Mena Coaches have selected #15, Austin Rose, as the Farm Bureau Insurance Player of the Game for Week #1 vs. perineal rival, DeQueen. Austin played very well at the Quarterback position last Friday night and led Mena to a 42-7 season opening victory over the Leopards.
Austin’s stats for the game included 272 passing yards, throwing for 2 TD’s and rushing for another. He also kicked 4 extra points for the Bearcats.
Austin is the son of Phillip and Leilani Rose, and the brother of Kacie Rose and Natalie Ledbetter, all of Mena.
This is Austin’s final year as a Bearcat, also playing baseball in the spring semester, as either shortstop or pitcher.
Austin’s hobbies include both hunting and fishing , but he excels at bass fishing. He and fishing partner, Jarrett Berger, represented Mena High School
very well recently at the National High School finals in South Carolina, with a 15th place overall finish.
After high school, Austin would like to compete professionally as a tournament bass fisherman, and is wanting to pursue a career in either coaching
or to become a Game Warden with the AR Game and Fish Commission.
This week, Austin and the Bearcats will host the Clarksville Panthers, at Randall Horton field, beginning at 7:00
Presenting Austin with the first Player of the Week game ball is Farm Bureau Insurance Agent , Andy Brown , and Mena’s Offensive Coordinator,
Bearcat Coach Landon Dover.
Farm Bureau Insurance is a proud supporter of Mena Bearcat Athletics!!!!