High School Football Class 4A

Rider quarterback J.T. Barrett and Wichita Falls High School receiver Chance Garey were honorable mentions on the 61st Annual Collin Street Bakery/Texas Sports Writers Association's Class 4A all-state football team.

FIRST TEAM: Guards — Adrian Bellard, Brenham, 6-5, 332, sr. and Travis Romero, Manvel, 6-3, 325, jr.

J.T. Barrett watched the Class 4A championship game.

DISTRICT 4-4A MVP — Dalyn Williams, QB, sr., Lake Dallas

The 2011 Texas Associated Press Sports Editors Class 4A all-state high school football team, released Wednesday. Voting based on regular-season performance. Players are listed in alphabetical order at each position.

Three players from Wichita Falls made the honorable mention list of the 2011 Texas Associated Press Sports Editors' Class 4A all-state high school football team.

Rider junior quarterback J.T. Barrett earned his first postseason honor as the District 4-4A coaches voted him as the Offensive Player of the Year.

Rider started this game of big plays — gaining 58 yards on a reverse on the first play — but it was Hewitt Midway that proved to be the master of explosive plays.

Regional finals, round four, Rider Raiders. Coach Jim Garfield only sees one option.

Offensive linemen haven't lost importance in this wide-open era of football, but the big guys don't mind a throwback game once in a while.

The Rider Raiders didn't start fast defensively on Saturday, giving up touchdowns to begin each half, but they knew how to finish.

RUSHING J.T. Barrett 199 1410 7.1 9

J.T. Barrett isn't usually so aware of his passing stats.

With winds blowing at unbearable speeds of up to 35 mph all afternoon during the Region I-4A Division I semifinal, defense and special teams played a big part in the outcome.

The tough early-season schedule gave Rider a crash course in stopping the run.