AP All-State

[TigerShark]

How close is your school to a major News Paper.

Jasper and Newton are both a little over an hour away from a major news paper. The Beaumont Enterprise. Because of that the coverage is slim throughout the regular season, then in the post season the coverage is a little more. But, still not enough exposesure to grant many all-state selections.

I am a little biased, but I have good reason. Not just because that I am a native of that area, but because both schools are deserving of state wide credit. Both teams are considered a powerhouse in what ever class they are in.

Jasper, this year is playing for a state championship, in years past has been a contender in both 4A and 3A. Has several grads playing D1 football.

Newton played in the 2A state game, in years past has been a 3A contender. Has several grads playing D1 football.

The only reason either school is not represented more on the all-state team is because the "Jasper News Boy" and the "Newton County News" doesn't get to vote.

My point; GOOD TEAMS need more media coverage thoughout the year, not just when they are the last teams in the area still playing.

[TigerShark]

Hey, that was a lot of typing for no replys.
I think I have Carpal-Tunnel Syndrome.

Can I atleast get an agree or disagree?:D

[Gilmer Buckeye]

In terms of dailies, Tyler Morning Telegraph and Longview News-Journal both cover the Buckeyes. Our county borders on theirs. It's only 20 miles to L'view and 35 to Tyler.

I think this goes way beyond just whether there is a daily newspaper in one's area. I think it has to be a HUGE daily newspaper/media market, way bigger than Beaumont or Tyler or Longview. The all-state teams are dominated by players from the three or four largest metro areas, whether it is deserved or not.

As I understand it, the AP All-State Team is based on regular season performance. Manuel Johnson had a great regular season, but maybe the kid from Decatur did, too. I don't know. I know that overall Manuel's stats are now way superior, even accounting for the fact he has played one more game.

And he and his team are still playing. So when the TSWA selections come out, I expect Manuel to receive the accolade he well deserves. Counting regular season and playoffs, there will be no doubt he is the best QB in 3A.

BTW, the AP Poll did not consider Gilmer even to be a Top 10 team until something like the middle of October. Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine did not have us in the preseason Top 25. But Manuel Johnson was just named the Pace/DCTF Class 3A Player of the Year, so there is some justice anyhow.

[fred grunden]

Saw an article in the Lufkin Daily News this week. Headllines were Gilmer Plays in State Championship Game. Way down toward the end of the column there was a mention that they would be playing Jasper. Now Jasper is about 55 to 58 miles from Lufkin and Gilmer is a little over 100 miles. When I walk up to newspaper racks in Jasper to buy a paper, I see the Jasper Newsboy (Weekly) and the Lufkin Daily News (Daily) and a Houston paper. I wonder how many papers the Lufkin Daily News sells in Gilmer. :rolleyes:

[Manck]

That's because the Lufkin paper and the Longview paper are owned by the same people and re-use headlines all the time.

[3afan]

