July 18, 2019 - Two Shelby County athletes, Kurtrick Allen and Charles Ray Netherly, will be inducted in the Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association (PVILCA) 2019 Hall of Honor at the Hall of Fame Banquet.
Kurtrick Allen is a 2019 Shelbyville High School graduate and a member of the 2019 2A State Basketball Championship team. Allen is being honored as one of two PVILCA Academic Athletes of the Year. During his senior year he completed in UIL placing at the district level with a 1st place on the mathematics team, number sense team, and the science team. He placed second in science and was the the 2nd place computer science team. He placed third in number sense and fifth in computer science. Advancing to the Regional Meet he was on the first place number sense team and placed 3rd in number sense individually.
Charles Ray Netherly is a 1969 East Liberty High School graduate who went to play state basketball for two consecutive years at Prairie View. During those two years he was coached by Mrs. Pinkie Atkinson and Coach Nelson. He averaged around twenty points per game he played. Netherly’s love for basketball has never faded even after his career ended. He encourages young athletes in his community to do what they love and to never give up on their dreams. Netherly is a local Shelby County resident and is a member of the Strong Triumph Church. He volunteers his time with the “Team Quanah” organization which brings awareness for cancer. Netherly has been married to his loving wife, Dorise Netherly for 48 years and they have three children. He is being honored for PVILCA in the basketball category.
The Hall of Fame Banquet is set for Saturday, July 20th at noon in the Marriott South Hotel, 9100 Gulf Freeway in Houston, Texas.
The annual event will honor 73 athletes, coaches, media, academics and community leaders.
The PVIL served as the governing body for interscholastic competition between Black high schools in Texas from 1920 to 1970. Modeling itself after the UIL, the PVIL offered Black high school students in Texas the opportunity to compete and showcase their talents in academics and athletics. Academic competitions (debating, typing, literary, band, music, etc.) were held each spring at Prairie View A&M College. The state basketball tournament was also held each February at Prairie View, followed by the state track meet each April. The New Farmers of America (NFA), an organization for students interested in a career in agriculture, held their state competitions at Prairie View each year as well.
PVILCA Inductees for 2019
PVIL Coaches
Major Abram, Houston, TX
*James Hall/Darryl Hall (Posthumously)
*Jesse Leonette Addison (Posthumously
Meritorious Awards
Sylvester Turner, Mayor Of Houston, TX
Ernest Collins, Spring, TX
Rick Godfrey, Humble, TX
Media Award
Adam Coleman, Cypress,TX
Coaches of the Year-2019
Lloyd Banks - 5A State Track Champs, Fort Bend Marshall HS
Ronnie Courtney - ProVision Academy, Houston
Damien Mobley - 3A State Basketball Champs, Dallas Madison HS
Brandon Thomas - 4A State Basketball Champs, Dallas, Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy HS
Duane Gregory - 5A State Basketball Champs, Mansfield HS
David Peavy - 6A State Basketball Champs, Duncanville HS
PVILCA Academic Athletes of the Year
Ally Henson - Yates High School, Houston, TX
Kurtrick Allen - Shelbyville High School, Shelbyville, TX
PVILCA Athletes of the Year
Xavier Burke III-Height HS-Houston
PVIL-UIL Bridging the Gap
Kenneth Adams - Football, Los Angeles, CA
J. C. Bailey - Football, Houston, TX
Allen Batro Jr. — Basketball, Houston, TX
Leslie Jenkins - Baytown, TX
Marshall Johnson - Football, Houston, TX
James Norman - Football, Houston, TX
Philip O’Neal - Football, Texas City, TX
*Cornelius Shields/Gloria - Montgomery, TX (Posthumously)
Ken Washington - Football, Houston, TX
Curtis James Williams - Football, Houston, TX
Baseball
Phillip “Gun” Clack Jr. - Cibolo, TX
Johnny Cooper - Houston, TX
Alfonzo “Buddy” Neal - Channelview, TX
Earlest Fontenot, Jr. - Baytown, TX
Basketball
*Everett Keith Bailey/Gary - Fort Worth, TX (Posthumously)
Fletcher Baldwin - Galveston, TX
Clarence Barnett - Houston, TX
James Thomas Bean III - Houston, TX
Jimmy Garrett - Houston, TX
Nathaniel Green - Cypress, TX
Jeffrey Hopkins - Pearland, TX
Connie Jones Jr. - Houston, TX
John Kyles - Houston, TX
Charles Ray Netherly - Center, TX
Willie E. Porter - Houston, TX
Junious “Sleey” Simon - Houston, TX
Viola Lewis -Tubbs - Baytown, TX
Tennis
Levi Adams - Port Arthur, TX
Carolyn Harlan Hughes - Houston, TX
Linda Simms Calhoun - Houston, TX
Vicki Claybon Sellers - Garland, TX
Track: Freddie McCray - Jasper, TX
Trainer: Dalton Sistrunk - Edgecliff, TX
Football:
Robert Bonner - Stafford, TX
Donald Ray Burn - Houston, TX
Lonnie Fomby - Galveston, TX
Shelly Franklin - Arlington, TX
Andy Hopkins/Ann - Missouri City, TX
Earnest Jackson - Livingston, TX
Jerry Jones - Arlington, TX
Jack E. Lane - Jasper, TX
*Dumas Lang/Gary Lang - Houston, TX (Posthumously)
Jerry McCoy - Dallas, TX
Lee Andrew McDade - Fort Worth, TX
Robert Miller — Houston, TX
Art “Pearly” Perkins - Los Angeles, CA
Adley Richard - Houston, TX
Clay Roland - Dale, TX
Carrol “Butch” Thomas - Spring, TX
Tommie Thompson - New Caney, TX
Lawrence “Shorter Pig” Twine - Missouri City, TX
Sherley Ray Walke - Fresno, CA
Bryan White - Lawrenceville, Ga.
Robert L. White Sr. - Houston, TX
James Williams - Houston, TX
Norman G. Williams Sr./Norman Jr. - Houston, TX
Harold “Bulldog” Willis - Houston, TX
