Howe senior offensive lineman Clay White has proved what hard work and determination can do. This season was his first on varsity and first to be a starter. The work put in over the off-season, even suffering through an injury, placed him on the First Team All-District team in perhaps one of the toughest districts in the entire state in Class 3A.
Other Howe notables were quarterback Austin Haley, who became Howe’s all-time leading passer in yards, was placed on the second team as well as one of his favorite receiver Cooper Jones. Haley, who finished the season with 143-for-276 with 1,929 yards now has a total of 4,005 passing yards which is the Howe record. His .55% career completion percentage is also the highest among all Howe quarterbacks since the program began in 1935. Jones was the leading receiver in 2021 with 54 catches for 764 yards and two touchdowns.
Each team in the district names a Utility Player of the Year and Howe named Kaleb McNutt for that honor. Each team also lists a Special Teams Player of the Year and the Jones took that honor for the Bulldogs as well.
Howe’s Honorable Mentions were Jaryn Grisham, Ethan Lopez, Luis Gonzalez, Ryan Hough, Carson Daniels, and Mahlon Walker.
Howe placed several on the Academic All-District team including Austin Haley, Ryan Hough, Mahlon Walker, Carson Daniels, Kolin Murphy, Ethan Lopez, Cooper Jones, Caleb Hix, Landin Duty, Ayden Burris, Clay White, Charlie Vera, and Asher Reinhardt.
Superlative Awards
The District 5-3A MVP – Mackenzie McGill, Mt Vernon
Offensive MVP – Caydon Coffman, Mt Vernon
Defensive MVP – Austin Reed, Mt Vernon
Offensive Lineman of the Year – Colt Wilkins, Winnsboro
Defensive Lineman of the Year – Bailey May, Pottsboro
Coaching Staff of the Year – Mount Vernon
Special Teams Players of the Year – Moses Branch, Commerce; Prabhdeep Singh, Rains
First Team All District 5-3A-I
Dawson Pendergrass, Mineola Jr RB
Coy Anderson, Mineola Sr LB
Nate Griffinm, Mineola Sr DL
Drew Robertson, Mineola Sr LB
Adam Blalock, Mineola Jr OLB
Jett Carroll, Pottsboro Sr QB
Major Mcbride, Pottsboro So RB
Jake Kublik, Pottsboro Sr WR
Cole Bynum, Pottsboro Sr OLB
Cooper Townsley, Pottsboro Sr ILB
Dionis Morina, Pottsboro Sr DB
Kyler Finney, Winnsboro So QB
Crayton Klika, Winnsboro Sr RB
Ronald Merida, Winnsboro So LB
Isaiah Aymond, Winnsboro Sr LB
Angel Hernandez, Winnsboro Jr LB
Gabe Posey, Mount Vernon Sr C
Jaden Horton, Mount Vernon Jr WR
Cooper Cutright, Mount Vernon Sr OT
Boone Morris, Mount Vernon So DE
Keaton Decker, Mount Vernon Sr LB
Hayden Nuziard, Mount Vernon Sr LB
Braden Bennett, Mount Vernon Jr QB
Audie Mcaree, Rains Sr QB
Bobby Dell, Rains Sr LB
Da’Shawn Jackson, Commerce Jr WR
Kendrick Greer, Commerce Jr LB
Jeren Ross, Bonham JR RB
Mason Rodriguez, Bonham SR QB
Cade Bowser, Bonham SR WR
Angel Equivel, Bonham SOPH LB
Dustan Sewell, Bonham SR LB
Clay White, Howe, SR OL
Second Team All District 5-3A-I
Bryson Myers, Mineola So OL
Isaiah Gardner, Mineola Sr OL
Jj Gandy, Mineola Jr WR
Julian Ramos, Mineola Sr DL
Tj Morelandx Mineola Jr QB
Andrew Peippox Pottsboro Sr OL
Drake Hunterx Pottsboro Sr WR
Cooper Dobbsx Pottsboro Sr OLB
Halen Flannaganx Pottsboro Jr ILB
Griffin Conklinx Pottsboro Sr DB
Gunner Loveladyx Winnsboro Jr TE
Xadrian Nancex Winnsboro Sr DB
Landon Boydx Winnsboro Sr DE
Logan Bakerx Winnsboro Sr WR
Jaryan Gadlin, Mount Vernon Sr OL
Jonathan Pearce, Mount Vernon Jr OL
Cross Dimaggio, Mount Vernon Jr LB
Brylon Bolin, Mount Vernon Jr LB
