(BrownsviIle, Texas)-It’s the 2024 McDonald’s All-South Texas Awards Banquet coming to the Brownsville-IBC Center featuring the top RGV/Coastal Bend Players and Coaches. Houston Texans All-Pro WR Nico Collins will be the featured guest speaker at this year’s annual event. This year’s event will benefit the CCEI Cameron County Education Initiative, a non-profit organization. “Together, with McDonald’s of the Rio Grande Valley and CCEI, High School Sports Magazine is excited to recognize top football athletes and coaches on this night,” says HSSM Publisher, David “Tddave” Amador. “Our guest speaker will be Nico Collins. He’s an amazing NFL player and person, so bring your Houston Texans Jersey No.12 for autographs. Special thanks to IBC Bank.”
High School Sports Magazine will award plaques to every player honored and top awards will go to players at each position. “Our McDonald’s BIG MAC Award for Offense and Defense will be named and its going to be a tough pick,” says Amador. So, who will the McDonald’s BIG MAC MVP? Are you selected? Click and see! All players named must contact Tdddave via TEXT 956-929-1852 to accept invitation at no charge! All parents, family, friends attending can buy tickets. Click on link! Benefits the-profit CCEI Cameron County Education Initiative.
Here are the invited Football Players! Parents, family, friends, may attend. Limited tickets!
2024 Top Quarterbacks from Rio Grande Valley-Coastal Bend Regions
15-5A DI Flour Bluff HS (12-2, 7-1)
Jayden Paluseo 6’2 195lbs
4,183 passing yards 56 TDs 9 INTs (2024)
543 yards rushing 9 TDs
10,389 career passing yards 138 TDs 22 INTs
1,161 career rushing yards 17 TDs
UTRGV AthleticsSignee
Overall career record 31-9
16-4A DI Zapata HS
Landon Martinez 6’1 165lbs senior
2,507 passing yards 6TDs 4 INTs (2024)
9,317 career passing yards 65 TDs 45 INTs 628 rushing 12 TDs
Led Falcons to 21-22 career record
16-5A DI Edinburg Vela HS (11-1, 7-0)
Geoffrey Lefevre 6’4 215lbs senior
3,133 passing yards 31 TDs 8 INTs (2024)
8,279 career passing yards 75 TDs 22 INTs
182 career rushing yards 13 TDs
Overall career record 27-16
16-5A DI Mission HS
Diego Salinas 5’10 175lbs (senior)
2,824 passing yards 27 TDs 4INTs (2024)
331 rushing yards
5,733 career passing yards 53 TDs
1,084 career rushing yards 13 TDs
31-6A PSJA HS
Myles Lopez 6’3 195lbs senior
3,395 passing yards 30 TDS 7 INTs (2024)
5,235 career passing yards 51 TDs
432 career rushing yards 6 TDS
16-3A DI Rio Hondo HS
Ruben Atkinson 6’2 185lbs senior
2,062 yards passing 23 TDs 4 INTs 446 rushing 11 TDs (2024)
4,597 passing yards 45 TDs 19 INTs (career)
823 rushing 18 TDs (career)
15-5A DII Alice Coyotes
Lucian Cruz 5’11 165lbs junior
2,156 yards passing 17 TDs 9 INTs (2024) junior
4,296 career passing 41 TDs 16 INTs
15-5A DII Sharyland HS
