For the ladies, Cali Bryan and Andrea Sherman earned first-team, all-region in girls singles, while Anna Christopher and Ellie Neumann took second-team honors. In girls' doubles, Ansley Dmeza and Reese Polkinghorne earned a first-team, all-region nod.
On the boys' side, Ryan Sammons was named second-team, all-region.
Hightower's Carson White (Oklahoma State commit)
“My dad has been coaching high school ball in Texas for as long as I can remember, so my history with football started early on,” White said. “Being around it with him, watching my older brothers do it, and now getting to live it with my dad back at Hightower again — it’s a dream come true.”
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The résumé White brings with him speaks for itself. He steered Iowa Colony to a 12-2 record and a second consecutive Region III Final appearance, throwing for roughly 2,000 yards and 32 touchdowns while adding nearly 700 rushing yards and 15 more scores. That dual-threat showing landed White on the first-team all-district list while reinforcing his place among the area’s premier signal-callers.
Now, he joins a Hightower roster that believes it has more to show this fall. Under head coach Cornelius Anthony, the Hurricanes went 7-4 and finished third in the district before Manvel ended their postseason in the opening round. Hightower already boasts plenty of talent, and White’s arrival only raises the stakes.
The featured standouts of the 2026–27 Hightower Hurricanes football team.Bradley C. Collier (VYPE)
“I think everybody knows I can play ball, so to me, there’s really no difference between playing 5A or 6A,” White said. “I feel like I can play with the best of the best, no matter who I’m up against. That’s really what I’m looking to prove.”
That confidence comes with a different level of perspective than the one White carried as a freshman.
“I’ve had to learn how to manage the game more effectively,” he said. “During my freshman year, I wasn’t as poised. I was just kind of ballin’ at that point. But now, I feel like I have more control over everything, including the emotions that come with the flow of the game.”
The lessons haven’t all come easily.
“Overcoming adversity and taking it head on without letting it derail my life or my vision of the game takes a lot,” White said. “It takes a level head to balance who you are as a player and as a person. But it’s necessary because the sport is short-lived, so you gotta make the most of it and not harp on the hard times.”
White’s approach may prove just as valuable as the numbers he put up at Iowa Colony. Hightower presents a new offense and set of challenges, but not a new purpose. He knows what he can do. Now, he gets to prove it on one of Texas high school football’s biggest stages, with his father helping guide the way.
Beyond football, White is still a young man with his own quirks — including a particularly strong aversion to vegetables.
“I know we as athletes are supposed to eat right for the most part, but I don’t like vegetables at all,” White said with a laugh. “I gag when I eat them — especially cabbage. But my mom makes this salmon and rice that never fails, and I can’t say no to a good burger.”
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