The Midlothian Mirror is proud to announce its second annual All-Ellis County football team as part of its countywide celebration of high school sports all-stars.
These 91 student-athletes and three head coaches are featured in a two-page color graphic on Pages B4 and B5 of this week’s paper.
The Mirror staff began the All-Ellis County high school all-star preps awards program last year. These include awards for individual players and coaches of the year. This year, the list of finalists has been expanded to include Players of the Year and Newcomers of the Year.
Finalists for superlative awards for football are being announced today; the winners will be announced at the 2020 All-Ellis County All-Star Preps awards banquet. This event will be held Thursday evening, June 11 at the Waxahachie Civic Center and will honor the top athletes from 14 high schools within the county.
The banquet will also feature keynote speaker Emmitt Smith, the legendary former Dallas Cowboys running back and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The All-Ellis County football team was chosen based on a combination of criteria: season statistics, team advancement in the playoffs, postseason honors achieved, previous All-Ellis County selections, recommendations from head coaches, and direct observation of players by the Mirror staff.
Members of the All-Ellis County 2019-2020 Football Team are:
Player of the Year finalists
Collin Drake, Ennis
Coby Cavil, Red Oak
Miguel Padron, Avalon
Offensive Player of the Year finalists
Joshua Ervin, Red Oak
Brandon Hawkins Jr., Waxahachie
Jayden Saxon, Italy
Defensive Player of the Year finalists
JT Cavender, Midlothian
Konner Jones-Searcy, Midlothian Heritage
Cahl Horn, Italy
Newcomer of the Year finalists
Devion Beasley, Ennis
Brock Cavender, Midlothian
Ka’Charo Cook, Milford
Coach of the Year finalists
Sam Harrell, Ennis
Lee Wiginton, Midlothian Heritage
Don Waddle, Palmer
First team
Offense
CJ Palmer, Red Oak
Jarius Jones, Ennis
Carson Cisneros, Palmer
Sir Michael Veasley, Life Waxahachie
Jay Wilkerson, Midlothian Heritage
Craig Penwarden, Midlothian Heritage
Colton Kemp, Ennis
Jaylon Washington, Red Oak
Peter Brown, Midlothian
Henry Martinez, Palmer
Dyllan Santos, Ennis
Crisanto Perez, Waxahachie
Defense
Matthew Nunez, Ferris
Joe Chavez, Waxahachie
D'Angelo Freeman, Midlothian Heritage
Marc Zagala, Palmer
JaSean Brooks, Milford
Ameer Muhammad, Red Oak
Ethan Lemley, Midlothian
Dane Vernor, Ennis
Donovan Jemerson, Red Oak
Preston Hodge, Waxahachie
Riley Angel, Midlothian
Robert Williams, Life Waxahachie
Second team
Offense
Cade Sumbler, Midlothian Heritage
Ethan Hill, Midlothian
Laylon Spencer, Ennis
Dylan Tyree, Palmer
Ian Pollard, Midlothian
Rhett Newton, Avalon
Haydon Wiginton, Midlothian Heritage
Kobie Vasquez, Ennis
Zakk Brus, Midlothian Heritage
Jonah Lacross, Life Waxahachie
Seth Zebreski, Ovilla Christian
Victor Pablo, Ferris
Defense
Nick Pollard, Midlothian
Jacob Lindley, Midlothian
Ashton McGraw, Ennis
Damian Gonzales, Palmer
Kody Connell, Ferris
Wyatt Thomas, Midlothian Heritage
Trenten James, Life Waxahachie
Nathan Humphreys, Midlothian
Kort Holley, Italy
Demarcus Rankin, Ferris
Aaron Jett, Maypearl
Ben Waddle, Palmer
Honorable mention
Kieran Page, Waxahachie
Zack Sanders, Red Oak
Gage Mayfield, Life Waxahachie
Jeremy McCoy, Midlothian
Adrian Cisneros, Palmer
Jaiden Barr, Italy
Tyvon Gates, Milford
Lex Lewis, Maypearl
Clayton Jenkins, Ennis
Blake Cellars, Midlothian
Denton Ross, Waxahachie
Kain Cooper, Red Oak
Carson Walker, Midlothian Heritage
Damon Herrera, Palmer
X’zavier Augustus, Red Oak
Deryous Stokes, Ennis
Jarveon Williams, Ennis
Kolton May, Midlothian Heritage
Robert Stillman, Ferris
Jackson Bailey, Red Oak
Caden Hubbard, Ennis
Arturo Gonzales, Palmer
Gaige Corey, Palmer
Darius Jackson, Red Oak
Elijah Shaw, Red Oak
Dee Johnson, Ennis
Jalen Mann, Life Waxahachie
Jack Shackelford, Ovilla Christian
Avery Garcia, Ovilla Christian
Trevor Blankenship, Midlothian
Kobe Singleton, Red Oak