Cinco Ranch’s Rutherford named District 19-6A MVP
Cinco Ranch’s Gavin Rutherford was named the District 19-6A football MVP on Monday, capping off a record setting season and career for the senior.
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Cinco Ranch’s Rutherford named District 19-6A MVP
Cinco Ranch’s Gavin Rutherford was named the District 19-6A football MVP on Monday, capping off a record setting season and career for the senior in what was a very successful season for the Cougars.
Rutherford had a tremendous senior season. The quarterback completed 209 of 340 passes with a completion percentage of 61.5% while throwing for 3,326 and 32 touchdowns to just six interceptions. He averaged 255 yards per game on the year while leading the Cougars to a regional semifinal appearance. Rutherford ended his career as the Cinco Ranch and Katy ISD all-time leading passer in yards, touchdowns, completions and attempts.
There was a three-way tie for both offensive and defensive player of the year in the district.
Katy’s Seth Davis, Tompkins’ Wyatt Young and Morton Ranch’s Santana Scott shared the offensive player of the year’s honors, after each of the three helped lead their teams to the playoffs.
Katy’s Davis helped lead Katy to a state semifinal appearance for the second straight season and ended the year with over 2000 yards rushing and 31 touchdowns. Davis averaged over 150 yards per game while becoming the Katy and Katy ISD all-time leading rusher.
Tompkins’ Wyatt Young started the year as a wide receiver and running back, but switched to quarterback after four games and had a big season helping lead the Falcons to the playoffs. Young finished the season with 685 yards passing to go with seven touchdowns and no interceptions, while rushing for 565 yards and 10 touchdowns and catching 13 passes for 157 yards and two touchdowns.
Santana Scott was a major force in Morton Ranch ending a six year playoff drought and continued to be one of the biggest offensive threats in the district during his senior season. Scott finished the season with 1,444 yards and 14 touchdowns, going over 100 yards on the ground in nine games and averaging 7.6 yards per carry. Scott also added 210 receiving yards on 16 catches to go with three touchdowns on the year, while the Mavericks clinched a playoff spot in the last district game of the year and put up a fight in their bi-district round game.
On the defensive side of the ball, Katy’s Johnathan Hall, Tompkins’ Caleb Komolafe and Paetow’s DJ Hicks Jr. were all named defensive players of the year in the district.
Hall helped Katy get back to state semifinal while making big plays including a game sealing interception vs. C.E. King in the playoffs and was huge for the Tigers in both the pass and run game.
Komolafe was a swiss army knife for the Falcons and was huge at the safety position. Komolafe played both sides of the ball and was also a very valuable running back but was the leader of the Falcons defense as they made it back to the playoffs.
Hicks was maybe the biggest singular defensive force in the district on defense. He contributed to a highly successful Paetow defense that kept its team in games and improved throughout the season.
Katy punter and kickoff man Adam Carter was named the special teams player of the year after a huge sophomore season in which he was one of the biggest legs in the district. Katy’s Gary Joseph was named coach of the year after leading the Tigers to a 14-1 record, a district title and a state semifinal appearance.
Jordan’s Andrew Marsh was named the district’s newcomer of the year. In his sophomore season, Marsh caught 53 passes for 845 yards in 10 games to go with 11 touchdowns. Averaging over 84 yards per game receiving despite being regularly double teamed and being the focal point of opposing defensive schemes.
Following is the full District 19-6A all-district teams.
