Lone Star Gridiron 2012 Texas High School Football Players of the Year

"Each year, we start with a list of a good dozen in each class and then have to whittle them down," said Chris Doelle, co-founder and Managing Partner of Lone Star Gridiron. "The more you get to know the kids and their stories, the harder it becomes. These winners represent a lot of other deserving players as well as their own accomplishments." End Quote

(1888PressRelease) March 03, 2013 - Lone Star Gridiron 2012 Texas High School Football Players of the Year

Once again, Lone Star Gridiron breaks down the top players in each of the five classes and once again, the decision was extremely tough.

"Each year, we start with a list of a good dozen in each class and then have to whittle them down," said Chris Doelle, co-founder and Managing Partner of Lone Star Gridiron. "The more you get to know the kids and their stories, the harder it becomes. These winners represent a lot of other deserving players as well as their own accomplishments."

"What a great season and what a bunch of great individual performances," exclaimed "Mighty" Mike Wright, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer.

The Lone Star Gridiron 2012 Texas High School Football Players of the Year:
5A - Jake Oliver, WR, Dallas Jesuit High School

Jake Oliver stood out as one of the best receivers Class 5A football has ever seen. Receivers are generally not given enough touches to "take control of a game," but Jake certainly did. You see this much more in the lower classifications, but in Class 5A it is a rarity. Jake Oliver finished his Senior season with 93 receptions for 1,354 yards and 18 touchdowns. The 93 receptions puts him in a tie for 43rd place all-time for receptions in a season. His 18 touchdowns ties him for 97th place all-time for receiving touchdowns in a season. His high school career ends with 308 receptions for 4,567 yards and 56 touchdowns. The 308 receptions is an all-time state record for career receptions. The 4,566 yards puts him in 2nd place all-time for career receiving yards. The 56 receiving touchdowns puts him in 2nd place all-time for career receiving touchdowns.

2012 Lone Star Gridiron 5A Player of the Year
2012 1st Team Associated Press All-State
1st Team Texas Sports Writers Association All-State

4A - Jake Hubanek, QB, Georgetown High School

Jake Hubanek is one of those players that really flew under the radar in his high school career despite being loaded with talent. An injury his Junior year had a lot of people writing him off until his great run as a Senior. Jake compiled an 18-1 record as the signal caller for Georgetown - the lone blemish being the loss to Denton Guyer in the title game. Hubenek finished the 2012 season with 258 completions on 413 attempts for 4,090 yards passing and 48 passing touchdowns. The 4,090 yards puts him in 31st place for passing yards in a season. The 48 touchdowns puts him in a tie for 23rd place all-time for touchdown passes in a season. His 258 completions puts him in 63rd place all-time for passes completed in a season.

2012 Lone Star Gridiron 4A Player of the Year
1st Team Associated Press All-State
2nd Team Texas Sports Writers Association All-State

3A - Tyler Jones, QB, Stephenville High School

Tyler Jones ended his season with 266 completions on 385 attempts for 4,004 yards and 43 touchdowns passing. His 266 completions puts him in a tie for 51st place all-time for passes completed in a season. His 4,004 yards puts him in 39th place for passing yards in a season. The 43 touchdowns puts him in a tie for 57th place all-time for touchdown passes in a season.

2012 Lone Star Gridiron 3A Player of the Year
Honorable Mention Associated Press All-State
Texas Sports Writers Association Co-Offensive Player Of The Year

2A - Ty Slanina, QB/WR/etc., East Bernard High School

TCU has a great player in Ty Slanina. Mr. Do Everything scoring 38 total touchdowns as QB/RB/WR and on top of that led the defense en route to a the Class 2A Division II Championship game. Along the way, he led East Bernard to a win that left no doubts over powerhouse Refugio. The surprise wasn't that he was scoring, but how many different positions he personally took over a game.

2012 Lone Star Gridiron 2A Player of the Year
Championship Game Offensive Player of the Game
Honorable Mention Associated Press All-State Defensive Back
1st Team Texas Sports Writers Association All-State Athlete

1A - Hagen Hutchinson, QB, Stamford High School

Stamford quarterback Hagen Hutchinson finished his high school career with a storybook ending. Not only did he win the 1A Division I State Championship after falling short last season, but wins it under the tutelage of his father and head coach, Wayne Hutchinson. Hagen ended his Senior season with 226 completions on 336 attempts for 2,855 yards and 45 touchdowns. The completions put him in a tie for 148th place all-time for passes completed in a season. The 45 touchdowns put him in a tie for 41st place all-time for touchdown passes in a season. He finished his career with 513 completions on 788 attempts for 8,430 yards and 100 touchdowns. The 513 completions earned Hagen 44th place all-time. His 100 touchdowns passes put him in a tie for 15th place all-time as well. His 8,430 yards passing is 27th place all-time for passing yards in a career. In addition, Hagen added 994 yards 13 TDs on the ground. In addition to his gridiron talents, Hagen excelled in four other sports for Stamford High School.

He was the state championship player of the game on both offense and defense

2012 Lone Star Gridiron 1A Player of the Year
Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year
1st Team Associated Press All-State
Texas Sports Writers Association Offensive Player Of The Year
1st Team Texas Sports Writers Association All-State

Lone Star Gridiron has provided statewide coverage of Texas high school football for the last nine years. Their motto, "Texas OWNED, Texas PROUD, ALWAYS FREE!" speaks to the fact that most the other statewide information sources either charge for their content and/or are owned by someone outside of Texas. LSG's ownership has been involved in Texas high school football for more than 34 years - they played it, they lived it, they love it. (http://www.lonestargridiron.com)

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