Dawson, Pearland, Shadow Creek headline All-District gridiron picks
November 21, 2023
Dawson, Pearland, and Shadow Creek all had 6-1 district records and advanced to the post-season.
Dawson and Shadow Creek both fell in the first round while Pearland beat Dickinson 16-14 in five overtimes to advance to the area round where they fell to Atascocita.
The Dawson coaching staff was named "Coaching Staff of the Year" by their coaching peers. Dawson began the season 0-3 with two of the losses by only one point to Hightower and Tomball. The Eagles won 6-out-of-8 games for the rest of the year.
Dawson senior running back Bryce Burgess was the unanimous choice for District MVP. Burgess had 161 carries for 1329 yards and 19 TDs while he caught 12 passes for 144 yards and one score.
Pearland junior running back LaDamion McDowell was selected as the District "Offensive MVP" after he rushed for 1495 yards on 238 carries and 32 touchdowns.
Shadow Creek defensive lineman Zion Taylor was named District "Defensive MVP".
Shadow Creek's Alex Kirkland was named District "Return Specialist."
Pearland senior QB Cole Morkovsky was named District "Newcomer of the Year." Morkovsky was 160-of-256 passing for 2245 yards and 20 TDs while leading the Oilers to a 9-3 season record.
Pearland sophomore defensive back Jaylen Stewart was named District "Defensive Newcomer of the Year."
Dawson Eagles - Offensive and Defensive First and Second Team
Named to the offensive first-team included: WR Braylon Howard, WR Noah Rhodes, QB Gage Greene, OT Jaden Rodriguez, OG Josh Lewis, C Benjamin Vasquez, and RB Bryce Burgess.
Named to the defensive first-team included: DE Eddy Smith, DE Charles Anderson, DT Chris Smith, ILB Hudson Windsor, OLB Jeremiah Treadaway, and Maxwell Menendez.
Named to the offensive second-team included: OT Jake Reynolds, OG Torion Armelin, FB Reese Lehman, WR Tony Roberson, and Punter Ayden Treadaway.
Named to the defensive second-team included: S Bryson Burgess and CB Chase Davis.
Pearland Oilers - Offensive and Defensive First and Second Team
Named to the offensive first-team included: OT JJ Wheeler, OG Toby Argo, C Jonathan Giokas, TE Logan Johnson, RB LaDamion McDowell, FB Tate Chislom, WR Patrick Bridges, QB Cole Morkovsky, and Kicker Jackson Stagg.
Named to the defensive first-team included: DE Jaylen Stewart, S Ashton Hampton, and CB Jaden Brown.
Named to the offensive second-team included: OT Josh Perez, and WR Jordan "The Jet" Hernandez.
Named to the defensive second-team included: DE Jaden Wincher, DT Dylan Green, ILB Joseph Credit, OLB Charles Gooden, and S Jaison Law.
Shadow Creek - Offensive and Defensive First and Second Team
Named to the offensive first-team included: WR Chris Stewart.
Named to the defensive first-team included: DE Zion Taylor, DT Donnovan Rogers-McNeil, ILB Tommy Baker, OLB Braylen Prude, OLB Anthony Williams, S Kyle Peterson, CB Nigel Pringle, and Kicker Aiden Bui.
Named to the offensive second-team included: QB Cobey Sellers, OG AJ McDaniel, and RB Tylik Burton.
Named to the defensive second-team included: DE Janarius Harris, DT Nathan Harris, S Caleb Harrison, and CB Aaden Benjamin.