A pair of Brownsville ball-carriers ran wild in Week 1 to lead their respective teams to victory and split RGVSports.com Co-Player of the Week honors.
Brownsville Rivera’s senior running back, Jose Medellin, rumbled his way to a 256-yard rushing performance with two touchdowns in a 27-14 Raiders’ win over La Joya High last Friday.
Medellin and the Raiders will hit the road in Week 2 for a non-district matchup against Edinburg North at 7 p.m. Thursday at Richard R. Flores Stadium in Edinburg.
Brownsville Lopez’s senior running back, Eddie Slovak, ran for 174 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries and added another two scores off 37 receiving yards and two receptions to lead the Lobos past La Joya Juarez-Lincoln 41-14 last Friday.
Slovak and the Lobos are back in action this week against La Joya High at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Sams Stadium in Brownsville.
