The 10-6A football race was an exciting one, with the battles for the district championship and the final playoff berths went down to the wire.
When the dust settled, Horn found its way back to the playoffs for the first time since 2018, while Mesquite was edged out by one game.
Both the Jaguars and Skeeters recently had some of their standout players recognized with the release of the 10-6A all-district team.
Horn posted a 5-1 district record to finish second in the final standings and return to the playoffs in its first season under head coach Courtney Allen.
The Jaguars earned 33 spots on the team, highlighted by a trio of superlative awards.
Junior defensive end Armstrong Nnodim was voted co-defensive most valuable player. Nnodim was a force all season, recording 69 tackles, with 20 for los, 16 sacks, 24 quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, two interceptions and a fumble recovery.
Senior Chris Dawn was tabbed utility player of the year, as he tallied 53 receptions for 706 yards and eight touchdowns, 13 carries for 88 yards on offense, an averaged 31.2 yards on kickoffs and 28.5 yards on punt returns.
Senior linebacker Dmyyn Evans-Smith is the co-defensive newcomer of the year, as he amassed 98 tackles, with 14 for loss, nine quarterback hurries, 2.5 sacks, four interceptions, five pass breakups and two forced fumbles.
Dawn also earned a second nod as a first-team return specialist. He was joined on the first-team offense by sophomore running back Titus Muse, who led the team in rushing with 165 attempts for 896 yards and seven touchdowns, and sophomore lineman Lamont Rogers, who helped pave the way for Muse.
Horn landed six players on the first-team defense, including four in the secondary.
Senior linebacker Armani Itote led the team with 103 tackles, including 14 for loss, 11 quarterback hurries, 3.5 sacks and an interception, while senior linebacker D.J. Coleman made 72 stops, with 10.5 for loss, 2.5 sacks, five pass breakups and four blocked punts.
Junior safety Nathaniel Rainey had a team-high five interceptions with eight pass breakups and 43 tackles. Senior safety Jordan Lester made 62 tackles, with three for loss, three interceptions and eight pass breakups.
Senior cornerbacks Amarion Atwood posted a pair of interceptions with eight pass breakups to go along with 43 tackles, while senior Jayden Plater had 31 tackles, eight pass breakups and a pair of forced fumbles.
Sophomore running back Kevontae White had 105 carries for 490 yards and four touchdowns to earn a spot on the second-team offense.
He was joined by senior tight end Justin Underwood, who had 14 catches for 133 yards and two touchdowns, senior wide receiver Jeremiah Batiste, who made 17 grabs for 187 yards and a pair of scores, junior lineman Davion Hurth and senior kicker Alec Hernandez, who kicked five field goals and connected on 37-of-40 extra points.
The second-team defense included junior tackle Preston Davis, who had 42 tackles, with six for loss, and five sacks, senior end Bradley Amwayi, who recorded tackles, with 16.5 for loss, 16 quarterback hurries, 14.5 sacks and three forced fumbles, junior linebacker Treveon Tutt, who made 32 tackles, and junior punter Jesse Rockwell.
The third-team offense featured junior quarterback Jaylon Thomas (554 total yards, 8 TDs), junior quarterback Raheem Beck (711 total yards, 9 TDS), senior wide receiver Joshua Rainey (5-61), junior wide receiver Derin Jackson (5-95, 2 TDs),
senior lineman Antonio Asuncion and sophomore lineman Cameron Curry.
The third-team defensive selections are junior tackle Marquett Johnson (24 tackles, 4 TFL, 2.5 sacks), senior end Ahijah Coleman (18 tackles, 2 TFL), sophomore linebacker Jayden Cooks (11 tackles), senior linebacker Rickey Coleman (42 tackles, 5.5 TFL), junior cornerback Cavion Calhoun and junior cornerback Keyuante Sheffield.
Mesquite had 27 honorees, including one superlative award winner in sophomore linebacker Radavion Wilson, who was voted co-defensive newcomer of the year after recording 92 tackles, including 11 for loss, with two sacks, two quarterback pressures and one quarterback pressure.
Senior Jamarion Woods was named to the first-team offense at a pair of positions. He was selected at wide receiver after recording 61 receptions for 1,026 yards and 11 touchdowns and was also chosen as a return specialist, as he averaged 19.1 yards on kickoffs and 11.3 yards on punts.
