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1972

Trevor Lane White
Father, Son, Brother, Teacher, Coach, Friend

Trevor Lane White was born on January 4, 1972 in Richmond, Texas to Terry and Peggy White. Beginning at an early age, Trevor expressed a great love of football and began learning the rules and statistics of the game. He even occasionally slept in his helmet and shoulder pads. Trevor was 3 years old, his family moved to their new home in East Bernard, Texas. Bernard Timbers was a small subdivision where there were lots of children to play with. This is when he met some of his dearest friends. There was only 3 1/2 years separating him from his oldest sister Jackie and 1 1/2 years between him and his sister Larissa. But, they were girls and not at all interested in playing football. So summers in Bernard Timbers were spent fishing, riding motorcycles and of course playing football with the guys. The girls did participate by being cheerleaders for them.

He was an avid Houston Oiler fan during the "Luv Ya Blue" years and when the Oilers moved to Tennessee, he became a New Orleans Saints Fan. Then came the Houston Texans but he was so disappointed in their performance he reverted back to being a Saints fan again. He was ecstatic when the Saints won the Super Bowl in 2010.

He started school in East Bernard, Texas and continued through his graduation from East Bernard High School. He played varsity football during his high school years with great zeal.

Trevor attended Wharton County Jr. College where he received an Associate Degree in Law Enforcement. It was at this time during his life while acting as the BYU Youth Minister, he met his wife Norma Wilson.

Trevor attended Houston Baptist University and became a Licensed Minister.

He and Norma married on June 17, 1995 at the First Baptist Church in El Campo, Texas. Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Nacogdoches, Texas to attend Stephen F. Austin University. Trevor graduated in August, 1997 with a BS in Education.

He and Norma moved to Markham, Texas where Trevor began his coaching career shortly after his graduation from SFA.

Trevor coached at Tidehaven High School, Garrison High School, Del Rio High School and Rains High School, Alief Taylor High School and George Ranch High School.

His first son Talon Lane was born in Sulpher Springs, Texas on November 2, 2000. It was shortly after Talon's birth, Trevor and Norma decided it would be nice to be closer to family. They returned to the Houston area in 2001. and Trevor became the first Offensive Coordinator for the new Alief Taylor High School. He also taught History his first few years at Taylor.

Their second son, Jackson Lane White was born on March 17, 2005 in Richmond, Texas. Trevor was delighted to have two boys!

He remained the Offensive Coordinator at Alief Taylor High School until becoming their Head Football Coach in 2007. During his tenure at Alief Taylor High School, Trevor touched so many lives and understood so many of the challenges the students had as he had lived through a lot of the things in life they faced. He offered them the encouragement to pursue their education and overcome the obstacles they faced by sheer determination. He coached young men, who through their ability to play the game, were able to obtain scholarships to some of the best schools in the Country.

In October, 2008, Trevor's late uncle Dennis Goger was inducted into the LCHS Mustang Hall of Fame and Trevor made the following comment on his Facebook page:

"I'm very pleased that Lamar has taken the time to recognize Dennis. I know that LCHS was a huge part of our family’s life and I'm proud that Coach Wilson and the athletic department chose to honor Dennis. I know they (Granddad, Granny and Dennis) are all smiling from heaven today!" Dennis had been an "All American" high school player during the 60's and this had always been a source of pride to Trevor.

Trevor knew LCISD was opening a new school, George Ranch High School and he told his family he was applying for the Athletic Coordinator/Head Coach job because of the significant history LCISD represented in his family. His mother, aunt and uncle all graduated from Lamar Consolidated High School. His "Granddad" Goger retired from LCISD. Trevor said he felt as though it would be a great challenge, he would love to lay the groundwork for a new football program.

He became the first Head Football Coach/Athletic Coordinator for George Ranch High School in 2009. After many 16 hour days, Trevor he would say, "I'm living the dream”. Sometimes he said this sarcastically from fatigue, but most of the time he said it with great sincerity and pride. In fact, it became one of his most well-known sayings because it represented his feelings on life.

There is a memorial plaque in the George Ranch High School Field house that sums up only partially how loved Trevor was by many people.

It reads:

"Coach White was the first Head Football Coach and Athletic Coordinator at George Ranch. He made decisions that laid the groundwork and cast the vision for Longhorn Athletics even before this building had walls. His vision will remain ever-present with the sight of the "GR" Athletic Logo and the foundation of the five core covenants of George Ranch Athletics.

Five Core Covenants:

Discipline
Integrity
Sportsmanship
Citizenship
Consistency

Trevor Lane White was taken from us on April 1, 2011 at the age of 39. His legacy will live on through his two sons, Talon and Jack and all those that he coached, taught, and came into contact with. He was loved by many and will be greatly missed. It is our hope that all who visit this site will share stories about Trevor so we can keep the dream alive!

January 4, 1972

Born on January 4, 1972.

September 27, 2007

This was a fluke, but it's still cool that Trev's team beat Katy!

Alief Taylor hoping for upset win over Katy

FOOTBALL

L. SCOTT HAINLINE, Chronicle Correspondent

Published 05:30 a.m., Thursday, September 27, 2007

Everyone knows Katy — or even better, King Katy — just doesn't lose very often, especially during district play.

