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.
Week 10 Winner: Stephenville WR Brice Gunter
Explosiveness. Versatility. Production. That's what Brice Gunter's been doing all year, and it was on full display in the season finale.
Gunter hauled in nine catches for 167 yards and a whopping three touchdowns to help Stephenville down Waco, 56-21, for a share of the District 8-4A championship. Gunter's big game made his final regular season numbers even more gaudy: 55 catches, 907 yards and 13 touchdowns, averaging a cool 16.5 yards per reception.
Congratulations to Brice and to the Yellowjackets on the award and the victory. Check back here weekly for each week's winner.
Week 10 Candidates:
Plano East QB Corey Wesley: 375 total yard, 4 TDs
FB Hightower QB Bralon Addison: 12-22, 259 yards, 4 TDs passing; 52 yards, TD rushing
Stephenville WR Brice Gunter: 9 receptions, 167 yards, 3 TDs
Devine RB Joseph Sadler: 50 carries, 466 yards, 5 TDs
Oglesby FB Brandon Burchell: 9 carries, 285 yards, 4 TDs
Lexington QB Kogan Garrett: 230 yards, 4 TDs rushing; 170 yards, TD passing
Whitney QB Dillon Hightower: 304 yards, TD passing; 203 yards, 2 TDs rushing
Big Sandy QB James Ellis: 286 yards, 3 TDs passing; 103 yards rushing
Tatum QB Jalen Overstreet: 27 carries, 352 yards, 5 TDs
Bushland ATH Draegon Patterson: 40 yds, 2 TDs rushing; 62 yds, TD passing; 5 rec., 55 yds; 70-yd INT return for TD
