Dave Campbell's Texas Football, along with both Wrangler Retro and Cavenders, is proud to give a weekly Player of the Week award to the most deserving high schooler in the state of Texas. Every Monday at noon, TexasFootball.com will announce ten candidates for that week's award, based on the previous week's on-field performance. Fans can vote online at TexasFootball.com's online poll, where you can see the current vote standings. Voting will close at noon each Friday, with the winner being announced shortly afterward. The award will be given every week through Week 11. Check this page every week to view the full list of ten candidates and the details of their most recent performance.
This season, each weekly winner will be automatically nominated for the Player of the Year award, presented with Cavenders, Wrangler Retro and the Texas Bowl. Those candidates will be announced in Week 13, and voting for that award will continue until the end of the high school season.
Congratulations to Shallowater RB Jarek Black, the Week Zero winner of the Gridiron Legends Texas High School Player of the Week!
The junior running back for the Mustangs was unstoppable in the season opener against Muleshoe, running for 311 yards and a whopping seven touchdowns to lead Shallowater to a 56-40 victory over the Mules.
Congratulations to Jarek and Shallowater High School!
Other Candidates:
Frost RB Daniel Steels (225 yards, 3 TDs rushing)
Beaumont Ozen QB Jordan Ozen (415 yards passing, 3 TDs; game-winning rush TD)
Munday ATH Dee Paul (2 pass TDs, 2 rush TDs, KO return TD, 2 INT return TDs, FR TD)
Rosenberg Terry RB Eugene Wright (242 yards, 4 TDs rushing; KO return TD)
Cibolo Steele RB Justin Stockton (264 yards, 4 TDs rushing)
Mesquite QB Alex Cooper (20-22, 331 yards, 4 TDs passing)
Dallas Skyline WR Rashaad Samples (11 catches, 169 yards, 4 TDs)
Navasota QB Kadarius Baker (22-28, 307 yards, 3 TDs passing, rush TD
Abilene Cooper RB Kerry Sims (118 yards, 5 TDs rushing, game-winning TD run)
