Rusk players dominate All-District list
By Don Wallace
sports@jacksonvilleprogress.com
The Rusk Eagles grid standouts were honored in the recently released District 21-3A football team.
The team was chosen by coaches in the district and based on the 10 regular season games.
Rusk finished the year with an 8-4 mark - losing to Waco LaVega in the playoffs, 42-21. The Eagles scored a thrilling overtime win over Madisonville, 63-56 in the opening round of postseason play.
Rusk senior quarterback Justin Sturns was selected Co-MVP of the district along with Gilbert Moye of Diboll.
Sturns, a left-handed 5-foot-11, 205-pound signal caller, in 10 games rushing for 2,75 yards on 250 carries with 37 touchdowns. Sturns also completed 83 of 172 passes for 1,089 yards with 10 touchdowns and two interceptions.
For his career, Sturns has rushed for 6,632 yards and 97 touchdowns in three years with the Eagles. Sturns started on defense as a freshman and did not move to offense until his sophomore year, starting originally as a receiver.
“Sturns set several school records, he is the all-time leading rusher,” Rusk head footballcoach Wayne Mahaffey said. “He is also is No. 21 of all-time rushers in the state and No. 4 in the history of Class 3A.”
Mahaffey continued, “It is staggering what Justin accomplished, really in three years. He averaged about 2,200 yards per year and eight yards a carry.”
Rusk senior linebacker Gerald Attaway was named the Defensive MVP. Attaway, a 5-foot-8, 190-pounder, led the team in tackles with 89 along with 45 assists. Attaway had 22 tackles for losses, 16 quarterback hurries, three forced fumbles, one pass deflection and six quarterback sacks.
“Attaway was a standout player for us,” Mahaffey said. “We are losing several seniors who were very big parts of our recent success. We are really going to miss guys like him.”
Mahaffe,y along with Crockett coach, Steven Burrow and Diboll’s Gary Martel were named Co-Coaches of the Year. Rusk finished tied for first place with Crockett in the district.
Other superlatives in the district were Offensive MVP, Dustin Wyble, senior quarterback, Crockett; Newcomer of the Year, Trenton Patton, sophomore linebacker, full back, Center; kicker, David Ariviza, junior, Crockett; punter, Kyle Prescott, junior, Diboll.
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Kenny Trotter, lineman, Rusk, junior.
Matthew Davis, lineman, Rusk, junior.
Chris Walley, lineman, Rusk, senior.
Gary Tatum, running back, Carthage, junior.
Justin Castleberry, lineman, Carthage, junior.
Tyler Tabor, running back, Crockett, sophomore.
Lederek Creag, lineman, Crockett, senior.
T.C. Henry, wide receiver, Crockett, senior.
Ivan Meza, lineman, Diboll, junior.
Ketaraus Stanton, running back, Diboll, junior.
Bodrick Hubbard, wide receiver, Center, senior.
Todd Lowery, quarterback, Huntington.
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE Kyle Garner, lineman, Rusk, senior.
Jared Colville, back, Rusk, junior.
Quinn Anthony, lineman, Rusk, sophomore.
Rodney Chadwick, linebacker, Carthage, junior.
Byron Kirkling, lineman, Carthage, junior.
Casey Pinner, lineman, Huntington, senior.
Mark Leediker, linebacker, Crockett, sophomore.
Tracy Cooper, back, Crockett, junior.
Lee Martinez, lineman, Crockett, junior.
Creighton Jones, linebacker, Crockett, junior.
Victor Arreola, lineman, Diboll, senior.
Draylen Fussell, linebacker, Diboll, senior.
Courtney Tillman, back, Diboll, senior.
Edwin Simon, back, Diboll, senior.
Jesse Riley, back, Center, senior.
Jesse Teske, lineman, Center, senior.
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Bobby McDuff, wide receiver, Rusk, junior.
J.J. Session, wide receiver, Rusk, junior.
Winston Ives, lineman, Diboll, senior.
Chance Johnson, lineman, Diboll, junior.
Cutler Ruby, tight end, Diboll, junior.
Dodrick Creag, lineman, Crockett, senior.
Willie Carter, wide receiver, Crockett, senior.
Alan Walls, lineman, Carthage, junior.
Justin Myers, running back, Carthage, junior.
Coburn Hines, lineman, Huntington, senior.
C.J. Plyder, wide receiver, Huntington, junior.
Charles Overton, lineman, Center, senior.
Marcus Bowman, quarterback, Carthage, senior.
Carlos Moreno, wide receiver, Diboll, senior.
Kyle Prescott, running back, Diboll, junior.
Courtney Tillman, running back, Diboll, senior.
Devoyious Mark, wide receiver, Diboll, senior.
Alex Castillo, kicker/wide receiver, Diboll, sophomore.
Phillips Hopkins, lineman, Diboll, senior.
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Dominique Katon, linebacker, Rusk, senior.
Manny Griffin, linebacker, Rusk, junior.
Horrace Lewis, back, Rusk, junior.
Michael Collin, lineman, Crockett, senior.
Naim Akbar, linebacker, Crockett, junior.
Erick Reddic, back, Crockett, junior.
Ryan Whitworth, lineman, Diboll, junior.
Ralph Villanueva, lineman, Diboll, sophomore.
Kylan Herchman, linebacker, Diboll, senior.
Eddie Edwards, back, Center, junior.
Ronnie Williams, linebacker, Center, junior.
Tysheen Hightower, back, Center, junior.
J.D. Hicks, back, Carthage, junior.
Kendrick Jackson, back, Carthage, junior.
Cody Jones, back, Huntington, senior.
HONORABLE MENTION
Ben Thompson, defensive lineman, Rusk, senior.
