TERRELL, Texas — Terrell High School senior running back Dawonya Tucker is in the running for WFAA-TV’s Week 9 Player of the Week after his performance against Royse City on Friday night in which Terrell won 32-7.
TERRELL, Texas — Terrell High School senior running back Dawonya Tucker is in the running for WFAA-TV’s Week 9 Player of the Week after his performance against Royse City on Friday night in which Terrell won 32-7.
Tucker ran for 390 yards of the team’s 452 total yards on the night with three touchdowns — averaging 10.26 yards per carry.
Voting in the poll is open until 1 p.m. on Thursday. Poll: http://www.wfaa.com/story/sports/2015/10/26/wfaa-week-9-player-week-poll/74625750/
Tucker also topped the Dallas Morning News’ Week 9 Top Performers list with his performance despite heavy rain on Friday night. For the season, Tucker is ranked No. 8 in the area for 5A rushing yardage with 1,391 yards on 173 carries, averaging 8.04 per carry, and 16 touchdowns.
Terrell (5-0, 7-1) is tied for 1st place in District 12-5A with Mesquite Poteet (5-0, 6-2). The pair will face-off in what will likely be a district championship matchup in Week 11 after facing opponents South Garland (0-5, 0-8) and North Forney (1-4, 2-6), respectively, in Week 10.