The Tigers, who own nine district championships (and three state titles) in the past 10 years, have been perfect in league play the last two seasons. They dropped one district game in coach Gary Joseph's first season in 2004, and lost twice in district in 2002 when Hastings was the 6-0 champion.

Other than those rare instances, Katy has owned the district, and this year, according to most, nothing should change.

But remember, college football started with Appalachian State winning at Michigan, so anything is possible, such as Alief Taylor (2-1) knocking off mighty Katy (3-0) in Saturday's 2 p.m. District 18-5A opener at Rhodes Stadium.

"You might as well call them King Katy because they really have been such a dominant program," Alief Taylor coach Trevor White said. "Katy is so sound and so well coached. They just don't make mistakes, and it's hard to beat a team with that kind of talent if they don't make mistakes."

White's Lions were off to a perfect start with wins over Bush 35-7 and Kempner 27-10, but mistakes (six turnovers and seven penalties for 70 yards) got in the way in a 31-21 loss to District 17-5A favorite Cy-Fair two weeks ago in their most recent outing.

With the open date, Alief Taylor has had two weeks to prepare for the Tigers, who own one-sided victories against Klein 45-0 and The Woodlands 48-0, and last week at A&M Consolidated 41-14.

"You could have two months to get ready for Katy and that probably wouldn't be enough time," White said. "We went back to the basics during our open week and corrected some of the mistakes we made against Cy-Fair. Having two weeks has helped us because we were a little confused at times in our last game, but we've made adjustments and progress in those areas.

"Against teams like Cy-Fair and Katy, you just can't make mistakes and be successful."

Katy has outscored two opponents 93-0 at Rhodes this season, so the Lions would like nothing better than to score early and then often in Saturday's district opener.

"Katy's offensive and defensive lines are just so physical," White said. "They've just manhandled all three teams they've faced, and with Katy, everything starts with (senior running back) Aundre Dean (539 rushing yards and six touchdowns in three games). He's a great talent and a great kid."

Alief Taylor quarterback Donte Elliott accounted for 381 total yards (275 passing; 106 rushing) and two touchdowns (one rushing; one passing) against Cy-Fair, but all those mistakes allowed Cy-Fair to score 31 straight points and take the victory.

"We have a good group of kids with good leadership, and they've been down this district road before," White said. "Every game and every week is important, and our goal continues to be to improve in every game and every week.

"It's going to take that in our district because Mayde Creek is much improved, Katy Taylor is starting to figuring things out, and Elsik and Hastings are both very good."

November 19, 2009

www.chron.com/default/article/Alief-Taylor-earns-first-postseason-win-in-school-1724320.php

Alief Taylor earns first postseason win in school history

Lions' success leaves lasting impression
Alief Taylor earns first win in postseason play

Published 06:30 a.m., Thursday, November 19, 2009

Since their football program began playing varsity games back in 2002, the Alief Taylor Lions have accomplished a lot.

They've turned in winning records in four of their first seven seasons, made four playoff appearances, defeated Katy once (in 2004) and even have an alumnus who is in the NFL (Martellus Bennett).

There was one important step that they had not taken before this season — winning a playoff game — and this year's group of Lions made it a point to take that step.

They did that last week by accomplishing another first —defeating Katy Taylor 17-10 — earning a bi-district victory in the Class 5A Division I Region III playoffs for their first playoff victory in school history.

“It was a very big motivational factor for us this year,” junior quarterback Jordan Are said. “Finally getting over that stepping stone —we feel like we're making history.”

Head coach Trevor White, who is in his third year as the head coach, has been through it all with the Lions. He was there as an assistant coach when the foundation was poured, when the school opened and when the program was in its infancy under its first head coach, Tom Gerber.

“It has been wonderful,” White said. “I can't even describe the satisfaction and the pride that I take in having been here from the beginning, seeing this thing grow, seeing our kids develop — it's a big sense of pride.”

The Lions (8-3) had come close to reaching this point before — falling to Willowridge by a point in the first round of the 2004 playoffs and coming up nine points short of Hightower in 2003. After falling to Cinco Ranch in the bi-district round last season, the Lions were on a mission to avoid becoming a one-and-done team again.

“We felt a sense of responsibility to our seniors,” said Are. “I can't focus on waiting for my senior year. I want to make sure to lead this team as far as we can go.”

There was a different feeling this season among the players. The Lions started the year by winning their first three games, and even their losses have been close: 29-28 to Stratford, 31-26 to Strake Jesuit, 31-21 to Memorial.

Senior offensive tackle Jonte Berry said it was through the ups and downs that he realized that the maturity level of this squad was where it needed to be.

“Even when we lost to Memorial, we showed things that we haven't seen before,” Berry said. “There was more potential, more hunger and more of a drive — a drive to win, to get to the playoffs and win in the playoffs.”

As they prepare for the area round game against Aldine (7-4) at 7 p.m. on Friday at Tully Stadium, their focus is to keep winning and set a standard.

“It felt good to accomplish this,” Berry said. “The coaching staff and our seniors have shown a lot of leadership for us to get here. We want to keep winning more games to give future classes something to look back on and aspire to.”

sam.khan@chron.com

Alief Taylor defeated Katy Taylor for a bi-district victory in the Class 5A Division I Region III playoffs. Photo: For The Chronicle, Diana L. Porter / HC

April 1, 2011

Passed away on April 1, 2011.