Organization news and notes

The football season is just around the corner and the Touchdown Club of Houston recently named their annual pre-season All-Greater Houston teams at the JW Marriott Hotel on Wednesday, August 16.

Pearland running back Fozzy Whittaker (5-10, 180) was selected as one of the top four running backs in the Houston area. Joining Whittaker is Jai Caveness (FB Marshall), Josh Lewis (Cy-Springs), and Marcus Mendoza (Spring Woods). Whittaker and Lewis are the marquee ball carriers in the Houston region returning for their senior campaign.

Lewis finished as the top rusher in the Houston area last season with 330 carries for 1,883 yards and 15 touchdowns while Whittaker was the top ball carrier for District 24-5A and the second leading rusher in the Houston area. The speedster had 210 carries for 1,705 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Whittaker, who has made a non-binding verbal commitment to play at the University of Texas, has a two-year total of 2,943 yards and 27 touchdowns. He had 1,238 yards and nine TDs his sophomore year.

While Lewis finished with the most yards in the Houston area last year -- Whittaker had 120 fewer carries than Lewis and only finished 178 yards behind in the second spot. Pearland had five games that Whittaker saw little action in the second half because of a lopsided win.

Also - Lewis played for a Cy-Springs team that finished with a 1-9 season record while Whittaker was part of a team that finished 10-0 during the regular season while winning sole possession of the District 24-5A championship.

Caveness returns for Fort Bend Marshall after gaining 636 yards on 101 carries and five touchdowns for a team that finished at 9-1 in 2005. Marcus Mendoza of Spring Woods had 78 carries for 657 yards and 10 TDs and seven catches for 272 yards and three scores on a 2-8 team.

The other players that will be honored are:
Quarterbacks - Max Flinn (Bellaire), Jeremy Moses (Baytown Lee), Cotton Turner (Dulles), and Demetrius Woods (Houston Lamar).
Offensive Linemen: Danny Baker (Elkins), Jarvis Jones (Lamar Consolidated), Aundre McGaskey (La Marque), and Chukwuena Okafor (Westbury).
Tight End: Colton McKey (The Woodlands)
Wide Receivers: Michael Fuda (Katy), Roger Holland (Cy-Falls), and Tyler Melton (Langham Creek).
Kicker/Punter: Jonathan La Cour (Kingwood)
Defensive Linemen: Russell Carter (Westbury), Patrick Dorsey (Yates), Marcus Jones (North Shore), and Tyronne Sonnier (FB Marshall).
Linebackers: Brandon Herron (Dulles), Bo Mosley (Friendswood), Anthony Smith (Clear Brook), and Derek Stephens (Cy-Falls)
Defensive Backs: Elliott Coffey (Clements), Phillip Ofili (Cy-Creek), Jacolby Reed (Jersey Village), Curtis Thomas (Aldine), and James Thomas (La Marque).