CoachL Posted April 3, 2008 Report Posted April 3, 2008 2008 District 20-4A Accolades and Awards MVP: Brent Waldrup - Lum Offensive MVP :Craig Leger – LCM Defensive MVP : Jordan Landry – Ned Utility Player of the Year: Scott Poole – Lum Newcomer of the Year: Jordan Wagner – Ned Goalkeeper of the Year : Ethan McKay – LCM Coach of the Year: Chad Luttrull – Lum 1st Team All-District Mark Brackin – Lum Jair Madrano – Cen Wes Brackin-Lum Fernando Uribe – Cen Jonathon Bell- Lum Ernesto Alvarado – Cen Brennen Miller - Lum Tim Reynolds – Vid Taylor Granato – Lum Travis Greenway - Vid Tyler Vidrine – Ned Shayne Pitman - Vid Ian Barnett – Ned Stephen Zimmerman - PNG Ryan washburn – Ned Ryan LaFont - PNG Miles Lawler – Ned Joseph Amoabeng - Ozen Brett heil – LCM Garret Bonneaux – LCM Colt Arteaga – LCM Vance Foster – LCM 2nd Team All-District Garret Duhon – Lum Victor Ortega - Vid Mark Murrill – Lum Jacob Glover - Vid Caleb Schexnider – Lum Peter Zimmerman - PNG Aaron Grillo – Lum Carlos Ortiz - PNG Bay Calloway – Ned Luis Galvan - Ozen Hunter Turk – Ned Luis Ibarra - Ozen Logan Soares – Ned Josh Bernard- Silsbee Ben O’Fiel – LCM Daren Stout- Silsbee Seth Arteaga – LCM Blake Guerra - WOS Darrell Lawrence – LCM Jake Moses- HJ Victor Lara – Cen Andres Herrera - Cen
Islander Posted April 3, 2008 Report Posted April 3, 2008 "Garhett Bonneaux" is the correct spelling. Congrats, guys !!!
RonBurgundy68 Posted April 3, 2008 Report Posted April 3, 2008 Did Deaver from Silsbee not play this year?
setxplayer09 Posted April 3, 2008 Report Posted April 3, 2008 He did, and I also was really suprised he didn't make a team. I think he was by far Silsbee's best player.
RonBurgundy68 Posted April 3, 2008 Report Posted April 3, 2008 He did, and I also was really suprised he didn't make a team. I think he was by far Silsbee's best player. He was one of Silsbee's best players last year too, he plays club in Houston, did he just have an off year or something? Because I remember playing against him last year, and he was pretty dang good...
bullets13 Posted April 3, 2008 Report Posted April 3, 2008 He did, and I also was really suprised he didn't make a team. I think he was by far Silsbee's best player. He was one of Silsbee's best players last year too, he plays club in Houston, did he just have an off year or something? Because I remember playing against him last year, and he was pretty dang good... When a team's whole starting lineup makes it, there's not much room for the teams at the lower end of the district. I'm not trying to take anything away from lumberton, as they were certainly the best team in the district. That's just a bit extreme to me. 51 players honored, which represents half the starters in the district (absurd), and 29 of those from 3 teams (more absurd). If you're going to give out that many awards, you need to find a way to represent the bottom half of district as well. I'd much prefer to see the MVPs, 11 on 1st team, 11 on second team. Then the absence of players from the lower teams wouldn't look so offensive.
SportsFanatic79 Posted April 3, 2008 Report Posted April 3, 2008 He did, and I also was really suprised he didn't make a team. I think he was by far Silsbee's best player. He was one of Silsbee's best players last year too, he plays club in Houston, did he just have an off year or something? Because I remember playing against him last year, and he was pretty dang good... When a team's whole starting lineup makes it, there's not much room for the teams at the lower end of the district. I'm not trying to take anything away from lumberton, as they were certainly the best team in the district. That's just a bit extreme to me. 51 players honored, which represents half the starters in the district (absurd), and 29 of those from 3 teams (more absurd). If you're going to give out that many awards, you need to find a way to represent the bottom half of district as well. I'd much prefer to see the MVPs, 11 on 1st team, 11 on second team. Then the absence of players from the lower teams wouldn't look so offensive. I can understand the way you feel; however, you talk about it being absurd to have 51 named, but do the other teams you talk about have players better than those 51? I will say I watched every team in the district muliple times, and the bench and quite a few JV players on the top three teams were better than most of the starters on the lower tier teams. Not only that, but a few of the lower teir teams were beaten by JV teams.
