The Dayton Broncos had seven players make All-District 8-5A Division II teams and seven more recognized as honorable mentions as the eight-team league released its postseason awards over the weekend.
Dayton, which finished the season 4-6 with a 2-5 mark in district play, was led by two first-team selections on the defensive side of the ball.
Senior outside linebacker Andrew Soliz was recognized as a first team selection, as was junior safety Rakin Akmal.
Soliz totaled a career-high 109 tackles during the season and had 16 sacks, one of the top performers in Texas in that category. Soliz had a sack in nine out of 10 games.
Akmal was second on the team in tackles with 125 on the season, 12 of which were for loss. He had two sacks and two fumble recoveries.
On the second-team defense was senior defensive back Azrae Beechem.
Second-team offense featured four Broncos and were headlined by senior running back Jaleel Kendrick, who had a breakout season. Offensive tackle Donahvan Thibodeaux, offensive guard Tyler Chavez and wide receiver Braeden White also made the second team.
Honorable mentions for Dayton included seniors Emilio Villa (offensive line), Angelo Hadley (offensive/defensive line), Josh Spiller (offensive line), Marcus James (tight end), Devin Tanner (defensive/offensive line), Aaron Wright (defensive back/wide receiver) and junior Colton Havard (defensive back).
The top two awards in the district were split by offensive talents from the westside of Montgomery County.
Lake Creek senior running back Tyvonn Byars, a Rice signee, and Montgomery senior quarterback Reggie Williams split the award.
The Offensive Most Valuable Player went to Nederland senior running back Hubert Thomas. The Defensive MVP went to Port Neches-Groves senior Mason Wuenschel.
Huntsville claimed both Newcomer awards with freshman quarterback/running back Zay Adolphe recognized on offense and junior Sam Cleveland recognized on defense. Huntsville also had the Special Teams MVP in senior returner Braylon Phelps.
PNG head coach Jeff Joseph, the 2023 state champion leader of the Indians, was Coach of the Year.
SUPERLATIVES
Co-Most Valuable Player: Tyvonn Byars, Sr., Running Back, Lake Creek
Co-Most Valuable Player: Reggie Williams, Sr., Quarterback, Montgomery
Offensive MVP: Hubert Thomas, Sr., Running Back, Nederland
Defensive MVP: Mason Wuenschel, Sr., Linebacker, PNG
Offensive Newcomer: Zay Adolphe, Fr., Quarterback/Running Back, Huntsville
Defensive Newcomer: Sam Cleveland, Jr., Linebacker, Huntsville
Special Teams MVP: Braylon Phelps, Sr. Returner, Huntsville
Coach of the Year: Jeff Joseph, PNG
FIRST TEAM
Quarterback
Eli Morcos, Sr., Lake Creek
Running Back
Trae’Shawn Brown, Jr., Huntsville
Blair Chatagnier, Sr., PNG
Damion Taylor, Sr., Montgomery
Wide Receiver
Brooks McGee, Sr., Lake Creek
Savion Conteh, Sr., Huntsville
London Nunley, Sr., PNG
TJ Burch, Jr., Splendora
Talan Shavers, Sr., Montgomery
Tight End/H-Back
Jarious Singletary, Jr., Huntsville
Offensive Line
Michael Wood, Sr., PNG
Brian Parker, Sr., Huntsville
Parker Farris, Sr., PNG
Tr’e Williams, Jr., Huntsville
Jackson Christian, Sr., PNG
Aaron Wolford, Jr., PNG
Defensive Line
Isaiah Lewis, Jr., Huntsville
Tyler Smith, Sr., Huntsville
Zack Moss, Sr., Huntsville
Jonathan Hernandez, Sr., PNG
Andres Fuentes, Sr., PNG
Linebacker
Shiloh Jones, Sr., Huntsville
Albert Simon, Sr., Nederland
Zach Hayden, Sr., Montgomery
Mu’Koryc Norman, Sr., Huntsville
Travis Cobb, Sr., PNG
Andrew Soliz, Sr., Dayton
Defensive Backs
Wyatt Davis, Sr., Lake Creek
Kenneth Scott, Jr., Huntsville
Brent Carroll, Jr., Huntsville
James Ladner, Sr., Nederland
Rakin Akmal, Jr., Dayton
Utility
Jaedon Ned, Soph., Nederland
Kicker
Parker Crenshaw, Jr., Montgomery
Punter
Waylon Peters, Jr., Montgomery
SECOND TEAM
Quarterback
Austin Taylor, Sr., Huntsville
Connor Bailey, Jr., PNG
Running Back
Tyson Henry, Soph., PNG
Courtney Simmons, Jr., West Fork
Jaleel Kendrick, Sr., Dayton
Wide Receiver
Jabari Washington, Sr., Huntsville
Kentrell Bowen, Jr., Splendora
Braeden White, Sr., Dayton
KJ Tezeno, Sr., Nederland
Tight End/H-Back
Layden Williams, Sr., PN
Offensive Line
Laslalio Moreno, Jr., Huntsville
Tyler Chavez, Jr., Dayton
Hunter McKinney, Jr., Lake Creek
Jaxon Young-Davis, Jr., Montgomery
Caleb Williams, Sr., Huntsville
Donahvan Thibodeaux, Sr., Dayton
Carson Robinson, Sr., Montgomery
Defensive Line
Jayden Lemm, Sr., Montgomery
Jaden Bradford, Jr., Huntsville
Fred Oladele, Jr., Huntsville
Kooper Benoit, Jr., PNG
Alex Goode, Sr., Montgomery
Linebacker
Chase Abrantes, Jr., Montgomery
Jaxin Winfrey, Jr., PNG
Isaac Shumate, Jr., Splendora
Reid Wisenbaker, Sr., Lake Creek
Jaxon Doyle, Sr., PNG
Defensive Back
Gino Ramirez, Sr., PNG
Azrae Beechem, Sr., Dayton
Dane Stewart, Jr., PNG
Smith Rollins, Jr., West Fork
Keilan Carber, Sr., Montgomery
Utility
Toby White, Jr., West Fork
DQ Swapsy, Jr., Montgomery
Kicker
Lance Resch, Jr., Nederland
Punter
Caleb Culak, Jr., Huntsville
The 2024 Dayton Broncos had 14 players recognized by District 8-5A Division II. (Chris Zorzi/SportCast Media)
