FWISD players take Week 10 dfwVarsity Player of the Week honors

Junior quarterback Bryan Cottingim of Fort Worth Young Men’s Leadership Academy is the dfwVarsity football offensive Player of the Week for Week 10, and Fort Worth Arlington Heights defensive back James Thompson is the defensive Player of the Week.

Cottingim accounted for all five of the Wildcats’ touchdowns in the team’s first-ever varsity victory last week. He rushed for 199 yards and a score while throwing for four touchdowns on 145 yards passing as YMLA downed Fort Worth North Side 34-0.

Thompson recorded four interceptions against Fort Worth Western Hills, returning one 61 yards for a score.

A total of 22,824 votes were cast.

Final offensive leaders

QB Bryan Cottingim, YMLA - 6,766

WR Dayton Dubs, Lamar - 4,232

QB Zeke Kuyawa, Timberview - 921

Final defensive leaders

DB James Thompson, Arlington Heights - 3,326

LB Chance Cover, Nelson - 2,700

DL Darius Gipson, Boswell - 307

This story was originally published November 2, 2016 at 4:34 PM with the headline "FWISD players take Week 10 dfwVarsity Player of the Week honors."