bullets13 Posted April 3, 2008 Report Posted April 3, 2008 He did, and I also was really suprised he didn't make a team. I think he was by far Silsbee's best player. He was one of Silsbee's best players last year too, he plays club in Houston, did he just have an off year or something? Because I remember playing against him last year, and he was pretty dang good... When a team's whole starting lineup makes it, there's not much room for the teams at the lower end of the district. I'm not trying to take anything away from lumberton, as they were certainly the best team in the district. That's just a bit extreme to me. 51 players honored, which represents half the starters in the district (absurd), and 29 of those from 3 teams (more absurd). If you're going to give out that many awards, you need to find a way to represent the bottom half of district as well. I'd much prefer to see the MVPs, 11 on 1st team, 11 on second team. Then the absence of players from the lower teams wouldn't look so offensive. I can understand the way you feel; however, you talk about it being absurd to have 51 named, but do the other teams you talk about have players better than those 51? I will say I watched every team in the district muliple times, and the bench and quite a few JV players on the top three teams were better than most of the starters on the lower tier teams. Not only that, but a few of the lower teir teams were beaten by JV teams. I agree with you. The key word in your statement is "most". As bad as those lower teams are, there are a few players on them that would not be stretches to put on the 2nd team (Deavers, for example), even if it means Lumberton's 11th best player only gets honorable mention (or LCM or Nederland's 9th best). My point, basically, is this. If you're going to dilute the honor by putting 51 players on the team , then you need make sure the lower teams are better represented, at least on the 2nd team. If each all district team had been only 11 players, I wouldn't say a word if I didn't see an HJ, Silsbee, or WOS player on the list. As it is, if the district is going to go out of it's way to pat as many kids on the back as it can, it should honor some of the kids who might have succeeded in other squads, but were stuck on bad teams.
SportsFanatic79 Posted April 3, 2008 Report Posted April 3, 2008 He did, and I also was really suprised he didn't make a team. I think he was by far Silsbee's best player. He was one of Silsbee's best players last year too, he plays club in Houston, did he just have an off year or something? Because I remember playing against him last year, and he was pretty dang good... When a team's whole starting lineup makes it, there's not much room for the teams at the lower end of the district. I'm not trying to take anything away from lumberton, as they were certainly the best team in the district. That's just a bit extreme to me. 51 players honored, which represents half the starters in the district (absurd), and 29 of those from 3 teams (more absurd). If you're going to give out that many awards, you need to find a way to represent the bottom half of district as well. I'd much prefer to see the MVPs, 11 on 1st team, 11 on second team. Then the absence of players from the lower teams wouldn't look so offensive. I can understand the way you feel; however, you talk about it being absurd to have 51 named, but do the other teams you talk about have players better than those 51? I will say I watched every team in the district muliple times, and the bench and quite a few JV players on the top three teams were better than most of the starters on the lower tier teams. Not only that, but a few of the lower teir teams were beaten by JV teams. I agree with you. The key word in your statement is "most". As bad as those lower teams are, there are a few players on them that would not be stretches to put on the 2nd team (Deavers, for example), even if it means Lumberton's 11th best player only gets honorable mention (or LCM or Nederland's 9th best). My point, basically, is this. If you're going to dilute the honor by putting 51 players on the team , then you need make sure the lower teams are better represented, at least on the 2nd team. If each all district team had been only 11 players, I wouldn't say a word if I didn't see an HJ, Silsbee, or WOS player on the list. As it is, if the district is going to go out of it's way to pat as many kids on the back as it can, it should honor some of the kids who might have succeeded in other squads, but were stuck on bad teams. I agree with you to an extent if the setup was different. As far as the kid from Silsbee is concerned, I too feel like he should have been nominated. The fact he wasn't falls on the coach.
SHSsccr12 Posted April 3, 2008 Report Posted April 3, 2008 im still trying to pick up my jaw off the floor... i have played with deaver for 3 years and for him to not be on the 1st team is absurd...i dont see how ANYONE could not make an all-district team the plays for the texans? first team :o :o
SHS_ATW Posted April 3, 2008 Report Posted April 3, 2008 im still trying to pick up my jaw off the floor... i have played with deaver for 3 years and for him to not be on the 1st team is absurd...i dont see how ANYONE could not make an all-district team the plays for the texans? first team :o :o Same here Joseph. The coaches sure did a good job this year.
WellRead Posted April 3, 2008 Report Posted April 3, 2008 First, congratulations to all the players selected to the All-District team! A special "thank you" to all the coaches in the area for the time and effort you put into coaching the boys this year. Second, I can understand the argument about 50+ players receiving all-district honors. Eleven for the 1st team and 11 for the 2nd team would be a legitimate number for the honor. I also look at it like this - the area needs to encourage young people to take up and/or continue to play soccer. Maybe the coaches see that the greater good for this sport may come (at least for the foreseeable future) from honoring a few more players, though not all. This, in turn, may encourage more boys to play and/or continue to participate in soccer. Maybe this is a far-fetched explanation, but it may have some merit. Third, after several weeks of practice and games Matt Deaver ended his participation with the Texans FC team some time this past fall. I believe he did so to concentrate on his tennis game. He is an excellent tennis player! Last, can someone post the girl's all-district teams?
