Wylie East and Wylie finished first and second respectively in the District 9-6A standings and earned postseason accolades to show.

Terrell Washington Jr led the way for the district champion Raiders, who won the 9-6A title in their first season in UIL’s top classification. The senior Purdue commit was the unanimous district MVP, leading the team with 1,387 all-purpose yards and 24 touchdowns. He finishes his Wylie East career with 3,568 rushing and receiving yards in four seasons at the varsity level.

Other superlative winners for Wylie ISD schools included Wylie’s Sean Carter and Jagger Bale, along with Wylie East’s Michael Henderson and head coach Marcus Gold.

Bale was named the co-offensive newcomer of the year, along with Naaman Forest’s Deangelo Perales. Bale, the sophomore quarterback for the Pirates, had 23 touchdowns in his first season as a starter on the varsity team. His highlight of the season came in a pivotal win over Naaman Forest, where he had five total touchdowns in a 35-14 win.

Carter caps off his senior season as the two-way player of the year. He had three receiving touchdowns this season, including the game-winning score in the final minute of a win over Sachse that clinched Wylie a playoff spot. He also had three interceptions this season, playing both safety and cornerback.

Henderson was named the 9-6A defensive newcomer of the year as a sophomore defensive back, setting the tone in the secondary with six interceptions, including two returned for touchdowns. His biggest game of the season came in the Crosstown Showdown win over Wylie, where he had five tackles and two interceptions.

Gold was named the 9-6A coach of the year, helping the Raiders win the district title in just his second season as head coach. Wylie East improved from 2-8 the season before to 9-2 in 2022, showing great improvement under the new coaching staff in two short seasons.

For the other superlative winners, North Garland’s Godspower Nwawuihe was named the 9-6A offensive player of the year as quarterback for the Raiders. Lakeview Centennial’s star defensive end Trey Wilson was named defensive player of the year. Garland’s Chauncey Carter was named the district’s special teams player of the year. Lastly, Naaman Forest star Markis Deal was named the district’s two-way lineman of the year, finishing the season with seven sacks and 45 pancake blocks.

For the full 9-6A all-district teams, see below.