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ALL District Team |
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DISTRICT MOST VALUABLE PLAYER |
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#12 Gavin Rutherford - Cinco Ranch |
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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
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#23 Seth Davis - Katy |
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#10 Wyatt Young - Tompkins |
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#3 Santana Scott - Morton Ranch |
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DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
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#7 Jonathan Hall - Katy |
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#1 Caleb Komolafe - Tompkins |
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#0 David Hicks Jr. - Paetow |
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SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
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#97 Adam Carter - Katy |
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NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR |
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#3 Andrew Marsh - Jordan |
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19-6A COACH OF THE YEAR |
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Gary Joseph - Katy High School |
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2023 DISTRICT 19-6A ALL DISTRICT TEAM |
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OFFENSIVE LINEMEN |
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RANK |
# |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
School |
|
U - 1st Team |
75 |
Ashton Funk |
6'6 |
305 |
Jr |
Tompkins |
|
U - 1st Team |
74 |
Zach Session |
6'4 |
305 |
Sr |
Morton Ranch |
|
1st Team |
77 |
Isaiah Ybarra |
6'2 |
275 |
Sr |
Katy |
|
1st Team |
69 |
Jason Clarks |
6'2 |
300 |
Sr |
Katy |
|
1st Team |
78 |
Coen Echols |
6'3 |
280 |
Jr |
Katy |
|
2nd Team |
76 |
Chris Ageh |
6' |
310 |
Sr |
Tompkins |
|
2nd Team |
64 |
Jamill Lindsey |
6'1 |
265 |
Sr |
Morton Ranch |
|
2nd Team |
75 |
Patrick McMath |
6'3 |
240 |
Soph |
Katy |
|
2nd Team |
65 |
Ennes Ismail |
6' |
290 |
Sr |
Tompkins |
|
2nd Team |
66 |
Qazi Jan |
6'0" |
278 |
Sr |
Cinco Ranch |
|
3rd Team |
66 |
Teagan Marroquin |
6'2" |
285 |
Sr |
Jordan |
|
3rd Team |
65 |
Alan Ramirez |
6'1" |
260 |
Jr |
Cinco Ranch |
|
3rd Team |
60 |
Kyle Jones |
6'1 |
310 |
Sr |
Tompkins |
|
3rd Team |
65 |
Carl Broussard |
6'2 |
280 |
Jr |
Paetow |
|
3rd Team |
77 |
Nicholas Rial |
65 |
265 |
Sr |
Morton Ranch |
|
3rd Team |
62 |
Nick Lira |
6'1 |
260 |
Sr. |
Paetow |
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CENTER |
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RANK |
# |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
School |
|
1st Team |
58 |
Jacob Egg |
6'1 |
270 |
Sr |
Katy |
|
2nd Team |
70 |
Pedro Da Silva |
6'1 |
320 |
Sr |
Tompkins |
|
3rd Team |
75 |
Adrian Covarrubias |
6'0 |
300 |
Sr |
Morton Ranch |
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RUNNING BACKS |
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RANK |
# |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
School |
|
U - 1st Team |
3 |
Santana Scott |
5'6 |
165 |
Sr |
Morton Ranch |
|
U - 1st Team |
23 |
Seth Davis |
5'9 |
170 |
Sr |
Katy |
|
1st Team |
1 |
Caleb Komolafe |
6' |
195 |
Sr |
Tompkins |
|
2nd Team |
7 |
Sam McKnight |
5'11" |
183 |
Sr |
Cinco Ranch |
|
2nd Team |
21 |
Caleb Blocker |
5'9 |
180 |
Jr |
Tompkins |
|
2nd Team |
18 |
Dallas Glass |
5'8 |
160 |
Sr |
Katy |
|
3rd Team |
2 |
Chad Gasper |
5'11" |
