Cooper defensive back Dylon Davis and Hawley running Colton Marshall headlined a list of 48 Big Country players to earn all-state designation from The Associated Press Sports Editors last week, garnering player of the year honors for their respective classifications.
Davis, who led the state in interceptions this season with 16, was the defensive player of the year in Class 5A, while Marshall, a 3,500-yard rusher, was named Class 2A’s top offensive player.
Those two, who both led their teams to deep playoff runs, were among a group of 11 local or area players to earn first-team accolades, while the Big Country accounted for 15 second-team spots and 26 honorable mention nods across the five 11-man classifications.
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For the third time in a two-year span, Hawley’s Colton Marshall has captured the Big Country Preps Player of the Week award. And there is little doubt that he earned it. 
LAST WEEK: 34-7, .829
Coahoma 61, Stanton 8 — The Bulldogs recovered from their loss to Abernathy with an easy win over Stanton. 
Abernathy 42, Coahoma 0 — The Antelopes proved too much for Coahoma on Friday, outgaining the Bulldogs 403-9 in a shutout win.
COAHOMA — Most burgeoning football programs have a game they can point to that signaled they had turned a corner. 
