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2019 All-VYPE DFW 5A/6A Public School Football Team
UIL football teams from the Metroplex produced deep playoff runs during the 2019 Texas high school football season. Check out the 2019 All-VYPE DFW Public School Football Team to see the athletes who shined individually.
First-Team All-VYPE DFW (UIL 5A-6A)
Quarterback Ja'Quinden Jackson (Duncanville)
Quarterback Eli Stowers (Denton Guyer)
Quarterback Dillon Markiewicz (McKinney North)
Running Back Kaedric Cobbs (Denton Guyer)
Running Back Emani Bailey (Denton Ryan)
Wide Receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (Rockwall)
Wide Receiver Marvin Mims (Frisco Lone Star)
Athlete Drew Sanders (Denton Ryan)
Offensive Lineman Hunter Smith (Rockwall-Heath)
Offensive Lineman Will Cabaniss (Garland Naaman Forest)
Offensive Lineman Nathan Deason (Frisco Lone Star)
Offensive Lineman Aidan Hayes (Aledo)
Offensive Lineman Gavin Byers (Colleyville Heritage)
Kicker Ethan Spearman (Rockwall)
Kicker Tyler Tipton (Little Elm)
Defensive Lineman Everett Preston (Crowley)
Defensive Lineman Klaus Schoenborn (Burleson)
Defensive Lineman Byron Murphy (DeSoto)
Defensive Lineman Devin Dawson (Frisco Lone Star)
Linebacker Miles Skinner (Keller Central)
Linebacker Javius Williams (Dallas Skyline)
Linebacker Ra'Kwuan Pinkston (South Oak Cliff)
Linebacker Ahmad Terry (Denton Ryan)
Defensive Back Bryson Bonds (Crowley)
Defensive Back Luke Mabe (Colleyville Heritage)
Defensive Back Christian Smith-Johnson (Richland)
Defensive Back Chris Thompson Jr. (Duncanville)
Punter Chase Allen (Colleyville Heritage)
Second-Team All-VYPE DFW (UIL 5A-6A)
Quarterback Quinn Ewers (Southlake Carroll)
Quarterback Jake Bishop (Aledo)
Quarterback Seth Henigan (Denton Ryan)
Quarterback Chandler Morris (Highland Park)
Running Back DeQuan Landon (Richardson Pearce)
Running Back Sabron Woods (North Garland)
Running Back Emanuel Fincher (McKinney North)
Running Back Dominique Johnson (Crowley)
Wide Receiver Jayden Jones (Rockwall-Heath)
Wide Receiver JoJo Earle (Aledo)
Wide Receiver Monterren Parks (Aledo)
Wide Receiver Da'Wain Lofton (Fort Worth North Side)
Offensive Lineman Vontrez Jackson (Crowley)
Offensive Lineman Courtland Ford (Cedar Hill)
Offensive Lineman Jake Majors (Prosper)
Offensive Lineman Matthew Parkison (Azle)
Offensive Lineman Gabe Blair (Denton Guyer)
Kicker Jose-Carlo Martinez (Fort Worth Timber Creek)
Kicker Joshua Click (Frisco Lone Star)
Defensive Lineman Jeremiah Abrego (Greenville)
Defensive Lineman Marcus Moore (The Colony)
Defensive Lineman Savion Byrd (Duncanville)
Defensive Lineman James Mitchell (Duncanville)
Linebacker Jaylan Ford (Frisco Lone Star)
Linebacker Jadarius Thursby (Duncanville)
Linebacker Alessio Russolillo (Frisco Lone Star)
Linebacker Matthew Powers (Colleyville Heritage)
Defensive Back Billy Bowman Jr. (Denton Ryan)
Defensive Back Tyrecus Davis (Greenville)
Defensive Back Courtline Flowers (South Oak Cliff)
Defensive Back Toren Pittman (Frisco Lone Star)
Defensive Back Ryan Watts (Little Elm)
Punter Connor Dailey (McKinney Boyd)
Punter Steven Fink (Mesquite Poteet)
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VYPE San Antonio Boys Soccer Scene: 2020 UIL & TAPPS Teams To Watch
The 2020 Texas high school boys soccer season is here, so you're probably wondering who the UIL and TAPPS teams to watch are in the San Antonio area. Check out today's VYPE coverage. To buy other team and individual photos from the 2020 VYPE San Antonio Preseason Soccer Photoshoot, click here.
We start in the state's highest classification because San Antonio's North East ISD is one of the state's deepest soccer districts. Nationally-ranked San Antonio LEE is highly motivated after its shootout loss in the 2019 UIL 6A state title game. The Volunteers are still the area public school favorite because roster headliners Alberto Mendoza, Francisco Segura and Andrew Erickson are expected to step up when they face 2019 UIL 6A Region IV finalist San Antonio Reagan and 2019 regional quarterfinalist San Antonio Johnson in UIL 27-6A tests.
Kerrville Tivy and San Antonio Southwest led San Antonio area UIL 5A teams with their Region IV semifinal finishes in 2019, but expect a challenge from Alamo Heights in 2020. The Mules earned UIL 27-5A's top playoff seed a season ago and have key players in Vann Morgan Smith and Nicolas Esteva to keep them on track this spring.
A squad flying under the radar is Harlandale. The Indians were a 2019 UIL 5A bi-district finalist like Alamo Heights and have the necessary leaders in David Tierranegra, Ricardo Padron and Alejandro Silva to surpass that mark in 2020.
The state's smallest public school classification saw the 2019 Canyon Lake Hawks represent the San Antonio area in the UIL 4A state semifinal, but other programs will be gunning for that spot in 2020. The Gonzales Apaches are ready to strike because they marched to the 2019 UIL 4A Region IV semifinal and have notable players in Luis Hernandez, Jose Daniel Cruz and Antonio Hernandez in 2020. Another experienced playoff squad is La Vernia, who made a run to last year's regional quarterfinal.
In TAPPS Division I action, keep an eye on defending state champ San Antonio Central Catholic. The Buttons have the necessary field general in senior Christopher Rios-Cruz to have more success in 2020.
San Antonio TMI Episcopal won the 2019 TAPPS Division II state championship and can add another one in 2020. Expect the Panthers to lean on their deep roster, which includes notable threesome Diego Ampudia, Joseph Kuri and Patricio Parra Ramon.
In the same classification and district, don't overlook Noah Platzer and San Antonio Christian School. The senior has the necessary credentials to add to his school's great athletic tradition in 2020.
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