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VYPE Class 5A Helmet Stickers powered by Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine: Bi-District (Dec. 10-12)
VYPE Class 5A Helmet Stickers powered by Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine: Area (Dec. 17-19)
Dec 22, 2020
Welcome to a new VYPE feature for the 2020 football season - VYPE Helmet Stickers powered by Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine! Every week, VYPE will scour the stat sheets of the previous week and find the top performers.
Class 5A teams went into the second week of the 2020 playoffs and wow there were some amazing performances! See who earned VYPE Helmet Stickers this week. Here are the selections.
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<h3>PREVIOUS HELMET STICKER SELECTIONS</h3>
<h3><a href="https://www.vype.com/Texas/Houston/vype-helmet-stickers-2647856890" target="_self">- Week 1 (Sept. 24-27)<br>
</a><a href="https://www.vype.com/Texas/Houston/vype-class-5a-6a-helmet-stickers-powered-by-houston-methodist-orthopedics-sports-medicine-week-2-oct-1-3" target="_self">- Week 2 (Oct. 1-3</a>)<br>
<a href="https://www.vype.com/Texas/Houston/vype-helmet-stickers-2648221506" target="_self">- Week 3 (Oct. 8-10)<br>
- </a><a href="https://www.vype.com/Texas/Houston/vype-class-5a-6a-helmet-stickers-powered-by-houston-methodist-orthopedics-sports-medicine-week-4-oct-15-17" target="_self">Week 4 (Oct. 15-17</a>)</h3>
<h3>- <a href="https://www.vype.com/Texas/Houston/vype-class-5a-6a-helmet-stickers-powered-by-houston-methodist-orthopedics-sports-medicine-week-5-oct-22-24" target="_self">Week 5 (Oct. 22-24</a>)<br>
- <a href="https://www.vype.com/Texas/Houston/vype-class-5a-6a-helmet-stickers-powered-by-houston-methodist-orthopedics-sports-medicine-week-6-oct-29-31" target="_self">Week 6 (Oct. 29-31)<br>
-</a> <a href="https://www.vype.com/Texas/Houston/vype-class-5a-6a-helmet-stickers-powered-by-houston-methodist-orthopedics-sports-medicine-week-7-nov-5-7" target="_self">Week 7 (Nov. 3-5<br>
-</a> <a href="https://www.vype.com/vype-class-5a-6a-helmet-stickers-powered-by-houston-methodist-orthopedics-sports-medicine-week-8-nov-12-14" target="_self">Week 8 (Nov. 12-1</a>4)<br>
- <a href="https://www.vype.com/Texas/Houston/vype-class-5a-helmet-stickers-powered-by-houston-methodist-orthopedics-sports-medicine-week-9-nov-19-21" target="_self">Week 9 (Nov. 19-21<br>
-</a> <a href="https://www.vype.com/Texas/Houston/5a-helmet-stickers" target="_self">Week 10 (Nov. 27-28)<br>
-</a> <a href="https://www.vype.com/Texas/Houston/5a-helmet-stickers-2649403844" target="_self">Week 11 (Dec. 3-5)<br>
-</a> <a href="https://www.vype.com/Texas/Houston/5a-helmet-stickers-2649531461" target="_blank">Week 12: Bi-District (Dec. 10-12) </a></h3>
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Charles Shelling (@Charlesshelling) - Fort Bend Hightower
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hightower Football Bi-District Spotlight<br><br>Senior RB Charles Shelling had a career outing in Friday night's win! He rushed for 233 yards and 3 TD's on 21 carries.<br><br>That performance moves him to 2nd place in HHS playoff history.<br><br>Watch the tape! <a href="https://twitter.com/HightowerFball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HightowerFball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/charlesshelling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@charlesshelling</a> <a href="https://t.co/gqjmeQ8vha">pic.twitter.com/gqjmeQ8vha</a></p>— SAMMY SCOTT (@CoachScottTX) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachScottTX/status/1338567148063641600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p>Fort Bend Hightower is rolling. The Hurricanes continued their deepest playoff run since 2011 on Friday with a 44-14 win over Pflugerville Hendrickson. In that win, Shelling rushed for 172 yards on 28 carries. He has been impressive in the playoffs rushing for 405 yards and three scores. He will be a big factor in the Hurricanes' continued playoff push. </p>Jalen Walthall (@JalenWalthall) - Manvel
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">getting harder & harder to stay quiet, when i know i’m different 😤 <a href="https://t.co/pCpkKBAE8T">pic.twitter.com/pCpkKBAE8T</a></p>— IV (@JalenWalthall) <a href="https://twitter.com/JalenWalthall/status/1328095680343265281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p>Jalen Walthall has been on of Gabriel Larry's top targets this postseason. The senior receiver in the 38-21 victory over Dripping Springs had 112 yards and one touchdown on six catches for the Mavericks. This is the third game this season he has surpassed the 100-yard receiving mark and has 697 receiving yards this season. Manvel faces Fort Bend Hightower this week in the Regional Semifinals. </p>Reggie Branch (@reggie1branch) - Crosby