Blaine Crouse, Mount Vernon Sr CB
Kyle Gaddis, Rains Sr OL
Dalton Barker, Rains Sr OL
Noah Howell, Commerce Sr OL
Carlos Aubrey, Commerce Jr OLB
Henry Serrano, Commerce Sr DL
Jamari Murrell, Bonham SR S
Carson McLain, Bonham JR DL
Jack Porter, Bonham JR DL
Quaid Lowrey, Bonham JR OL
Austin Haley, Howe Jr QB
Cooper Jones, Howe So WR
Utility Players of the Year
Cason Davis, Mineola Jr RB-DB
Cooper Dobbs, Pottsboro Sr OLB
Cole Bynum, Pottsboro Sr OLB
Zeb Fulmer, Winnsboro Sr FB/LB
Kam Doss, Mount Vernon So FS
KJ Burns, Rains Jr
Ashton Seale, Commerce Sr
Hunter Haglund, Bonham SO WR/LB
Kaleb McNutt, Howe Sr
Special Teams Player of the Year
Christian Martinez, Mineola Sr K
Dionis Morina, Pottsboro Sr DB
Chayne Tedford, Winnsboro Fr FS
Adrian Diaz, Mount Vernon Sr K
Prabhdeep Singh, Rains So WR
Moses Branch, Commerce Jr
Shalim Rios, Bonham SR K
Cooper Jones, Howe
Honorable Mention
Brady Shrum, Mineola Jr WR
1Jamarcus Kenned,y Mineola Jr DB
Dj Newsome, Mineola Jr OL
2Braydon Alley, Mineola So WR
Conner Gibson, Mineola Jr TE
Paul Stanley, Mineola So LB
Tanner Crenshaw, Mineola Jr DL
Stephen Ogueri, Mineola Sr OL
Cole Thompson, Mineola So DL
Chris Rossie, Mineola So DL
Rance Brown, Winnsboro Sr FS
Hayden Deaton, Winnsboro Jr WR
Rey Soto, Winnsboro Sr RB
Marquis Ivory, Winnsboro Sr DE
Will Holman, Winnsboro Sr OL
Lane Lewis, Winnsboro Jr OL
Calob Tarrant, Winnsboro Sr OL
Randy Merida, Winnsboro Sr DT
Josh Blair, Winnsboro Jr OL
Kaden Finney, Winnsboro Sr TE
Seth Letot, Mount Vernon Jr OL
Carson Bolin, Mount Vernon Sr CB
Heston Mitchell, Mount Vernon Sr FS
Mason Pope, Mount Vernon Jr TE
Nicolas Lacy, Mount Vernon Sr WR
John Hinch, Rains Jr OL
Dalton Honea, Rains Jr OL
Kentlee Neighbors, Rains So LB
Hayden Fuller, Rains Jr DB
Beau Schellinger, Rains Sr WR
Gustavo Rodriguez, Rains Sr LB
Kaleb Wilhite, Rains Jr LB
Ivan Rodriguez, Rains Jr DL
Gavin Oakes, Rains Sr WR
Kori Foster, Rains Sr WR
Brody Baumann, Commerce Sr WR/DB
Myles Boyd, Commerce Sr WR
Tyshon Harris, Commerce Sr CB
Ty Hoffman, Commerce Sr OLB
Mildrean Gadlin, Commerce Jr WR/DB
Emanuel Castillo, Commerce Fr K
Marco Delgado, Bonham SR CB
Ryder Soliday, Bonham SR OL
Hagan Weissert, Bonham SR OL
Jaryn Grisham, Howe Sr DL
Ethan Lopez, Howe Sr WR
Luis Gonzalez, Howe Sr DL
Ryan Hough, Howe Jr WR
Carson Daniels, Howe Jr RB
Mahlon Walker, Howe So C
Academic All-District
Bobby Dell Rains Sr LB
Audie Mcaree Rains Sr QB
Gavin Oakes Rains Sr WR
Beau Shellinger Rains Sr WR
John Hinch Rains Jr OL
Dalton Honea Rains Jr OL
Brody Baumann, Commerce Sr WR/DB
Cody Jenkins, Commerce Soph OL/DL
Jack Nichols, Commerce Soph OL/DL
Jeren Ross, Bonham JR RB
Shalim Rios, Bonham SR K
Marco Delgado, Bonham SR DB
Mason Rodriguez, Bonham SR QB
Hunter Haglund, Bonham SOPH WR/LB
Cade Bowser, Bonham SR WR
Heath Brown, Bonham FR WR
Avery Coker, Bonham SR CB
Jackson Abbott, Bonham JR WR
Jamari Murrell, Bonham SR S
Angel Esquivel, Bonham SOPH LB
Ashton Gurley, Bonham JR LB
Ryder Soliday, Bonham SR OL
Jack Porter, Bonham JR DL
Quaid Lowrey, Bonham JR OL
Peyton McBroom, Bonham JR OL
Juan Hernandez, Bonham JR DL
Mathis Barnes, Bonham SR CB
Austin Haley, Howe Jr QB
Ryan Hough, Howe Jr WR
Mahlon Walker, Howe So OL/DL
Carson Daniels, Howe Jr RB/LB
Kolin Murphy, Howe So WR/DB
Ethan Lopez, Howe Sr WR
Cooper Jones, Howe So WR/LB
Caleb Hix, Howe Jr OL/LB
Landin Duty, Howe Jr WR/DL
Ayden Burris, Howe Jr LB
Clay White, Howe Sr OL
Charlie Vera, Howe Fr OL/DL
Asher Reinhardt, Howe Sr DB