Courtney Holder was named Dallas Morning News‘ Defensive Player of the Week and Dagan Haehn has been selected to be in the Vype Magazine Player of the Week poll. Both Lake Dallas seniors were selected for their contributions to the Lake Dallas 51-21 victory over the El Paso Eastlake Falcons on November 27, 2015, in Midland.
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Dagan went 13/16 for 215 yards passing with 3 touchdowns, carried the ball 14 times for 113 yards and 1 touchdown, for a total of 329 yards and 4 touchdowns!
Region Semifinals Player of the Week Poll closes Saturday, December 5, 2015, at 11:59 p.m.
Courtney Holder was Dallas Morning News’ Defensive Player of the Week!
Courtney Holder was Dallas Morning News Defensive Player of week for his extraordinary game play during their Friday, November 27, 2015, Playoff game against the Eastlake Falcons.
After going into the half tied, Holder’s 6-yard touchdown run and 45 yard fumble return touchdown accounted for 12 of Lake Dallas’ 30 points in the second half. Courtney had 17 tackles, two assists, two tackles for loss, two quarterback pressures, and one fumble return for a touchdown.
“The whole defense was tired at the time, and I feel like it really helped them out by picking the ball up and scoring instead of just falling on it. This was really important to me, because it’s my senior year, and I’ve been playing with a lot of these guys since I was little,†Courtney said.
The Falcons Coach explained, “He just played with incredible effort. It’s just his will and some of the guys on defense that really turned the game around for us, they physically put themselves on the line.†Read the full article and more: http://www.sportsdaydfw.com/high-school/high-schools/2015/11/29/defensive-player-week-1130-lake-dallas-courtenay-holder.
The Lake Dallas Falcons defeated El Paso Eastlake Falcons, 51-21, to advance to the Class 5A Division II Region I final. This is Lake Dallas’ first trip to the fourth round of the playoffs. The team will square off against the winner of Monday’s game, November 30, 2015, between Canyon and Everman at AT&T Stadium on Saturday, December 5, 2015.
