Zero Week Notes

As we announced Thursday night on TXA 21 during West Mesquite's 32-28 win over Rockwall, the Tom Landry Award will be presented at the end of the year to the areas best high school football player. If you scroll down you will see my initial list of the Top 50 players in the DFW area that I will be watching in consideration for this award. That does not mean that others cannot make their way onto this list, they certainly can. In the meantime, I wanted to look at how my top ten did this first week of the high school football season:

1) Jonathan Gray, RB Aledo: Stephenville set out to stop the Aledo running game and for the most part they did. Gray was held to 80 yards and no touchdowns, but Matthew Bishop stepped up to lead the Bearcats to a 20-3 win.

2) Jamal Turner, QB Arlington Sam Houston: Was average through the air, 8-14 for 92 yards and an interception. But Turner torched Crowley on the ground with 39 carries for 298 yards and 5 touchdowns in a 51-48 win.

3) Ladarius Brown, WR Waxahachie: Was held to just 4 catches for 56 yards in a 45-7 loss to Denton Guyer.

4) J.W. Walsh, QB Denton Guyer: Speaking of Guyer, Walsh was outstanding in the Wildcats win. 15-20 345 yards passing with 4 TD's and 0 Int's. He also rushed for 39 yards on 7 carries.

5) Miles Onyegbule, QB Arlington (Pictured): That's right, Scott Peach is playing Onyegbule at QB. Good move Coach. Onyegbule was 18-30 for 140 yards and 3 TD's through the air while running for 218 yards on 27 carries and scoring 4 touchdowns on the ground. Every score was needed in a 49-48 win over Plano East. All things conidered this is the performance of the week!

6) Trevone Boykin, QB West Mesquite: Was sensational in a 32-28 win over Rockwall that I had the pleasure of calling for TXA 21. Boykin went 16-29 for 165 yards and a touchdown through the air, and rushed for 212 yards and 3 touchdowns on 17 carries.

7) Brandon Carter, WR Euless Trinity: Carter is a do everything player and his line shows it: 1-2 passing for 23 yards, 3-35 rushing, and 5-110 and 2 TD's receiving in a 35-0 win over Tyler Lee in front of a national audience.

8) Jonovan Griffin, QB Mckinney Boyd: Griffin led the Broncos to a 38-10 win over Mckinney North with his arm (17-21 220 yds, 4 TD's) and with his legs (6-49 rushing).

9) Ryan Polite: QB DeSoto: Polite was 26-38 for 221 yards and 4 TD's in a 56-35 win over Leander. Unfortunately he also had 3 Int's.

10) Tevin Mitchell, CB Mansfield Legacy: No int's for Mitchell this week, although he did have a 60 yard touchdown catch in a loss to LD Bell 30-20.

Speaking of L.D. Bell, one of my rising stars of the week comes from the Blue Raiders, RB Kenny Farrow ran for 250 yards on 30 carries in Bell's win. Other notables included Flower Mound QB Paul Millard throwing for 440 yards and 5 touchdowns in a 69-31 win over Jesuit, and North Mesquite RB Joe Bergeron, a Texas committment, rushing for 275 yards and a touchdown on only 22 carries in a 22-21 loss to Rowlett. More updates coming later this week including a preview of our next TXA 21 Game of the Week, Colleyville Heritage at Hebron.