Lions Well Represented on District 11-2A DII All-District Squads

By Will Johnson

Messenger Reporter

LOVELADY – The Lovelady Lions had another successful football season as they finished up the year with a record of 9-3. The Lions finished second in District 11-2A DII to the Tenaha Tigers, defeated the Hull-Daisetta Bobcats in Bi-District by a final score of 52-18 and made an appearance in the Area Finals where they lost to the Mart Panthers by a score of 42-16.

It should be noted the Panthers are playing in the Regional Finals / State Quarterfinals against the Chilton Pirates this weekend. Mart is currently ranked #1 in Class 2A DII.  

With Tenaha’s 17-10 loss to Chilton in the Area Round, the District 11-2A DII Executive Committee released the All-District teams for 2020 and Lovelady was well-represented. The Lions had three players win superlatives, landed four players on the First Team All-District offense, six players on the First Team All-District defense, six players on both the Second Team All-District offense and defense and another three on the Honorable Mention squad.

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Starting with the Superlatives, the Lions selected for individual honors were:

• Offensive MVP: Shaun Easterling – Junior
• Defensive MVP: Conner Martinez – Senior
• Newcomer of the Year Offense: Dayvian Skinner – Sophomore  

 First Team All-District Offense:

• Slade Murray – QB, Senior
• Matthew McFarland – OL, Senior
• Keivon Skinner – WR, Senior
• Aiden Moore – OL, Senior

First Team All-District Defense:

• Brandon Fry – LB, Junior
• Peyton Harrison – DL, Senior
• Landen LeBlanc – LB, Junior
• Caleb Gilchrist – DB, Senior
• Keivon Skinner – DB, Senior
• Skylar Pipkin – DB, Sophomore

Second Team All-District Offense:

• Eric Castillo – OL, Sophomore
• Silas Strength – OL, Sophomore
• JJ Crawford – WR, Junior
• Brandon Fry – TE, Junior
• Caleb Gilchrist – WR, Senior
• Shamar Terry – OL, Senior

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Second Team All-District Defense:

• Cody Davis – DB, Junior
• Joshua Gilcrease – DB, Senior
• Jordan Blackmon – DL, Sophomore
• Mathew McFarland – DL, Senior
• Scotty Moore – DB, Senior
• Ben Monk – DL, Sophomore

Honorable Mention:

• Blake Patrick – DB, Junior            
• Troy Shupak – LB, Junior
• Alvaro Gonzalez – OL, Sophomore

Please join us in congratulating the Lions on a great season and also the young men who were selected for the individual accolades.

Will Johnson may be reached via e-mail at [email protected].