PA News Player of the Week

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PA News Player of the Week

The Port Arthur News

Tramain Thomas, East Chambers — In what head coach, Tony Valastro, called one of the best games he had ever seen, Tramain Thomas anchored the Bucs to a 34-33 win over Buna in a battle of 7-0 ball clubs.

After Thomas rushed for 188 yards and four touchdowns on 23 carries, EC moved to 8-0 while Buna took its first

loss of the season.

Thomas performance earned him top-honors for player-of-the-week for the second time this season. On top of his rushing numbers, Thomas also threw for 74 yards on 5-of-8 passing. On defense, Tramain picked off two passes and made several tackles.

“It was one of the best individual performances I have ever seen, if not the best performance I have ever seen in high school football,†Valastro said. “A lot of his yards were extra yards that came from second efforts and came after first contact. It was absolutely an unbelievable performance.â€

Honor Roll

Chris Gutierrez, Nederland — This defensive all-star and sometimes fullback for the Bulldogs put on quite a show during Nederland’s 35-7 beating of LC-M on Friday night, helping his team stay involved in a three team race for the final two playoff spots in District 22-4A. Gutierrez provided the Dogs with 18 tackles, including six assists. Head coach Larry Neumann said Gutierrez graded out at a 90.

Derrick Evans, Orangefield — While the combination of Jeremy Granger and Jerod Helton provided 191 yards and two touchdowns for the Bobcats, it was Evans’ foot that made the difference in Friday night’s 17-14 victory over Hamshire-Fannett. With the score at a tight 14-7, Evans nailed a 25-yard field goal in the third quarter to narrow the game to 14-10, setting up the Bobcats for a go-ahead score in the fourth quarter.

Jake Hemmings, Port Neches-Groves — In a game that featured a total of 21 points, this running back led the Indians with 134 yards on 20 carries, helping the Purple and White move on to a 14-7 victory over Vidor on Friday night. With the win, PN-G moved to 5-0 in District 22-4A and remained in sole possession of the district’s top-spot.

Terry Coleman, Memorial — In a season of frustration and many ups and downs, this linebacker had a very good game during a 42-21 losing effort to West Brook on Friday night. Coleman finished with 11 tackles, including six assists and two tackles for losses. Coleman also had a quarterback knockdown. Defensive coordinator Curtis Viola said Coleman graded out at a 92.

Joe Robertson, Bridge City — This running back tallied up 174 yards on 27 carries and provided two touchdowns for the Cardinals on Friday night.

Hagan Daigle, Hamshire-Fannett — Friday night’s 17-14 loss to Orangefield was a difficult one to take for the Longhorns, but Daigle provided the team’s first touchdown of the game when he punched in a 5-yard run. Daigle finished the night with 42 yards on 11 carries.

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Congrats to everybody!!!!  ;D