Class 2A all-state football team

By The Associated Press

   The 2007 Class 2A All-State high school football team, released Tuesday, as voted on by The Associated Press Sports Editors based on regular-season performance. Players are listed in alphabetical order at each position.

FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE:

OFFENSIVE LINE (2 tied):

   -- GABE GARCIA, Crane, Jr., 101 knockdowns, 72 pancake blocks

   -- PAYTON HALL, Daingerfield, Sr., Graded 90 percent, allowed no sacks in 149 pass attempts

   -- TREY POYNOR, Henrietta, Sr., Graded 98 percent, 34 pancakes, no sacks allowed

   -- JUAN SANDOVAL, Crane, Sr., 102 knockdowns, 48 pancakes, all-state DL honorable mention

   -- MICHAEL STRANGE, Elysian Fields, Sr., 52 pancakes, graded 97 percent; no SKs allowed

   -- CHRIS TALIAFERRO, Arp, Sr., Graded 94 percent

ENDS/RECEIVERS:

   -- DANIEL MARSH, Hardin, Sr., 62 catches, 1,316 yards, 17 TDs

   -- JAMIE SMITH, Hearne, Jr., 67 catches, 1,110 yards, 10 TDs

QUARTERBACK:

   -- COLEMAN BENTLEY, Canadian, Sr., Threw for 2,253 yds (173-of-299), 26 TDs; also 4 TDs rushing

RUNNING BACKS:

   -- AARON APPLEWHITE, Universal City Randolph, Sr., Rushed for 1,743 yards, 25 TDs

   -- BRYCE BEALL, Tatum, Sr., Rushed 160-1,570 yards, 17 TDs

   -- JAMES GREEN, Teague, Jr., Rushed 218-1,884 yards, 27 TDs, no fumbles

KICKER:

   -- TODD PHILLIPS, Bushland, Sr. -- 46-49 PATs; 13-17 FGs (52 longest), 60 touchbacks

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Garrett Riley, Muleshoe (164-277 for 2,379 yds, 37 TDs)

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FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE:

LINEMEN:

   -- BO ADAMS, Refugio, Jr., 100 tackles, 6 sacks, 14 tackles for loss, 12 QB hurries, 3 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries

   -- CHRIS JOHNSON, Tatum, Sr., 80 tackles, 5 TFL, 4 FR, 7 sacks, 2 blocked punts

   -- QUINCY ROBERTS, Farmersville, Sr., 82 tkles, 14 pressures, 8 SK, 23 TFLs

   -- LANE WOOD, Muleshoe, Jr., 114 tackles, 12 TFL, 7 sacks, 2 FF, 1 FR

LINEBACKERS:

   -- ANTONIO BROWN, Elysian Fields, Sr., 111 tackles, 20 for loss, 5 sacks

   -- ANTHONY MCCLAIN, Hitchcock, Sr., 131 tackles, 17 TFL, 8 sacks, 3 INTs, 4 FF

   -- JERID PUTMAN, Melissa, Sr., 136 tackles, 19 TFL, 12 hurries, 9 sacks, 4 FF

BACKS:

   -- BRONSON BUZZARD, Coleman, Sr., 6 INT, 58 tackles; 20 career INT, also nominated at RB

   -- PAT FAULK, Kerens, Sr., 74 tackles, 5 interceptions, 1 returned for a TD, 4 FF, 5 FR

   -- JORDAN GREENLEE, Palmer, Sr., 125 tackles, 5 sacks, 10 PBU, 5 FF, 5 INT.

   -- AUSTIN WOODRUM, Alba-Golden, Sr., 6 INTs, two fumble recoveries and 57 tackles.

PUNTER:

   -- KEVIN BARLOW, Corsicana Mildred, Sr., 17 punts-39.9 avg, net 38.7, only 2 kicks returned, 9 downed inside 20

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Cody Welch, Arp (116 tackles, 91 solo, 8 TFLs, INT, 8 FF, 4 fumble recoveries)

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SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE:

LINEMEN:

   Sammy Garcia, Idalou, Jr.; Justin King, Crane, Sr.; Dylan Klare, Refugio, Soph.; Alex Lowry, Caddo Mills, Jr.; Reid Ware, Childress, Sr.

ENDS/RECEIVERS:

   Sedrick Johnson, Arp, Sr.; Derrick Polk, Kerens, Sr.

QUARTERBACK (3 tied)

   Lee McClendon, Mart, Sr., Jordan Nolan, Hardin, Sr.; Garrett Riley, Muleshoe, Sr.