Woods was joined on the first team by senior kicker Saul Barco, who hit 27-of-27 extra points and 5-of-7 field goals, with a long of 40, as well as senior offensive lineman Jacob Sillas.
The Skeeters also landed one player on the first-team defense with senior defensive tackle Jeremiah Ceasar, who recorded 30 tackles, with seven for loss, two quarterback hurries, one sack, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
Senior tight end David Robinson caught 16 passes for 272 yards and three touchdowns to earn a spot on the second-team offense, where he was joined by junior wide receiver Eli Baesa, who had 12 grabs for 300 yards and two scores, senior fullback Braylon Blair, who made eight catches for 145 yards and senior lineman Miguel Perla.
The second-team defense featured four more Mesquite players. Senior end Caron Jones, who had 30 tackles, with eight for loss, and three sacks.
In the middle, the Skeeters featured a pair of senior linebackers with Tyler Manoy, who ranked among the team leaders with 86 tackles, with six for loss, and Jiva’Rio Hicks, who made 74 stops, with seven for loss, and a pair of sacks.
Senior safety Torpedo Wilson, who recorded 73 tackles, four interceptions, five pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
Mesquite’s third-team offense selections were senior quarterback Tyrique Womack (81-of-123, 1,235 yards, 12 TDs), junior running back Armand Cleaver (159-674, 11 TDs), junior wide receiver Cameron Hawkins (10-126, TD) and three junior linemen with Paul Gurrola, Anthony Melton-Aguilar and Quentin Henry.
The third-team defense included senior tackle Marcus Lerma (35 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack), junior end Taylor Hughey (41 tackles, 7 TFL), junior safety Damarian Williams (78 tackles, 10 PBUs), senior safety Brandon Coppedge (16 tackles), junior cornerback Bobby Raleigh O’Neal (20 tackles, 5 TFL), sophomore cornerback Loyd McIntosh (19 tackles, FF) and sophomore punter SirMarje’ Wallace.
10-6A Football All-District Team
Most Valuable Player
Lake Bennett       Sr.    QB   Rockwall
Offensive Most Valuable Player
Sam Mitchum      Sr.    RB   Royse City
Co-Defensive Most Valuable Players
Jarrett Stoner      Sr.    LB    Rockwall
Armstrong Nnodim      Jr.     DE   Horn
Special Teams Most Valuable Player
Tucker Conrad    Sr.    K      Rockwall
Utility Player of the Year
Chris Dawn         Sr.    WR  Horn
Co-Offensive Newcomers of the Year
Ashten Emory     Jr.     RB   Rockwall
Luke Wolf  Jr.     QB   Tyler Legacy
Co-Defensive Newcomers of the Year
Radavion Wilson So.   LB    Mesquite
Dmyyn Evans-Smith    Sr.    LB    Horn
Coaching Staff of the Year
Rockwall
First Team Offense
Kenneth Spring   Sr.    QB   Royse City
Brittan Snider     Sr.    RB   Rockwall-Heath
Titus Muse So.   RB   Horn
Jacob Rhodes      Sr.    FB    Rockwall
Eli Finley   Sr.    TE    Rockwall-Heath
Earnest Thomas  Sr.    WR  North Forney
Aiden Meeks       Sr.    WR  Rockwall
Noble Johnson    Sr.    WR  Rockwall
Peyton Wingfield Sr.    WR  Rockwall-Heath
Jamarion Woods Sr.    WR  Mesquite
Cash Cleveland   Jr.     OL    Rockwall-Heath
Cason Bass Jr.     OL    Royse City
Kye Cavin Sr.    OL    Rockwall
Jordan Crawford Sr.    OL    Tyler Legacy
Jacob Sillas Sr.    OL    Mesquite
Lamont Rogers    So.   OL    Horn
Saul Barco Sr.    K      Mesquite
