Christmas came early for Oakdale football as several Warriors unwrapped All District honors in District 3-2A including seniors James Evins and Terrance Holmes who took home first team honors on both sides of the ball.
"All district meetings are tough for coaches because we want all our guys on first team because we know how hard they work," said coach Randall Gordon of Oakdale. "If you don't win district it's harder to get votes. All district is voted on by head coaches in your district, but you can't vote on your own players. So you have to catch the eye of the other head coaches by superior play, attitude, and leadership."
Evins made first team All District at running back and line backer. He "impressed the coaches of the district by how hard he ran the ball and how he made it a chore to tackle him for four quarters and displaying the speed to score from anywhere," said Gordon. "(He) was normally found around the football when the opponent was on offense. He led our football team in tackles and was third in district in tackles."
Taking home first team honors at wide receiver and defensive back was Terrance Holmes, whom his coach described as "able to take over a game by being able to out jump the defense to catch a big pass or the quickness to catch a quick pass." Gordon went on talk about Holmes' defensive play. "(He) was the 'ball hawk' of the defense. When the offense threw a pass they had to contend with Holmes. He was second in district in interceptions."
Joining them on first team defense was junior defensive lineman Jonathan Johnson. "(He) played with energy which made him hard to block for four quarters," Gordon said. "His energy made 'hustle plays' which is tackles for loss, sacks, forced fumbles, fumbled recoveries, and interceptions."
Miliak Hayward and John Ross Williams both garnered second team honors at defensive back and offensive lineman respectively. "Hayward was the versatile guy on defense playing linebacker but also guarded receivers which caught the other coaches eyes," Gordon said. "Williams was the brains behind the operation on the offensive line. He understood what the defense was trying to do and knew what everyone on the offensive line was suppose to be doing."
Coming in at honorable mention were quarterback Slate Jordan, offensive lineman Zach Ross, and linebacker Jalin Russell.
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