Week Five Town Talk Sports El Paso Player of the Week

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Week five saw plenty of worthy candidates, but a game changing performance won out in a tough decision with so many great week five performances across the city.

Eastwood’s Nathan Carranza had a huge day in Eastwood’s 36-31 win over Montwood.  Carranza took an interception 45-yards back for a touchdown for the Trooper’s first score of the game.  Carranza also rushed for 23-yards on a mishandled punt which gave Eastwood a big first down, then he blocked a would-be go-ahead field goal late in the game to carry his team to a huge win.

He was also a key member in the Eastwood secondary which limited Montwood to just 117 yards passing.   Here’s a link to his highlights.

Here are the other stars who came to close to player of the week honors

• Deion Hankins, RB, Parkland, 300 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD’s, receiving TD
• Raymond Montez, QB, Del Valle, 216 passing yards, 106 rushing yards, 5 total TD’s
• Mario Chavez, RB, El Paso, 254 rushing yards, 4 TD’s
• Carter McFaddin, LB, Coronado, 7 tackles, 1.0 sacks, defensive TD
• Zed Estrada, DB, Parkland, 13 tackles, 2.0 TFL’s
• Cedric Allen, LB, Andress, 13 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 3.0 TFL’s
• Aaron Dumas, RB, Americas, 285 rushing yards

Previous players of the week

• Week 1: Caleb Gerber, RB, Pebble Hills
• Week 2: Gabe Herrera, QB, Parkland
• Week 3: Aaron Dumas, RB, Americas, Gabe Stonewall, WR, Franklin
• Week 4: Joziah Salazar, QB, Ysleta
• Week 5: Nathan Carranza, DB, Eastwood