Mitchell Stokes   Sr.    K      Royse City
Chris Dawn         Sr.    RS    Horn
Jamarion Woods Sr.    RS    Mesquite
Aiden Meeks       Sr.    RS    Rockwall
First Team Defense
Jeremiah Ceasar  Sr.    DT   Mesquite
Jaylon Hall-Wright       Sr.    DT   Rockwall-Heath
Jordan Renaud    Sr.    DE   Tyler Legacy
Nic Accuna Sr.    DE   North Forney
Bransen Stobaugh        Sr.    ILB   Rockwall
Armani Itote        Sr.    ILB   Horn
Brooks Gallagher Jr.     ILB   Tyler Legacy
Jayden Lexion     Sr.    OLB Rockwall-Heath
Kevin Cunningham       Sr.    OLB Rockwall
D.J. Coleman      Sr.    OLB Horn
Nathaniel Rainey Jr.     S      Horn
Jordan Lester      Sr.    S      Horn
Brady Luff Jr.     S      Rockwall-Heath
Amarion Atwood Sr.    CB   Horn
Jayden Plater       Sr.    CB   Horn
Christian Baxter  Sr.    P      Tyler Legacy
Second Team Offense
Michael Phillips  Sr.    QB   North Forney
Caleb Hoover      Jr.     QB   Rockwall-Heath
Parker Williams  Jr.     RB   Rockwall
Jack Davenport   Jr.     RB   Rockwall-Heath
Kevontae White  So.   RB   Horn
Braylon Blair      Sr.    FB    Mesquite
Eli Henley  Jr.     FB    Rockwall-Heath
David Robinson  Sr.    TE    Mesquite
Justin Underwood        Sr.    TE    Horn
Jonah Roberson  Sr.    WR  Royse City
JaCori Williams  Jr.     WR  Royse City
Tylan Crochett    Sr.    WR  North Forney
Kai Helton Jr.     WR  Rockwall
Jeremiah Batiste  Sr.    WR  Horn
Nate Crockett      Sr.    WR  Tyler Legacy
Eli Baesa   Jr.     WR  Mesquite
Davion Hurth      Jr.     OL    Horn
Jayce Chew Sr.    OL    Rockwall
Bryon Golden     Sr.    OL    North Forney
Rueben Logan     Jr.     OL    Royse City
Cooper Shepherd So.   OL    Rokwall-Heath
Michael Wells      Jr.     OL    Rockwall
Somadina Onwuzurumba       Sr.    OL    Tyler Legacy
Miguel Perla        Sr.    OL    Mesquite
Alec Hernandez   Sr.    K      Horn
Christian Baxter  Sr.    K      Tyler Legacy
Second Team Defense
Keiran Phounsavath     Sr.    DT   Royse City
Preston Davis      Jr.     DT   Horn
Hunter Aiello      Jr.     DT   Rockwall
Travis Jackson    Jr.     DE   Tyler Legacy
Aiden Barrera     Sr.    DE   Rockwall
Bradley Amwayi Sr.    DE   Horn
Caron Jones        Sr.    DE   Mesquite
Jacob Lozano      Jr.     DE   Rockwall-Heath
Caleb Robb Sr.    ILB   Royse City
Treveon Tutt       Jr.     ILB   Horn
Taurus Noles       Jr.     ILB   Rockwall-Heath
Breylon Harris    Sr.    OLB Royse City
Tyler Manoy       Sr.    OLB Mesquite
Jiva’Rio Hicks    Sr.    OLB Mesquite
Paul Ratliff So.   OLB Tyler Legacy
Jake Overstreet   Jr.     S      Rockwall
Torpedo Wilson  Sr.    S      Mesquite
Adaryian Scott    Sr.    S      Tyler Legacy
Erik Spring Sr.    S      Royse City
Jaishawn Lee       So.   S      Tyler Legacy
T.J. Emory Sr.    CB   Rockwall
Aamia Branch     Jr.     CB   North Forney
Matthew Ross     Jr.     CB   Tyler Legacy
C.J. Jones  Jr.     CB   Rockwall-Heath
Collin Randell     Sr.    P      North Forney
Kenneth Spring   Sr.    P      Royse City
Jesse Rockwell    Jr.     P      Horn
Third Team Offense
Jaylon Thomas    Jr.     QB   Horn
Raheem Beck      Jr.     QB   Horn
Tyrique Womack Sr.    QB   Mesquite
Kenden Pauley    Sr.    RB   Tyler Legacy
Armand Cleaver  Jr.     RB   Mesquite
Malachi Tuesno   Jr.     RB   Rockwall-Heath
Ladarius Yarber  Sr.    FB    Tyler Legacy
Hayden O’Neill   Sr.    FB    North Forney