Calvin Harris 6’0 175lbs junior
2,947 passing yards 30 TDs 11 INTs (2024)
16-4A DII Kingsville HS
Dylon Everett Kingsville King HS senior
2,481 passing yards 28 TDs 3 INTs
899 rushing yards 11 TDs
16-5A DII Brownsville Lopez HS
Guadalupe Ramirez Lopez HS senior
2,410 passing yards 31 TDs 6 INTs
31-6A Weslaco HS
Francisco Trevino 6’0 165lbs senior
2,184 passing yards 21 TDS 10 INTs
2024 Top Running Backs from RGV/Coastal Bend 12
16-5A DII Brownsville Pace
Adrian Sauceda 6’0 180lbs
2,394 yards 9.10 avg 27 TDs 7 Fumbles
Career 3,827 rushing yards 39 TDs 203 rec yards
16-2A DI Refugio HS 11-2 6-0
Jordan King 5’10 185lbs senior
2,332 yards rushing 40 TDs (2024)
15-5A DI Corpus Christi Veterans
Andrew Charlebois 5’10 sophomore
1,884 yards rushing 24 TDs
15-5A DI PSJA North
Ethan Guerra 5’8 175lbs junior
1,870 yards rushing 13 TDs 9.4 avg (2024)
Career rushing 4,547 yards 47 TDs 746 yards rec 7 TDs
31-6A Edinburg Vela 11-1
Jonathon Flores 5’8 170lbs
1,757 yards 8.96 avg 20 TDs
Career 2,276 yards rushing 362 rec yards
16-5A DII Mercedes HS
Robert Sanchez junior 5’9 175lbs
1,669 yards rushing 24 TDs
16-3A DI San Diego
Nicholas Luera 5’8 sophomore
1,623 yards rushing 20 TDs
Career 2,052 25 TDs
16-5A DII Brownsville Lopez
Eddie Slovak 5’11 185lbs
1,560 yards rushing 12 TDs
Career 3,589 yards rushing 33 TDs 519 yards rec 6 TDs
16-2A DI Santa Maria
Daniel Martinez-junior
1,508 yards rushing 21 TDs 359 yards rec
Career 2,508 yards 35 TDs 539 rec yards
15-5A DI Harlingen South
Alvin Edwards-senior
1,462 yards rushing 18 TDs
2,240 yards rushing 27 TDs
32-6A Los Fresnos HS
QB Robert Pineda-junior 1,388 yards rushing 22 TDs
Career 4,974 passing yards 57 TDs 2,955 rushing 38 TDs
32-6A Brownsville Veterans
Alvin Trevillion 1,093 yards rushing 11 TDs
2024 Top WR from RGV/Coastal 12
15-5A DI Flour Bluff HS
Andre Mims 5’7 senior 1,447 yards 74 Rec 20 TD
Career 2,420 yards rec 30 TDs
31-6A PSJA HS
Ryan Vallejo 5’10 senior 1,440 rec yards 12 TDs
Career 3,179 yards 30 TDs
16-4A DI Zapata HS
Jay Solis 5’10 170lbs 1,160 yards rec
Career 1,740 yards rec
15-5A DI Flour Bluff
Cameron Dickson 6’1 senior
1,091 yards rec 17 TDs
Career 2,911 15.7 avg 38 TDs
*Vanderbuilt signee
31-6A Weslaco HS
Chris Luna 5’9 175lbs
1,044 yards rec 11 TDs
Brownsville St. Joe
Claudio Torres 1,040 rec 10TDs
Brownsville Lopez
Gabriel Rios 1,014 rec yards 17 TDs
Edinburg Vela
Juan Garza Jr 996 rec yards 16 TDs
Sharyland HS
Francisco Gomez 899 yards rec 10 TDs
PSJA HS
Caleb Salas 5’11 874 yards rec 9 TDs
Career 2,282 yards 25 TDs 3yrs
McAllen Memorial
Michael Alaniz 6’0 701 yards rec
junior
Christopher Kirk 6’4 `80lbs
senior 842 yards rec 45 rec 10 TDs
Kickers/Punters/Special teams
Miguel Alaniz 44.62 avg 13 punts 10 games
Santa Maria HS junior
Edcouch-Elsa HS
Jesus Ramirez 41.07 29 punts 9/20
Jacob Pardo
