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St. Thomas won Class 6A state
THE WRAP: TAPPS State Track and Field
The state TAPPS Track and Field meet took place over the weekend as stars and teams emerged to win gold.
In Class 1A, the Brazosport Christian girls won the team title, led by Taylor Norrell, who had three golds and a silver over the weekend. The Class 1A Boys meet was won by Fredricksburg Heritage, who did well in the relays and the field events to take gold.
St. Paul Shiners girls and Faith Academy Marble Falls boys won Class 2A state. St. Paul's dominated the relays, winning the 100, 200, and 400. That will usually do it. Faith Academy boys won the 200 and 400-meters relays on the way to gold.
The Greater Houston area took over TAPPS 3A as Rosehill Christian girls and Lutheran North boys won state. Rosehill dominated winning the 100 and 200-meter relays as did Lutheran North. Rosehill also took one-and-two in the Long Jump and Triple Jump.
One school dominated TAPPS 4A, winning both the boys' and girls' titles – Cypress Christian. Andrew Smith and Paige Jackson both won the pole vault and both 100-meter relays won as well.
Grace Community girls and Brentwood boys won the Class 5A Meet. Brentwood edges out Fort Bend Christian Academy by six points (88-82), while Grace Community (99) outlasted Southwest Christian (83) and FBCA (82).
St. Agnes lapped the field in TAPPS 6A Girls, tallying 189.50 points over St. Dominic 98.50. St. Thomas (121) boys came out with a win over Trinity Christian (90.50). Allie Scott and Faith Mitchell of St. Agnes and Cameron Bonner of St. Thomas led the way for the Eagles.
VYPE to LIVE Broadcast Ninth Annual TD Club of Houston Hildebrand Foundation Private School Awards
HOUSTON - The Ninth Annual Touchdown Club of Houston Hildebrand Foundation Private School Awards are set to take place at the Omni Hotel in the Galleria on Wednesday night.
For family and friends that cannot attend this year's event due to restrictions, VYPE has partnered with the Touchdown Club of Houston to broadcast the evening LIVE on VYPE.com and the TD Club of Houston Facebook page.
"We are proud to partner with the Touchdown Club of Houston on their 9th Annual Private School Football Awards, as they recognize the incredible accomplishments of Private School football players across this great city," VYPE Media CEO Shane Hildreth said.
Finalists for the TD Club of Houston's Coach of the Year, Specialist, Ironman, Lineman, Defensive and Offensive Players of the Year will be honored with the winners being announced at the end of the night.
VYPE will carry the entire two-hour event LIVE on multiple platforms for easy viewing. The finalists are listed below.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Cohen Carpenter, Fort Bend Christian
Ezekiel Evans, Kinkaid
Parker Forque, Episcopal
Johnny House, Kinkaid
Miles Jones, Episcopal
Vinny Ori, St. Thomas
Cameron McCurry, St. Thomas
Emile Vlahos, St. John's
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF YEAR
Cameron Bonner, St. Thomas
Solomon Cole, Fort Bend Christian
Luke Harrison, Lutheran South
Maddox Kopp, St. Thomas
Quon Marion, Episcopal
Drake Martinez, St. Thomas
Finn Nicholson, Second Baptist
Caedmon Parker, Woodlands Christian
LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
Bryce Calloway, Second Baptist
Luis Chavarria, Episcopal
Cayman Duncan, Kinkaid
Tommy Holstead, Kinkaid
Donovan Jackson, Episcopal
Bailey Jaramillo, Northland Christian
Cullen Montgomery, Episcopal
Mansfield Owsley, St. John's
Mark Pownall, St. Thomas
Remington Strickland, Fort Bend Christian
IRONMAN OF THE YEAR (starts on more than one side of ball)
Ellis Conklin, Second Baptist
Beau Domann, Concordia Lutheran
Bryce Gainous, Second Baptist
Jaaron Henderson, Lutheran North
David Kasemervisz, Fort Bend Christian
Jake Peterson, John Cooper
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Eliot Gottsegen, Kinkaid
Pablo Tager, St. Thomas
Truette Tumey, Episcopal
COACH OF THE YEAR
Jordan Black, Fort Bend Christian
Erik DeHaven, John Cooper School
Kris Hogan, Cypress Christian
Rich McGuire, St. Thomas Catholic
Shaun Stephens, Lutheran North