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I-35 Area TXHSFB Alums Hear Name At NFL Draft In Sports' Short Return

Thomas Bingham
Apr 27, 2020

Interstate 35 is one of the most important roads in the United States because it connects six American states (Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas) and gives the country another entrance into North American neighbor Mexico. Significant metropolitan areas have also developed along it, so there's enough talent and competition to prepare athletes for the highest levels of sport. That was evident in the 2020 NFL Draft because 15 of Texas' 33 high school alums-turned draft picks came from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex or the Austin and San Antonio areas of the state.

COVID-19 has cancelled and postponed many events, but the NFL found a safe way to host its annual draft on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The highly anticipated three-day event featured a new virtual format that allowed it to go on as scheduled. It also provided sports fans with an important sense of hope and gave them the opportunity to cheer for their favorite teams and college players.

For Texas, there was a lot of celebration for the draft picks that previously competed near the highway. The first large in-state area you come across when you travel north to south on it is the Metroplex, which produced a dozen draft picks from its boatload of high school alums. DeSoto recorded two draft pick graduates over the weekend in Laviska Shenault (2nd Round, Pick 42 for Jacksonville Jaguars) and James Proche (6th Round, Pick 201 for Baltimore Ravens), while South Grand Prairie's Jeffrey Okudah (Pick 3) and Waxahachie's Jalen Reagor (Pick 21) were first round selections for the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles.

On the second day, the Baltimore Ravens drafted a pair of North Texas athletes in the third round. McKinney North's Justin Madubuike heard his name called with the 71st pick and Sachse's Devin Duvernay was later announced at pick 92.

The third day began with the fourth round of the draft, which saw Cleburne's Reggie Robinson II go 123rd to the Dallas Cowboys. Then, Cedar Hill's Trevis Gipson (Pick 155 for Chicago Bears) and Arlington Martin's Jason Huntley (Pick 172 for Detroit Lions) followed in the fifth round, the Cincinnati Bengals grabbed Garland's Hakeem Adeniji with the 180th pick in the sixth round, and Wylie East's Eno Benjamin (Pick 222 for Arizona Cardinals) and Mansfield Summit's Vernon Scott (Pick 236 for Green Bay Packers) were included in the seventh round.

The next notable area along I-35 is Central Texas. Before you arrive in Austin, you'll reach two important stops on future Minnesota Viking James Lynch's journey to the 130th pick in the fourth round of this year's NFL Draft. They include the towns of Waco and Round Rock, where he played for Baylor University and Round Rock High School. The region was also put on the map when the Baltimore Ravens made La Grange's J. K. Dobbins a second round draft pick at 55th overall.

Then, the road extends to the South Texas cities of San Antonio and Laredo before reaching the United States/Mexico international border. The Alamo City area produced Converse Judson's Alton Robinson, who was picked up by the Seattle Seahawks with the 148th pick in the fifth round.

For more sports coverage, follow Thomas (@Texan8thGen) and VYPE (@VYPEDFW/@VYPEATX/@VYPESATX) on Twitter.

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DFW Soccer Playoffs: State Semifinals

Stephen Peters
11 Apr, 2021
It's the last week of the 2020-21 UIL soccer season, and we're down to the penultimate set of games. The DFW is in great shape to bring home a lot of hardware this week with five boys teams and five girls teams remaining across all classifications.
The DFW is guaranteed to have a representative in State in four of the six games. Let's check out the schedule.
Records are based on MaxPreps.com
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VYPE Live - Middle School Boys Lacrosse: St. Andrew's vs. Regents

VYPE Live
11 Apr, 2021

Join our VYPE Live crew for this Texas Middle School Lacrosse match-up on Saturday, April 11:

2PM - Middle School Boys Lacrosse: St. Andrew's vs. Regents

VYPE Live Lineup - Saturday 4/10/21

VYPE Live
10 Apr, 2021


10:30AM - Lacrosse: Westwood vs Regents

11AM - JV Baseball: Episcopal Houston vs. College Station

11AM - Boys Lacrosse: St. Andrew's vs. Greenhill School

1PM - Baseball: Cedar Park vs. Marble Falls

1PM - JVW Baseball: Episcopal Houston vs. College Station

1PM - Baseball: Dripping Springs vs. Boerne-Champion

1PM - Baseball: Liberty Hill vs. East View

1:30PM -Softball: Kempner vs. Foster

2PM - JV Boys Lacrosse: Episcopal Houston vs. Friendswood

4PM - Softball: Cedar Park vs. Leander

4PM - Boys Lacrosse: Episcopal Houston vs. Friendswood

Lacrosse: Anderson vs Smithson Valley

TRENDING

Girls Soccer: Memorial, The Woodlands, Friendswood advance to State Semis

Freddy's Poll: VYPE Houston 2022 Offensive Football Recruit of the Year Fan Poll

VYPE Live - Softball: Kempner vs. Foster

VYPE Live - Lacrosse: Anderson vs Smithson Valley

VYPE Live - Baseball: Cedar Park vs. Marble Falls

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VYPE Live Lineup - Saturday 4/10/21

VYPE Live - Middle School Boys Lacrosse: St. Andrew's vs. Regents

VYPE Live - Softball: Kempner vs. Foster

VYPE Live - Baseball: Cedar Park vs. Marble Falls

VYPE Live - Baseball: Dripping Springs vs. Boerne-Champion

VYPE Live - Softball: Cedar Park vs. Leander

VYPE Live - Boys Lacrosse: Episcopal Houston vs. Friendswood

VYPE Live - Baseball: Liberty Hill vs. East View

VYPE Live - Boys Lacrosse: St. Andrew's vs. Greenhill School

VYPE Live - JV Baseball: Episcopal Houston vs. College Station

VYPE Live Lineup - Friday 4/9/21

VYPE Live - Baseball: Liberty Hill vs. Glenn

VYPE Live - Lacrosse: Anderson vs Smithson Valley

VYPE Live - Lacrosse: Westwood vs Regents

VYPE Live Lineup - Thursday 4/8/21

VYPE Live - Baseball: St. John's vs. Kinkaid

VYPE Live - Middle School Girls Lacrosse: St. Stephen's vs. The Trojans

VYPE Live - Softball: Cedar Park vs. East View

VYPE Live - Baseball: Vista Ridge vs. Westwood

VYPE Live - Baseball: Vandegrift vs. Cedar Ridge

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