Week 1 Player of the Week: Edinburg Vela RB Robert Guerra

[caption id="attachment_25025" align="alignleft" width="300"]Photo by Mary Scott McNabb Photo by Mary Scott McNabb[/caption] Congratulations to Edinburg Vela RB Robert Guerra, the Week 1 winner of the Mr. Texas Football Player of the Week award, presented by Wells Fargo. The 5-6, 160-pound senior ran for 359 yards and a Rio Grande Valley record 9 touchdowns in 63-62 double-overtime win over Victoria East. Vela fans can also be praised for their part in this honor, as they voted often enough to make sure that Robert received the most votes in the poll on TexasFootball.com. Congratulations to all 10 candidates for this week's award: Gilmer QB Poppy Brown, Groveton QB Glenn Thornton, San Angelo Central QB Cal Vincent, Cleburne QB Tre'Von Bradley, Trinity Christian Addison QB Court Walker, Henderson WR Trestan Ebner, Robinson WR Braxton Ashcraft, Friendswood QB Tyler Page and El Paso El Dorado QB Cedarious Barfield. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football is proud to give a weekly Player of the Week award to the most deserving high schooler in the state of Texas. Every Monday at noon, TexasFootball.com will announce ten candidates for that week’s award, based on the previous week’s on-field performance. Fans can vote online at TexasFootball.com’s online poll, where you can see the current vote standings. Voting will close at noon each Friday, with the winner being announced shortly afterward. The award will be given every week through Week 14. Check TexasFootball.com every week to view the full list of ten candidates and the details of their most recent performance.