Brownsville Pace 40.62 16 punts 2/20
Omar Garcia
PSJA Memorial 39.33 15 punts 3/20
Cesar Vela
Hidalgo HS 38.38 avg 32 punts 10/20
Abdiel Resendiz
Raymondville HS 17 punts 1/20 38.35
CC Veterans Memorial
Ryan Carmona 38.10 20 punts 11/20
Rio Hondo HS’
Leo Quezada 36.29 17 punts 6/20
Brownsville Veterans
Roman Reyna 6’2 senior
71 KO 4,050 yards 41 TB
13 punts 35.8 avg 5/20
Lyford HS
Andrew Garza 36.14 14 punts 5/20
Harlingen South HS
Jeziel Ovalle 5’11 175lbs junior
38 punts 43.6 avg 13/20
Los Fresnos HS
Josh Limon 5’8
24 punts 39.7 1/20
Top Offensive Linemen
Diego De La Cruz 6’5 315lbs OT Brownsville St. Joe
Derek Garcia OL PSJA North 6’3 285lbs
Maddox C Braxton 6’5 305lbs OT McAllen HS
Arian E Villarreal 6’3 275lbs G/C McAllen HS
Ronnie Ramirez 6’4 275lbs C Edinburg Vela HS
Matthew Edmonson 6’4 280lbs jr. T Edinburg Vela HS
Zachary Hawk C 6’2 280lbs Mission HS
David Justice Valley View HS 6’5 265lbs
Brady Buchanan 6’3 Calallen OT
Michael Salazar Brownsville Pace OL 6’3 285lbs
Jordan Brewster PSJA North 6’5 300lbs
Leonardo Garza Brownsville Rivera 6’3 315lbs
Eddie Ramirez Mercedes HS 6’4 330lbs
Zaylen Graham San Benito OT 6’4 265lbs
Brownsville Veterans Rafael Lara 6’2 275lbs
Anthony DeLeon Harlingen HS
Robert Gonzalez La Feria HS
Alexzavier Gaona Harlingen South OL
Ryan Luna Harlingen South OL
Top LB
Helio Gutierrez Brownsville Veterans 84 solo tackles
Cade Stumbaugh 6’1 Los Fresnos LB
Joshua Laster 6’2 Los Fresnos LB
Juan Lujano Brownsville Pace 9 QB sacks
Oliver Schwarz 6’3 200lbs MLB McAllen HS jr.
Joe Palacios Kingsville HS LB 10.5 QB sacks 27 hurries
Ayden Stauffer 5’11 180lbs OLB McAllen Memorial HS jr.
Nicolas Hartman 6’0 MLB McAllen Nikki Rowe HS
Omar Alaniz Rio Grande City 5’11 OLB 190lbs ?
Aiden Uribe Mission Veterans
Career 389 tackles 130 solo 8 caused Fumbles 2 INTs 6 QB Sacks 2-time All-State
Troy Barco Ed-Elsa HS 166 tackles 101 solo 3QB
Matthew Cano Ed-Elsa HS 6’0LB 132 tal 63 solo 3QB 20 hurries/
Career 320 tackles 155 solo 17.5 QB sacks 4 INTs 8 Caused Fumbles
Jayden Vela CC Miller HS 158 tackles 82 solo 4 QB
Cody Longoria PSJA 6’0 149 tackles 77 solo 4.5 QB
Aiden Galvan Sinton HS 147 tackles 103 solo 7.0 QB
Steven Garza Jr PSJA North 134 tackles 62 solo 4QB
Moises Hernandez Edinburg HS 129 tackles 76 solo
LaMarcus Cullum CC Miller 6’3 210lbs
Career 406 tackles 192 solo 24.0 QB sacks
Dylon Everett Kingsville HS 6’0 106 tackles 5 QB 2 INT
Rolando Villasana Raymondville HS LB 117 tackles
Michael Viera 6’1 LB Calallen HS 116 Tackles 31 solos
Mikolus Sanchez Santa Rosa HS 115 Tackles 41 solo 2 QB
Jesse Montez PSJA North 114 tackles 53 solos 2 QB
Denzel Vasquez Donna HS 113 tackles 57 solos
Sterling Tomlin Harlingen HS LB 6’0 195lbs 100 tackles 3QB
Keyan Lopez Rio Hondo HS LB 6’0 185lbs
Top DL 20
Cash Frisby 6’5 DE 210lbs McAllen HS jr.
