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Vote: Who is the Houston/Southeast Texas High School Football Player of the Week? - Dec 9, 2025

Vote for who had the best performance during the quarterfinals in Texas High School Football action

Cody Thorn

Galena Park North Shore quarterback Kaleb Maryland runs the ball in a Week 1 game against Dallas South Oak Cliff.
Galena Park North Shore quarterback Kaleb Maryland runs the ball in a Week 1 game against Dallas South Oak Cliff. / Cody Thorn

Week 14, the quarterfinals of the playoffs in Texas high school football, is in the books. There were plenty of standout performers across the Houston and Southeast Texas area.

We focus on some of the top players in this local poll, which is in addition to the statewide High School on SI’s Texas Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week done by Bob Lundeberg.

Scroll down to read about standouts from games held Dec. 4-6 and cast your vote in the poll below. 

Voting remains open until Monday, Dec. 15 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time). The winner will be announced in the following week’s post. Vote as many times as you want and be sure to share it on social media..

The poll is below the write-ups on each athlete.

Congrats to last week's poll winner, Jaylen Bocard from Galena Park North Shore. He got 50.3% of the vote.

The Mustangs beat Cy Falls, 54-27, with the senior wide recereceiverive scoring twice. He finished with 4 catches for 110 yards.

Houston/Southeast Texas Football Player of the Week nominees

Dan Bartlett, East Bernard

The senior completed 23 of 36 passes for 376 yards and 4 touchdowns to help the Brahmas extract revenge with a 34-31 win over El Maton Tidehaven on Friday. On Nov. 7, East Bernard lost 59-6 to Tidehaven. 

Keegan Hicks, Edna

The senior wide receiver had eight receptions for 135 yards and two touchdowns and ran the ball 8 times for 85 yards and added a touchdown as Edna fell to Llano, 38-35. 

Khelvy Jefferson, West Orange-Stark 

For the third straight game the junior had three touchdowns on the ground. He ran for 250 yards on 33 carries in the 35-20 win over Waco La Vega.

Kaleb Maryland, Galena Park North Shore

The Mustangs rolled into the semifinals behind a 5-TD day by QB1. He threw for 244 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 52 yards and 2 scores in a 46-29 win over Dickinson.

Isaac Ramirez, Dickinson

In a 46-29 setback against Galena Park North Shore, the threw for 285 yards and a trio of touchdowns, while also running fora a score for the Gators.

Dionne Sims, Houston C.E. King

Sims, a Rice signee, turned 36 carries into 229 yards and three touchdowns in a 24-21 victory over Humble Summer Creek. 

Landen Williams-Callis, Richmond Dr. Thomas E. Randle 

Williams-Callis had 31 carries for 230 yards and 5 touchdowns in a 45-35 win over Iowa Colony in a rematch of a game earlier this season. He has 53 touchdowns now and has run for 100 yards or more in all 14 games. 

As a reminder, fan voting is wide open. You may cast as many votes as you'd like until next Monday for each player, and we encourage you to share this page on all of your social platforms to get exposure for each of these deserving players.

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Cody Thorn
CODY THORN

Cody Thorn is a veteran journalist who covers high school sports across the state of Texas and Missouri. He is based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and has covered sports and news since 1999.

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