McAllen Rowe senior quarterback Mateo Llanes is The Monitor’s Player of the Week after leading the Warriors to a 50-point first half en route to a 57-17 victory over District 16-5A DI opponent Brownsville Lopez on Friday at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium in McAllen.
Llanes completed 15 of 20 passes for 273 yards and five touchdowns during the first half, seeing the field for only one play after the break with the Warriors up 40. His performance helped the Warriors win their second consecutive contest, improving to 2-0 in district play.
Llanes and the Warriors (2-1, 2-0) will look to continue rolling in District 16-5A DI play Friday, taking on the Brownsville Pace Vikings (2-1, 2-0) at Sams Memorial Stadium in Brownsville.