High School Football

Mansfield’s Brooks named 6A Built Ford Tough Player of the Week

Mansfield Tigers running back Kennedy Brooks (5) blows through the Arlington Colts defense for his first touchdown in the first half of a high school football game at Newsom Stadium in Mansfield, Texas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016.
Mansfield Tigers running back Kennedy Brooks (5) blows through the Arlington Colts defense for his first touchdown in the first half of a high school football game at Newsom Stadium in Mansfield, Texas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Special to the Star Telegram

For the second-straight season, Mansfield senior running back Kennedy Brooks has been named Built Ford Tough Player of the Week.

Brooks won the Class 6A honor after rushing for 263 yards and three touchdowns (44, 22, 1) in the Tigers 43-14 win over Arlington on Friday.

It was his 19th-consecutive game with 100 or more yards rushing and 14th of 200 or more in that span.

Brooks won the award last year in Week 7 after rushing for 282 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-21 win over DeSoto.

Brooks, who leads area teams with 1,199 yards and 15 touchdowns, committed to Oklahoma on Monday.

Mansfield is 2-0 in District 4-6A and 3-2 overall. The Tigers play Arlington Martin at Cravens Field, 7:30 p.m. this Friday.

This story was originally published October 5, 2016 at 4:51 PM with the headline "Mansfield’s Brooks named 6A Built Ford Tough Player of the Week."

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