Published: January 08, 2009 10:25 am      

Cayuga’s Shead named district MVP

Staff Reports



Cayuga running back Traylon Shead headed the District 20-A team as the junior was named the district’s Most Valuable Player.

Shead rushed for 1,406 yards and 25 touchdowns during district play in helping the Wildcats share a piece of the district title with Grapeland and Alto.

Grapeland senior quarterback Jared Murray was named co-Offensive Most Valuable Player along with Alto running back Marcuse Gasaway.

On the defensive side of the ball, Kyle Wiseman a senior defensive lineman at Cayuga and Kendrick Davis a senior linebacker at Grapeland were named Co-Defensive Most Valuable Players.

Cayuga’s Tommy Allison and Grapeland’s Curt Faigle shared the Coach of the Year honors.

Cayuga had eight players named to the first team, including Wiseman on the offensive line. Joining Wiseman on the first-team offense was junior wide receivers Billy Duncan and Malcome Kennedy, senior quarterback Broc January and senior offensive line Cory Perry.

Cayuga also had three defensive first-team players — senior linebacker Jerod Griffin, junior defensive back Shak Jenkins and junior linebacker Melvin Shead.

Grapeland had five first-team selections including Ta’Coyus Walker being named both a first-team wide receiver and defensive back.

Also named to the first-team defense were senior linebacker Henry Faulk, senior defensive line Jonathan Pugh and junior defensive line Carnelious Taylor.

On offense, junior Devan Mayfield was named as a first-team tight end.

The complete District 20-A team is as follows:



Most Valuable Player: Traylon Shead, Cayuga, junior, running back

Offensive Most Valuable Players: Marcuse Gasaway, Alto, senior, running back; Jared Murray, Grapeland, senior, quarterback

Defensive Most Valuable Players: Kyle Wiseman, Cayuga, senior, defensive line; Kenrick Davis, Grapeland, senior, linebacker

Special Teams Most Valuable Player: Chance Stewart, Carlisle, senior, kick returner

Newcomers of the Year: Erick Hernandez, Carlisle, sophomore, defensive back; Spencer Wright, Overton, freshman, tight end

Coaches of the Year: Tommy Allison, Cayuga; Curt Faigle, Grapeland



First Team

Offense

Hayden Scott, Alto, junior, offensive line; Jordan Shaw, Alto, junior, wide receiver; Brandon Thacker, Alto, senior, quarterback; Clayton Barnett, Carlisle, senior, offensive line; Fernando Garza, Carlisle, senior, running back; Chance Stewart, Carlisle, senior, running back; Billy Duncan, Cayuga, junior, wide receiver; Broc January, Cayuga, senior, quarterback; Malcome Kennedy, Cayuga, junior, wide receiver; Cory Perry, Cayuga, senior, offensive line; Kyle Wiseman, Cayuga, senior, offensive line; Eric Van Dusen, Cross Roads, senior, offensive line; Devan Mayfield, Grapeland, junior, tight end; Ta’Coyus Walker, Grapeland, junior, wide receiver; Telvin Darden, Overton, junior, quarterback; Jacoba Gardner, Overton, senior, running back



Defense

Rhett Gresham, Alto, sophomore, linebacker; Demarcus Griffin, Alto, senior, defensive line; Colby Hodges, Alto, junior, defensive line; Makio Houston, Alto, junior, linebacker; Jared Moore, Alto, senior, defensive line; Juan Alfaro, Carlisle, senior, defensive line; Dillon Lofties, Carlisle, senior, linebacker; Jerod Griffin, Cayuga, senior, linebacker; Shak Jenkins, Cayuga, junior, defensive back; Melvin Shead, Cayuga, junior, linebacker; Dustin Cantrell, Cross Roads, senior, linebacker; Craig Ramsey, Cross Roads, sophomore, defensive back; Jordy Gaddis, Cushing, senior, defensive back; Trapper Kesinger, Cushing, junior, linebacker; Brett Vardeman, Cushing, sophomore, linebacker; Henry Faulk, Grapeland, senior, linebacker; Jonathan Pugh, Grapeland, senior, defensive line; Carnelious Taylor, Grapeland, junior, defensive line; Ta’Coyus Walker, Grapeland, junior, defensive back; John Michael Flory, Overton, junior, linebacker; Scott Osburn, Overton, junior, linebacker



Specialists

Fernando Garza, Carlisle, senior, kicker; Cody Bass, Cross Roads, junior, punter



Second Team

Offense

Kevin Blakemore, Alto, senior, wide receiver; Rhett Gresham, Alto, sophomore, offensive line; Colby Hodges, Alto, junior, offensive line; Makio Houston, Alto, junior, offensive line; Anthony Burns, Carlisle, senior, tight end; Cannon Coleman, Carlisle, senior, quarterback; Derek Hedgers, Carlisle, senior, running back; Brent Jordan, Carlisle, senior, offensive line; Blake Wagstaff, Carlisle, junior, offensive line; Brandon Alexander, Cayuga, senior, offensive line; Tramon Shead, Cayuga, junior, offensive line; Henry Faulk, Grapeland, senior, wide receiver; Javontae McCoy, Grapeland, sophomore, running back; Brandon Walker, Grapeland, senior, running back; Kyle Kern, Overton, junior, offensive line; Garnet Williamson, junior, offensive line



Defense

Aaron Bruton, Alto, sophomore, defensive line; Kyle Denum, Alto, senior, defensive line; Javante Jones, Alto, sophomore, defensive back; Hayden Scott, Alto, junior, defensive back; Colby Jackson, Carlisle, junior, defensive back; Deon Hale, Cayuga, junior, defensive back; Joel Jenkins, Cayuga, sophomore, linebacker; Tyler Marshall, Cayuga, senior, defensive lineman; Tyler Turrentine, Cayuga, senior, linebacker; Andrew Giles, Cross Roads, junior, defensive line; Ian Goodwin, Cushing, junior, defensive line; Robert Heard, Cushing, senior, defensive back; Hunter Kesinger, Cushing, junior, defensive back; Devin Charles, Grapeland, sophomore, defensive back; Aaron Hatton, Grapeland, junior, linebacker; Mac Johnson, Grapeland, senior, linebacker; Devan Mayfield, Grapeland, junior, defensive line; Jared Murray, Grapeland, senior, defensive line; Draze Kenedy, Overton, senior, defensive back; Shelton Rogers, Overton, sophomore, defensive line.



Academic All-District Team (Area schools only)

Cayuga — Cory Perry, senior, offensive line; Riley Webb, junior, defensive back

Grapeland — Jonathan Dancer, senior, defensive back; Devan Mayfield, junior, defensive end; Jared Murray, senior, quarterback; Jonathan Pugh, senior, offensive line; Jake Wyers, senior, defensive line.