RDRSCR08 Posted April 4, 2008 Report Posted April 4, 2008 ***********2008 Womens 20-4A All-District Selections**************** Most Valuable Player: Brittany Holmes Senior Lumberton Newcomers of the Year: Emily Hughes Freshman LC-M Layken Richard Freshman Nederland Offensive Player: Laurie Abbo Senior Lumberton Defensive Player: Hailey Acosta Junior Vidor Utility Player: Brittany Ansel Senior PN-G First Team Jr Alex Mitchell Lumberton Jr Stephanie Williams Lumberton Jr Raindi Paine Lumberton Jr Ashley Norton Lumberton Jr Kaylee Begeman Lumberton Sr Chelsea Smith PN-G Jr Brandi Guidry PN-G Jr Breanne Martin PN-G Sr Marisa Elam PN-G Jr Megan Melancon Nederland Jr Taylor Carlson Nederland So Lauren Washburn Nederland So Mary Maina Silsbee Fr Tori Waters Silsbee Sr Wendy Campbell LCM Sr Ashley Mayeux LCM Fr Nancy Alvarez HJ Fr Brianna Tamayo Vidor Second Team Jr Meg Johnston Lumberton So Molly James Lumberton Jr Ashley Mauer Lumberton Jr Alexis Smithy PN-G Fr Natalie Hager PN-G Jr Chelsea Horn PN-G So Lindsey Bombek Nederland Sr Lauren Alphin Nederland Sr Halie Clark Nederland So Katie Eldredge Silsbee So Shea Hart Silsbee Shayna Sheppard LC-M Amber Soileau LC-M Fr Bailey Fontenot HJ Sr Jennifer Russell HJ Jr Brandi Whittington Vidor Sr Kymberli Barrett Ozen So Esmeralda Sanchez Central
NSDX2 Posted April 4, 2008 Report Posted April 4, 2008 Thank you for the post and Congratulations to all the girls.
panam Posted April 4, 2008 Report Posted April 4, 2008 It appears that each school was given a certain number of "slots" based on where they finished. That can be unfortunate for a great player on a losing team. Especially if there is more than one great player on such a team. I would hope the coaches would base this award on individual performance. Anyone on the first team should be able to start on any team in the district. Secondly, for anyone to say that someone with Deaver's talent could be on second team in that area is an understatement as well as an insult to his talent and ability. I have personally trained with him on many occassions; he would start anywhere. However, maybe his coach chose not to nominate him for this based on some other criteria. I know coaches who will not nominate players if they miss games during the season, etc. In his case, I know it was not his attitude.
SHS_ATW Posted April 4, 2008 Report Posted April 4, 2008 I know coaches who will not nominate players if they miss games during the season, etc. In his case, I know it was not his attitude. If this is the case for Deaver, that's stupid. The only games he missed were because he was out-of-town on Tennis Tourny's.
bullets13 Posted April 4, 2008 Report Posted April 4, 2008 I know coaches who will not nominate players if they miss games during the season, etc. In his case, I know it was not his attitude. If this is the case for Deaver, that's stupid. The only games he missed were because he was out-of-town on Tennis Tourny's. I'm not saying i agree with this, but could it be that the coach didn't nominate him because he made soccer his 2nd choice, leaving his team for these tourneys?
SHSsccr12 Posted April 4, 2008 Report Posted April 4, 2008 not hatin' on my old team, but i know i got frustrated playing in silsbee last year and i am pretty sure he probably did too. so if i was one of the best tennis players in the state i would probably put silsbee soccer as second also... but with his ability to not even get second team?
Bon_Mot Posted April 4, 2008 Report Posted April 4, 2008 :-\ **checking my watch** Just waiting for you guys to start slamming the girls coaches for essentially doing the same thing... Like I said earlier: My least favorite time of the year.
SHS_ATW Posted April 4, 2008 Report Posted April 4, 2008 I know coaches who will not nominate players if they miss games during the season, etc. In his case, I know it was not his attitude. If this is the case for Deaver, that's stupid. The only games he missed were because he was out-of-town on Tennis Tourny's. I'm not saying i agree with this, but could it be that the coach didn't nominate him because he made soccer his 2nd choice, leaving his team for these tourneys? It was 3 games. He made all the others. I just don't see why he didn't make 1st team.
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