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VYPE Class 5A/6A Helmet Stickers powered by Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine: Week 5 (Oct. 22-24)
Welcome to a new VYPE feature for the 2020 football season -
VYPE Helmet Stickers powered by Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine! Every week, VYPE will scour the stat sheets of the previous week and find the top performers.
Class 6A and 5A teams went into Week 5 and wow there were some amazing performances! See who earned VYPE Helmet Stickers this week. Here are the selections.
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Joseph Manjack IV (@JosephManjack) - Tomball Memorial
See highlights of @Football_TMHS vs @KLEINCAINFB and much more on @HTownHSS with @ToddFreed and powered by @vypehouston. Airing Mon. thru Wed. at 6pm, plus, Thurs. 4:30pm on @attsportsnetsw.@JosephManjack @Richard_Rod_Jr @Carsonroper12 @Matthew99969757 pic.twitter.com/00aWpO2N5c
— H-Town High School Sports (@HTownHSS) October 26, 2020
For a second-straight week, Joseph Manjack IV has had to fill-in for Tomball Memorial at quarterback. The move to the backfield hasn't been bad. Manjack in a 64-49 victory over Klein Cain went off for 294 yards and four touchdowns on just 15 carries coming out of the backfield. Manjack was a difficult cover already when he just played receiver. Now, it's even tougher because he can also throw the ball as well. To average 24.5 yards per tote in a game is video-game like.
Oghenemine Imarah (@mine_imarah) - Bridgeland
VYPE 🎥: Meet @BridgelandFB DE @mine_imarah | 2021 | 6”2 | 230 | #txhsfb
— vypehouston (@vypehouston) October 23, 2020
“He has Power 5 Outside Linebacker Skills” @KPRC2RandyMc @CyFairISD @ConnerWeigman @Perroni247 @BridgelandCFISD @ahverdejo @VarsityWires @GoffneyDylan @KPRC2Ari @CoachRaffield @ray_zepeda1 @ToddFreed57 pic.twitter.com/nzqGM4zlQW
We introduced you to Bridgeland senior defensive end Oghenemine Imarah last week. He is a force on the line. In a 29-17 victory over Cypress Ranch last week, Imarah had eight tackles. 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. He leads the district with seven sacks through just five games.
Kendric Rhymes (@keno_datman) - Heights
In a 45-7 win over Chavez, Kendric Rhymes had himself a game. Nearly busting off a 200-yard performance, Rhymes rushed for 182 yards and three scores on 13 carries.
Bert Emanuel Jr. (@BertEmanuel3) - Ridge Point
1 of 4 passing Tds from last night 🤩@RPHS_FB pic.twitter.com/2AeRvgnzmQ
— 𝓑𝓮𝓻𝓽 𝓮𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓾𝓮𝓵 Jr😈 (@BertEmanuel3) October 23, 2020
Coming off a District Newcomer of the Year performance in 2019, Bert Emanuel Jr. is starting to show off his arm again in 2020. Emanuel Jr. in a 56-14 win over Clements finished 11 of 15 for 149 yards and four scores. He also carried the ball four times for 48 yards and another score. The son of former NFL receiver Bert Emanuel is cementing his spot under center for the Panthers.
Gavin Session (@gavin_session07) - Atascocita
Atascocita QB Gavin Session with the truck stick and gets a first down for the Eagles. pic.twitter.com/usKNtt4imj
— Marcus Gutierrez (@MarcG14Line) October 24, 2020
Step out Brice Matthews and step in Gavin Session. Over at Atascocita, Craig Stump has always had the next guy to fill that QB void. Session, only a junior, is showing off his skill in the limited games the Eagles have been able to play. While others have played five games, Atascocita is 1-1 entering this week coming off a 66-0 win over Humble. In that game, Session went 16 of 23 for 165 yards and two scores through the air, while rushing for another 110 yards and two scores on the ground in just 17 carries. A nice night racking up 275 yards and four scores.
Johnathan Baldwin (@Johnathan2x) - Dobie
The UNLV-commit has been doing some damage on the offensive side of the ball. Johnathan Baldwin in a 48-7 win over South Houston last week rushed for 151 yards and five touchdowns on just eight carries. He is committed to UNLV as a safety but they may want to consider him at running back as well at the next level.
Christian Olige - Baytown Lee
6’2 230 lbs QB Christian Olige. 15 Td’s 1 Int. 1200 total yards in 4 games. pic.twitter.com/tHEmqzuIkg
— Spencer Anthony (@Coach_SAnthony) October 23, 2020
Baytown Lee is 4-1 on the 2020 season and a big reason is the play of quarterback Christian Olige through four games has passed for 932 yards and 14 scores with just two interceptions, while rushing for 264 yards as well. In their 28-14 win over Goose Creek Memorial last week, Olige went 15 of 23 for 289 yards and four scores.
De'Monte Seymore (@@dseymoree) - Manvel
De'Monte Seymore had a breakout game against Angleton last week for Manvel. In the 49-28 victory for the Mavericks, Seymore rushed for 248 yards and two scores on 16 carries. Those are all season highs for the junior. The 248 yards is a new career-high for Seymore, breaking his previous high of 157, which came last year as a sophomore.
Phillip Amy - Foster
Touchdown Falcons!