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">STATEMENT GAME! (highlights vs texas high) - <a href="https://t.co/vM4opRyUgJ">https://t.co/vM4opRyUgJ</a></p>— Reggie Branch ll (@reggie1branch) <a href="https://twitter.com/reggie1branch/status/1340821687286321154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 21, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p>Reggie Branch is an all-around athlete and is a part of the dynamic duo in Crosby along with Deniquez Dunn, who definitely deserves a mention here for his six-touchdown passing performance last week in a 62-42 victory over previously undefeated Texas. Branch against Texas had 179 yards and three touchdowns rushing on 11 carries. Then Branch also added 114 yards and two touchdowns receiving on seven catches. The Crosby senior finished the game with 293 yards of total offense and five touchdowns. Big week for him. Crosby gets a nice challenge this week in Huntsville. </p>Jy'Adrian Wortham (@J3REEW) - Fort Bend Marshall
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Huge run for the <a href="https://twitter.com/MarshallBuffs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarshallBuffs</a> by 2023 RB JyAdrian Wortham. Buffs inside the PNG red zone looking to retake the lead. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TXHSFB?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TXHSFB</a> <a href="https://t.co/j1Z4qqdxRM">pic.twitter.com/j1Z4qqdxRM</a></p>— Ryan Brauninger (@R_Brauninger) <a href="https://twitter.com/R_Brauninger/status/1337234224492011521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p>Well it looks like the FB Marshall backfield is going to be ultra-talented for years to come. Surprised? Not really. Jy'Adrian Wortham is a 2023 running back prospect and brings the speed for the Buffs complementing the talented Rundrick Dudley, who is a junior back for FB Marshall. In a 48-28 victory over Montgomery last week, Wortham rushed for 163 yards and four touchdowns on 18 carries for the Buffs. Big game for him. </p>
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Socially Distanced Coaching: FB Hightower reaches third round, despite coach Joseph Sam quarantining
Dec 22, 2020
HOUSTON – Joseph Sam wanted to keep his routine as normal as possible.
The Fort Bend Hightower coach the last two weeks on gameday pulled on his black cap with the Hightower logo in the middle and threw on a green quarter-zip pullover even though he wouldn't actually be at the playoff games those nights due to being in close contact with someone with COVID-19.
"I tried to keep my routine as normal as possible, so I got dressed up for the game," Sam said. "I didn't want to change up my routine because I was in the house."
<p>Since December 9, Sam has been quarantining at his home with his wife Mickala, who contracted COVID-19. </p><p>Earlier in the week, Sam said she had started to show symptoms, so he had already been distancing himself from his team in case she did test positive so that the team wouldn't be caught up in contact tracing and potentially be eliminated from the playoffs because of it. </p><p>"I didn't want to be the reason we got shut down," Sam said. </p><p>Entering this week, three Houston-area teams have already been eliminated from the playoffs due to COVID-19 cases and Sam didn't want his to become No. 4. </p><p><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9787720712654893" data-ad-slot="8738871937" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>
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</script></p><p>While getting a team ready for a playoff game is every coach's main priority, Sam had to take care of his family first and then at the same time making sure his team was ready. </p><p>"Once I found out I told the coaches my No. 1 priority is taking care of my wife," Sam said. "The good thing was she had mild symptoms the whole time. She never had any major symptoms, which was a blessing in itself. </p><p>"You just do it. I don't really put a strategy behind it, your wife needs you, your team needs you and you just manage it all from the house." </p><p>With his wife testing positive two days before the game, Sam had to shift gears - reverting back to the Spring - and socially-distance coach the day before his team was set to face undefeated Port Arthur Memorial, meaning he would not be there for the game.</p><p>"It was agonizing, I'm not going to act like it wasn't because you want to be there with the kids and the coaches," Sam said about missing the game. </p><p>Sitting in his home, Sam watched his team upset the 9-0 Titans, 41-34, and win the program's first playoff game since 2013. </p><p><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9787720712654893" data-ad-slot="8738871937" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>
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</script></p><p>Thrilled over the win, Sam recorded a video of him yelling – "Let's go! We did it! Curse over!". </p><p>"I was pretty fired up," Sam said with a laugh. "I knew we could win. I just didn't want there to be a letdown with me being gone. You know all the resiliency from everything we've been through came to fruition in that Port Arthur Memorial game."</p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Curse broken <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/eat?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#eat</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/family?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#family</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bringhometheship?