District 17-4A All-District Awards
Posted in the Longview News-Journal
MVP-Jordan Norris, Lindale
Offensive MVP-Elijah Shipman, Lindale
Defensive MVP-Kyle Huesing, Hallsville
Newcomer of the Year-Ryan Kulak, Pine Tree
Sophomore of the Year-Payne Stinchfield, Whitehouse
Coach of the Year-Jason Lawless, Lindale
First Team
Alex Hagan, Hallsville; Taylor Heinsohn, Hallsville; David Fincher, PT; Tyler Humphrey, PT; Cody Langley, PT; Adam Pruitt, PT; Anthonie Alfaro, Lindale; Colten Fulcher, Lindale; Joey Lugo, Lindale; Jacob Peysen, Lindale; Enoch Shipman, Lindale; Grey Acuna, Marshall; Alan Guzman, Marshall; Gilberto Luna, Marshall; Garrett Fields, Kilgore; Everardo Delmas, Kilgore; Joseph Antley, Chapel Hill; Romeo Mercado, Chapel Hill; Eladio Carranza, Athens; Eduardo Gonzalez, Athens; Julio Alleman, Whitehouse; Zach Arambula, Eustace
Second Team
Lane Hardin, Hallsville; David Jordan, Hallsville; Trey Burda, PT; Bill Freeman, PT; Jeff Hogue, PT; Will Estel, Kilgore; Oscar Davila, Kilgore; Lewis Buchanan, Marshall; Jose Capuchino, Marshall; Rigo Vera, Marshall; Michael Barfield, Chapel Hill; Landon Rodgers, Chapel Hill; Cameron Cooper, Whitehouse; James Crews, Lindale; Drew Sharron, Lindale; Jordan Specht, Lindale; Sam Wright, Lindale; Dakota Mitchell, Eustace; Reynalda Auila, Athens; Moises Maldonado, Athens
Honorable Mentions were not listed in the paper
First of all, I was shocked about the choice of Defensive MVP. I didn't expect a 6th place team to recieve a superlative award. Congrats to Lawless, an award well earned. I also was surprised to see Trey Burda on the 2nd team while Everado was voted 1st team. From my experience with both, I have never really been impressed with the goalkeeping I have seen from E. I agree that his physical ability has made him good and he has made some very good saves, but when comparing him to Burda as a goalkeeper, I give it to Burda. It just seems like E makes things too dramatic (i.e. making a dramatic diving save when he could have just taken a step to get behind it), which may look good, but I have seen it get him in trouble that could have easily been avoided. On the other end, Burda just has so much better technique and is more fundamental, plus he is pretty agile. I do realize that I've only been around the game for about 14 years and that I still have a lot to learn in comparison to others, so just take all this as the opinion of a rookie goalkeeper, cause I acknowledge that that's all I am.
Another thing I noticed is that there are at least 3 keepers on the 2nd team: Burda, Hogue, and Buchanan. I thought that the teams had only 2 of each position, including keepers.
I was surprised to see Will Estel on the 2nd team. From my experience, he is a great player and I expected him on the 1st team roster. For the most part, though, I was very pleased by the choices and thought they reflected the season well.