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Vote for Big Country High School Athlete of the Week for Nov. 2-8, presented by City National Bank

Several athletes had standout performances during last week’s action and have been nominated for this week's edition of the Abilene Reporter-News' City National Bank Big Country High School Athlete of the Week.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 10, 2026, 9:10 PM UTC
Key points
  • Students in all varsity sports are eligible and can only be named Athlete of the Week one time per season, per sport, and athletes from one school cannot win more than three consecutive weeks.
  • 2-8) Candidates for the Abilene Reporter-News’ High School Athlete of the Week are listed in alphabetical order below.
  • Lane Couch, De Leon Couch, the Big Country’s leading rusher, rumbled for 146 yards and two rushing touchdowns on 21 carries in the Bearcats’ 37-20 loss to Cisco in the de facto District 5-2A DI championship game.

The Reporter-News is taking weekly nominations and will release a list of finalists for the City National Bank Big Country Athlete of the Week at the beginning of each week.

Additional details
  • Miles Follis, Stamford Follis, the Big Country’s leading passer, threw for 111 yards and six touchdowns on 8-of-10 passing to help the Bulldogs thrash Winters 60-0 in their regular-season finale.
  • Javon Jackson, Big Spring Jackson helped the Steers secure a 4A DII playoff berth in a 48-6 blowout win against rival Snyder, running for 206 yards and five rushing touchdowns on 19 carries while also throwing for 145 yards and a touchdown on 4-of-13 passing.
  • Jenna Stricklin, Abilene Wylie Stricklin tallied 18 kills, nine blocks, six digs, one ace and a.481 hitting efficiency to help lift Wylie to victories against El Paso Del Valle (25-11, 25-11, 25-12) and Eagle Mountain (29-27, 25-12, 23-25, 25-19) last week in the second and third rounds of the 5A DII UIL Volleyball Playoffs.
  • Easton Malone, Merkel Malone showed off his dual-threat abilities in the Badgers’ 48-22 win against Holliday, throwing for 227 yards and three touchdowns on 16-of-26 passing and scrambling for 88 rushing yards and three touchdown runs.
  • Haegen Pinkerton, Haskell Pinkerton threw for 224 yards and four touchdowns on 13-of-24 passing and scrambled for 169 yards and three rushing touchdowns on 22 carries to lift the Indians to a dominant 60-27 win over Seymour in their regular-season finale.

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