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#bringhometheship</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ie9FsmGPF2">pic.twitter.com/Ie9FsmGPF2</a><br>— Joseph Sam (@coachjsam) <a href="https://twitter.com/coachjsam/status/1337606703043522560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p>The win pushed the Hurricanes into the second round and set up a meeting with Pflugerville Hendrickson.<br></p><p>At the beginning of the week, Sam said his wife was doing much better and started not showing symptoms anymore. But he would still have to quarantine. </p><p>"We just had to get as creative as we could during that second week of practice," he said. "We did Zoom meetings, they would FaceTime me into practice to where I could see it and make corrections where they needed to be made. Obviously, HUDL is an awesome tool where you can make notes on practice film and kind of let the kids know what you are seeing. I was texting kids and coaches back and forth."</p><p>While Sam was trying to get his team ready for their second playoff game, his main priority was taking care of his wife. </p><p><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9787720712654893" data-ad-slot="8738871937" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>
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</script></p><p>During meetings with coaches or even his team, Sam would step away to take care of her and doing it very carefully so he would not contract the virus. </p><p>"I was taking care of her and doing it smartly by wearing a mask, gloves, taking each other's temperature, and then disinfecting everything in the house once we use it," he said. "It's tedious but it was well worth it." </p><p>The tedious attention to detail paid off for the Sam's. </p><p>On Friday, the morning of the Hurricanes' game against Hendrickson, Mickala got great news. She was negative for COVID-19. That night, Sam – dressed in his gameday attire – watched his team win 44-14 and advance to the Regional Semifinals for the first time since 2011. </p><p>He posted another celebration video but it was his next Tweet that really hit home. </p><p>Standing in front of their Christmas tree, Sam with a huge smile held up a little whiteboard with a message – "My wife is COVID free & We're going to Round 3!!!" </p><p>"That was my wife that did that, that wasn't me," Sam said about the whiteboard. "We found out my wife was COVID-free on Friday morning, so I was fired up about that, she had been symptom-free since Monday. With her being COVID free and us winning that game made it that much sweeter."</p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Have an awesome update for everyone as well <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/eat?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#eat</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/family?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#family</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/beatcovid?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#beatcovid</a> <a href="https://t.co/oNlThvbUo3">pic.twitter.com/oNlThvbUo3</a><br>— Joseph Sam (@coachjsam) <a href="https://twitter.com/coachjsam/status/1340144627865833473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p>Sam has been in self-quarantine since December 9 and never showed symptoms of COVID-19 and Monday was his last day to have to quarantine.<br></p><p>Meaning, today, Sam will return to practice with his team as they prepare for the Regional Semifinals against Manvel. </p><p>"I'm just excited to see them again," Sam said. "I'm tired of seeing them through Facetime and Zoom." </p><p>In his absence, Sam has leaned on his coaching staff to keep the team going in the right direction while he was at home taking care of his family. </p><p>And they did just that. </p><p>"I'm extremely proud of them," Sam said. "They kept the ship going without me being there. I told the coaches before I left that the X's and O's they'll take care of itself. But the culture will help us win these two playoff games. </p><p>"I think our coaches did an excellent job of executing the gameplan in both games and they did a good job of keeping the kids focused. We also have some really good senior leadership as well. It's just a testament to the culture of the program when you have to step away as a head coach and the coaches and the kids are able to keep the culture going like you want it." </p><p>Now, with Sam back the Hurricanes will try and continue their deepest playoff run since 2011 with a win over Manvel, who they played earlier this season. </p><p>"Those guys do a great job, I respect the heck out of those coaches over there," Sam said. "It'll be a good slugfest to be a part of again. Our kids are not afraid of them. Our kids are confident after playing them one time. The game kind of got away from us late and I think we'll be better because of it this time around." </p><p>So, this week when Sam get dressed for gameday on Christmas Eve morning, it will be to actually go to the game and coach his Hurricanes again. </p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tm2FBdv-KNA" width="560"></iframe></div>
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