185 |
Soph |
Jordan |
|
3rd Team |
2 |
DJ Johnson |
5'8 |
165 |
Sr |
Paetow |
|
3rd Team |
17 |
Eric Eckstrom |
5'9" |
173 |
Sr |
Cinco Ranch |
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FULLBACK |
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RANK |
# |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
School |
|
1st Team |
28 |
Ryan Hall |
5'10 |
195 |
Jr |
Morton Ranch |
|
2nd Team |
8 |
Chase Johnsey |
5'10 |
205 |
Jr |
Katy |
|
3rd Team |
41 |
Colten Michalec |
5'9 |
201 |
Sr |
Cinco Ranch |
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WIDE RECEIVERS |
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RANK |
# |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
School |
|
1st Team |
3 |
Seth Salverino |
6'1" |
189 |
Sr |
Cinco Ranch |
|
1st Team |
3 |
Andrew Marsh |
6'2" |
180 |
Soph |
Jordan |
|
1st Team |
19 |
Noah Abboud |
5'9" |
167 |
Sr |
Cinco Ranch |
|
2nd Team |
2 |
Mike Gerald |
6'1 |
170 |
Jr |
Morton Ranch |
|
2nd Team |
1 |
Zechariah Sample |
5'11" |
165 |
Jr |
Jordan |
|
2nd Team |
4 |
Matthew Ogunrin |
6' |
170 |
Sr |
Tompkins |
|
3rd Team |
2 |
Beau Bankston |
6'3 |
190 |
Sr |
MCHS |
|
3rd Team |
13 |
Fischer Reed |
5'10" |
186 |
Sr |
Cinco Ranch |
|
3rd Team |
6 |
Marcel Davis |
5'9" |
165 |
Sr |
Seven Lakes |
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QUARTERBACK |
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RANK |
# |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
School |
|
U - 1st Team |
12 |
Gavin Rutherford |
6'1" |
189 |
Sr |
Cinco Ranch |
|
2nd Team |
9 |
Josh Johnson |
6'3 |
185 |
Sr |
Morton Ranch |
|
3rd Team |
8 |
Collin Willetts |
5'10" |
180 |
Jr |
Jordan |
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TIGHT END |
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RANK |
# |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
School |
|
1st Team |
84 |
Luke Carter |
6'3 |
235 |
Jr |
Katy |
|
2nd Team |
0 |
Rhys Phillips |
6'3 |
225 |
Jr |
Tompkins |
|
3rd Team |
85 |
Landon Ross |
6'2 |
220 |
Sr |
Seven Lakes |
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ALL PURPOSE PLAYER OFFENSE |
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RANK |
# |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
School |
|
1st Team |
10 |
Wyatt Young |
6' |
185 |
Jr |
Tompkins |
|
2nd Team |
3 |
Santana Scott |
5'6 |
165 |
Sr |
Morton Ranch |
|
3rd Team |
7 |
Sam McKnight |
5'11" |
183 |
Sr |
Cinco Ranch |
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PUNTER |
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RANK |
# |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
School |
|
1st Team |
97 |
Adam Carter |
6' |
245 |
Soph |
Katy |
|
2nd Team |
84 |
Erben Birkoff |
6'5 |
250 |
Soph |
Tompkins |
|
3rd Team |
13 |
Jackson Waller |
6'0 |
175 |
Jr |
Taylor |
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KICKER |
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RANK |
# |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
School |
|
1st Team |
40 |
Andrew Horner |
5'8 |
200 |
Sr |
Tompkins |
|
2nd Team |
18 |
Santiago Taborda |
5'11" |
174 |
Sr |
Cinco Ranch |
|
3rd Team |
13 |
Jake Kilander |
6'1" |
175 |
Sr |
Jordan |
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RETURN SPECIALIST |
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RANK |
# |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
School |
|
1st Team |
3 |
Seth Salverino |
6'1" |
189 |
Sr |
Cinco Ranch |
|
2nd Team |
20 |
Micah Koenig |
5'9 |
155 |
Sr |
Katy |
|
3rd Team |
3 |
Santana Scott |
5'6 |
165 |
Sr |
Morton Ranch |
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SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPPER |
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RANK |
