Player of the Year
Josiah Monroe, Jr., Bastrop

Stats: Monroe produced 3,029 yards of offense, with 2,314 coming through the air. He had a total of 27 touchdowns and was Bastrop County’s leading rusher and passer.

Honors: District 25-5A Most Valuable Player

Coach Perry:  Josiah is an incredibly gifted athlete. What makes him
special is that individual awards and stats do not motivate him. Josiah is
very competitive and wants to win. He is a team player.

Offensive Player of the Year
Ace Fierro, Sr., Smithville

Stats: Fierro produced 2,381 yards of offense with 1,796 passing yards. He was the leading scorer in Bastrop County with 180 points scored. Fierro had a total of 30 touchdowns.

Honors: 2nd team All-District 25-3A

Offensive Newcomer of the Year
Josh Taylor, Jr., Bastrop

Stats: Taylor had 22 catches for 378 yards with three touchdowns, including a game-winner against Westlake.

Honors:  2nd team All-District 25-5A

Coach Perry:  Josh made big strides during track season that opened the
coaches eyes to his abilities. He has great hands to go along with his
speed.

Defensive Player of the Year
Bernard Blake, Sr., Bastrop

Stats: Blake had 49 total tackles, including 25 solo. He was second on the team in interceptions with 3 and forced one fumble and recovered one. He also had three blocked field goals.

Honors: 1st team All-District 25-5A

Coach Perry: Bernard is a polished athlete that will be able to play corner or safety at the division I level. He works hard on the field and in the classroom to reach his goals and leads through his example,

Defensive Newcomer of the Year
Dylan Scott, Jr., Elgin

Stats: Scott had 57 total tackles, including 22 assisted tackles, in his first year on the Elgin varsity team.

Honors: All-District 17-4A honorable mention

Special Teams Player of the Year
Lee McMillan, Sr., Bastrop

Stats: McMillan had a season-long field goal of 49 yards and had a total of three field goals that were from more than 40-yards out. He made 92 percent of his field goal attempts and 87 percent of his extra points.

Honors: 2nd team All-District 25-5A

Coachh Perry: Lee worked hard during the summer and early football season
to improve his accuracy. Coach  Robert Watson (Soccer) has done a fine job pushing him to improve fundamentally.

Coach of the Year
Gerald Perry, Bastrop

In just his second year, Bastrop head coach Gerald Perry turned Bastrop from the doormat of District 25-5A to district champions. The Bears had a 7-win increase from 2008 and had upsets of powerhouses Pflugerville, Westlake and Austin High. Bastrop even flirted with perfection for the first time since 1966.

First Team
Offense
QB: Connor Ray, Sr., Tribe Consolidated
1,985 yards passing… 40 total TDs… TCAL All-State selection

RB: Jordan Runnels, Sr., Smithville
128 carries… 694 yards… 8 TDs… 1st team all-district

RB: Sam Works, Sr., Elgin
704 yards rushing… 8 TDs… 70.4 YPG average

WR: Isaiah Tyler, Jr., Tribe Consolidated
1,537 total yards… 32 total TDs… TCAL All-State selection

WR: Auston Shipley, Sr., Bastrop
814 yards receiving… 51 catches… 11 TDs… 1st team all-district

WR: Wade Childress, Sr., Smithville
36 catches… 749 yards… 1st team all-district

OL: Hayden Bell, Sr., Elgin
All-District 17-4A honorable mention

OL: Dallas Glass, Sr., Elgin
Highest graded OL at Elgin

OL: Dequincy Bledsoe, Sr, Smithville
92 percent grade… 12 pancakes… 34 knockdowns

OL: Roger Delacruz, Sr., Bastrop
All-District 25-5A honorable mention

OL: Alex Crosson, Sr., Smithville
87 percent grade… 6 pancakes… 42 knockdowns

KR/PR: Jordan Runnels, Sr., Smithville
4 TDs… 648 return yards… 1st team all-district kick returner

Defense
DL: Brieon Brown, Sr., Smithville
39 total tackles… 4 sacks… 15 tackles for loss

DL: Darrell McCloud, Sr., Bastrop
28 total tackles… 7 tackles for loss… 25-5A honorable mention

DL: Grayson Hernandez, Sr., Bastrop
25 total tackles… 2 sacks… 2nd team all-district

LB: Kyle Myers, Sr., Bastrop
97 total tackles… 7 tackles for loss… 25-5A honorable mention

LB: Jacorey Lincoln, Jr, Smithville
73 total tackles… 1st team all-district… 5 tackles for loss

LB: Herman Gonzales, Sr, Bastrop
108 total tackles… 6 tackles for loss… 25-5A honorable mention

LB: Aaron Rodriguez, Jr., Smithville
43 total tackles… 5 tackles for loss… 2nd team all-district

DB: Kevin Weaver, Sr., Elgin
1st team all-district… 63 total tackles… 5 tackles for loss

DB: Cro Faulks, Sr., Elgin
All-Around player… played both sides of the ball… all-district honorable mention

DB: Pete Rodriguez, Sr, Bastrop
61 total tackles… 6 INTs… 2nd team all-district

DB: Colton Tucker, Sr., Bastrop
73 total tackles… 4 tackles for a loss… 1st team all-district

K: Danny Davis, Sr., Smithville
100 percent accuracy on field goals… long of 36 yards… 1st team all-district

The All-Bastrop County Football Team is selected by sports editor Michael Adams, based on statistics and nominations from head football coaches from Bastrop, Smithville and Elgin High Schools.