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THE TIMES 2015 ALL-CITY FOOTBALL TEAM

4A teams highlight major awards

LUKE THOMPSON | LTHOMPSON@GANNETT.COM

All-City Defensive MVP

District 1-4A featured some of the areas

best athletes in a season showcasing plenty of
next-level talent.
Northwood wide receiver Marquez Stevenson beat out worthy 5A candidates such as
Parkway quarterback Keondre Wudtee, as
well as Evangel running back Jamarqueza
Mims, a Southern commit, to earn All-City Offensive MVP honors. Stevenson did a little bit
of everything on his way to 1,933 total yards
and 17 touchdowns for the Falcons.
He also faced some stiff competition within his own district, including Woodlawn sophomore running back Trivenskey Mosley and
Benton quarterback Garrett Hable. The 5foot-11, 270-pound senior called it the toughest
the district has been in his career and he faced
plenty of adversity as Northwood went just 2-5
in district play.
It was pretty exciting, said Stevenson,
who committed to Houston over offers from
Baylor, Mississippi State, Notre Dame and
many power conference schools. It gave me a
little bit of competition before I go to college.
North DeSoto running back Delmonte Hall
earned the nod for All-Area Offensive MVP,
and Minden made it a clean sweep for 4A in the
top All-Area awards. Dominant senior defensive end Zikerrion Baker won the Defensive
MVP, and coach Spencer Heard took Coach of
the Year for leading the Crimson Tide to a 9-3
season that ended with a 35-34 second-round
loss to Franklinton.
Calvary safety and Oklahoma commit
Chanse Sylvie prevented a clean sweep for
District 1-4A by winning the race for All-City
Defensive MVP. The Cavs were one of six area
teams to lose to an eventual state champion in
the quarterfinals or later, and no one got closer
than District 1-5A co-champs Evangel.
Only a heartbreaking overtime loss to
Catholic in the semifinals kept All-City Coach
of the Year Byron Dawson from guiding a
dominant young defense to a shot at a 14th
state title in their first season back in 5A. He
said the Eagles played with a chip on their
shoulder all season and got a huge boost from a
56-21 upset of eventual 5A semifinalist Parkway in the district opener.

Chanse Sylvie, DB, Calvary, Sr.

The best player in perhaps the states
best secondary packed the physical
punch at safety to complement shutdown cornerbacks Greedy and LeeLee
Williams. When opposing offenses
inevitably realized running the ball
would be the only way to beat Calvary, Sylvie made his presence felt. The
Oklahoma commit and Class 2A AllState defensive back posted a teamhigh 103 tackles for a defense that
never allowed more than two touchdowns in district play and held 5A
champ Zachary to its lowest total of
the season in its only loss.

DOUGLAS COLLIER/THE TIMES

The All-City Coach of the Year is Byron

Dawson of Evangel.

All-City Coach of the Year

DOUGLAS COLLIER/THE TIMES

The All-City Offensive Player of the Year is

Northwood's Marquez Stevenson.

All-City Offensive MVP

Marquez Stevenson, WR, Northwood, Sr.
Even with defenses honed in on him as the
primary weapon all season for an inconsistent
offense, Stevenson thrived.
He caught 50 passes for 900 yards and eight
touchdowns. But Stevenson wasnt limited to
just catching passes. He also ran 35 times for
445 yards and five more touchdowns.
Stevensons playmaking ability was evident in
the 1,933 total yards he amassed and 17 touchdowns.
Stevenson is committed to the University of
Houston.

DOUGLAS COLLIER/THE TIMES

The All-City Defensive Player of the Year

is Chanse Sylvie of Calvary.

ALL-CITY OFFENSE
C.J. Morgan, ATH, Parkway, Sr.

Highlights: The
do-it-all senior
for the Panthers scored via
rush, pass,
catch, kick
return and
interception in
the first three playoff games
alone. Finished with 685 rush
yards, 753 receiving yards and
23 total touchdowns.
Gabe Rodriquez, K, Airline,
Sr.
Highlights: The
talented soccer
player went a
perfect 39 for
39 on PATs in
his first year as
a kicker and
made 7 of 8 field goals with a
long of 42. Also had 14 touchbacks on 56 kickoffs.
Keondre Wudtee, QB, Parkway, Sr.
Highlights: The
leader of a
dynamic Panthers offense
and District
1-5A Offensive
MVP threw for
3,466 yards, rushed for 401
and scored 39 total TDs on
the way to a share of a district championship and a 5A
semifinal appearance.
Jamarqueza Mims, RB, Evangel, Sr.
Highlights: The
District 1-5A
first teamer
often carried
the Eagles
offense with
1,212 yards
rushing and 18 total touchdowns. Finished with 166
receiving yards for Division I
semifinalists.
Trivenskey Mosley, RB,
Woodlawn, So.
Highlights: The
sensational
sophomore had
a breakout
season with
1,601 yards
rushing and

