Cy Woods All-Time Roster: Number 2

2 days to go. Let's look at the Wildcats who have worn #2.

Jarel Richard, a starting cornerback in 2008, was the first Wildcat to wear #2. Jarel served in the Navy.

Jarel Richard, 2008

Von'Darrick Jones, a safety, was the next Wildcat to wear #2. He also wore this number when he was at Jersey Village. He made the varsity at JV as a sophomore in 2007 and played two seasons there. Von'Darrick transferred to Cy Woods during the second semester of junior year. If you are unfamiliar with Jersey Village football from that time period, they usually brought up the rear in Cy-Fair ISD. I don't remember him ever talking about his time at Jersey Village much, but I could tell that he got tired of the losing.

At Cy Woods, he got a fresh start. Von'Darrick might have been a Falcon first, but he quickly acclimated himself to the culture at Cy Woods and became a starter and a team captain in the 2009 season. After Cy Woods, he played at Trinity University in San Antonio. As a player, Von'Darrick was a three-time 1st-team All-SCAC performer from 2011-13 and served as a team captain for the 2013 season.

In 2015, he served as a graduate assistant on Trinity's coaching staff.

Von'Darrick Jones, Cypress Woods Wildcats, 2009; played at Jersey Village in 2007 and 2008

Photo uploaded by him to his Facebook page.

Von'Darrick Jones, Trinity Tigers, 2010-14 (as a player), 2015 (as a coach)

Casey Hicks, a wide receiver in 2010, was the next Wildcat to wear #2.

Jamaul Tompkins, a safety, made the varsity in 2010, his junior year, and wore #28 that season. He became a starter in 2011 and switched to #2. Jamaul was 25% of the most feared secondary in Cy Woods history: he, Josh Holley, Deonte Davis, and Alfred "Bama" Pullom were merciless, and they backed up their talking with some punishing hits. After Cy Woods, Jamaul signed with Midwestern State University, a Division II school located in Wichita Falls, and played there for a couple of seasons. His brother, Michael Akita, is a senior defensive back.

Jamaul Tompkins (left), Cypress Woods Wildcats 2010-11; wore #28 in 2010

Midwestern State Mustangs, 2012-13

Peter Zachary "Chuck" Garza, a running back, wore #2 when he was called up to the varsity in 2012, his junior year. He became Samuel Stewart's primary backup in 2013 and also saw some action as a safety. Chuck mainly liked making defenders miss, but he was a pretty tough runner, too. Collegiately, he played wide receiver at Bethany College in Kansas.

Peter Garza, Cypress Woods Wildcats, 2012-13

Bethany Swedes, 2014-17

Justin Lawson, a cornerback, wore #2 in 2014. His older brothers were all involved in Cy Woods athletics; David, his oldest brother, was a wide receiver and a sprinter in 2009, and his other older brother, Davonne, was a student athletic trainer from 2009-13.

Justin Lawson, 2014

C.J. Jones switched to #2 as a junior in 2015 and continued to build upon his breakout sophomore season. Unfortunately, injuries derailed his senior season in 2016. He walked on at Texas A&M in 2017, where he redshirted in his only season with the Aggies. He currently plays at Blinn, looking to make a comeback.

Photo by Billy Schuerman

C.J. Jones, Cypress Woods Wildcats, 2014-16

Texas A&M Aggies, 2017

Dallas Caldwell, an A-back, wore #2 in 2017. He also ran the 200 and the 4x200 relay for the Wildcats.

Dallas Caldwell, 2017

Cameron Sowell switched to #2 in 2018 and was the Wildcats' primary home run threat in the passing game in his final two seasons. He was a two-time 2nd-team All-District 14-6A selection in 2018 and 2019.

Cam has one of the most memorable catches in Cy Woods football history: against Tomball Memorial in the 2019 District 14-6A opener, he went full extension to make a one-handed catch and then trapped the ball against his helmet to secure the ball. This play helped set up a game-winning field goal.

Photo by Tom Dendy

Cameron Sowell, 2017-19