Hayden Herndon Jr.     TE    Royse City
Johnson Rainer   So.   TE    Tyler Legacy
Jadin Hambrick   Jr.     TE    Tyler Legacy
Grant Parker       Sr.    TE    Tyler Legacy
Cameron Hawkins        Jr.     WR  Mesquite
La’Darrion Dean Sr.    WR  North Forney
Nick Weaver       Jr.     WR  Royse City
Aiden Walker      Jr.     WR  Royse City
Joshua Rainey     Sr.    WR  Horn
Derin Jackson     Jr.     WR  Horn
Jordan Hubbard  Sr.    WR  Tyler Legacy
Sir Christian Johnson   Jr.     WR  Tyler Legacy
Micah Igaya        So.   WR  Tyler Legacy
Kalan Greenhouse        Jr.     WR  Tyler Legacy
Quintero Jones    Sr.    WR  Rockwall
Paul Gurrola       Jr.     OL    Mesquite
Tyler Dean-Vasquez     Sr.    OL    Royse City
Cameron Canty   So.   OL    Horn
Antonio Asuncion        Sr.    OL    Horn
Donovan Dorry   So.   OL    North Forney
Gary Jefferson, III         So.   OL    North Forney
Jacob Cassady    Sr.    OL    Rockwall
Dhani Eiland       Jr.     OL    Rockwall-Heath
Garrett Odom      Sr.    OL    Royse City
Rodney Harden   Sr.    OL    Tyler Legacy
Llando Taylor     Sr.    OL    Rockwall
Anthony Melton-Aguilar        Jr.     OL    Mesquite
Cash Acker So.   OL    Tyler Legacy
Khalil Tutt Sr.    OL    Tyler Legacy
Quentin Henry    Jr.     OL    Mesquite
Na’el Shalabi      Sr.    K      Rockwall-Heath
Third Team Defense
Marquett Johnson         Jr.     DT   Horn
Ja’Kyrin Roberts Sr.    DT   Rockwall-Heath
Marcus Lerma     Sr.    DT   Mesquite
Jaylen Dail Sr.    DT   Tyler Legacy
Fancy Love Sr.    DT   Tyler Legacy
Martin Rocha      So.   DT   North Forney
Ahijah Coleman  Sr.    DE   Horn
Gustavo Rubio    Sr.    DE   North Forney
Taylor Hughey    Jr.     DE   Mesquite
Hayden Curry     Jr.     DE   Rockwall
Gabe Green Sr.    DE   Rockwall-Heath
Peyton Marcaeu  Sr.    DE   Rockwall-Heath
Caden Gibson     Sr.    DE   Rockwall
Jaylen Gray         Sr.    ILB   North Forney
Langston Howell Sr.    ILB   North Forney
Justin Scott Sr.    ILB   Royse City
Bryce President   Jr.     ILB   Rockwall-Heath
Caleb Holt So.   OLB North Forney
Jayden Cooks      So.   OLB Horn
Rickey Coleman  Sr.    OLB Horn
Caleb Watkins     Jr.     OLB Royse City
Nathaniel Kirksey         So.   OLB Tyler Legacy
Brantley Hooper Sr.    OLB Tyler Legacy
Damarian Willaims       Jr.     S      Mesquite
Weston Flowers  Sr.    S      Rockwall
Chase Bazzell      Jr.     S      Rockwall-Heath
Jeremiah Byars   So.   S      Royse City
Ryan Wallace      Sr.    S      North Forney
Stanley Whisenant        Sr.    S      Rockwall-Heath
Donovan Henry  Sr.    S      Rockwall
Brandon Coppedge       Sr.    S      Mesquite
Todderick Ragsdale      Sr.    S      Tyler Legacy
Jaishawn Lee       So.   S      Tyler Legacy
Harper Branch    Sr.    CB   Royse City
Bobby Raleigh O’Neal  Jr.     CB   Mesquite
Gianni Edwards  So.   CB   North Forney
Loyd McIntosh    So.   CB   Mesquite
Candan Ragsdale Sr.    CB   Tyler Legacy
Makel Sears        Jr.     CB   Tyler Legacy
Kaleb Shirley      Sr.    CB   Rockwall
Benji Cordona     Jr.     CB   Rockwall
Cavion Calhoun  Jr.     CB   Horn
Keyuante Sheffield        Jr.     CB   Horn
Patrick Donaldson        Sr.    CB   Rockwall-Heath
Evan Harris         Jr.     CB   Royse City
SirMaje’ Wallace So.   P      Mesquite
Mason Marshall  Jr.     P      Rockwall
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