another 259 receiving. Scored

25 touchdowns to lead Woodlawn to a 4A playoff appearance.
Keldrick Carper, WR, Plain
Dealing, Jr.
Highlights: The
highly recruited
wide receiver
did everything
for the Lions,
beginning with
his 66 receptions for 947 yards. He also
rushed for 716 yards and
played defensive back, scoring 22 total touchdowns.
Terrace Marshall, WR, Parkway, Jr.
Highlights: The
Panthers tall
deep threat
went for an
85-yard touchdown on his
first reception
of the season and caught 53
passes for 1,348 yards and 14
touchdowns, including six in
the postseason on the way to
a semifinal appearance.
Tray Allen, FB, Byrd, Sr.
Highlights: The
Yellow Jackets
bruising fullback returned
from a seasonending injury as
a junior to rush
for 890 yards
and nine touchdowns to help
Byrd win a share of the District 1-5A title.
Hunter Beatty, OL, Calvary,
Jr.
Highlights: The
big tackle led
an efficient line
for another
dominant
Calvary offense
that handed
Class 5A champ Zachary its
only loss of the season and
never scored fewer than 20
until a quarterfinal loss in the
Division III playoffs.
Ethan Harvey, OL, Evangel,
Jr.
Highlights: The talented

Byron Dawson, Evangel

Competing for a District 1-5A championship against some of the states best
teams looked like a tall order for Evangel,
considering the Eagles were moving up
from 2A with a roster featuring more than
two-thirds freshmen and sophomores. But
the third-year coach got his team to play
dominant defense and, with the help of
offensive coordinator Denny Duron, utilized the talents of Jamarqueza Mims to
create a powerful running attack that
bowled over Parkway 56-21 to open district
play. Evangel won the next four district
games by at least 24 points before a loss to
Byrd forced the Eagles to share the title.
They still made the Division I playoffs as a
No. 2 seed and would have gone back to
the Dome if not for a remarkable secondhalf comeback by Catholic to erase a 21-0
lead and eventually win 27-21 in overtime.

ALL-CITY DEFENSE
guard set the
tone for an
offensive line
that found its
stride in district
play to capture
a share of the
title and open up the holes
for a 1,000-yard back.
Colton Prater, OL, Airline, Sr.
Highlights: One
of the states
best offensive
linemen and a
Texas A&M
signee, the
senior guard
blocked for two
rushers with at least 500
yards to help carry the Vikings to a playoff appearance.
Lawson Scott, OL, Byrd, Sr.
Highlights:
Guard who was
perhaps the
strongest member of a dominant offensive
line that laid
the foundation
for another powerful Yellow
Jackets rushing attack that
totaled more than 3,000
yards on the ground.
Colton Sessions, OL, Benton,
Jr.
Highlights: The
anchor of Bentons line paved
the way for an
offense that
averaged 34
points and went
a perfect 7-0 to earn a 2ndstraight District 1-4A title.
Second Team Offense
QB: Garrett Hable, Soph., Benton
RB: Jermaine Newton, Soph.,
Benton
RB: Kordavion Washington, Soph.,
Calvary
WR: Deonte Crawford, Sr., Green
Oaks
WR: Clayton Festavan, Sr., Benton
TE: Cameron Howell, Sr., Airline
OT: LaDarean Patterson, Sr., Parkway
OG: Garrett Malmay, Sr., Byrd
C: Nick Holt, Sr. Parkway
OG: Johnnie Maiden, Sr., Woodlawn
OG: Carson Faulk, Sr., Evangel
ATH: Robert Rochell, Sr., Fair Park

Lloyd Cole, DB, Parkway, Sr.

