Football season has come to a close for teams from District 2-5A Division II, and the league’s end-of-year awards have been revealed.
After winning its first outright district title in more than 20 years, Palo Duro had multiple players honored on All-District teams and selected for superlatives.
Junior quarterback and defensive back Julian Reese II was unanimously named District 2-5A Division II MVP after leading the Dons to a 10-2 overall record and a 6-0 mark in district play.
PD teammate and North Carolina commit Darien Lewis received the league’s Offensive Player of the Year honor while Abilene Cooper senior Dycin Davis earned Defensive Player of the Year.
Palo Duro junior Kyron Brown was unanimously named Special Teams Player of the Year and Eric Mims Sr., along with the Dons’ coaching staff, earned unanimous Coach of the Year recognition.
Dons’ junior Zach Linton and Abilene Cooper senior Isaac Massouema shared the league’s Defensive Newcomer of the Year award, while Lubbock-Cooper sophomore Noah Clark was named Offensive Newcomer of the Year.
Below are the 2025 first and second team All-District football selections for District 2-5A Division II.
First Team Offense
Seth Mayberry, QB, Plainview, Sr.; Erick Powell, RB, Wichita Falls Memorial, Sr.; Peyton Ewing, RB, Abilene Cooper, Sr.; Tayden Bender, TE, Abilene Cooper, Sr.; Kyron Brown, WR, Palo Duro, Jr.; Blaze Ruffin, WR, Abilene Wylie, Jr.; Jamari Dean, WR, Wichita Falls Memorial, Sr.; Jordan Porter, WR, Plainview, Sr.; Keanan Posey, FB, Palo Duro, Jr.; Peyton Duncan, OL, Lubbock-Cooper, Sr.; Kayden Bryan, OL, Abilene Cooper, Sr.; Bobby Bleisch, OL, Lubbock-Cooper, Sr.; Shalom Gonzalez, OL, Palo Duro, Jr.; Blayze Douglas, OL, Lubbock-Cooper, Sr.; Noah Rehburg, K, Abilene Wylie, Sr.
First Team Defense
Sione Vaea, DT, Lubbock-Cooper, Sr.; Dorian Coleman, DT, Wichita Falls Memorial, Sr.; Deandre Rodriguez, DT, Abilene Wylie, Sr.; Keimaure Rayford, DE, Palo Duro, So.; Jaiden Wetzel, DE, Wichita Falls Memorial, Sr.; Kemai’j Barnes, MLB, Palo Duro, Sr.; Bo Kates, MLB, Abilene Wylie, Jr.; Jamarion Dunson, OLB, Abilene Cooper, Jr.; Kale Kirk, OLB, Lubbock-Cooper, Sr.; Darien Lewis, DB, Palo Duro, Sr.; Jacob Bynum, DB, Abilene Cooper, Sr.; Da’Kendrick Jones, DB, Wichita Falls Legacy, Jr.; Vern Blair, DB, Palo Duro, Sr.; Makoy Sims, DB, Palo Duro, Jr.; AJ Rico, P, Abilene Cooper, Jr.
First Team Utility
Ian Garza, OT/LS, Plainview, Jr.; Joe Castles, QB/DB, Wichita Falls Memorial, Sr.; Da’Kendrick Jones, DB/RB, Wichita Falls Legacy, Jr.; Canon Adams, MLB/LS, Abilene Cooper, Sr.; Blake Frailing, OLB/TE, Abilene Wylie, Jr.; Raymond Johnson, RB/LB, Palo Duro, Jr.; Ryan Rodriguez, QB/P, Lubbock-Cooper, Sr.
Second Team Offense
Jaden Carrillo, QB, Abilene Cooper, Sr.; Chamayne Johnson, RB, Lubbock-Cooper, Sr.; Julius Laine, RB, Abilene Wylie, Sr.; Wyatt Haire, TE, Lubbock-Cooper, Sr.; Dylan Regala, WR, Abilene Wylie, Jr.; Zaylen Johnson, WR, Abilene Cooper, So.; Cade Grant, Lubbock-Cooper, Sr.; Jourian Wiggins, WR, Wichita Falls Legacy, Jr.; Kason Rosario, FB, Abilene Cooper, So.; Barrett Huffington, OL, Abilene Wylie, Sr.; Ehthe Lay, OL, Palo Duro, Sr.; Jayden Flores, OL, Abilene Cooper, Sr.; Marcus Andrade, OL, Abilene Cooper, Sr.; Jayden Wilson, OL, Wichita Falls Memorial, Sr.; Isaiah Kanyabitabo, OL, Abilene Cooper, Sr.; Luis Fuentes, K, Palo Duro, Sr.
Second Team Defense
Israel Massouema, DT, Abilene Cooper, Sr.; Shalom Gonzalez, DT, Palo Duro, Sr.; Troy Robinson, DT, Palo Duro, Sr.; Kyron Brown, DE, Palo Duro, Jr.; Pat Garcia, DE, Lubbock-Cooper, Sr.; Hunter Talley, MLB, Wichita Falls Memorial, Sr.; Beau Byrne, MLB, Abilene Cooper, Jr.; Danqual Ashley, OLB, Palo Duro, Sr.; Landry Pate, OLB, Abilene Wylie, Jr.; DJ Harris, DB, Palo Duro, Sr.; Zachary Soliz, DB, Plainview, Sr.; Darius Butler, DB, Lubbock-Cooper, Sr.; AJ Rico, DB, Abilene Cooper, Jr.; Noah Zaragoza, P, Palo Duro, So.
This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Palo Duro headlines District 2-5A DII awards, All-District Teams
Reporting by Randall Sweet, Amarillo Globe-News / Amarillo Globe-News
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