Stand Out Players of the Texas High School Championship
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The time has arrived! The Texas High School Championship IS HERE! And I enjoyed every minute of it! Saturday night had a bunch of ballers on the field! Here are Stand Out players of Championship Weekend! Vandegrift vs DeSoto Vandegrift Alex Witt…
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Continue ReadingThe time has arrived! The Texas High School Championship IS HERE! And I enjoyed every minute of it! Saturday night had a bunch of ballers on the field! Here are Stand Out players of Championship Weekend!
Vandegrift vs DeSoto
Vandegrift
Alex Witt
Alex Witt
Witt is by no stretch of the imagination a blazer, but he has really solid speed. With good size, his contact balance was very impressive. He was the definition of “slow to, fast through” once he read his blocks. He had great vision and feel for the flow of the play. The senior finished his night with 20 carries for 149 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Miles Coleman
Miles Coleman
DeSoto
Bailey has a cannon for an arm! Not only could he launch the ball down the field, but he had really nice touch on the football. He has the ability to scramble and move out of the pocket, but he was very comfortable navigating in it. Only a junior, he still has room to grow in his mechanics. His biggest knock is being able to read defenses. He has not had to demonstrate that ability much. Bailey has all the tools to be a very efficient quarterback. He threw for 297 yards, completing 14/18 passes and 3 touchdowns.
Cook has really good speed and a fairly decent stature. He did not get the ball much. That was because Vandegrift saw what we all have seen in the past, Cook being any and all defenders 1-on-1. With limited connections, and a drop pass in the endzone (I’m sure he wants that play back), Cook only had 3 catches. BUT…those 3 catches went for 103 yards and a touchdown, with his longest reception being 55 yards! That’s the type of player he is, good routes with great speed, you have to account for #1 at all times! He was a threat with or without the ball in his hands!
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Duncanville vs North Shore
Dayvian Bluitt
Dayvian Bluitt
Before I start with his pass catching ability, I want to mention that Bluitt played specials teams! Even though he was effective as a kick/punt returner, he played on the punt coverage team and stopped a punt from going into the endzone and allowing his teammates to down it at the 1-yard line! Okay, enough with that, Bluitt was elusive with the ball in his hands! He had very good speed and makes the easy catches look…easy, or effortless. Bluitt was a huge reason in Duncanville getting over the hump and beating North Shore.
Simmons was unblockable! He lived in the North Shore backfield and got there a variety of ways. Nice get off, he used his speed to get onto the offensive linemen in a hurry. Neither tackle could keep up with him. He displayed good feel for when to dip under blocks. His ‘speed to power’ was sudden and explosive. Simmons did not allow a lineman to get into his body. He also caused the first turnover of the game, batting the ball in the air for an interception. That was like the 2nd or 3rd play of the game! It must have been foreshadowing for the night ahead of him. The unquestioned Defensive MVP, Simmons ended the night with 5 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 2 QB hurries, and a pass deflection!