Jordan Pinkard DT 6’3 McAllen Memorial HS
Angel Rios, DT 6’0 Edinburg Vela
Jacob Ortiz DE Harlingen HS 5’11 225lbs
Saul Cerda Harlingen HS
Cesar Pacheco Hidalgo HS DT 6’3 285lbs
Julian Esqueda 6’5 Valley View HS DT 285lbs
Pablo Valdez 6’2 Valley View DE HS 235lbs
Christopher Gonzalez Port Isabel DE 6’2 235lbs
Tomas Cavazos Rio Hondo HS DT 6’3 280lbs
Jaime Vela DT Lyford HS 6’2 250lbs
Jake Gonzales Lyford DT 6’1 240lbs
Sigifredo Sauceda Brownsville Porter 6’2 245lbs DE
Noe Leos DE Rio Hondo HS 9.5 sacks
Gaven Rodriguez Edcouch-Elsa DE 9.0 QB sacks
AJ Juarez La Villa HS DE 8.0 QB sacks
Alejandro Tijerina Lyford HS DE 7.5 QB sacks
Noah Avendano Los Fresnos HS 6’2 DL
Victor Rodriguez San Benito DL
Adel Garza Brownsville Lopez HS
Bryan Cantu Mission Veterans 6’3 215lbs Career 27 hurries 9 QB sacks 119 Tackles
DB 19
Sergio Briones 5’9 jr 3 INTs Edinburg Vela
Maximiliano Solis 5’7 CB 3 INTs La Joya Palmview HS
Frank Gonzalez Mercedes HS 153 tackles 77 solo
Armando Davila PSJA DB Career 308 tackles 154 tackles 5 INT
Luis Pena Roma HS FS Career 170 tackles 62 solos 4 INTs 2 cas
Eusebio Lopez Roma HS DB 94 tackles 30 solos
Rene Farias, Rio Hondo HS 5’8 150lbs 8 INTs
Israel Campos Edcouch-Elsa HS 7 INTs
Anthony Warren Hidalgo HS 6 INTs
Chris Vasquez CC Veterans 6 INTs
Brandon Ibarra Ed-Elsa HS 5 INTs
Claudio Torres Brownsville St Joe 5 INTs
Matthew Game PSJA HS 5 INTs
Resse Rusher Calallen 5 INTs
Greg Granados Weslaco East 6’1 Career 214 tackles 79 solo
Eroz Pineda Brownsville FS Veterans 98 solo tackles
Michael Rodriguez Brownsville Veterans SS 108 solo tackles�Derek Rodriguez Edinburg Vela DB
Matthew Villegas Brownsville Hanna DB
Kicker
Jonathan “Johnny” Sanchez McAllen Memorial HS
42 KO 2,017 yards 21 TB
Leo Quezada Rio Hondo HS 11-of-13 47 longest/67-68
3,366 yards 83 KOs 19 TB
Ryan Carmona CC Veterans 11-of-16 49 longest; 48-of-52
4,078 yards 66 KOs 45 TB
Ezequiel Escamilla Brownsville St. Joe 9-of-11 48 longest; 57 Kickoffs 32 touchbacks
Jesus Ramirez 9-of-15 Ed-Elsa 46 longest; 2,698 yards 49 KOs 26 TB
Ethan Nolasco Los Fresnos 7-of-11 43 longest; 53-of-55 extra points
Ethan Satsky Flour Bluff 72-of-76; 4,254 yards 95 KOs 12 TB
Roman Reyna 49-of-49; 4,050 yards 71 KOs 41 TB
Anthony Martinez Santa Maria HS 46-of-47; 2,586 yards 52 KOs 23 TB
Jovanny Chavez Brownsville Pace 2,313 yards 43 KOs 5 TB
Jacob Pardo Brownsville Pace
Punts
Jeziel Ovalle Harlingen South HS 43.60 avg 1,657 yards 38 punts 65 longest 13 inside 20-yard line
Jesus Ramirez Edcouch-Elsa 41.07 avg 1,191 yards 29 punts 9 inside 20-yd
Jose Limon Los Fresnos HS 39.67 avg 952 yards 24 punts
Omar Garcia PSJA Memorial 39.3 punting avg 15 punts 14 KO 705 yards
Cesar Vela Hidalgo 38.38 avg 1,228 avg 32 punts 6 inside 20-yard
Ryan Carmona CC Veterans 38.10 avg punt 20 punts
All-purpose Player
Emiliano Colunga PSJA Memorial 6’0 165lbs
Josh Limon Los Fresnos HS 5’8
Mateo Castillo McAllen Rowe HS
Dylan Anaya Harlingen South