Denton Guyer star running back among five finalists for Davey O’Brien scholarship
Denton Guyer senior running back Kaedric Cobbs is one of five high school student-athletes in Dallas-Fort Worth to be a finalist for the 34th Annual Davey O’Brien High School Scholarship.
“Each and every year the selection committee is genuinely amazed by the quality of applicants for the award,” Chairman of the High School Scholarship Selection Committee David O’Brien Jr. said in a press release. “We are so pleased to have this group of outstanding young student-athletes associated with the Davey O’Brien Foundation. I have said it many times, but the legacy of this award is what my father would be most proud of.”
The recipient of the $30,000 scholarship will be announced Tuesday, Jan. 21, during the 13th Annual Davey O’Brien High School Scholarship Luncheon held at The Fort Worth Club. The Foundation will award $2,500 scholarships to each of the four remaining finalists.
The winner will be honored Monday, Feb. 17, at the 43rd Annual Davey O’Brien Awards Dinner alongside Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award winner Joe Burrow of LSU, Legends Award recipient Steve Bartkowski, and the National Football Foundation, the winner of the Charles Ringler Founder’s Award.
In 16 games, Cobbs rushed 304 times for 2,641 yards and 42 touchdowns, helping the Wildcats to a 14-2 record and trip to the Class 6A Division II state title game in December. Guyer lost to Austin Westlake, 24-0.
Cobbs averaged 165 yards per game and hit the century mark in all 16 contests. He scored at least one touchdown in 15 games and had a season-high of 245 yards in Guyer’s bi-district win over Hebron.
Off the field, Cobbs ranks first in his class of 631 students with a perfect 5.0 grade-point average. He’s also a member of the National Honor Society and co-created and is president of the Men After God’s Own Heart organization.
Peyton Dooley (Highland Park), Harper Dunne (Fort Worth Trinity Valley), Osadolor Osawemwenze (Lake Highlands) and Adam Tobin (JJ Pearce) are the other four finalists.
Dooley: National AP Scholar and PSAT Commended Scholar, and ranks fourth among his class of 533 with a 4.56 GPA on a weighted 4.0 scale. A four-year varsity letterwinner in tennis, he helped his team to the UIL Class 5A team state tournament title all four seasons. Individually, he was a state semifinalist in 2019 and a state quarterfinalist in 2018. He was named the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Greater Dallas Chapter Youth Ambassador Hero of the Year.
Dunne: Owns a 4.11 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale, was an AP Scholar with Honor award winner and a member of the Headmaster’s List every semester. She is a three-sport athlete, excelling in field hockey, soccer and track. In field hockey, she was twice named team MVP and was a three-time All-Southern Preparatory Conference performer. Dunne is the co-founder and president of the How To Adult Club and also is a member of the National Charity League.
Osawemwenze: Ranks fourth in his class of 606 with a 102.77 GPA on a 100-point scale, and is a 2019 AP Scholar with Distinction. A two-sport varsity athlete, playing football and track, he also is a power lifter. Osawemwenze earned academic all-district honors in football and took third in the 300-meter hurdles in District 8-6A as a junior. He is a member of the Mayor’s Rising Star Council, Mu Alpha Theta and the National Honor Society.
Tobin: Earned National Merit Commended Scholar and AP Scholar with Distinction honors and ranks fourth among his senior class of 584 students with a 103.76 GPA on a 100-point scale. He has been a member of the varsity tennis team since his freshman year, earning all-district and academic all-district accolades each season and winning the District 8-6A doubles title. Tobin also serves as vice president of the National Honor Society and is a class representative on student government.
Frisco Wakeland’s Hannah Mandell won last year’s award.