Justin Carvell, defensive lineman, Rusk, senior.
Tim Elem, defensive lineman, Crockett, senior.
Henry Lovelady, linebacker, Crockett, senior.
Corey Hicks, wide receiver, Crockett, senior.
Ryan Robinson, wide receiver, Crockett, junior.
Jugared Davis, defensive back, Crockett, sophomore.
Jacob Young, offensive lineman, Crockett, senior.
Blaze Miller, defensive back, Huntington, senior.
Austin Harvey, defensive lineman, Huntington, sophomore.
Delandrick Standley, defensive back, Center, senior.
Nathan Goodwin, defensive back, Center, junior.
Alex Cloudy, defensive back, Center, sophomore.
Joseph White, defensive lineman, Center, senior.
Koen Sykes, defensive lineman, Center, junior.
Ryan Miller, defensive lineman, Center, senior.
Cedric Morris, defensive lineman, Center, senior.
Matt Diverdi, quarterback, Center, senior.
Jeremy Smith, running back, Center, senior.
Danbert Collum, tight end, Center, junior.
Jacob Hughes, offensive lineman, Center, senior.
Daniel Walton, offensive lineman, Center, senior.
Jacob Hudspeth, offensive lineman, Center, senior.
Austin Gray, offensive lineman, Center, junior.
Tristan Patton, running back, Carthage, junior.
Tavares Allison, wide receiver, Carthage, junior.
Matt Murphy, tight end, Carthage, senior.
Jesse Landreneau, utility, Carthage, senior.
Austin Smith, back, Carthage, junior.
Trent Arthur, defensive lineman, Carthage, senior.
Richard Lyle, defensive back, Carthage, junior.
Cody Gibson, linebacker, Carthage, senior.
Torey McLemore, linebacker, Carthage, junior.
Radavian Matlock, linebacker, Carthage, junior.
High School Sports
December 5, 2006
Rusk dominates all-district team
Mahaffey, Sturns, Attaway honored
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Sports briefs
Bullard girls down Alto, 77-27
BULLARD — Three players hit in double figures as the Lady Panthers rolled to a 77-27 win over Alto in non-district girls basketball action.
Kanda Carter, Elisa Lee and Mallory Red had 12 points each for Bullard. Other scorers were; Amber Baker 7, Clarissa Kendrick 2, Ashley McConnell 6, Natalie Gray 7, Kayla Welling 3 points. -
Bullard middle school scores
Bullard middle school
basketball scores
The following scores were reported by coaches for recent Bullard games involving middle school teams.
On Dec. 4, Bullard teams lost three of four games played against Brownsboro. The lone winning team was the eighth grade A team, which took a 37-29 win. Scorers included Christina Hatten, 20; Ally Covalt, 6; Ravien Whatley, 4; Felicia Sigman, 4; Crystal Hill, 2 and Sarah Cargill, 1. The seventh grade B team lost, 30-14. Scorers included: Sharlene Smith, 3; Ashley Frost, 4; Mallory Philpott, 7. The eighth grade B team lost 11-5. -
Indians, Maidens defeat Palestine
Indians, Maidens sweep Palestine games
By Don Wallace
sports@jacksonvilleprogress.com
It was just like old times, Jacksonville and Palestine teams going to toe-to-toe, eye-to-eye on the hardwood court.
This time it wasn’t a district matchup, just a good old fashioned grudge match. Jacksonville teams swept all games played in packed gym Tuesday night.
Tempers did not flare between the heated rivals, but they almost did. But that’s all part of the history between the two schools.
The Jacksonville Maidens overcame an earlier deficit to win 54-33 while the Indians won 71-57 with a second half rally in varsity boys action.
The homestanding Jacksonville teams also won all sub-varsity games.
Maidens 54, Lady Wildcats 33
“Jacksonville and Palestine is still a rivalry, mainly due to the close proximity of the towns and the level of play of the athletic teams,” Maiden head coach Tony Harris said. “Palestine has been successful, so that brings out the best in us. To measure how well we are doing, we have to play teams like Palestine in order to get ready for district.” -
Bullard girls named to all-district team
ullard’s Miller, Lust
top all-district squad
Bullard players grabbed two top honors in the recently released District 14-3A volleyball squad.
Calli Miller, sophomore of Bullard, was named the Most Valuable Player in the district.
Junior player Whitney Lust of Bullard shared the Outstanding Setter honors with Jennifer Moore of Chapel Hill. -
Rusk dominates all-district team
Rusk players dominate All-District list
By Don Wallace
sports@jacksonvilleprogress.com
The Rusk Eagles grid standouts were honored in the recently released District 21-3A football team.
The team was chosen by coaches in the district and based on the 10 regular season games.
Rusk finished the year with an 8-4 mark - losing to Waco LaVega in the playoffs, 42-21. The Eagles scored a thrilling overtime win over Madisonville, 63-56 in the opening round of postseason play.
Rusk senior quarterback Justin Sturns was selected Co-MVP of the district along with Gilbert Moye of Diboll.
Sturns, a left-handed 5-foot-11, 205-pound signal caller, in 10 games rushing for 2,75 yards on 250 carries with 37 touchdowns. Sturns also completed 83 of 172 passes for 1,089 yards with 10 touchdowns and two interceptions. - Lady Panthers get win BULLARD — In the District 15-3A opener, the Bullard Lady Panthers defeated the Van Lady Vandals 49-46 at Bullard Gymnasium Friday night.
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Indians suffer loss to Pirates
The Jacksonville Indians went toe-to-toe with the Pine Tree Pirates, but the in the end, turnovers and missed shots allowed the Pirates to leave with a 42-36 win over the Indians at Jacksonville Gymnasium Friday night.
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Bullard girls down Alto, 77-27
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