The Brownsville Hanna Golden Eagles picked up their first win of the season, taking down then-No. 6 Sharyland High on Friday. Senior running back Kriz Peña spearheaded the Brownsville Hanna offense, racking up over 275 yards of total offense and four scores, earning the RGVSports.com Player of the Week award.
Peña paced the Golden Eagles’ ground game, rushing for 225 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries. He made his presence felt in the passing game as well, reeling in two catches for 51 yards, including at 32-yard catch in the final seconds of the first half to cap a 28-0 run by the Golden Eagles.
The Golden Eagles’ workhorse was pivotal in his team’s final drive of the game, carrying the ball seven times for 28 yards to set up the go-ahead score by Joshua Villafranca.
Up next for Peña and Brownsville Hanna (1-1, 0-0) is a non-district clash against Harlingen South (0-2, 0-0) at 7 p.m. Thursday at Sams Memorial Stadium in Brownsville.
