Kilgore’s Demorrea Richardson is the ETSN.fm + Dairy Queen Defensive Player of the Week

Demorrea Richardson gave Kilgore plenty of reasons to thank him on Friday.

Richardson, a defensive lineman for the Bulldogs, finished with 10 tackles, two for loss, two sacks, a blocked punt and a forced fumble in a 56-25 victory. He follows New Boston's Cade Fant, who won the award in Week 10.

Richardson's performance not only spurred a Bulldog win, but put Kilgore squarely in the playoffs. The Bulldogs finished 7-3 and will face Little Cypress-Mauriceville at 7 p.m. Thursday in Orange.

• Week 11 (Nov. 9-11): Demorrea Richardson, DL, Kilgore
• Week 10 (Nov. 2-4): Cade Fant, LB, New Boston
• Week 9 (Oct. 26-28): Jalen Carr, DB, Longview
• Week 8 (Oct. 19-21): Corbin Foster, LB, Newton
• Week 7 (Oct. 12-14): Kase Yates, DB, Joaquin
• Week 6 (Oct. 5-7): Josh Williams, DB, Palestine
• Week 5 (Sept. 28-30): Eric Gipson, DL, Jefferson
• Week 4 (Sept. 21-23): Nick Hoelscher, LB, Harmony
• Week 3 (Sept. 14-16): Jacorey Ware, DB, Carthage
• Week 2 (Sept. 7-14): Ty Patterson, DB, Linden-Kildare
• Week 1 (Aug. 31-Sept. 2): Elijah Trest, DL, White Oak