ASSOCIATED PRESS CLASS 3A ALL-STATE FOOTBALL TEAM
As voted on by The Associated Press Sports Editors based on regular-season performance.
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Pos. Player School Cl. Ht. Wt.
OL Buck Burnette Wimberley Jr. 6-3 310
OL Tyler Crump Abilene Wylie Sr. 6-3 325
OL Chris Luckey Liberty Hill Jr. 6-3 250
OL Chris McDaniel Royse City Sr. 6-1 290
OL Cole Thurman Canyon Sr. 6-3 265
WR Brian Christian Decatur Sr. 6-3 180
WR Kirby Paredes Zapata Sr. 6-2 180
QB Chandler Dane Decatur Sr. 6-0 190
RB Ryan Lawhorn Liberty Hill Sr. 5-9 190
RB Kendrick Pittman Caldwell Sr. 5-11 185
RB Chris Smith Navasota Sr. 6-0 220
K David Ceballos China Spring Sr. 5-6 145
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Chandler Dane, Decatur.
DEFENSE
Pos. Player School Cl. Ht. Wt.
DL D'Angelo Davis Snyder Sr. 5-11 170
DL Greg Hardeman Madisonville Sr. – –
DL Donovan King Rice Cons. Sr. 6-4 235
DL Chris Stewart Marlin Sr. 6-0 230
LB Jacob Biddle Wimberley Jr. 6-2 210
LB Wendell Davis Sweeny Jr. 6-2 210
LB Michael Miller Gainesville Jr. 6-0 190
DB Leon Angton Madison Sr. 6-1 190
DB Bo Merrell Perryton Sr. 6-2 185
DB Anthony Webb Wilmer-Hutchins Jr. 6-1 180
DB Clayton Young Canyon Sr. 6-0 175
P Orlando Ochoa Port Isabel Jr. 6-2 185
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR–Donovan King, Rice Consolidated.
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Pos. Player School Cl. Ht. Wt.
OL Joseph George Palestine Sr. 6-5 250
OL John Marshall Mount Vernon Jr. 6-3 265
OL Roy Sierra Cuero Sr. 6-2 330
OL Markeith Wesley Navasota Sr. 6-0 320
OL Michael Woodward Marlin Sr. 6-1 195
WR Derrick Evans Cameron Yoe Sr. 6-3 190
WR Jermichael Finley Diboll Sr. 6-5 210
QB Manuel Johnson Gilmer Sr. 6-2 180
RB Jerrod Craddock Farmersville Sr. 5-10 185
RB Cory Elliott Huffman-Hargrave Sr. 5-8 175
RB Cody Glenn Rusk Sr. – –
K Lico Castillo Snyder Sr. 6-0 160
DEFENSE
Pos. Player School Cl. Ht. Wt.
DL Brandon Evans West Columbia Sr. 5-10 220
DL Ben Jacobs Waco Connally Sr. 6-0 190
DL Markeith Wesley Navasota Sr. 6-0 320
DL Travis Wilson Kaufman Sr. 5-9 185
LB Ronald Brown Palestine Sr. 5-11 185
LB Daniel Dodd Gilmer Sr. 6-3 185
LB Juan Nunez Muleshoe Sr. 6-0 215
LB Steven Suarez Seminole Sr. 5-11 170
DB Wes Bailey Madisonville Sr. – –
DB Joey Garcia Zapata Sr. 5-10 170
DB Devon Hughes Marlin Sr. 5-9 160
DB Tim Monroe Mount Vernon Sr. 6-2 185
P Justin Brantly Sealy Sr. 6-4 215.

HONORABLE MENTION
OFFENSE

LINEMEN – Nolan Barborak, Gonzales; Doug Carlton, Bridge City; Kevin Dahman, Waco Connally; Gary Dees, Lindale; Zack Garcia, Snyder; Matt Hart, Huffman-Hargrave; Josh Hooten, Waco Robinson; Randall Hutchinson, Navasota; Jacob Janda, Giddings; Adam Kellam, Huffman-Hargrave; A.J. McColloch, Midland Greenwood; Ross Nigh, Cuero; Clint Parks, Huffman-Hargrave; Brian Pettigrew, Kaufman; Rolando Reyes, Port Isabel; Caleb Wendt, Needville; Beau White, Kaufman; Curtis Williams, Rice Consolidated; Levi Wolfe, Abilene Wylie.

ENDS/RECEIVERS – Will Carpenter, Llano; Desmond Doss, Silsbee; Michael Hartsfield, Van Alstyne; Kevin Hollis, Gilmer; Andrew Jones, Columbia; Kyle Lovorn, Canyon; Tim Monroe, Mount Vernon; Jared Peddy, Canyon; Justin Taylor, Princeton.

QUARTERBACKS – Chris Daniels, Barbers Hill; Jonathan Davidson, Van Alstyne; Colby Dickson; G.J. Kinne, Canton; Ryan Mullins, Cameron Yoe; Fred Williams, Palestine.

RUNNING BACKS – Jarrel Brooks, Midland Greenwood; Travis Franco, Sinton; Jerome Hewitt, Gainesville; Cameron Holliness, Royse City; Charles Huffman, Rice Consolidated; Brandon Jones, Shepherd; Cameron Jones, Palestine; Jarail Johnson, Pilot Point; Casey Kociuba, Liberty Hill; Kyle Lightsey, Fairfield; Billy Martin, Pittsburg; Blake Mercer, Kaufman; J.D. Pennington, Robinson; Uriah Smith, Marlin; DeMario Thomas, Longview Spring Hill; Dee Walker, Snyder.
DEFENSE

LINEMEN – Brendan Baker, Perryton; Doug Carlton, Bridge City; Jerry Cruz, Rockdale; Silas Etheredge, Midland Greenwood; Omar Garza, Falfurrias; Cade Hales, Canyon; Randall Hutchinson; Andrew Jones, Sr., Columbia; Scott Milligan, Waco Robinson; Jake Page, Shepherd; John Thomas Rudd, Cuero; Clint Stoffels, Gainesville; Robert Shaw, Rice Consolidated; Jason Thompson, Madison; James Villarreal, Sinton; Deraya Washington, Kirbyville; Brett Watson, Perryton.

