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for Pecos Country of West Texas
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Bears put eight players on all-district FB team
Balmorhea Bears senior Alexander Virdell was named Most Valuable Player on offense for District 6-A six-man football this season, and four other Balmorhea players were selected to the first-team All-District squad, while four others were named to the second team by the district’s coaches.
Balmorhea placed second in the district this season with a 4-2 record, and then advanced to the area round of the Class A-Division II six-man playoffs, before falling to eventual state runner-up Sterling City. Along with Virdell, the other first team selections on offense for the Bears were senior tight end Ryan Mondragon, and junior running backs Alexander Mendoza and Justin Ramos.
Virdell had a combined 2,164 yards and 37 touchdowns, with 1,219 yards rushing and 510 passing, to go along with 34 touchdowns. His other yards and TDs came from receiving and return totals, and he also led the team in tackles on defense with 198.
Mondragon had 507 yards receiving and 15 touchdowns, while finishing with 112 tackles, while Mendoza ran for 1,137 yards and 12 TDs, along with 72 tackles on defense. Ramos was second on the team in tackles with 183 and had 14 touchdowns and 642 total yards rushing and receiving.
All four also were named to the first team squad on defense. Mendoza and Mondragon were chosen as lineman, Ramos at linebacker and Virdell at safety, while Virdell was also named to play in the Texas Six-Man Coaches Association All-Star game this coming July, with Mondragon as a first alternate and another senior, Nigel Lozano, as third alternate on the West squad.
Lozano and another senior, Marcos Beltran, were both second team selections on the All-District team on both offense and defense, with Lozano chosen at quarterback and linebacker and Beltran at running back and cornerback. Also named to the second team were sophomore Joel Madrid at center and sophomore Chon Martinez at cornerback.
Balmorhea also had seven players receive honorable mention spots on the District 6 team. Fabien Diaz and Abraham Garcia were named at tight end, Diego Estrada at quarterback, and Chance Virdell at wide receiver on offense, while Steven Lopez was named as a defensive lineman, Joshua Matta was named on special teams and Andrew Ramos was selected as a utility player.
Sanderson, which won the 6-A Division II six-man title and handed Balmorhea their two district defeats, had the district’s defensive MVP in senior Timothy Hopkins, and Coach of the Year in Mark Dominguez. Their other first team selections were senior receiver/safety L.A. Galvan, senior center Cordell Lawson, junior quarterback Joseph Hopkins and junior utility player Robert Montalvo.
Grandfalls freshman Jose Marquez had the other main award for 2010, earning Newcomer of the Year honors. The other first team picks were junior tight end Carlos Estrada, senior spreadback/nose guard William Pyron, senior linebacker Luis Holguin and senior cornerback George Reeves of Dell City; junior wide receiver Austin Davis, freshman special teams player Gilbert Nunez and freshman utility back Thomas Burns of Grandfalls; and sophomore kicker Victor Tamayo, senior defensive lineman/punter Jacob Henderson and junior cornerback Dominick Perales of Buena Vista.
Second team picks on offense included Tamayo and Grandfalls freshman Fred Olivas at tight end; Perales, and freshmen Jalen Chriesman and Nathanael Garcia of Dell City at receiver; junior Martin Holguin of Dell City at center; sophomore Christopher Stephens of Buena Vista at running back; Henderson of Buena Vista at fullback; sophomore Donnie Sanders of Dell City at spreadback; Sanderson, Montalvo and Grandfalls junior Joel Marquez at utility back, Sanderson senior Casey Couch as kicker and Dell City’s Reeves as special teams player.
Second team picks on defense were Lawson and Joseph Hopkins from Sanderson at lineman and punter; Burns, junior Vincente Cadena, freshman Gilbert Nunez and senior Ryan Arcides of Grandfalls at linebacker, nose guard, defensive line and utility player; Sanders and senior Miguel Galvan of Dell City at safety and linebacker and Buena Vista’s Christopher and junior Eric Gomez at cornerback and safety.
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