FB: Tigers top All-District 12-1A D-II selections
Most Valuable Player in 2011. (Photo by John Krueger)
As expected, Class 1A D-II State champion Tenaha landed the most players on the All-District 12-1A football team which was announced recently. But the Beckville Bearcats and Mount Enterprise Wildcats weren't far behind in the all-league choices by the coaches in the district.
Reginald Davis, Tenaha's senior quarterback who will be taking his talents to Texas Tech University next fall, was named the league's Most Valuable Player by the coaches, while the Offensive Most Valuable Player award went to junior running back Hunter Ammons of Mount Enterprise and the Defensive MVP honor went to the Tiger senior linebacker Jose Campos.
Davis finished the 2011 season with 2,015 yards passing on 59.8% completions (101-of-169), with 24 touchdowns and just five interceptions. He also rushed for 1,915 yards on 172 carries, averaging 11.1-yards per carry, while scoring 35 touchdowns.
Ammons set the Mount Enterprise school record for yards rushing in a career and a season.
Campos was third on the Tenaha squad in tackles, finishing the year with 90, for an average of 8.2 per game.
Beckville sophomore Colton Searcy was named the Offensive Newcomer of the Year, while Mount Enterprise sophomore Shane Stanley was selected as the Defensive Newcomer of the Year.
Searcy rushed for a team-leading 511 yards and two touchdowns for the Bearcats in 2011. He averaged 7.7-yards per rush. He also caught four passes for 74 yards.
Tenaha head coach Terry Ward was named the Coach of the Year after not only leading his Tigers to the District 12-1A championship, but the state title as well in only his third year as a head coach.
Tenaha boasted 24 players and coaches honored, with 16 being named to the superlative and first team and eight on the second team. Mount Enterprise had 13 players named to superlative and first-team honors and six to the second team for a total of 19. Beckville placed third in the number of players honored, with 10 superlative and first team players and seven second team players, finishing with 17. Union Hill had two players on first teams and 13 second teamers, for 15 total.
Some of the players who highlighted the first-team offensive included Tenaha sophomore running back Chavis Gregory (155-1,407, 17 TDs) and Mount Enterprise senior runner Blake Chapman, along with Beckville senior quarterback Rain Rieke (94-of-184, 51.1%, 1,438 yards, 14 TDs, 13 Ints) and Mount Enterprise senior signal caller Zach Moore.
The Tenaha senior wide receiver tandem of Octavius Griffith and Shaquille Mitchell were both selected to the top squad, along with Beckville junior Colten Allen.
Griffith was the leading receiver for the state champion Tigers with 32 catches for 611 yards and four scores, while Mitchell was right behind with 27 receptions for 592 yards and a team-high 13 scores. Allen was on the receiving end of 36 passes for 720 yards and nine TDs.
Mount Enterprise sophomore Josh Leadon was named to the first squad as a tight end, while offensive lineman honored included Beckville's Jesse Sipes (junior) and Josh Smiley (senior), along with Tenaha's LaDarren Cooks (senior) and DeAaron Roland (sophomore), and Mount Enterprise seniors Davis Young and Aaron Tucker.
Tenaha senior kicker Victor Flores kicked 72 point after touchdowns and a pair of field goals on the year, finishing with 78 points.
All-First-Team Defensive players included seven from Tenaha, along with six from Mount Enterprise, five from Beckville and a pair from Union Hill.
Defensive linemen honored on the first team included Tenaha seniors Cooks (77 tackles) and Jakelvin Cooper (58), along with Mount Enterprise seniors David Young and Timmy Oswald, Beckville junior James Jinks (25) and Union Hill senior Xavier Johnson.
First-team linebackers are Beckville sophomore Joey Wharmby (72 tackles), Ammons of Mount Enterprise, along with Tenaha's Roland (159) and Gregory (110).
Outside linebacker/defensive ends named included Tenaha's Griffith (85), Beckville's John Kyle Kirkland (57) and Aaron Tucker of Mount Enterprise, all seniors.
Defensive backs named to the first team were Beckville juniors Allen (23) and Dalton Etheredge (30), along with sophomore Keontas Davis (48) and junior Assuntay Cleaver (64) of Tenaha and Mount Enterprise seniors Chapman and Zach Pollett.