LINEBACKERS – Derrick Bean, Jasper; Jarrel Brooks, Midland Greenwood; Richard Carlisle, Kaufman; Joe Cooper, Rice Consolidated; Germaine Dawson, Rockdale; Gary Graham, Kirbyville; Tony Haberer, Liberty Hill; Dusty Hernandez, Goliad; Josh Hicks, Waco Robinson; Kyle Lightsey, Fairfield; Eric Martinez, Snyder; Donnie Pierce, Royse City; Corey White, Madison.

BACKS – Brodric Bean, Kirbyville; D'Kendrick Gilder, Jasper; D.J. Goldstein, Wimberley; Trevor Hood, Merkel; Jarail Johnson, Pilot Point; RIley Lambert, Merkel; Kellen Lane, Borger; Alfraid Manning, Fairfield; Scott Martin, Navasota; Garrett Pinson, Snyder; Pablo Ramos, Port Isabel; Jeremy Ross, Cuero; Jazz Thomas, Marlin; Roland Wells, Navasota.

PUNTERS – Mark Kaspar, Navasota; Chris Kindle, Muleshoe; Cody Malone, Marlin; Will Middlebrooks, Texarkana Liberty-Eylau.

[3afan]

5 from Kaufman ?????

[football4life]

when does this other team come out? is it the coaches selections or what??

[SintonFan]

Originally posted by 3afan
ASSOCIATED PRESS CLASS 3A ALL-STATE FOOTBALL TEAM
As voted on by The Associated Press Sports Editors based on regular-season performance.
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Pos. Player School Cl. Ht. Wt.
OL Buck Burnette Wimberley Jr. 6-3 310
OL Tyler Crump Abilene Wylie Sr. 6-3 325
OL Chris Luckey Liberty Hill Jr. 6-3 250
OL Chris McDaniel Royse City Sr. 6-1 290
OL Cole Thurman Canyon Sr. 6-3 265
WR Brian Christian Decatur Sr. 6-3 180
WR Kirby Paredes Zapata Sr. 6-2 180
QB Chandler Dane Decatur Sr. 6-0 190
RB Ryan Lawhorn Liberty Hill Sr. 5-9 190
RB Kendrick Pittman Caldwell Sr. 5-11 185
RB Chris Smith Navasota Sr. 6-0 220
K David Ceballos China Spring Sr. 5-6 145
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Chandler Dane, Decatur.
DEFENSE
Pos. Player School Cl. Ht. Wt.
DL D'Angelo Davis Snyder Sr. 5-11 170
DL Greg Hardeman Madisonville Sr. – –
DL Donovan King Rice Cons. Sr. 6-4 235
DL Chris Stewart Marlin Sr. 6-0 230
LB Jacob Biddle Wimberley Jr. 6-2 210
LB Wendell Davis Sweeny Jr. 6-2 210
LB Michael Miller Gainesville Jr. 6-0 190
DB Leon Angton Madison Sr. 6-1 190
DB Bo Merrell Perryton Sr. 6-2 185
DB Anthony Webb Wilmer-Hutchins Jr. 6-1 180
DB Clayton Young Canyon Sr. 6-0 175
P Orlando Ochoa Port Isabel Jr. 6-2 185
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR–Donovan King, Rice Consolidated.
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Pos. Player School Cl. Ht. Wt.
OL Joseph George Palestine Sr. 6-5 250
OL John Marshall Mount Vernon Jr. 6-3 265
OL Roy Sierra Cuero Sr. 6-2 330
OL Markeith Wesley Navasota Sr. 6-0 320
OL Michael Woodward Marlin Sr. 6-1 195
WR Derrick Evans Cameron Yoe Sr. 6-3 190
WR Jermichael Finley Diboll Sr. 6-5 210
QB Manuel Johnson Gilmer Sr. 6-2 180
RB Jerrod Craddock Farmersville Sr. 5-10 185
RB Cory Elliott Huffman-Hargrave Sr. 5-8 175
RB Cody Glenn Rusk Sr. – –
K Lico Castillo Snyder Sr. 6-0 160
DEFENSE
Pos. Player School Cl. Ht. Wt.
DL Brandon Evans West Columbia Sr. 5-10 220
DL Ben Jacobs Waco Connally Sr. 6-0 190
DL Markeith Wesley Navasota Sr. 6-0 320
DL Travis Wilson Kaufman Sr. 5-9 185
LB Ronald Brown Palestine Sr. 5-11 185
LB Daniel Dodd Gilmer Sr. 6-3 185
LB Juan Nunez Muleshoe Sr. 6-0 215
LB Steven Suarez Seminole Sr. 5-11 170
DB Wes Bailey Madisonville Sr. – –
DB Joey Garcia Zapata Sr. 5-10 170
DB Devon Hughes Marlin Sr. 5-9 160
DB Tim Monroe Mount Vernon Sr. 6-2 185
P Justin Brantly Sealy Sr. 6-4 215.