1st Team OFFENSIVE GUARDS:
#	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Class	School
53	Ivan Thompson	6’	245	12	Naaman
50	Nathan Pruitt	6’	230	12	Wylie
60	Standrick Cole	5”11”	240	12	Rowlett
64	Brady Payne	6’1”	270	12	Sachse
2nd Team OFFENSIVE GUARDS:
#	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Class	School
75	Leandro Escobar	6’	275	10	Naaman
77	Amjad Thabata	6’4	330	11	Wylie East
58	Klever Hernandez	5’11	240	11	North Garland
50	Eli Kalu	6’1	280	12	Garland
1st Team OFFENSIVE TACKLES:
#	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Class	School
75	Matthew Schell	6’5	290	12	Wylie
77	Jaymon Lamb	6’4	260	12	Rowlett
74	Darwin Murillo***	6’4	315	12	South Garland
76	Zach Moore	6’5	315	12	Sachse
2nd Team OFFENSIVE TACKLES:
#	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Class	School
75	Amarion Berry	6’3	280	11	Rowlett
68	Adrian Ramirez	6’3	280	12	North Garland
66	Ishmael Bah	6’2	270	10	Garland
78	Clark Pierson	6’4	380	11	Wylie East
51	Antonio Johnson	6’4	270	11	LC
54	Jordan Katin			11	Wylie
1st Team CENTER:
#	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Class	School
55	Justus Perales***	6’2	280	12	Naaman
56	Austin Smith	6’	255	11	Sachse
2nd Team CENTER:
#	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Class	School
64	Anthony Ortiz	5’9	240	12	Wylie
70	Alex Trevino	6’2	240	11	Garland
62	Luis Hernandez	5	10	12	South Garland
1st Team H-BACK:
#	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Class	School
4	Isaac Loera	5’ 11’	205	12	Rowlett
2nd Team H-BACK:
#	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Class	School
14	Nakoa Aukai	6’2	200	12	Wylie East
85	Jordan Johnson	6’0	225	11	Naaman
1st Team TIGHT END:
#	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Class	School
22	Jason Flores	6’0	195	11	Naaman
2nd Team TIGHT END:
#	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Class	School
80	Dane Farley	6’3	225	12	Wylie
1st Team QUARTERBACK:
#	Name	Class	School	Yards	TD’s	INT’s
8	Jaedon Hubbard	12	Wylie East	1450 pass	20	1
6	Jonathan Hester	12	LC	1,229 pass	13	1
2nd Team QUARTERBACK:
#	Name	Class	School	Yards	TD’s	INT’s
4	Mirko Martos	12	South Garland	1376	12	10
16	Brenden George		Sachse	1196	13	6
1st Team RUNNING BACKS:
#	Name	Class	School	Yards	TD’s
13	Jaden Davis***	11	North Garland	1478	10
10	Isaiah Cunning	12	Naaman	1296	12
4	Tristan Lee	12	Wylie East	1090	14
2nd Team RUNNING BACKS:
#	Name	Class	School	Yards	TD’s
2	Devonta Crow	12	Rowlett	742	8
2	Prosper Akanna	12	Sachse	1014	9
6	Keyuntae King	12	Garland	1084	12
28	Ger’Myius Benson	11	Rowlett	639	8
1st Team WIDE RECEIVER:
#	Name	Class	School	Yards	TD’s
4	De’Corais Taylor	11	North Garland	725 total yards	7
6	Kason Atkins	11	Wylie East	36-523	3
19	Corey Kirkling	12	Rowlett	585	6
5	Kaliq Lockett	10	Sachse	357	5
15	Julius Spencer	10	LC	926	8
2nd Team WIDE RECEIVER:
#	Name	Class	School	Yards	TD’s
7	Alex Ainsworth	11	Wylie East	402	4
7	James Okolo	12	Rowlett	579	6
7	Jhett Creel	12	Sachse	197	2
3	Dylan Turner	10	Naaman	27-400	6
4	Chris Lewis	12	Wylie	30-401	6
1	Courtlin Scott	12	Sachse	404	3
3	Mateo Howard	11	North Garland	615 total yards	7
1st Team KICKER:
#	Name	Class	School	Notable Stats
39	Braden Gilbert	12	Wylie	26 Of 28 PAT – 9 of 12 FG
2nd Team KICKER:
#	Name	Class	School	Notable Stats
10	Westin Waters	12	Wylie East	27 Of 31 PAT – 6 of 6 FG
1st Team DEFENSIVE Nose Tackle:
#	Name	Class	School	Notable Stats
53	Ivan Thompson	12	Naaman	40 tackles, 7 TFL, 2 sacks
45	Ta’Marques McNeal	12	Garland	35 tackles, 9TFL, 3 fumble recoveries, 2 FF 2 QB Sacks
55	Cam Draper***	11	Wylie	52 Tackles, 4 sacks, 14 TFL
70	Maurice Johnson	12	LC	30 total tackles,1 fumble Recovery, 5 QB pressures
24	Dominique Gaston	12	LC	70 total tackles, 8 QB Pressures
2nd Team DEFENSIVE Nose Tackle:
#	Name	Class	School	Notable Stats
58	D’Sean Byrd	10	Naaman	31 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 Hurry