RUNNING BACKS:

   Devin Brown, Lago Vista, Sr.; Nathan Jeffrey, Caddo Mills, Soph.; Tajh Redwine, Farmersville, Sr.

KICKER:

   Juve Sanchez, Blooming Grove, Sr.

SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE:

LINEMEN:

   Kyle Kriegel, Elysian Fields, Sr.; Clarence Lee, Jefferson, Sr.; Tristan Miller, Tatum, Sr.; Louis Rodriguez, Farmersville, Sr.

LINEBACKERS:

   Travis Franklin, Jarrell, Sr.; Matthew Olson, Childress, Sr.; Jake Parr, Farmersville, Sr.

BACKS:

   Josh Bridges, Cisco, Jr.; Jared Hill, Daingerfield, Sr.; John Moore, Early, Sr.; Steven Phillips, Scurry-Rosser, Sr.

PUNTER:

   Steven Hobratschk, Littlefield, Sr. -- 12 punts, 34.8 average

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HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE:

   LINEMEN: Julio Bustillos, Muleshoe; Daniel Hanson, Lone Oak, Derek Hayes, Teague; Kaleb Hopson, Early; Jason Horn, Corsicana Mildred; Dillon Jackson, Elysian Fields; Jacob Lively, Hooks; Terry McDaniel, New Diana; Logan Merhinger, Teague; Jonathan Salinas, Littlefield; Michael Thompson, Farmersville; Ty Warnasch, Stockdale; Joe Wells, Cisco

   ENDS/RECEIVERS: Chance Blackmon, Tatum; Desmond Brigham, Caddo Mills; Cody Bullard, Early; Tyler Esparza, Crane; Steven Hobratschk, Littlefield; Landrey Lemons, Holliday; Ryan Morgan, Melissa; Stoney Patton, Scurry-Rosser

   QUARTERBACKS: Colton Buzzard, Coleman; Tim Curry, Elysian Fields; Pat Faulk, Kerens; Jared Hill, Daingerfield; Cashas Pollard, Tatum; Tramain Thomas, East Chambers; Morris Tuck, Hitchcock; Zach Williams, Melissa

   RUNNING BACKS: Jeremy Brown, Whitewright; Daniel Castorena, Gunter; Tanner Cook, Idalou; Jordan Greenlee, Palmer; Ketrich Harmon, Frankston; Bo Helm, Childress; Johnie Hurndon, Daingerfield; Eric Jeffery, Caddo Mills; Robert Medina, Cisco; Jeremy Pree, Hooks; Michael Ramirez, Childress; Sam Salazar, Santa Rosa; Carl Swain, Refugio; Lamarcus Teal, Arp; Prennis Williams, Brady; Ryan Young, Alba-Golden; O.J. Zapata, Littlefield

   KICKER: Jake Arrington, Gunter; Austin Frye, Alba-Golden; Steven Hobratschk, Littlefield; Daniel Padilla, Crane

HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE:

   LINEMEN: N'Difone Agbor, Coleman; Jose Avilez, Jarrell; Cory Bacon, Cisco; Chance Cole, Gunter; Isaiah Conrad, Brady; Alex Edmond, Daingerfield; Adam Evans, Stanton; Elton Garrett, Cisco; Sandro Gomez, Stratford; Steven Hobratschk, Littlefield; Joey Lewis, Bangs; Mitchell Mathis, Childress; Terry McDaniel, New Diana; Colton Miller, Frankston; Steven Phillips, Scurry-Rosser; Julio Ramirez, Stratford; Sean Reagan, Idalou; Jonathan Salinas, Littlefield; Juan Sandoval, Crane; Zach Strand, Paradise; Buck Thompson, Winona; Cody Thompson, Early; Ty Warnasch, Stockdale

   LINEBACKERS: Caleb Busby, Cisco; Justin Carrasco, Crane; Lance Copeland, Universal City Randolph; JD Crowder, Coleman; Brennan Dingler, Nocona; Glen Edington, Coleman; Austin Findley, Elysian Fields; Austin Gillmore, Bushland; Jory Hernandez, Cisco; Julius Hurndon, Daingerfield; Josh McTyre, Tatum; Alex Meraz, Canadian; Tracy Morgan, Clarksville; Rodney Payne, DeKalb; Sean Rutland, Stockdale; Blaine Shackelford, Quitman; Payton Spreen, Ballinger; Bryan Waters, Winona; Cody Welch, Arp; Andrew Wise, Hico

   BACKS: Jordan Coffman, Jim Ned; Tyler Esparza, Crane; Lance Evans, Quitman; Coty Jackson, Henrietta; Dekevius Johnson, Elysian Fields; Kyle Kriegel, Elysian Fields; Ryne Lindley, Elysian Fields; Jacob Simmons, New Boston; Remy Stewart, Nocona, Jarrett Stone, Palmer

   PUNTER: Chisum Cope, Merkel

Class 3A all-state football team

By The Associated Press

   The 2007 Class 3A All-State high school football team, released Tuesday, as voted on by The Associated Press Sports Editors based on regular-season performance. Players are listed in alphabetical order at each position.

FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE:

OFFENSIVE LINE:

   -- TIM MATHERNE, West Orange-Stark, Sr., Top OL for team that rushed for 3,000-plus yards

   -- TYLER METHVIN, Vernon, Sr., 87 knockdowns. 9-1 team rushed for 282 ypg.

   -- DANIEL SAMIA, Snyder, Jr., Grade 80 pct, played only 7 games, 63 knockdowns, 11 pancakes

   -- ADAM THOMAS, Celina, Sr., 41 pancakes, graded out at 96 percent

   -- BRACK WEMPA, Royse City, Jr., 52 pancakes, no sacks allowed in 303 pass attempts.

ENDS/RECEIVERS:

   -- ANDREW DELGADO, Lyford, Sr., 67 catches, 1,187 yards, 21 TDs

   -- HOUSTON TUMINELLO, Gilmer, Sr., 52 catches, 748 yards, 11 TDs; committed to La. Tech

QUARTERBACK:

   -- RICHARD MORRISON, Royse City, Jr., Passed for 2,897 yds, 30 TDs; ran for 267 yds, 9 TDs

RUNNING BACKS:

   -- JERMIE CALHOUN, Van, Sr., 1,908 yards rushing, 30 TDs; threw for 804 yards, 4 TDs; committed to Oklahoma

   -- WILL CLAY, Snyder, Sr, 2,057 yds rushing, 28 TDs

   -- CHRIS WHALEY, Madisonville, Jr., 2,119 yards rushing, 28 TDs; 3 receiving TDs

KICKER:

   -- CLAYTON REESE, Texarkana Pleasant Grove, Sr., 10-13 FGs (long 40); 17 of 17 PATs

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jermie Calhoun, Van

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FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE:

LINEMEN (two tied):

   -- JOSEPH ALLSUP, Lytle, Sr., 119 tackles (89 solo), 11 sacks in 8 games

   -- TROY FRANKLIN, Celina, Sr., 52 tackles (24 solo), 4 sacks; committed to North Texas

   -- ALONZO GARZA, Rio Hondo, Jr., 75 total tackles, 13 sacks, 4 fumble recoveries, 3 forced fumbles, 2 blocked punts

   -- BRECK HOLMAN, Celina, Sr., 52 tackles (35 solo), 8 sacks, 2 fumble returns for TDs

   -- LUIS PERAZA, Hidalgo, Sr., 88 total tackles, 11 sacks, 4 FF, 3 FR

LINEBACKERS:

   -- AARON BUCKLEY, Palacios, Sr., 115 tackles, 11 sacks, 8 FF, 15 PR; committed to Texas A&M

   -- RYAN EPPERSON, Brownsboro, Sr., 168 tackles, INT, 3 FR, 3 FF

   -- ALONZO WHALEY, Madisonville, Sr., 162 tackles, 8 FF, 5 FR, INT for TD

BACKS:

   -- MARK FARMER, Pittsburg, Sr. 47 tackles; 7 INT, two returned for TDs, honorable mention WR

   -- COREY LEE, Andrews, Sr., 10 INT, 26 tackles for 8-2 team

   -- D'ANTON LYNN, Celina, Sr., 60 tackles (37 solo), 5 INT; committed to Penn State

   -- TREY RAUSCHECK, Navasota, Sr., 134 tackles, 64 solo, 10 for loss, 4 INT, 1 FR, 2 FF, 8 PBUs

PUNTER:

   -- NICK BAKER, Fairfield, Sr., 46.5 yard average

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

   -- AARON BUCKLEY, Palacios

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SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE:

LINEMEN:

   Joe Garza, Snyder, Sr.; James Huff, Clyde, Sr.; Chase Maldonado, Vernon, Sr.; C.J. Nielson, Celina, Sr.; Josue Vasquez, Rio Hondo, Sr.

ENDS/RECEIVERS:

   Brady Brown, Argyle, Jr.; James Kilpatrick, Bridgeport, Sr.

QUARTERBACK (tie)

   Brock Fitzhenry, Giddings, Sr.; JJ Harp, Argyle, Sr.

