12/19/2000

Associated Press

The 2000 Class A All-State high school football team, released Monday, as voted on by The Associated Press Sports Editors based on regular-season performance. Players are listed in alphabetical order at each position:

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Pos.	Player	School	Cl.	Ht.	Wt.
OL	Collin Barker	Wortham	Sr.	6-9	325
OL	Russel Foster	Petrolia	Sr.	6-2	275
OL	Stephen James	Paducah	Sr.	5-11	220
OL	Edward Lipsey	Celeste	Sr.	6-0	200
OL	Dustin Ratliff	Rankin	Jr.	6-1	205
E	Dewan Lee	Crowell	Jr.	5-11	158
E	Brian Smithson	Iraan	Sr.	5-11	170
QB	J.B. Stone	Iraan	Sr.	6-1	195
RB	Ruben De La Paz	Rankin	Sr.	5-9	170
RB	Ray Gates	Shiner	Sr.	6-3	205
RB	Undray Savage	Oakwood	Sr.	5-11	185
K	Brian DeSpain	Falls City	So.	6-0	200

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: J.B. Stone, Iraan.

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Pos.	Player	School	Cl.	Ht.	Wt.
DL	Ben Angeley	Springlake-Earth	Sr.	6-5	260
DL	Toby Nash	Roscoe	Sr.	6-2	200
DL	Matt Singleton	Wortham	Sr.	6-0	225
DL	Coleman Vestal	Baird	Sr.	6-2	220
LB	Jamal Henry	Wortham	Sr.	6-0	205
LB	Jeffrey Lopez	Roscoe	Jr.	5-9	170
LB	Weldon Thompson	Wink	Sr.	6-1	180
DB	Matt Dixon	Wortham	Sr.	6-0	175
DB	Caleb Finsterwald	Wheeler	Sr.	6-0	195
DB	Quade Furr	Springlake-Earth	Sr.	6-0	160
DB	Mario Gamez	Lometa	Jr.	5-8	135
DB	Etham Hamm	Wink	Sr.	6-0	170
DB	Tanner Moy	Falls City	Sr.	6-3	185
P	Chris Mendez	Rankin	Sr.	5-8	160

(6 DB because of three-way tie for fourth spot)

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Tanner Moy, Falls City.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Pos.	Player	School	Cl.	Ht.	Wt.
OL	Nick Ashley	Stratford	Jr.	6-2	260
OL	Julian Cueller	Roscoe	Sr.	6-0	285
OL	Alex Garza	Falls City	So.	6-3	240
OL	Jeremy Kinslow	Tolar	Sr.	5-10	225
OL	Wade Russom	Rankin	So.	6-1	274
E	Andy Jackson	Bosqueville	Sr.	6-0	155
E	Andre Rector	Celeste	Sr.	6-0	180
QB	Brent King	Petrolia	Sr.	5-8	160
RB	Sonny Ainsworth	Ranger	Sr.	6-0	170
RB	Israel Joiner	Christoval	Sr.	5-11	185
RB	Sid Resendes	Stratford	Sr.	5-10	200
K	Jack Pruet	Baird	Sr.	5-11	190
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Pos.	Player	School	Cl.	Ht.	Wt.
DL	Clarence Bodiford	Bremond	Sr.	5-11	185
DL	Shawn Flores	Shiner	Jr.	6-3	205
DL	Russel Foster	Petrolia	Sr.	6-2	275
DL	Joe Isbell	Rotan	Sr.	6-6	255
DL	Wes Kimball	Stratford	Jr.	6-2	260
LB	Augie Berend	Windthorst	Jr.	6-2	180
LB	Sam Crawford	Bremond	Sr.	6-1	212
LB	LeRoy McMullen	Cors. Mildred	Sr.	5-8	180
LB	Ramon Rodriguez	Dawson	Sr.	5-9	190
DB	Garrett Barker	Simms Bowie	Jr.	5-11	175
DB	Josh Boyd	Itasca	Sr.	5-10	150
DB	Chase Holland	Roscoe	Sr.	6-2	180
DB	Eric Richardson	Paducah	Jr.	6-2	177
P	Scott Mackey	Cross Plains	Sr.	5-10	185

(5 DL because of tie for fourth spot)
(4 LB because of tie for third spot)

HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE

LINEMEN
Clay Albright, Milano
Derek Berg, Chico
Nathan Dagleym, Meridian
Bret Goad, Wheeler
Sean Goodale, Harper
Derek Hoopman, Iraan
Kelby Ledbetter, Wheeler
Justin McBride, Burkeville
Wray Moore, Corsicana Mildred
Michael Stahl, Bosqueville
Jordan Teichman, Windthorst
Matt Vega, Milano
Coleman Vestal, Baird
Thomas Wilke, Harper
Ruben Zarate, Ranger

ENDS/RECEIVERS
Jason Barnett, Milano
Josh Curtis, Baird
Jonathon Dzuik, Falls City
Adam Gonzenbach, Petrolia
Ethan Hamm, Wink
Stuart Harrison, Corsicana Mildred
Josh Lockett, Frost
Tanner Moy, Falls City
Jordan Shipley
Josh Tefertiller, Itasca

QUARTERBACKS
Adam Bell, Stratford
Damien Dixon, Wortham
Chris Hanna, Bosqueville
Brent King, Petrolia
Jake McLean, Chico
Adam Sipes, Beckville
Dusty Wiatrek, Falls City

RUNNING BACKS
Nick Anthony, Roscoe
Chris Brandsma, High Island
Robbie Brown, Falls City
Joe Craig, Price Carlisle
Zack Dalrymple, Chico
Keith Finch, Hart
Caleb Finsterwald, Wheeler
Kyle Green, Windthorst
Ross Harrison, Petrolia
Patrick Hemphill, Paducah
Luis Madrid, Marfa
Chris Marshall, Itasca
LeRoy McMullen, Corsicana Mildred
Lance Moore, Roby
Roger Ross, Mount Enterprise

KICKERS
Nick Anthony, Roscoe
Wesley Godsin, Meridian
Jordan Shipley, Rotan
Erasmo Soto, Corrigan Camden

HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE

LINEMEN
Bryan Eason, Meridian
David Garcia, Burton
Justin Glasscock, Celeste
Stephen James, Paducah
Quint Kunz, Harper
Kelby Ledbetter, Wheeler
Matthew Poehlmann, Burton
Bryce Pohlmeir, Nazareth
Bucky Rivera, Baird
Marlon Shankle, Burkeville
Dondarion Thomas, Burkeville
Shawn Yoder, Mount Enterprise

LINEBACKERS
Joe Albanese, High Island
Justin Almand, Collinsville
Jim Ed Baugh, Falls City
Tony Beggs, Cross Plains
Bubba Courtney, Beckfille
Ray Durham, Throckmorton
Bret Goad, Wheeler
Ross Harrison, Petrolia
Marco Joshua, Calvert
Matty McLain, Nazareth
Neil Richey, Chico
Billy Strona, Itasca
Chad Tutle, Rotan
Skyler Walden, Stratford
Thomas Wilke, Harper

BACKS
Garrett Barker, Simms Bowie
Kensley Evans, Celeste
Rudy Flores, Iola
Alan Gawlik, Falls City
Dusty Gibbs, Harper
Cory Huggins, Rotan
Andy Jackson, Bosqueville
Chris Mendez, Rankin
J.D. Nolen, Collinsville
Andre Rector, Celeste
Chancey Servatnez, Milano
Todd Teague, Burton

PUNTERS
Nick Anthony, Roscoe
Wesley Gosdin, Meridian
Graham Miles, Harper