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Signing Day Feature presented by T-Mobile: Cy Creek's Josh White
HOUSTON - At the three and a half years old, Josh White discovered he wanted to play football.
From that moment, his mother, Tammy Demas, did everything she could, including working two jobs at one point, to help pay for cleats, mouthpieces and training to help him reach his goal.
Nearly 15 years later, that has paid off.
On Wednesday, Tammy sat on the front row of the bleachers inside Cypress Creek High School's gymnasium as Josh signed his National Letter of Intent to play football at LSU.
"She's meant so much to me," White said. "She worked two jobs to keep a roof over my head. I'll never forget in Little League she worked two jobs just to get me the equipment I needed. Mouthpieces, cleats, all that. She never said she couldn't do that for me. She just went out and worked for it and got it for me.
"I'm going to do the same thing for her."
After a few coaches spoke, it was Josh's turn.
During his speech he thanked his coaches and teachers and then he looked right at his mother and thanked her for all she had done for him.
"It meant a lot that I survived for him and that he can reach his goal," Tammy said. "He showed me this is what he wanted to do in life, so I had to go and do what I had to do. Pay for training and stuff so that he can be successful."
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Awards Season presented by T-Mobile: Cypress Creek's Josh White wins TD Club of Houston's Defensive Player of the Year
Greg McCaig has led the Cypress Creek football program since 2002.
In his now 18th season at the helm, the veteran coach admits that Josh White is a special player. In fact, the best linebacker he's ever coached in his career, which has spanned 23 years.
"His character, work ethic, leadership, passion and enthusiasm for the game have set a standard that all other linebackers that play at Cy Creek will aim to match," McCaig said in a news release. "He's been nothing but a joy to coach."
The Touchdown Club of Houston agreed with McCaig on Wednesday night, naming White the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year at the annual awards ceremony.
White finished the year with 117 tackles and 5.5 sacks.
"This was a really big honor," White said. "It felt good knowing that my hard work was recognized. I couldn't have done any of this without my family and teammates."
The LSU-commit becomes the fourth Cypress Creek player to win a Touchdown Club of Houston Award. He joins past Defensive Player of the Year winners Sam Adams (1990) and Josh Williams (1994), and former Offensive Player of the Year recipient Ricky Vestal (1986).
White helped lead the Cougars to back-to-back Regional Finals.
Photo by Angel Verdejo Jr. / Cy-Fair ISD Communications
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