2017 Defensive Captains L to R: Matty Werner, Jacob Doddridge and Ryan Thompson.
District 5-6A showed its competitive nature yet again inbr2017. The Trinity Trojans took the district title followed by Hebron andbrCarroll respectfully. Together the triobrled the charge into the UIL Playoffs with Trinity (11-3) and Carroll (10-4)brmaking lengthy runs to the quarterfinals.
At the culmination of the season the 5-6A All-District Teamsbrwere announced. Hebron quarterback Clayton Tune took home district MVP honorsbrwhile Trinity running back Courage Keihn was named Offensive MVP.
Carroll Dragon defensive captain Jacob Doddridge (48) catches a touchdown. Doddridge was a unanimous 1st Team All-District selection on both offense and defense. Photo by S. Johnson/SnappedDragons.com
Led by Jacob Doddridge who was a unanimous first teambrselection as both a tight end and a defensive end, the Dragons were recognizedbrwith 24 All-District honorees.
Inbraddition to Doddridge, Dragon first team offensive selections included;brquarterback Will Bowers, running back TJ McDaniel, receivers Cade Bell andbrHudson Shrum, offensive linemen Jackson Kimble, Henry Mossberg, and MatthewbrLeehan.
Firstbrteam All-District defensive selections included safety R.J. Mickens,brlinebackers Michael Parrish and Ryan Thompson, and the aforementionedbrDoddridge.
Thebrfuture appears to be bright for Wasson's 2018 squad as a majority of thebrhonorees were underclassmen. In total 13 Dragon juniors and sophomores made thebrlist led by four unanimous first-team selections in Henry Mossberg, TJbrMcDaniel, Michael Parrish and RJ Mickens.
Forbrthe entire list of 5-6A All-District Honorees click here.
2017br5-6A All-District Honors
1stbrTeam Offense
#72 Jackson Kimble – OT (Sr)
#76 Henry Mossberg – OT (Jr)
#48 Jacob Doddridge TE (Sr)
#55 Matthew Leehan – C (Sr)
#6 Cade Bell – WR (Sr)
#7 Hudson Shrum – WR (Sr)
#4 TJ McDaniel – RB (Jr)
#14 Will Bowers – QB (Jr)
1stbrTeam All-District Defense
#41 Michael Parrish – LB (So)
#32 Ryan Thompson – LB (Sr)
#48 Jacob Doddridge – DE (Sr)
#10 RJ Mickens – S (So)
2ndbrTeam All-District
#65 Cameron Hataway – OL (Jr)
#68 Andrej Karic – OL (So)
#39 Matty Werner – LB (Sr)
#34 Graham Faloona – LB (So)
#13 Jake Fex – S (So)
All-DistrictbrHonorable Mention
#21 Hayden Hayes CB (Sr)
#5 Wills Meyer – WR (So)
#93 Alex Kingston – DE (Jr)
#43 Preston Forney – TE (So)
#11 Darryl Crockett – WR (Sr)
#23 Joe DeVincenzo – CB (Sr)
#9 Carson White – WR (Jr)