RUNNING BACKS:

   Justin Johnson, Gilmer, Sr.; Dexter Pratt, Navasota, Jr.; Henry Solis, Palacios, Sr.

KICKER:

   Marcos Rodriguez, Mineola

SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE:

LINEMEN:

   Anthony Aguilar, Clint, Sr.; Jim Guinn, Graham, Sr.; Kaeron Johnson, Cuero, Sr.; Colby Smith, Clyde, Jr.

LINEBACKERS (three tied):

   Clay Anthony, Monahans, Sr.; Will Henry, Waco LaVega, Sr.; Clay Hirt, Snyder, Jr.; Oscar Hernandez, Royse City, Jr.; Trevor Sparks, Graham, Sr.

BACKS:

   Austen Brewer, Wills Point, Sr.; Mark Lentz, Lytle, Sr.; Justin Rogers, Royse City, Jr.; Garrett Simper, Gonzales, Sr.

PUNTER:

   Clay Anthony, Monahans, Sr.

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HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE:

   LINEMEN:

   Ben Butler, Graham; Brandon Carrico, Mabank; Michael Charron, Kennedale; Danny "Junior" Frazier, Sweetwater; Tyler Hunt, Burkburnett; Brennan Johnson, Athens; Chris Ramirez, Sweetwater; Ryan Rumbelow, Bullard

   ENDS/RECEIVERS:

   Cody Burton, Gonzales; Ronnie Dennis, West Orange-Stark; Ryan Dockery, La Grange; Mark Farmer, Pittsburg; Carlos Gallegos, Royse City; Matt Handler, Argyle; Hunter Harris, Glen Rose; Mike Hicks, China Spring; Brandal Jackson, Navasota; Kaeron Johnson, Cuero; Blane Knipe, Snyder

   QUARTERBACKS:

   Colton Browning, Mabank; Gralyn Crawford, Palestine Westwood; Lance Day, Snyder; Dustin Eskew, China Spring; Johnny Esparza, Lyford; Darian Godfrey, Gilmer; Cameron Green, Bridgeport; Vincent McNeil, Dallas Roosevelt; Niko Salinas, Pleasanton

   RUNNING BACKS:

   Doug Allman, Liberty Hill; Gavan Bass, Fairfield; Xavier Canto, Caldwell; Auston Davis, Sweetwater; DePauldrick Garrett, West Orange-Stark; Bryce Golightly, Levelland; Dustin Gonzales, Liberty Hill; Francisco Jacquez, Fort Stockton; LaMichael James, Texarkana Liberty-Eylau; Cory Jones, Mineola; Clayton Joping, Lytle; Curtis Kevil, Clyde; Jacob Martinez, Rio Hondo; D.J. Morrow, Palestine Westwood; Nolan NuInez, Port Isabel; Moses Rodriguez, Poteet; Matthew Tucker, Tyler Chapel Hill; Charley Waldrep, Celina; Craig Whiteside, Vernon; Quincy Whittington, Cuero

   KICKER:

   Logan Barrett, Kennedale; Grant Schur, Vernon; Jacob Williams, Whitesboro

HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE:

   LINEMEN:

   Keifer Adamez, Sweetwater; Kyle Echols, Vernon; Willie Gordon, Bullard; Winston Jones, Vernon; Marshall Lambrecht, Gonzales; Max Torres, Sweetwater

   LINEBACKERS:

   Michael Bigelow, Waco LaVega; Zack Bracken, Bridgeport; Carlos Brown, Pittsburg; Alex Buckley, Palacios; Matt Burton, Whitesboro; Eugene Castillo, Navasota; Jagared Davis, Crockett; Steven Fields, Sweetwater; Kerry Gamble, Athens; Nic Hammett, Rockdale; Kennard Henderson, Texarkana Pleasant Grove; Adrian Jamie, Rio Hondo; Charles Jones, Texarkana Liberty-Eylau; Caleb Lavey, Celina; Wes Liles, Clyde; Rufus McCann, Sweetwater; Tanner Parker, Clyde; Steve Piazza, Lytle

   BACKS:

   Brent Bollinger, Snyder; Zack Bracken, Bridgeport; C.J. Broades, Texarkana Pleasant Grove; Tracy Cooper, Crockett; Ray Daniels, Vernon; Shane Eizember, Rio Hondo; DheRyan Jackson, Athens; J.J. McCoy, Sweetwater; Kenneth Norman, Sweetwater; Kenneth Turner, Snyder; Aaron Weitner, Vernon; Quincy Whittington, Cuero; Kendall Wright, Pittsburg

   PUNTER:

   Lance Day, Snyder