Seven football players and four head coaches out of the northwest Houston area will be recognized at the 42nd annual Touchdown Club of Houston UIL High School Awards dinner, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m., at the Bayou City Event Center.
Bridgeland senior quarterback Conner Weigman, Cypress Park senior running back Harold Perkins, Spring senior quarterback Bishop Davenport and Klein Cain senior wide receiver Matthew Golden were five of 12 players nominated for the Offensive Player of the Year award.
Westfield senior defensive lineman A.J. Holmes and Klein Cain senior defensive lineman were two of 12 players nominated for the Defensive Player of the Year award.
Tomball High’s Kevin Flanigan, Westfield’s Matt Meekins, Bridgeland’s David Raffield and Jersey Village’s David Snokhous were four of 12 coaches nominated for the Coach of the Year award.
Offensive Player of the Year finalists
Kendrick Bradley, Klein Forest; Bishop Davenport, Spring; Matt Golden, Klein Cain; Harold Perkins, Cypress Park; Conner Weigman, Bridgeland; Kelvin Banks, Summer Creek; Kameron Dewberry, Atascocita; Caleb Douglas, Hightower; Bert Emanuel Jr., Ridge Point; Donovan Green, Dickinson; Josh McMillan, Tompkins; and Noah Thomas, Clear Springs.
Defensive Player of the Year finalists
A.J. Holmes, Westfield; Lukia Rawls, Klein Cain; Keewan Grismore, Clear Falls; Mason Hall, Ridge Point; Martrell Harris, The Woodlands; Julian Humphrey, Clear Lake; Ty Kana, Katy; Dejuan Lewis, Shadow Creek; Fordham Parks, Cinco Ranch; Xavier Potts, Manvel; Kris Ross, North Shore; and Kentrell Webb, Paetow.
Coach of the Year finalists
Kevin Flanigan, Tomball; Matt Meekins, Westfield; David Raffield, Bridgeland; David Snokhous, Jersey Village; Cornelius Anthony, Hightower; Derek Fitzhenry, C.E. King; B.J. Gotte, Paetow; Kenny Harrison, Summer Creek; Rick LaFavers, Ridge Point; Todd McVey, Tompkins; Jerry Prieto, Crosby; and Craig Stump, Atascocita.
Private schools
In the private high school awards, Kinkaid’s Dillon Bell was named Offensive Player of the Year, Second Baptist’s Everett Skillern was named Defensive Player of the Year, Episcopal’s Beau Edwards was named Lineman of the Year, Kinkaid’s Cameron Henry was named Ironman of the Year, and Lutheran South’s Nick Hatch was named Specialist of the Year.
Cypress Christian’s Kris Hogan and John Cooper’s Erik DeHaven were named co-Coaches of the Year.
Offensive Player of the Year finalists
Zamari Bruce, Frassati Catholic; Dillon Bell, Kinkaid; Alex Gottsegen, Kinkaid; Joel Hutchins, Lutheran South; Grayson Kim, Second Baptist; John Perdue, St. John’s; Cameron Price, St. Thomas; Eli Smith, Second Baptist; and Jake Wright, St. Thomas.
Defensive Player of the Year finalists
Griffin Fisk, Cypress Christian; Blaine Baird, Fort Bend Christian; Cade Goldstraw, Lutheran South; Carson Hintz, St. Pius X; Alex Lassoued, Kinkaid; Blake Pitts, John Cooper School; Everett Skillern, Second Baptist; and Tegan Spencer, St. Thomas.
Lineman of the Year finalists
Jacob Moran, Cypress Christian; Reid Cordell, Second Baptist; Beau Edwards, Episcopal; Michael Fite, St. Pius X; Cailen Graham, Episcopal; Wyatt Green, St. Thomas; Stefan Gustafson, St. John’s; Duncan McLaren, St. John’s; Michael Skaribas, St. John’s; and Patrick Wallace, St. Thomas.
Ironman of the Year finalists
Tate Elder, Concordia Lutheran; Jacob Swan, Cypress Christian; Burke Battenfield, St. Pius X; Colin Hedges, Second Baptist; Cameron Henry, Kinkaid; Smith Nave, Bay Area Christian; Tyler Prazak, Legacy Prep; and Gamble Reed, John Cooper School.
Special teams Player of the Year finalists
Adam Atwell, Bay Area Christian; and Nick Hatch, Lutheran South.
Coach of the Year finalists
Kris Hogan, Cypress Christian; Jordan Black, Fort Bend Christian; Erik DeHaven, John Cooper School; Nathan Larned, Kinkaid; Les Rainey, Bay Area Christian; and Kevin Veltri, St. John’s.
Cy-Hoops on deck
The completed bracket for the 12th annual Houston Methodist Cy-Hoops Invitational was unveiled by Cy-Fair ISD coaches a week before the event is held Dec. 9-11 at various sites.
There’s 22 teams participating in the three-day tournament that will be played at Cy-Fair High, Cypress Falls, Cypress Park, and the Berry Center. Each team is scheduled to play three games.
Cy-Fair ISD’s 12 high school boys basketball varsity teams, Cy-Fair, Bridgeland, Cypress Springs, Cypress Falls, Cypress Ranch, Cypress Park, Cypress Lakes, Jersey Village, Langham Creek, Bridgeland, Cypress Ridge and Cypress Creek, will partake in the tournament.
They’ll be joined by 10 other programs like McKinney, Mansfield Summit, South Grand Prairie, Alvin Shadow Creek and Humble Summer Creek who are all ranked in their respective Texas Association of Basketball Coaches state polls entering the 2021-2022 season.
Day No. 1 will feature 11 games including Bridgeland vs Mansfield Summit at Cypress Park gym 1, Cypress Lakes vs. Dickinson at Cy-Fair gym 2, Cypress Ranch vs. Jersey Village at Cypress Falls gym 2, Cypress Woods vs. Summer Creek at Cypress Falls gym 1 and McKinney vs. Klein at Cy-Fair gym 1 at 5 pm.
There’s five games at 6:30 p.m. including Cy-Fair vs. Langham Creek at Cy-Fair gym 1, Cypress Creek vs. Cypress Springs at Cypress Falls gym 2, Cypress Falls vs. Spring High at Cypress Falls gym 1, Cypress Ridge vs. South Grand Prairie at Cy-Fair gym 2, and Shadow Creek vs. Dekaney at Cypress Park gym 1.
Cypress Park also face Harker Heights at Cypress Park gym 1 at 8 p.m. All teams will move on to play throughout the day on Friday.
The semifinals are scheduled for 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 12 at the Berry Center. The championship game will be played later that day at 5:30 p.m. at the Berry Center.
The bracket is accessible via the Cy-Hoops page of the Berry Center website.
