Union Titans DB Dex Homer Highlight Video On Vimeo
March 26, 2009
Union Titans DB Dex Homer uploaded a highlight video of his 2008 season on Vimeo. Dex was 1st Team 3A All-GSHL DB and a team captain at Union. Dex finished the season with 95 tackles and 5 interceptions and blocked the 44 yard field goal attempt (returned 65 yards by Mitch Saylor) by Ferndale in the Titans 21-14 quarterfinals win. It is pretty good footage and was edited nicely. I have embedded the video below. Please note, this video was not produced by www.gshlfootball.com but by Dex Homer and Brandon Weller.
If you are aware of any other GSHL players who have highlight videos on vimeo, please let us know and we will showcase them here as well.
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Great video for Mr. Homer. This kid loves football so much it hurts and plays the game with passion and heart that rivals anyone in the state. If he was 6 feet or taller he would be an easy All State pick as well as a division I recruit. For those who have stood next to him and see that he is undersized the kid just makes up for it with effort, heart and performance. He has no fear when supporting the run game, loves to hit and can bang all night if it’s needed. He has set a precedent in the GSHL for the last two years and into the play-offs this last season as many teams have singled him out as being the guy they want to pick on in the passing game. All he has done in those situations is make opposing teams pay with interceptions, deflections, break-ups and head aches for offensive coordinators. I tip my hat to Dex as he will be missed but never forgotten as a guy who “just made plays” all over the football field. His blocked FG vs Ferndale will go down in history as one of the greatest plays in the area ever. But the reality is his performance as a “complete” player is what defines him. Not one play….Thanks Dex for the memories……you always played like you were 6 feet and 200lbs. and never gave anything less than 100%!
i love dexy
That was a good video. From the video Dex looks like an outstanding tackler. getting low and driving though people. But seriously Football Freak you said “If he was 6 feet or taller he would be an easy All State pick as well as a division I recruit”. here are the all-state picks printed by the columbian. i bet not all of thses kids are 6′ or more.
Six locals on all-state football game
Six Clark County players will represent the East team in the Washington State Football Coaches Association All-State Game.
The game will be played June 27 at Everett Memorial Stadium.
Representing Clark County on the East team will be
Columbia River – DB/WR Rob Caballero
Heritage – WR/DB Ashlton Clark
Fort Vancouver – OL/DL Jeremy Girod
Evergreen – DL/OL Ashton Miller
Camas – WR/DB Guy Varsek
Heritage – OL/DL Steve Forgette
** taken from the columbian newspaper**
Great DB, too bad Union can’t replace him and Coad next year.
Columbia River – DB/WR Rob Caballero <–5′8″
Heritage – WR/DB Ashlton Clark <– 6′0″
Fort Vancouver – OL/DL Jeremy Girod <– 6′1″
Evergreen – DL/OL Ashton Miller <– 6′2″
Camas – WR/DB Guy Varsek <– 6′5″
Heritage – OL/DL Steve Forgette<– 6′5″
Looks to me like only Caballero is under 6′0″ on the above list.
Also, I think Football Freak was refering to the AP All-State Team, NOT the 3A/4A All-Star Game.
As for the 4 DB’s who were 1st 3A All-State,
Ronnie Hamlin, sr., Timberline <– 6′4″
Jamal Atofau, sr., Bellevue <– 5′10″
Nolan Washington, sr., Kennedy <– 5′11″
Riley Wall, sr., Capitol <– 5′9″
So all of them are taller than Dex Homer is. Well Wall is the same height, but 20lbs heaver and I believe, reading the posts around the title game, that Atofau was paid by Bellevue to pay so…
Camas fan.. you would know we can’t replace him since.. your on our team? go to our school? Funny thing is, is that we can replace him thank you.
I don’t know who you are “Union Fan.” But players like Homer and Coad cannot be replaced just like that. If you are a student at union, which I am assuming you are… I am interested in hearing who you think can fill either of their shoes. The REAL funny thing is people like yourself who have no idea what they are talking about.
LOL! hey Lendale White.. funny thing is, I am an Athlete and a football player for Union and I played in the State Championship so don’t start with me on not knowing on what i’m talking about i have far greater experience than you. we have Jake Tafoya who can replace him Tyler Coad which subbed in and out with Tyler Coad. And we have Dashon, or Anthony. Thankyou. So I think i know my team greater than you do so stop with this. They can fill there shoes but may not be the playmakers but they can fill there shoes and do thier job as well as they did.
Union Fan, you must be joking. Tafoya to replace Coad?
Ha. If Tafoya was so good where was he on the all league list? Why didn’t he start? Sure he may have subbed in when the game was well out of reach or when Coad needed a breather, but that is just like any other back up! None of those players are the caliber of a Coad or a Homer, if they were, people would already know about them. Neither Coad nor Homer got first team all league by default. They were the two best in the league. Maybe Tafoya will be the one to start next year, but youre kidding yourself if you think that he will be as good as either those two guys last year.
Union Fan,
I will address you first since I agree with you. I am not taking anything away from the fact that Coad was a phenominal athlete along with Homer. These players will be greatly missed…I think by the team and the fans. They took Union High to a place that we had not been yet and for that I think everyone is happy. (That’s on Union’s side anyway!!)
I also think that leaders (no matter who they are) establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there; they cause change. They motivate and inspire others to go in the right direction and they, along with everyone else, sacrifice to get there. The point is..I think Tafoya has the vision and he is a leader. I think he is inspiring to others on the team and this year ….there will be change. Taking us to the CHAMPIONSHIP!
“One secret of leadership is that the mind of a leader never turns off. Leaders even when they are sightseers or spectators, are active; not passive observers.” Even while Tafoya was on the side and being subbed as little as he was…he was active. He was observing and just waiting for his turn. Anyone replacing anyone else on the team this year and becoming more active on the field I think learned the fact that they had to become good observationalists first.
Lendale White —
You have a lot to learn about how things work. You’ll see from this upcoming season. Are you upset that you can’t play? What’s your real issue here…..because all you are doing is attacking other people and “trying” to shatter their dreams. If I know the players …like I know that I do…than I know that this year they are going to give everything they gave + some and you’ll be writing a blog in the near future about how you were wrong.
“Don’t take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.” Baltasar Gracian 1601-1658
Its obvious that you have no idea what you’re talking about when you say that Tafoya is one of the leaders of the team. But you need to re read if you think my point was to attack Tafoya. What I am saying is that it is not so easy to replace two of the best cornerbacks in the area. Don’t get me wrong I wish Union all of the best and hopefully they will have another unbeleivable season. But Coad and Homer were special players that brought a combination of tenacity and leadership to the Titans, its impossible to simply reload players of thier talent.
Lendale White, It’s obvious that they were a combination of tenacity and leadership to the titans but I don’t think that you or anyone else should say that it’s “IMPOSSIBLE” to re-load players of their talent. IT’S POSSIBLE. Anything is possible and unfortunately you haven’t had the blessing of learning that yet….BUT you will. You will.
Glad you said that you’re point wasn’t to attack Tafoya, because that wouldn’t be the best way to handle anything. You should be encouraging ALL players on the team IF you really do indeed want the best for this team and want them to truly have an unbelievable season. So…..what is your next blog going to be about? “Go Tafoya?…I hope you do a great job and GOOD LUCK this season….we’re behind you??” Even if that is NOT what you write….you should support the team on these blogs and NOT bring anyone down.
Thanks!
Homer is actually 5″7