Senior running back turned in monster performance on the ground in win over Los Fresnos.
After receiving nearly 58,000 votes,
Elias Rodriguez Jr. of
Weslaco has earned MaxPreps Texas High School Football Player of the Week.
Rodriguez carried 15 times for 295 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-23 win over Los Fresnos. For the season, the 5-foot-10, 170-pound senior running back has 1,212 yards and 18 touchdowns.
Here are the rest of this week's candidates, who collectively garnered more than 47,000 votes:
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Braden Blueitt,
Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville): Junior caught six passes for 187 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 42-7 win over Arlington Heights.
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Mikey Cota,
Odessa: Junior quarterback completed 27 of 38 passes for 534 yards and eight scores in a 71-70 win over San Angelo Central.
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Ashten Emory,
Rockwall: Senior ran for 218 yards and four touchdowns on 13 carries in a 65-26 win over North Forney.
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Hauss Hejny,
Aledo: Completed 13 of 17 pass attempts for 213 yards and three touchdowns while also carrying six times for 57 yards and two more scores in a 42-0 win over Centennial.
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Hayden Hilliard,
Tioga: Senior completed 31 of 44 passes for 408 yards and seven touchdowns while also rushing for 62 yards on two carries in a 61-12 win over Alvord.
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Issac Lozano,
Roma: Senior fullback carried 30 times for 285 yards and five touchdowns in a 48-41 win over Pioneer.
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Rees Wise,
Westlake (Austin): Sophomore quarterback completed 15 of 20 attempts for 209 yards while also running for 59 yards and three touchdowns in a 27-14 win over Dripping Springs.
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