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Allen, Umeh, Toon headline All-VYPE private school team
The Greater Houston private school ranks were loaded with playmakers across the city.
Kinkaid and Houston Christian have the bragging rights as the only Space City teams to win their respective titles, but who were the real game-changers who propelled their teams all season?
Who can forget the performances turned in by super-athlete Cole Allen of St. John's and Wayne Shanks of Kinkaid or the punishing tackles of Obinna Umeh of St. Thomas?
Canon Toon of Second Baptist School was a human-highlight reel with his legs and arm.
Take a look at the 2024 All-VYPE Private School Team
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The 2024 ALL-VYPE PRIVATE SCHOOL TEAM
(In alphabetical order)
OFFENSE
QUARTERBACKS
David Capobianco, Kinkaid
Tanner Huckfelt, Concordia Lutheran
Patrick Rice, Frassati Catholic
Canon Toon, Second Baptist School
Santiago Villarreal, TWCA
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RUNNING BACKS
Cole Allen, St. John’s
Dean Calhoun, John Cooper School
Langston Davis, Second Baptist School
Amir Brooks, St. Pius X
Jaden Jones, Concordia Lutheran
John Kelly, Cypress Christian
Cannon Kampwerth, FBCA
Wayne Shanks Jr., Kinkaid
Brandon Thomas, Episcopal
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WIDE RECEIVERS
Cooper Brown, St. Pius X
Logan Bartee, Episcopal
Mason Dominy, Concordia Lutheran
Beau Ellis, TWCA
Blake Hamilton, FBCA
Jordan Manuel, Kinkaid
Braedon Robinson, Lutheran South
Nate Tidwell, St. Thomas
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OFFENSIVE LINE
Wyatt Childers, St. John’s
William Cook, TWCA
Gavin Geisler, Concordia Lutheran
Jake Ghiselin, St. Thomas
Sam Griggs, Kinkaid
Ian Harper, FBCA
RJ Lee, Second Baptist School
Lucas Mensing, Second Baptist
T.J. Walker, Second Baptist
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SPECIALISTS
Bennett Cooper, Houston Christian
Mario Gonzalez, FBCA
Michael Taylor, St. Thomas
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DEFENSE
DEFENSIVE LINE
Kevin Baptiste, Second Baptist School
Kristopher Carlson, Kinkaid
Tyler Cesarski, Episcopal
Prince Holiday, TWCA
Jonah Kalu, FBCA
Trace Langin, St. Thomas
Jack Reid, St. Thomas
Alexander Rustay, St. John’s
Jackson Staley, Kinkaid
Joe Trickett, Houston Christian
Obinna Umeh, St. Thomas
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LINEBACKERS
Grayson Boeker, TWCA
Bryce Butler, Second Baptist School
Brooks Edwards, Episcopal
Luken Koehn, Concordia Lutheran
Nico Lara, FBCA
Riley Meekins, St. Pius X
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DEFENSIVE BACKS
Blake Coogan, St. Thomas
Jaxon Coleman, Concordia Lutheran
Cooper Chambers, Kinkaid
Ethan Dishman, Second Baptist School
Greg Guidry, Houston Christian
Blake Hamilton, FBCA
Brayden Hinote, TWCA
Yahya Mir, St. John’s
Devonte Taylor, Episcopal
Canon Toon is the story in private school football
Second Baptist School, Toon carrying banner for HTown private school ball
While the big public schools get all the headlines, the Houston private school landscape is filled with storylines.
The Second Baptist School and QB Canon Toon is the storyline entering Week 5.
Toon threw a fourth-down, game-winning score against St. John’s 30-28 to elevate the Eagles to the VYPE's No. 1 ranking in all classifications of private schools in the Space City.
The 4-0 Eagles have travelled to Chicago (Wheaton Academy) and Dallas (Episcopal School of Dallas) and good news travels… Second Baptist School is for real. The 6-foot-4 Toon’s bobbing and weaving have gone viral and his big-game heroics have already become legend around Woodway Drive.
He has thrown for over 700 yards and 10 TDS (1 INT) and has run for 370 yards in athletic fashion.
So, who is next? The Eagles face a tough 3-1 Kinkaid Falcons team led by sophomore move-in Wayne Shanks Jr., who is averaging over 100 yards on the ground.
SBS have some familiar names who are also making big plays for the Eagles. Max Bagwell (son of legendary Astro Jeff Bagwell) plays in the secondary along with Ethan Dishman (son of legendary Houston Oiler Chris Dishman). The OL is led by UH-commit RJ Lee and Isaiah Broughton (SMU, Texas Tech offers), who is the brother of Texas Longhorn DL Vernon Broughton.
It doesn’t get easier for Second Baptist after neighboring Kinkaid, as undefeated and district-mate Lutheran South is on the slate in two weeks.
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DANCING WITH THE ‘SADERS
Danny Amendola is doing work on Dancing with the Stars, but it’s dad Willie Amendola, who has Concordia Lutheran 3-0 going into district play with TMI-Episcopal (3-0) this weekend.
Amendola led Dekaney High School to a State Title in the biggest classification of UIL football in 2011 and has the Crusaders believing. The straw who stirs the drink is QB Tanner Huckfelt. The 6-foot senior has a ton of experience, has a big arm and a football IQ which is college level.
The ‘Saders are legit contenders for a TAPPS DI District 2 title.
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MEEKINS’ MASTERPLAN
No one is talking about Lutheran South Academy (4-0).
Bad idea.
Coach Corby Meekins is one of the most decorated public school coaches after building the Westfield Mustangs into a superpower. He then went into college coaching at the University of Houston, then the University of Texas and back to UH.
Now at LSA, the Pioneers are charting new territory. The offense is led by their big three – QB John LeBlanc, RB Scott Farine and WR Braeden Robinson – which is averaging over 370 yards per game.
The Pioneers are dangerous and travel to River Oaks to play a tough SPC St. John’s Mavs this week.