HONORABLE MENTION
OFFENSE

LINEMEN – Nolan Barborak, Gonzales; Doug Carlton, Bridge City; Kevin Dahman, Waco Connally; Gary Dees, Lindale; Zack Garcia, Snyder; Matt Hart, Huffman-Hargrave; Josh Hooten, Waco Robinson; Randall Hutchinson, Navasota; Jacob Janda, Giddings; Adam Kellam, Huffman-Hargrave; A.J. McColloch, Midland Greenwood; Ross Nigh, Cuero; Clint Parks, Huffman-Hargrave; Brian Pettigrew, Kaufman; Rolando Reyes, Port Isabel; Caleb Wendt, Needville; Beau White, Kaufman; Curtis Williams, Rice Consolidated; Levi Wolfe, Abilene Wylie.

ENDS/RECEIVERS – Will Carpenter, Llano; Desmond Doss, Silsbee; Michael Hartsfield, Van Alstyne; Kevin Hollis, Gilmer; Andrew Jones, Columbia; Kyle Lovorn, Canyon; Tim Monroe, Mount Vernon; Jared Peddy, Canyon; Justin Taylor, Princeton.

QUARTERBACKS – Chris Daniels, Barbers Hill; Jonathan Davidson, Van Alstyne; Colby Dickson; G.J. Kinne, Canton; Ryan Mullins, Cameron Yoe; Fred Williams, Palestine.

RUNNING BACKS – Jarrel Brooks, Midland Greenwood; Travis Franco, Sinton; Jerome Hewitt, Gainesville; Cameron Holliness, Royse City; Charles Huffman, Rice Consolidated; Brandon Jones, Shepherd; Cameron Jones, Palestine; Jarail Johnson, Pilot Point; Casey Kociuba, Liberty Hill; Kyle Lightsey, Fairfield; Billy Martin, Pittsburg; Blake Mercer, Kaufman; J.D. Pennington, Robinson; Uriah Smith, Marlin; DeMario Thomas, Longview Spring Hill; Dee Walker, Snyder.
DEFENSE

LINEMEN – Brendan Baker, Perryton; Doug Carlton, Bridge City; Jerry Cruz, Rockdale; Silas Etheredge, Midland Greenwood; Omar Garza, Falfurrias; Cade Hales, Canyon; Randall Hutchinson; Andrew Jones, Sr., Columbia; Scott Milligan, Waco Robinson; Jake Page, Shepherd; John Thomas Rudd, Cuero; Clint Stoffels, Gainesville; Robert Shaw, Rice Consolidated; Jason Thompson, Madison; James Villarreal, Sinton; Deraya Washington, Kirbyville; Brett Watson, Perryton.

LINEBACKERS – Derrick Bean, Jasper; Jarrel Brooks, Midland Greenwood; Richard Carlisle, Kaufman; Joe Cooper, Rice Consolidated; Germaine Dawson, Rockdale; Gary Graham, Kirbyville; Tony Haberer, Liberty Hill; Dusty Hernandez, Goliad; Josh Hicks, Waco Robinson; Kyle Lightsey, Fairfield; Eric Martinez, Snyder; Donnie Pierce, Royse City; Corey White, Madison.

BACKS – Brodric Bean, Kirbyville; D'Kendrick Gilder, Jasper; D.J. Goldstein, Wimberley; Trevor Hood, Merkel; Jarail Johnson, Pilot Point; RIley Lambert, Merkel; Kellen Lane, Borger; Alfraid Manning, Fairfield; Scott Martin, Navasota; Garrett Pinson, Snyder; Pablo Ramos, Port Isabel; Jeremy Ross, Cuero; Jazz Thomas, Marlin; Roland Wells, Navasota.

PUNTERS – Mark Kaspar, Navasota; Chris Kindle, Muleshoe; Cody Malone, Marlin; Will Middlebrooks, Texarkana Liberty-Eylau.
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Much better. But. There were many other players who should be recognized, too.:)