Jack Dallas and Steven Tims of West Orange-Stark were named Offensive and Defensive winners of the Willie Ray Smith Award Wednesday night in Beaumont. Sponsored by the Beaumont Founders Lions Club since 1992, the award honors the top players on both sides of the ball during the football season.
Dallas, a junior, threw for more than 3000 yards and 44 TD’s while leading the Mustangs (15-1) to the 4A D2 State Title. In just two years Dallas owns the schools career passing record with 5472 yards and another season. Tims recorded a school record 215 tackles this season and now owns the career mark with 468. He anchored a defense that gave up just 10 points per game and only 3 points in the State Championship win vs. Celina. Both players were named MVP in the State Championship win.
The Mustangs own the WRS Awards winning nine times (West Brook 5). Dallas becomes the second Offensive winner from WOS (Deon Beasley, 2005) and Tims joins a great Defensive list with (Charles Sias, 1997; Gayron Allen, 1999; Jermaine Hope, 2000; Earl Thomas, 2006; Kevin Robinson, 2008; and Deionte Thompson, 2014).
Besides 2012 when Vidor’s Montana Quirante won both Offensive and Defensive Awards, it’s the first time one school swept both categories.
Dallas beat out Silsbee’s Dontre’ Thomas, PNG’s Adam Morse, and Kendrick King of Hamshire-Fannett. The other three defensive finalists were Innis Gaines of West Brook, Tavian Mayfield of Nederland, and Michael McCain of Silsbee. -G.Stelly, KOGT-
Pictured above are Coach TJ Ramsey, Tims, Head Coach Cornel Thompson, Dallas, and Coach Ed Dyer.
Below are the families who attended with the two honorees. photos by Stump Weatherford, KOGT
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