Next Level Athlete » Ben Malena http://www.nextlevelathlete.com Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:45:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Cedar Hill Signs 19… http://www.nextlevelathlete.com/cedar-hill-signs-19-2/ http://www.nextlevelathlete.com/cedar-hill-signs-19-2/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:50:17 +0000 nlaadmin http://www.nextlevelathlete.com/?p=1027 Continue reading →]]>

Cedar Hill running back, Ben Malena, officially signed with Texas A&M yesterday. When asked what his thoughts were about playing his freshman year, Malena stated that he is going in with an open mind but with the objective of getting on the field as soon as possible.

Elisha Olabode, a regular on the NLA scene, signed with TCU. Olabode noted his excitement to play for a college program that is close to home and on the rise for prominence in college football.

Overall, Cedar Hill signed 19 scholarships in yesterdays National Signing Day.

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]]> http://www.nextlevelathlete.com/cedar-hill-signs-19-2/feed/ 0 Texas A&M backfield’s new addition… http://www.nextlevelathlete.com/texas-am-backfields-new-addition/ http://www.nextlevelathlete.com/texas-am-backfields-new-addition/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:06:33 +0000 nlaadmin http://www.nextlevelathlete.com/?p=880 Continue reading →]]> Cedar Hill High School’s, Ben Malena, will be a new addition to the Texas A&M backfield come fall of 2010. Despite suffering an early season injury in his senior campaign, Malena was able to rack up 722 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns. Malena did a great job settling into his role behind the Longhorns newly found feature back Mason Hayes, an experience that will certainly make Ben a more well rounded athlete in terms of maturity as he heads off to play at the next level.

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]]> http://www.nextlevelathlete.com/texas-am-backfields-new-addition/feed/ 0 Battle of the Beltline! http://www.nextlevelathlete.com/battle-of-the-beltline/ http://www.nextlevelathlete.com/battle-of-the-beltline/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:11:00 +0000 nlaadmin http://www.nextlevelathlete.com/?p=635 Continue reading →]]> Cedar Hill beat DeSoto this Saturday 44-41 in a highly anticipated matchup that featured some of the DFW areas most exciting recruits. Stuffed to the gills with Division 1 prospects such as Ryan Polite, Marcus Murphy, Evan Washington (LSU commit) and Darius Terrell (Texas commit), DeSoto’s offense appeared to be an unstoppable machine. DeSoto started the game on all cylinders offensively putting up 28 points in the first quarter alone and scoring on their first four drives. Adding to Cedar Hill’s trepidation, star running back Ben Malena (A&M commit) went down in the first quarter with an ankle sprain and never returned. The true story; however, was the play of back-up running back, Mason Hayes who stepped in nicely for the injured Malena and ripped off 140 yards on 20 rushes. Despite giving up 458 yards to DeSoto’s offense, Cedar Hill’s defense over came what seemed to be first game jitters to keep their team in the game when it really mattered. Cedar Hill’s defensive unit came alive in the second quarter holding DeSoto scoreless through the remainder of the first half. Cedar Hill hit their stride offensively in the second quarter as well, cutting DeSoto’s lead to 14. By the start of the third quarter the Longhorns took their first lead of the game 34-28. Although DeSoto briefly regained the lead one more time, they could not overcome a gelling Cedar Hill attack as the Longhorns went on to win 44-41 in what truly was a “clash of the titans.”

NOTABLE PERFORMANCE:
DeSoto running back, Marcus Murphy scored 5 touchdowns (4 rushing, 1 receiving) returned a kick off for 59 yards and had 4 receptions for 97 yards in DeSoto’s loss to Cedar Hill.
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