Lake Highlands Wildcats Roster

No. Name Position Class

2 Tyler Hughes RB 12

3 Shannon Nunnery RB 11

4 Jarrod Smith DB 12

5 Jamarice Preston WR 12

6 Aldarian Goodson WR/DB 11

7 Sam Iheke WR 12

9 Eddie Clinton WR 12

10 Alex Williams WR/DB 12

11 Symeon Hosea LB 12

12 Francois Jones LB 12

13 Brock Jones QB 12

14 Khalon Williams LB 12

16 Brendyn Gettens QB 11

19 Matthew Johnson DB 12

20 Reece Morrison K 12

21 Romel Price WR 11

22 LaQuantis Davis DB 10

23 CJ Alexander RB 12

24 Domonique Neroes LB 11

25 Daniel LaFayette WR/DB 12

26 Octavion Warren WR/DB 11

27 Blake Cronin WR/LB 11

32 Jeremiah Mendez LB 11

34 DeMichael Webb RB/LB 12

35 TJ Churchill LB 11

37 Peyton Brown DB 11

41 Bryan Cooper LB 11

42 Brandon Von Sternberg LB 11

43 Devonte Fluellen DL 11

48 Josh Lee RB 11

51 Da’Shon Bright OL/DL 12

52 Sam Haster OL/DL 11

53 Donte Woolen OL/DL 10

54 Michael Nwosu OL 11

57 Harold Gochi OL 12

58 Nathan Frost OL/DL 12

59 Dustin Hoang OL 12

60 Nyles Jones OL/DL 12

61 Kenny Gordon DL 11

62 Nick Bowen OL 10

66 Ryan Flores OL/DL 10

68 Demarkus Taylor OL/DL 12

69 Ryan Brown OL 12

70 William Armer OL/DL 11

71 Lane Toungate OL/DL 12

73 Elijah Martin OL 12

74 Arthur Anderson OL/DL 10

75 Hunter Ghoreishi OL/DL 11

76 Geovanni Ortiz OL 12

77 Drake McAulay OL 12

78 Jonathan Reyna OL 11

79 Sam Spraberry OL 11

90 Chris Wogbeh DL 10

HP vs Lake Highlands

Probable Starting Lineups

HIGHLAND PARK

Offense

WR 3 Andrew Frost

WR 2 Campbell Brooks

LT 55 Jack Sides

LG 76 Rees LeMay

C 50 Clayton Woods

RG 60 Josh Leachman

RT 78 Austin Webb

WR 17 Kevin Ken

WR 9 Sam Welfelt

RB 34 Stephen Dieb

QB 5 Brooks Burgin

Defense

DE 95 Michael Thornton

NG 94 Daniel Gouskos

DE 44 Nick Waterman

OLB 40 Hayden Schnieders

OLB 10 Mitchell Kaufman

ILB 35 Michael Linehan

ILB 49 Matthew White

CB 31 Benjamin Walzel

CB 6 Carter McDade

SS 11 Boomer Bakich

FS 4 Stephen Briggs

K 98 Grayson Borrego

K 99 David Wiggs

DS 50 Clayton Woods

P 14 Kyle Burnett

 

LAKE HIGHLANDS

Offense

WR 5 Jamarice Preston

WR 7 Sam Iheke

LT 79 Sam Spraberry

LG 68 Taylor DeMarkus

C 77 Drake McAulay

RG 58 Nathan Frost

RT 75 Hunter Ghoreishi

WR 26 Octavion Warren

WR 27 Blake Cronin

RB 2 Tyler Hughes

QB 13 Brock Jones

K 20 Reece Morrison

Defense

DE 71 Lane Toungate

DT 52 Sam Haster

DT 74 Arthur Anderson

DE 43 Devonte Fluellen

LB 24 Domonique Neroes

LB 48 Joshua Lee

LB 14 Khalon Williams

CB 4 Jarrod Smith

CB 25 Daniel LaFayette

S 22 LaQuantis Davis

S 35 T.J. Churchill

Highland Park vs Mesquite Horn

This is the big one.

When Highland Park learned it was going to be in 6A, its coaches immediately circled October 10 as the biggest challenge. Mesquite Horn. With 11 starters returning from a 9-3 area finalist team, many predicted the Jaguars to be the team to beat, but Highland Park was the pre-season pick to win the district.

mesquite horn helmet

Sure enough, it looks like the district championship will be determined at Hanby Stadium on Friday.

This will indeed be the biggest challenge for the 5-0 Scots. The 4-1 Jaguars lost only to an undefeated Rockwall team but they have impressive wins over Duncanville and McKinney Boyd. The secret weapon Horn brings into the game is head coach Mike Overton who knows the Scots well from his days as the coach at West Mesquite. The fact that Horn is loaded with D1 talent is no surprise. One of the best offensive linemen in the state, Connor Dyer, will be playing for Texas Tech next year. Two wide receivers – Emmanuel Ogwo and Jarrison Stewart – have committed to play for Iowa and TCU. And neither one is the leading receiver on the team. Kakpa Mansaray has caught 22 passes for 308 yards to lead the team.

Statistically, these two teams match up. Horn QB Chris Robison has completed 76 of 136 passes for 1,339 yards and 14 touchdowns. HP’s Brady Burgin has completed 80 of 126 passes for 1,223 yards and 12 touchdowns. Horn is averaging 910 yards on the ground compared to HP’s 840. While the Scots are scoring 46.8 yards per game (compared to the Jaguars’ 33.2), I think the game will be determined by the Highland Park defense. While The Dallas Morning News picks Horn to win, 28-24, I think the Scots defense will hold the Jags to under 24 and I think Burgin’s balanced offense will score more than 30.

When the Scots start slow, they have adjusted at halftime and won the second half. That may happen again this Friday, but if the hole is too big, even a big second half won’t help. This is the first team HP will play that is loaded with college players. Like many teams the Scots face, these Jaguars are foaming at the mouth to snap the Scots’ 36-game district winning streak. Their extra step of quickness will challenge the Scots’ air game.

But there is something about rising to the occasion that makes Highland Park football unique. They have the bitter taste in their mouths of being picked to lose the game. The individuals on the team will reach deep inside and find a gear they didn’t know they had … but they know they’ll need it against a talented team like this.
Horn has D1 talent. Scots got pride.

That will be the difference.