The academic all-state football teams are selected by the Texas High School Coaches Association with a system that awards points for grade-point average, class rank and college testing scores.
Student-athletes with GPAs of at least 92 percent comprise the elite team.
Area players recognized:
Class 1A FIRST TEAM
Seth Thompson, Gruver; Aaron Campbell, Memphis; Kedric Carver, New Deal; Thomas Reeves, Wellington; Parker Petty, White Deer.
SECOND TEAM
Steven Morris, Memphis; Cameron Cluck, Nazareth; Jonathan Schreiber, Windthorst.
HONORABLE MENTION
Chandler Miner, Gruver; Kyle Birkenfeld, Nazareth; Tyler Cornett, Nazareth; Ryan Mixson, Nazareth; Taylor Schulte, Nazareth; Bill Bryan, White Deer.
Taken from the Amarillo Globe News January 6, 2008