KFDM COOP Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 They combined for 7,344 rushing yards and 99 touchdowns. That's an average of 1,838 yards and 24.8 TDs for each of the four.As if that's not impressive enough, they also passed for over 2,700 yards and another 20 TDs, and only two of them were quarterbacks.This foursome - Tramain Thomas of East Chambers, Justin Williams of Deweyville, Brandon Williams of Central and Micah Mosley of Nederland - are finalists for the Willie Ray Smith Award for the best offensive player in Southeast Texas for the 2006 high school season.One - as voted by a panel of area sports journalists - will receive the honor at the 15th Annual Willie Ray Smith Sr. Awards Banquet set for 7 p.m. today in the ballroom of the Elegante Hotel.Defensive finalists are Memorial defensive back Barry Valcin, West Orange-Stark cornerback Earl Thomas and linebackers Andre August of Central, Paul Trammell of East Chambers and Jacody Coleman of West Brook.The Smith Awards are named in memory of Willie Ray Smith Sr., the legendary coach who compiled a 251-99-10 record and won two state championships in 33 seasons at Charlton-Pollard, Orange Wallace and Lufkin Dunbar high schools.This year's nine finalists are already well-decorated for their 2006 accomplishments.Mosley was a first-team Class 4A All-State selection by The Associated Press after rushing for a school-record 2,403 yards and 29 TDs and scoring three other TDs on receptions. Tramain Thomas, the only underclassman among the finalists, was voted the District 24-2A most valuable player after rushing for 1,249 yards and 22 TDs and passing for an additional 1,381 yards and nine TDs.Justin Williams, who ran from 2,298 yards and 32 TDs, was the District 24-2A offensive MVP, and Brandon Williams, who accumulated 2,699 yards of total offense (1,394 rushing and 1,305 passing) and accounted for 27 TDs, was the Offensive Player of the Year on The Enterprise's 2006 Super Gold Team as well as the District 22-4A MVP.Despite missing some time with a knee injury, Coleman logged 117 tackles and 7.5 sacks for West Brook and was The Enterprise's Super Gold Defensive Player of the Year. Trammell had 119 tackles, two sacks, five hurries, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries and earned Defensive MVP honors in District 24-2A.August's defensive line read 65 solo tackles (14 behind the line of scrimmage), 35 assists, nine sacks, two interceptions, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one deflected pass. He was a first-team All-District 22-4A performer and a member of The Enterprise's Super Gold Team.Earl Thomas, a do-it-all type on both sides of the line for WO-S, had 67 tackles, three interceptions, two kickoff returns for TDs and averages of 33.0 yards on kickoff returns and 15.3 yards on punt returns. He was the District 21-3A MVP and a Super Golf Team member.Valcin had 73 solo tackles, 52 assists, four interceptions, two fumble recoveries and 12 deflected passes, and was a unanimous pick to the All-District 21-5A Team and also a Super Gold selection.The performances of tonight's finalists did not go unnoticed by the college scouts.Just last week, Brandon Williams followed through on his commitment to Texas A&M as did Earl Thomas on his commitment to the University of Texas. Mosley chose the University of North Texas, while Valcin is headed to Baylor, Coleman to Iowa and August to Blinn College.Also, Tramain Thomas is already considered a blue-chip prospect in the recruiting class for 2008.David Castles, the director of athletics at Kilgore Junior College, will be the featured speaker for tonight's banquet.Last year's Smith Awards winners were WO-S' Kenneth Beasley for offense and Jasper's Sean Weatherspoon for defense.BREAKOUT:2007 SMITH AWARDS FINALISTSOffenseTramain Thomas, Jr., QB, East ChambersJustin Williams, Sr., RB, DeweyvilleBrandon Williams, Sr., QB, CentralMicah Mosley, Sr., RB, NederlandDefenseJacody Coleman, Sr., LB, West BrookPaul Trammell, Sr., LB, East ChambersBarry Valcin, Sr. DB, MemorialAndre August, Sr., LB, CentralEarl Thomas, Sr., DB, West Orange-Stark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucster Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Paul Trammell & Tramaine Thomas are both Juniors. Trammell was also a Super Gold Team selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino1877 Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Good luck to all the guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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