Dallas-Fort Worth high school football winners in Week 7 from Sam Houston, Grand Prairie
Arlington Sam Houston QB Omari Milton and defender Javione Carr, and the Grand Prairie Gophers were voted Week 7 DFW high school football players of the week and team of the week.
Milton ran away with the offensive POTW voting after a dominant effort over Irving. Milton threw for over 330 yards, gained 425 total offense and accounted for 6 TDs in the win.
Carr, defensive POTW, was a forced on defense with 22 tackles, 3 deflections and 1 forced fumble.
Grand Prairie stopped the Texans from making a sweep in the voting by edging Sam out by 24 votes. The Gophers beat Mesquite to start 2-0 for the first time since 2015.
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Past winners
Offensive POTW
Week 1, Rendyn Lamance, Boyd
Week 2, Tallyn Welborn, Sanger
Week 3, Brandon Forrest, Lake Worth
Week 4, Dee Kennedy, Benbrook
Week 5, AJ Smith-Shawver, Colleyville Heritage
Week 6, Chris Lee, Azle
Defensive POTW
Week 1, Hunter Carpenter, Rio Vista
Week 2, Creed Carter, Sanger
Week 3, Isiah Hall, Lake Worth
Week 4, Steven Bush, Sanger
Week 5, Adrian Martinez, FW North Side
Week 6, Kaleb Tompkins, Midlothian
Team
Week 1, Peaster
Week 2, Rio Vista
Week 3, FW Carter-Riverside
Week 4, Benbrook
Week 5, North Crowley
Week 6, Mans. Summit
This story was originally published October 14, 2020 at 10:02 AM.