ALL-DISTRICT 12-1A D-II FOOTBALL
SUPERLATIVES
Most Valuable Player - Reginald Davis, Tenaha, Sr
Offensive MVP - Hunter Ammons, Mount Enterprise, Jr
Defensive MVP - Jose Campos, Tenaha, Sr
Offensive Newcomer of the Year - Colton Searcy, Beckville, So
Defensive Newcomer of the Year - Shane Stanley, Mount Enterprise, So
Coach of the Year - Terry Ward, Tenaha
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
Quarterback
Rain Ricke, Beckville, Sr
Zach Moore, Mount Enterprise, Jr
Running Back
Chavis Gregory, Tenaha, So
Blake Chapman, Mount Enterprise, Sr
Wide Receiver
Octavius Griffith, Tenaha, Sr
Shaquille Mitchell, Tenaha, Sr
Colton Allen, Beckville, Jr
Tight End
Josh Leadon, Mount Enterprise, So
Offensive Line
Jesse Sipes, Beckville, Jr
Josh Smiley, Beckville, Sr
Davis Young, Mount Enterprise, Sr
Aaron Tucker, Mount Enterprise, Sr
LaDarren Cooks, Tenaha, Sr
DeAaron Roland, Tenaha, So
Place Kicker
Edgar Flores, Tenaha, Sr
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
Quarterback
Jake Johnson, Union Hill, Sr
Running Back
Cobe Carraway, Tenaha, Fr
Darin Lewis, Union Hill, So
Marcus Lawton, Union Hill, Jr
Wide Receiver
Dalton Etheredge, Beckville, Jr
Zach Pollett, Mount Enterprise, Sr
J.R. Hill, Tenaha, So
Nick Moses, Union Hill, Sr
Tight End
Demon Horton, Tenaha, Sr
Offensive Line
Victor Angeles, Beckville, So
James Jinks, Beckville, Jr
Dakota Porter, Mount Enterprise, Jr
Timmy Oswald, Mount Enterprise, Sr
Dustin Davis, Tenaha, Sr
Jakelvin Cooper, Tenaha, Sr
Tim Taylor, Union Hill, Sr
Abraham, Berrosphe, Union Hill, Sr
Place Kicker
Abraham Berrosphe, Union Hill, Sr
FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
Defensive Line
LaDarren Cooks, Tenaha, Sr
Jakelvin Cooper, Tenaha, Sr
David Young, Mount Enterprise, Sr
Timmy Oswald, Mount Enterprise, Sr
James Jinks, Beckville, Jr
Xavier Johnson, Union Hill, Sr
Linebacker
Joey Wharmby, Beckville, So
Hunter Ammons, Mount Enterprise, Jr
De’Aaron Roland, Tenaha, Jr
Chavis Gregory, Tenaha, So
Defensive Line/Outside Linebacker
Octavius Griffith, Tenaha, Sr
Aaron Tucker, Mount Enterprise, Sr
John Kyle Kirkland, Beckville, Sr
Defensive Back
Colton Allen, Beckville, Jr
Dalton Ethredge, Beckville, Jr
Blake Chapman, Mount Enterprise, Sr
Zach Pollett, Mount Enterprise, Sr
Keontas Davis, Tenaha, So
Assuntay Cleaver, Tenaha, Jr
Punter
Jak Johnston, Union Hill, Sr
SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
Defensive Line
Dakota Porter, Mount Enterprise, Jr
Dustin Davis, Tenaha, Sr
Brad Mitchell, Union Hill, Sr
Victor Angeles, Beckville, So
Josh Smiley, Beckville, Sr
Linebacker
Darin Lewis, Union Hill, So
Jesse Sipes, Beckville, Jr
Defensive End/Outside Linebacker
Chance Young, Mount Enterprise, Jr
Demon Horton, Tenaha, Sr
Datravion Duffey, Union Hill, Fr
James Hendley, Union Hill, Sr
Defensive Back
Gage Stokes, Union Hill, Sr
Nick Moses, Union Hill, Sr
Rain Rieke, Beckville, SR
Josh Leadon, Mount Enterprise, So
Cobe Carraway, Tenaha, Fr