By George Slaughter
Katy, which won its ninth state championship last week, placed 20 of its players on the District 19-6A teams, which were announced this week.
Tompkins, which won the district title for the first time in school history, placed 17 of its players on those teams.
Players are selected by a vote of the district coaches.
Coach of the Year
Todd McVey, Tompkins
District Most Valuable Player
Jalen Milroe, quarterback, senior, Tompkins
Offensive Player of the Year
Julius Loughridge, running back, senior, Mayde Creek
Defensive Player of the Year
Colby Huerter, senior, Tompkins
Special Teams Player of the Year
Trevor Woods, senior, Taylor
Newcomer of the Year
Gavin Rutherford, sophomore, Cinco Ranch
Offensive Line
First team: Hayden Conner, senior, Taylor, unanimous; Omarian Algbedion, senior, Katy; C.J. Marsh, senior, Katy; Ethan Vazquez, junior, Tompkins; Tyler Lynch, junior, Tompkins
Second team: Aaron Session, senior, Morton Ranch; Jacob Norman, senior, Katy; Ethan Onianwa, senior, Cinco Ranch; Sam Treadaway, senior, Seven Lakes; Filbert Presley, junior, Seven Lakes
Center
First team: Bryce Foster, senior, Taylor, unanimous
Second team: Bill Katsigiannis, senior, Katy
Running Backs
First team: Julius Loughridge, senior, Mayde Creek, unanimous; Marquis Shoulders, senior, Tompkins, unanimous; Jalen Davis, senior, Katy
Second team: Seth Davis, sophomore, Katy; Michael Whitaker, junior, Taylor; Nick David-West, senior, Seven Lakes; Casey Shorter, senior, Taylor
Fullback
First team: Sherman Smith, senior, Tompkins, unanimous
Second team: Alden McKinney, senior, Katy
Wide Receivers
First team: L’Denn Skinner, senior, Mayde Creek, unanimous; Tyrone Irving, senior, Taylor, unanimous; Josh McMillian, junior, Tompkins
Second team: Nic Anderson, junior, Katy; Alpha Khan, senior, Mayde Creek; Noah Abboud, sophomore, Cinco Ranch
Quarterback
First team: Jalen Milroe, senior, Tompkins
Second team: Jace Wilson, senior, Mayde Creek
Tight End
First team: Emilio Silva, senior, Katy
Second team: Brendan Sides, senior, Seven Lakes
All-Purpose Player Offense
First team: Marquis Shoulders, senior, Tompkins
Second team: Michael Whitaker, junior, Taylor
Punter
First team: Scott Stanford, junior, Seven Lakes
Second team: Fuller Shurtz, senior, Katy
Kicker
Hunter Huckabee, senior, Tompkins
Second team: Nemanja Lazic, senior, Katy; Renan Baeta, senior, Taylor
Return Specialists
First team: Alpha Khan, senior, Mayde Creek
Second-team: Bobby Taylor, junior, Katy
Defensive Line
First team: Malik Syila, junior, Katy, unanimous; Etini Bassey, junior, Tompkins, unanimous; Cohen Dearman, senior, Katy; Cal Varner, senior, Katy
Second-team: Justin Bevrotte, senior, Tompkins; V.J. Bronson, senior, Taylor; David Hicks, sophomore, Morton Ranch; Sean Dubose, senior, Tompkins
Linebackers
First team: Ty Kana, junior, Katy, unanimous; Shep Bowling, senior, Katy; Bryce Shaink, junior, Tompkins; Temisan Alatan, senior, Tompkins
Second-team: Jalen Maronen, senior, Katy; Aano Filoialii, senior, Taylor; Everret Haven, senior, Mayde Creek; Sam Hampton, senior, Morton Ranch
Secondary
First team: Colby Huerter, senior, Tompkins, unanimous; Trevor Woods, senior, Taylor, unanimous; Dalton Johnson, senior, Katy, unanimous; Hunter Washington, senior, Katy; Dru Polidore, senior, Tompkins
Second-team: Bobby Taylor, junior, Katy; Alpha Khan, junior, Mayde Creek; Hamilton McMartin, junior, Katy; Devon Winfield, senior, Morton Ranch; K.J. Gilbert, senior, Tompkins; D’shawn Winfield, senior, Morton Ranch
All-Purpose Player Defense
First team: Trevor Woods, senior, Taylor
Second team: Jeremy Foster, senior, Seven Lakes; Kobee Madriz, senior, Tompkins