All-District 3-5A Division I

To the surprise of no one, the state champion Aledo Bearcats dominated the All-District 3-5A Division I honors in the way they dominated league play.

The Bearcats went through district play undefeated - again - going 8-0 on their way to another 16-0 season overall. They will carry a national record 119-game district winning streak into next season.

Senior quarterback Hauss Hejny was named the District MVP by the league’s coaches, while senior linebacker Davhon Keys was chosen as Defensive MVP. The Aledo coaching staff was named the District Staff of the Year.

Hejny, who has committed to play for TCU next season, completed 64 percent of his passes for 2,709 yards with 27 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He also rushed for 1,026 yards and 13 TD.

Keys, who is bound for LSU, posted 110.5 tackles, of which 99 were solo. He had 19 tackles for losses totaling 55.5 yards, along with four sacks totaling 34 yards in losses. In addition, he had three interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown, two fumble recoveries and a pair of blocked kicks.

Keys was also named the Defensive MVP of the state championship, a 51-8 Aledo victory against Comal Smithson Valley on Friday, Dec. 15 at AT&T Stadium.

“Pretty much all of our starters made first or second team,” Aledo coach Robby Jones noted. “We had some first-team caliber players who didn’t play a lot of district, so they didn’t get seen as much by the coaches, but they were certainly good enough to be on there.”

Also honored from the Bearcats were:

First-team offense - RB Ray Guillory, soph. (1,207 yards, 17 TD rushing; 10 catches, 175 yards, 4 TD receiving, all despite missing five games with an injury); TE Tyson Timms, sr. (28 catches, 360 yards, 3 TD); WR Trace Clarkson, sr. (50 catches, 963 yards, 7 TD); WR Hawk Patrick-Daniels, sr. (state championship game Offensive MVP; 948 yards, 15 TD rushing; 28 catching, 390 yards, 3 TD receiving, committed to Tyler Junior College); C Alex Arana, sr.; G Carter Campbell, sr.; T DJay Williams, sr. (committed to Louisiana-Lafayette).

First-team defense - DE Cooper Kohan, sr. (28 tackles, 9 for loss, 2 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery); DT Decker Sanders, soph. (30 tackles, 6.5 for loss, 2 sacks); ILB Ky Howington, sr. (35.5 tackles, 2.5 for loss, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery, 1 blocked kick); OLB Ben McElree, jr. (42 tackles, 8.5 for loss, 1 sack); CB Jaden Allen, sr. (32 tackles, 1 interception, committed to Arkansas); CB Chris Johnson, sr. (44 tackles, 3.5 for loss, 2 interceptions, committed to Arizona State); S Jake Gillespie, sr. (58.5 tackles, 4.5 for loss, 1 interception, committed to Stephen F. Austin); S Boogie Owens, sr. (47.5 tackles, 1 for loss, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovery).

Second-team offense -  FB Brett Turner, sr.; WR Kaydon Finley, soph. (39 catches, 602, 6 TD); WR Blake Burdine, jr. (13 catches, 218 yards, 3 TD); G Peyton Williams, soph.; T Joshua McCarley, sr.; K Cole Crawford, jr. (72-of-74 PAT, 7-of-11 FG, long of 38 yards).

Second-team defense - DE Carson Dempsey, soph. (25.5 tackles, 10 for loss, 5 sacks, 1 blocked kick); DT Jaxon Richter, jr. (2.5 tackles for loss); CB Aven Lawrence, sr. (13 kickoff returns, 33.8 average, 1 TD).

Honorable mentions - WR Colton McCoy, — (19 catches, 382 yards, 3 TD); DE Cooper Cyphers, sr. (4.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 1 interception returned 49 yards for TD); DE Jacob McIntire, jr.; DT Caden Atwood, sr. (26.5 tackles, 3 for loss); DT Talan Forman, jr. (20.5 tackles).