Highlights: The
heart and soul
of the Panthers
defense played
all over the
field with his
speed and
racked up 100.5
tackles to go along with 9
pass breakups and two interceptions.
TreShawn Hill, DB, Booker T.
Washington,
Sr.
Highlights: The
District 1-3A
co-Defensive
MVP picked off
eight interceptions and
returned five of them for
touchdowns. Also caught 24
passes for 376 yards and had
two kickoff returns for touchdowns.
Andreaz Greedy Williams,
DB, Calvary, Sr.
Highlights: The
multi-talented
LSU commit
made 47 tackles at cornerback and
intercepted 2
passes while also returning
three kicks for touchdowns.
Rodarius LeeLee Williams,
DB, Calvary, Sr.
Highlights: As
another shutdown corner in
the Cavs secondary, he
picked off a
team-high four
passes and returned two of
them for touchdowns to go
with his 38 tackles.
Davin Cotton, DL, Evangel,
So.
Highlights: The
talented young
defensive end
wreaked havoc
at the line of
scrimmage,
making 51
tackles, including 14 for loss
and three sacks for the Eagles
dominant defense.
David Fitzwater, DL,
Calvary, Sr.
Highlights: The
imposing
defensive end
made 91 tackles

and five sacks to earn All-State

Honorable Mention for Class
2A on a defense that held five
teams to single digits.
Malik Leary, DL, Byrd, Sr.
Highlights: One
of the key
returners for a
strong front
seven made 30
tackles, including 14 for
loss and seven
sacks. Also broke up seven
passes.
Micah Minter, DL, Byrd, Sr.
Highlights:
Another key
piece on the
Yellow Jackets
stout defensive
line who made
40 tackles,
including 10 for
loss and four
sacks.
Ryan Black, LB, Parkway, Jr.
Highlights: The
best player on a
front seven that
shut out Byrds
offense and
slowed down
Acadiana
enough for a
big secondround win. He made 90.5
tackles, including 16 for loss
and 2.5 sacks to go with six
forced fumbles.
A.C. Gilliam, LB, Evangel, Sr.
Highlights: The
District 1-5A
Defensive MVP
provided vital
leadership for a
young, talented Eagles
defense and
made 64 tackles, including 12 for loss and
5.5 sacks.
Ashton Lacaze, LB, Captain
Shreve, Sr.
Highlights: The
standout on a
Gators defense
made 117
tackles, including 49 solo
and 20 tackles
for loss. He also
forced seven fumbles, recovered three and blocked two
punts.
Brian Barber, P, Calvary, Fr.
Highlights: Impressive first-

year punter
averaged 40.8
yards on 29
punts, four of
which landed
inside the 20.
Second Team Defense
DE: Tyler McCallister, Sr., Airline
DL: Felton Caldwell, Jr., Green Oaks
DL: Chauncey Taylor, Sr., Benton
DE: ShaMikel Ashton, Sr., Huntington
LB: Micah Baskerville, Soph.,
Evangel
LB: Josh James, Jr., Airline
LB: Nick Rogers, Sr., Calvary
DB: Zeke Barnett, Sr., Benton
DB: Matthew Williams, Sr., Woodlawn
DB: Julian Charles, Sr. Captain
Shreve
DB: Trent Jones, Sr., Byrd
K: Trevor Stevens, Sr., Calvary
P: Seth Green, Sr. Evangel
Honorable Mention: Corey
Henderson, WR, Evangel; ShunCee
Thomas, RB, Airline; Tysen Hardman, RB, Byrd; Robert McKnight,
RB, Parkway; Carter Windham, RB,
Loyola; Zach Ward, OL, Byrd;
Ardarius Washington, DB, Evangel;
TaJarez Marshall, LB, Huntington;
Toriaun Sergent, DL, Green Oaks;
Semaj Tarver, LB, Parkway; Colton
Sessions, OL, Benton; Rhykime
Smith, OL, Bossier; Jordan Kellum,
OL, Northwood; Pedro Hernandez,
K, Minden; Peyton Bogan, P,
Northwood; Chauncey Taylor, DL,
Benton; Dontae Cawthorne, DL, Fair
Park; Egbert Phillips, LB, Northwood; Deshantric Watson, DB,
Northwood; Trent Touchet, DB,
Byrd; Orlando Puryear, DB, Evangel;
Jeremiah Wilson, DB, Haughton;
Aaron Calcote, DL, Evangel; Luther
Dallas, DB, Byrd; Deuce Caston, QB,
Byrd; Connor Curry, QB, Evangel;
Deonte Hawkins, WR, Parkway;
Antonio Woodfork, WR, Haughton;
Jaylon Carey, QB, Green Oaks; CB
Steele Netterville, Jr., Byrd; Shannon
Gilliam, DB, Green Oaks; Tristain
Robinson, DB, Green Oaks
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