# |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
School |
|
1st Team |
13 |
Fischer Reed |
5'10 |
186 |
Sr |
Cinco Ranch |
|
2nd Team |
84 |
Luke Carter |
6'3 |
235 |
Jr |
Katy |
|
3rd Team |
50 |
Brady Downs |
5'10 |
250 |
Jr |
Taylor |
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DEFENSIVE LINEMEN |
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RANK |
# |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
School |
|
U - 1st Team |
0 |
David Hicks Jr. |
6'4 |
285 |
Sr |
Paetow |
|
1st Team |
91 |
Easton Schultz |
6'2 |
255 |
Sr |
Katy |
|
1st Team |
93 |
Broderick Johnson |
6'2 |
225 |
Sr |
Katy |
|
1st Team |
44 |
Tosin Odulate |
6'1" |
245 |
Sr |
Jordan |
|
2nd Team |
20 |
Eduwa Okundaye |
6'3 |
215 |
Jr |
Tompkins |
|
2nd Team |
52 |
Jarra Anderson |
6'2 |
260 |
Sr |
Paetow |
|
2nd Team |
94 |
Jamall Lindsey |
5'11 |
275 |
Sr |
Morton Ranch |
|
2nd Team |
99 |
Emmanuel Lawton |
6'1 |
305 |
Sr |
Tompkins |
|
3rd Team |
94 |
Tyler Willis |
6' |
235 |
Jr |
Katy |
|
3rd Team |
19 |
Rotimi Olayinka |
6'2 |
195 |
Jr |
Tompkins |
|
3rd Team |
92 |
Emmanuel Ekuma |
6'3 |
275 |
Sr |
Morton Ranch |
|
3rd Team |
9 |
Logan Thomas |
6'4 |
215 |
Jr |
Paetow |
|
3rd Team |
90 |
Ashton Coker |
6'2 |
290 |
Jr |
Taylor |
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LINEBACKERS |
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RANK |
# |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
School |
|
1st Team |
46 |
Alex Kilgore |
6'2 |
225 |
Sr |
Paetow |
|
1st Team |
45 |
Blake Geiman |
5'11 |
205 |
Sr |
Katy |
|
1st Team |
3 |
Daymion Sanford |
6'2 |
225 |
Sr |
Paetow |
|
1st Team |
33 |
Damian Neveaux |
5'10 |
185 |
Sr |
Katy |
|
2nd Team |
35 |
Griffin Simonton |
5'9 |
205 |
Sr |
Tompkins |
|
2nd Team |
44 |
Connor Johnsey |
5'10 |
205 |
Jr |
Katy |
|
2nd Team |
23 |
Donovan McKey |
6'1 |
210 |
Sr |
MCHS |
|
2nd Team |
20 |
Dean Ford |
6'1 |
215 |
Jr |
Morton Ranch |
|
3rd Team |
9 |
Dakyus Brinkley |
6'4" |
220 |
Jr |
Seven Lakes |
|
3rd Team |
39 |
Braden Williams |
6'0" |
200 |
Sr |
Cinco Ranch |
|
3rd Team |
7 |
Colbie Pullin |
6'1 |
215 |
Sr |
Morton Ranch |
|
3rd Team |
11 |
Hunter Boudreux |
5'11 |
185 |
Jr |
Tompkins |
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SECONDARY |
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RANK |
# |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
School |
|
U - 1st Team |
7 |
Johnathan Hall |
6'2 |
205 |
Sr |
Katy |
|
1st Team |
1 |
Caleb Komolafe |
6' |
195 |
Sr |
Tompkins |
|
1st Team |
0 |
Micah Sweat |
5'11 |
165 |
Sr |
Katy |
|
1st Team |
6 |
Arian Parish |
5'11 |
165 |
Sr |
Katy |
|
1st Team |
5 |
Jhase McMillian |
5'10 |
165 |
Jr |
Tompkins |
|
2nd Team |
1 |
Taytum Johnson |
5'10" |
159 |
Jr |
Cinco Ranch |
|
2nd Team |
7 |
Cullen Johnson |
6'2 |
200 |
Sr |
Paetow |
|
2nd Team |
8 |
Cyrus Reyes |
6'1 |
185 |
Jr |
Taylor |
|
2nd Team |
1 |
Zechariah Sample |
5'11" |
165 |
Jr |
Jordan |
|
2nd Team |
4 |
Deyjon Pettaway |
5'11 |
160 |
Soph |
Paetow |
|
3rd Team |
5 |
Christian Hurd |
5'8 |
170 |
Sr |
Paetow |
|
3rd Team |
3 |
Cody Chapman |
6'0 |
170 |
Sr |
Tompkins |
|
3rd Team |
0 |
Zion Jones |
5'10" |
165 |
Soph |
Jordan |
|
3rd Team |
2 |
Superior Hill |
5'9" |
150 |
Soph |
Cinco Ranch |
|
3rd Team |
11 |
Evan Tymon |
6'2 |
190 |
Sr |
Tompkins |
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ALL PURPOSE PLAYER DEFENSE |
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RANK |
# |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
School |
|
1st Team |
1 |
Caleb Komolafe |
6' |
195 |
Sr |
Tompkins |
|
2nd Team |
3 |
Daymion Sanford |
6'2 |
225 |
Sr |
Paetow |
|
3rd Team |
9 |
Jed Olotu- Judah |
6' |
170 |
Jr |
Katy |
Keywords
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