johnson completed 11 of 17 passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 69 yards and a TD in the Hawks’ 45-0 win over Paris. Sexson had 13 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery.
Markeylin Batton, Atlanta: Batton carried 12 times for 199 yards and two touchdowns in the Rabbits’ 28-18 loss to Brook Hill.
Delvon Federick, Queen City: Federick rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 34-13 win over Elysian Fields.
Elias Barr and Connor Pendergast, ET Homeschool: Barr completed 4 of 4 passes for 74 yards and two touchdowns and recorded 10 tackles on defense in East Texas Homeschool’s Six Man win over Oakwood. Pendergast rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns and had 10 tackles and two interceptions on the defensive side.
Kayden Smith and Logan Brown, Big Sandy: Smith was 14 of 28 for 267 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Beckville. Brown had four catches for 104 yards and a touchdown, and he had three carries for 44 yards.