
West Rusk’s Talon Winings is the ETSN.fm + Dairy Queen Defensive Player of the Week
There were plenty of worthy defensive performances in Week 2, but none bigger than Talon Winings'.
Winings, a defensive back for West Rusk, started a scoring run with the Raiders down 17-6 to Waskom on Friday. He recovered a fumble in the end zone for the first touchdown.
After he scored the go-ahead touchdown on offense, he came up with the interception that sealed the game, allowing West Rusk to escape with an 18-17 victory.
He is the ETSN.fm/Dairy Queen Defensive Player of the Week, following Linden-Kildare's Ty Patterson.
Winings improved his totals to three interceptions and a fumble recovery in two games. West Rusk is 2-0 and set to face Harmony at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Big Sandy.
ETSN.fm/Dairy Queen Defensive Players of the Week
- Week 2 (Sept. 6-8): Talon Winings, DB, West Rusk
- Week 1 (Aug. 30-Sept. 1): Ty Patterson, LB, Linden-Kildare
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