54	Jayden Janshego	10	Wylie East	45 Tackles
90	Curtis Johnson	12	Rowlett	37 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 Sack
94	Jaron Counts	12	Sachse	43 Tackles, 3 Sacks
1st Team DEFENSIVE END:
#	Name	Class	School	Notable Stats
49	Tim Muhammad	12	Garland	46 Tackles, 17 TFL, 8 Sacks,12 QB pressures 2 FF, 2 FR
19	Zachari Loftus	11	Wylie East	73 Tackles, 5 Sacks
80	Dane Farley	12	Wylie	53 Tackles, 6 sacks, 16 TFL
33	Xavier Wright	11	LC	50 total tackles, 5 QB Pressures
2nd Team DEFENSIVE END:
#	Name	Class	School	Notable Stats
6	Javier Russell	12	Rowlett	32 Tackles, 5 Sacks, 9 TFL, 9 QB Pressures
74	Darwin Murillo	12	South Garland
13	Devion Bridges	12	Naaman	37tckl, 3.5 sack, 7 TFL,
44	Brady Light	10	Wylie	29 tackles, 1 sack, 5 TFL
17	Cheta Ofili		Sachse
47	Anthony James	12	Wylie East	25 Tackles, 10 QB Pressures
1st Team INSIDE LINEBACKERS:
#	Name	Class	School	Notable Stats
7	Gabe Harris	12	North Garland	111 Tackles, 28 TFL, 6 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR
22	Zalen Reynolds	11	Garland	90 Tackles, 21 TFL, 4 Sacks, I int, 3 FF, 1 FR
24	Robert Samano	12	Wylie East	108 Tackles, 8 Sacks, 3 FF
25	Christian Resurreccion	12	Wylie	70 tackles
2nd Team INSIDE LINEBACKERS:
#	Name	Class	School	Notable Stats
23	Derrick Guzman	11	Wylie East	68 Tackles
45	Aveon Pacheco	12	South Garland	89 tackles, 3 QB Hurries, 1 Sack Fumble, 2 FR, 1 TFL
41	Austin Fabian	11	Wylie	31 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 TFL
31	Gibril Betts	12	Rowlett	72 Tackles, 3 Sacks, 2 TFL, 1 INT, 2 CF, 2 PBUs
41	Vashon Brunswick	10	Sachse	68 Tackles-9 TFL-1 Sack
1st Team OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS:
#	Name	Class	School	Notable Stats
8	James Holmes	12	Garland	59 Tackles,4 Sacks, 8 QB pressures 2FF, 1 FR
5	Brady Dalton	11	Wylie	81 tackles, 10 sacks, 18 TFL
36	Trevor Ferland	12	Wylie	83 tackles, 7 sacks, 18 TFL
25	Emanual Evans	12	Rowlett	62 Tackles, 2 Sacks, 3 TFL, 6 QB Pressures
2nd Team OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS:
#	Name	Class	School	Notable Stats
10	Jeremy Carcamo	11	Garland	48 Tackles, 10 TFL, 1 sack, 1 FF, 1 FR
5	Rome Jeffers	10	Wylie East	70 Tackles, 3 FF, 1 INT
52	Chris Talley	12	Sachse	62 Tackles, 4 TFL-2 Sacks
18	Cory Gray	12	LC	53 Total Tackles, 6 Qb Pressures, 5TFl
1st Team SAFETY:
#	Name	Class	School	Notable Stats
21	Michael Henderson	10	Wylie East	70 Tackles, 7 INTs for 2 TDs
7	Jason Nwokedi	12	Wylie	37 tackles, 1 Int
8	Joesph Brocks	11	Rowlett	59 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1 CF, 8 PBUs
7	Anthony Harris (AJ)	12	LC	61 Total Tackles, 1 Fumble Recovery, 3 Int, 14 PBUs
2nd Team SAFETY:
#	Name	Class	School	Notable Stats
11	Ki’Neal Reed	11	Wylie East	59 Tackles
12	Noah Myles	11	North Garland	55 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 INT, 4 PBU’S
8	Zion Arnold-Ervin	12	Naaman	34 Tackles, 3 INTs,2 FBR
9	Chauncey Carter	12	Garland	42 Tackles, 8 PBU, 3 INT
21	Oshea Johnson	11	Garland	21 Tkles,1 TFL, 2 PBU, 1 Int, 1FR
1st Team CORNERBACK:
#	Name	Class	School	Notable Stats
20	Celdon Gooch***	12	Wylie East	20 Tackles, 11 PBU’s
3	Bryan Washington	12	Wylie	26 tackles, 2 Int, 3 Fum Rec
3	Isaiah Jennings	11	Rowlett	38 Tackles, 1 INT, 1 CF, 8 PBUs
2	Jamar Rhodes	12	LC	37 Total Tackles, 3 Forced Fumbles, 3 Int, 12 PBUs
2nd Team CORNERBACK:
#	Name	Class	School	Notable Stats
1	Dylan Stephens	10	Naaman	47 Tackles, 2 INTs
15	CJ Wells	10	Sachse	35 Tackles, 8 PBU
6	Jalen Soublet	12	North Garland	35 Tackles 10 Pass Break-Ups
24	Terrence Greene	11	Garland	20 Tackles, 1TFL, 9 PBU, 4 Int
9	Ja’Kari Alexander	12	Wylie East	20 Tackles, 1 INT, 4 PBU
1st Team PUNTER:
#	Name	Class	School	Notable Stats
39	Braden Gilbert	12	Wylie	37 Avg, 54 Long, 12 inside 20
2nd Team PUNTER:
#	Name	Class	School	Notable Stats
45	Maddox Lopez	11	North Garland	44.5 Avg