— Ryan Dunsmore (@Duns_more) October 24, 2020
Foster (@FosterFootball) 35
Hightower 34
| 1:02 | 4Q | #txhsfb |
Senior QB Philip Amy calls on senior TE Blayne Ciancone for the 8-yard TD. 2-point play fails. pic.twitter.com/58rtNk5Vyz
In the epic 35-34 victory for Foster of Hightower last week, a key to that was the play of senior quarterback Philip Amy. The signal-caller finished 22 of 34 for 457 yards and four scores. What a performance by him.
Semaj McCall (@MccallSemaj) - Texas City
In a 31-6 victory last week, Texas City running back Semaj McCall went off for 164 yards and two scores on just 24 carries. Nice performance for the Stingarees back!
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"Incredibly Athletic": Bridgeland senior DE Imarah wrecking opposing offenses, also wrestles
HOUSTON - Game planning to stop Oghenemine Imarah is something Bridgeland coach David Raffield is glad he doesn't have to concern himself with.
"He would be a nightmare to game plan for," Raffield said with a smile and laugh following a 29-17 victory for Bridgeland on Thursday night against Cypress Ranch. "He's so incredibly athletic at the high school level."
Better known as "Mine" to his friends, the 6-foot-2, senior defensive end has been a wrecking force to opposing offensive lines through five games this season.
Entering Thursday's District 16-6A showdown against Cypress Ranch, Imarah led the district with 4.5 sacks and 10.5 tackles for loss. He ranked 10th with 26 total tackles.
"Double-team, triple-team, it doesn't matter, they can try and do it," Imarah said. "With double teams we just work on our hands and feet. With pass protection, I work straight hands. I make sure I use my hips because if I don't I'm not going anywhere."
Wow 😳 @BridgelandFB senior DE @mine_imarah is a problem. Misses sack, falls down and gets back up and chases down DJ Ciers for the tackle. Hey @JJWatt what do you think? #txhsfb @KPRC2RandyMc @overtime @houseofhighligh @MaxPreps @bm1157 @KPRC2Ari @CyFairISD @ray_zepeda1 pic.twitter.com/h6RBCHW3kC
— vypehouston (@vypehouston) October 23, 2020
The unanimous first-team, all-district defensive end from a year ago added to his already impressive numbers. Imarah tacked on eight more tackles - pushing his season total to 34 - 2.5 tackles for loss (13 for the season) and 2.5 sacks (7.0).
"It's not good enough," Imarah said. "We're not there yet. We have a goal to achieve and I have a goal to achieve myself. Honestly, I don't think I'm there yet. So, I'm going to keep grinding, do my job and make sure we win all our games."
Imarah has played on varsity at Bridgeland since his sophomore season.
Last week, Imarah surpassed the 100-tackle mark for his career and has shown improvement in every season. In his first year, Imarah finished with just half a sack - he currently has 7.0 through just five games, which has already surpassed his total of five from a year ago.
Imarah is on pace to best every single-season mark he has posted in his time at Bridgeland.
"No questions asked, I feel like I'm underrated," Imarah said. "I'm not troubled by it at all because they are going to see. If we keep winning like this they are going to see."
Currently as it stands, Imarah, who Raffield said put on some good weight in the offseason to push him closer to 230 pounds on the line, has just one offer from McMurry University from the beginning of September.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, virtually every junior camp that Imarah would have attended got cancelled. The NCAA recruiting dead period has been extended to the end of the calendar year. But all of that isn't going to stand in Imarah's way.
"I won't lie it did affect my recruiting a little bit but I'm not worried about it," Imarah said. "I just need to do my job, make sure I make plays and I look good. It'll come to me."
Raffield added: "I think when they see him now and watch the tape [recruiters] are like 'that's a man-child'. So I imagine will come rolling in."
Being good on the field is not the only thing that recruiters will look at.
Imarah, who boasts a 3.5 GPA at Bridgeland High School, is good academically Raffield said and brings a great personality to the locker room.
"His brother [Roroghene Imarah] plays on the team, he has great fan support from his family and he's a great teammate," he said. "Our kids love each other. The whole team does, so it's pretty cool."
When Imarah isn't throwing around opposing offensive linemen and quarterbacks, he is doing the same to foes on the wrestling mat.
Last year, Imarah entered the 10-6A District Tournament with a 12-8 mark. He ended up making it to the third-place match but fell short. He did earn a bid to the Region III-6A Tournament in the 285-pound weight class and finished fifth overall just missing out on the UIL State Wrestling Tournament.
He has seen the benefits carry over from the mat to the field.
"I'm trying to be the best tackle I can be and with people like DJ [Ciers] who can move around, if I don't sit on my feet, tackle with my hips, eyes on eyes, I wouldn't be able to do anything. That's why I do wrestling, you tackle every time."
When you mention football and wrestling in the same breath in Houston, the name Chidozie Nwankwo naturally comes up.
The Foster High School grad, who now starts for the University of Houston football team, excelled in both areas - winning the Class 5A 285-pound State Championship last year, capping an illustrious career.
"Chidoze is a dawg, I respect him so much," Imarah said with a smile. "I feel like he's doing great right now. He probably had the same mentality as me. Wrestling is helping me play football, so I'm going to keep wrestling. I'm going to be the best wrestler and football player I can be."
The last conversation Imarah remembers having with Nwankwo in the spring came during the district meets. As Imarah tells it, Nwankwo was walking down the hall with his headphones on as he got in the zone.
"Everybody in the whole hallway backed away because he had that presence," Imarah said. "I said 'Big dawg, you good?'. He said 'I'm always good.'
"That stuck with me. Right now I'm always good too no matter what's going on."