POW Archive -- Week 0
09/08/2008
RB Joe Gilliard, Quinlan Boles: What a stat line: 204 rushing yards and 4 TDs, 64 receiving yards and 2 TDs, 4 tackles, 1 TFL and 2 INTs
RB Traylon Shead, Cayuga: His legacy precedes him, but performances like 312 rushing yards and 6 TDs just add to the growing legend
WR Cade McCrary, Lake Travis: Cavalier wide receiver makes forceful debut as offense's No. 1 option: 6 catches for 203 yards and 3 TDs
RB Matthew Huddleston, Decatur: In Decatur's 45-42 victory, Huddleston and his 280 rushing yards and 4 TDs was a man amongst boys
RB Waymon James, Sherman: James rushed for 263 yards on just 14 carries and scored on runs of 52, 41, 59, 65, 50 yards
QB Kolton Browning, Mabank: ULM-pledge threw for 456 yards and 6 TDs in a big comeback Mabank victory
RB Cois Walker, Rockdale: Week Zero performance (235 rushing yards, 4 TDs) already gives him nearly half of last season's totals
QB Corey Warnock, Lubbock Roosevelt: Quarterbacked his team past an early 29-0 deficit with 319 passing yards and 3 total TDs
RB Michael Sigers, Houston North Forest: Sigers (249 yards, 3 TDs) excelled in newly-formed Houston North Forest's first varsity game, a 33-31 win
In high school, whenever you have a high-scoring, one possession football game, someone probably went home a hero. That's just the way high school goes -- no where else can one player so dramatically hoist a team onto his back and carry them to victory.
In Week 0, it happened twice.
Both Matthew Huddleston, a running back from Decatur, and Daryn Alves, the quarterback for McKinney Boyd, were sensational last week in guiding their teams to heart-stopping victories: Huddleston's 280 rushing yards and four touchdowns were just enough to lift the Eagles to a 45-42 victory over Dallas Madison and Alves' 456-total yard, four-touchdown performance provided a 27-21 win against McKinney North.
Their respective fan bases were so appreciative, the two were voted into a dead-even tie and as such open the high school season as co-Dick's Sporting Goods Players of the Week. Congratulations to both Daryn Alves and Matthew Huddleston on their individual performances, team victories and new accolades.
Week One's candidates will be announced on Monday, Sept. 8.
