Boys Soccer Notebook: Lindale’s Isai Ornelas takes weekly honor
Published 12:06 pm Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Lindale’s Isai Ornelas. (Lindale ISD)
Lindale’s Isai Ornelas has earned Tyler Morning Telegraph Boys Soccer Player of the Week honors for games played Feb. 10-15.
Ornelas delivered a hat trick, scoring three of the Eagles’ goals in a 6-0 win over Grand Saline.
In other outstanding performances in the area last week (nominated by coaches)
Bishop Gorman’s JJ Rodriguez had two goals.
Tyler’s Marvin Espinal had two goals and an assist in the Lions’ 6-1 win over Texas High on Friday at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium.
In the Lethal Soccer State Rankings, Tyler Legacy is No. 11 in Class 6A; Mount Pleasant No. 16, Jacksonville No. 25 and Whitehouse No. 36 in Class 5A; and Kilgore No. 4, Palestine No. 7 and Pine Tree No. 20 in Class 4A.
Coaches are asked to send in their nominations to bogden@tylerpaper.com or sports@tylerpaper.com by 11 a.m. each Tuesday.
— Ogden can be reached at bogden@tylerpaper.com