ARENA FOOTBALL

• Busch, McKelvey & Varner earn Week 10 honors

  Courtesy of Arena Football League Tulsa, OK (Sports Network) - Orlando wide receiver JOSH BUSH, Arizona wide receiver JJ MCKELVEY and Iowa defensive back TANNER VARNER have been named the JLS Ironman, Russell Athletic Offensive Player and Riddell Defensive Player of the Week, respectively, for Week 10 of 2010. In addition to these three awards, the AFL is also highlighting the player who makes the best catch of the week, the playmaker of the week, and the highlight of the week. The Cutters Catch of the Week Award for Week 10 goes to Milwaukee wide receiver TIGER JONES, while Cleveland's defensive lineman TIM CHEATWOOD has been named the Playmaker of the Week. The Highlight of the Week award has gone to Jacksonville's quarterback AARON GARCIA.

  JLS IRONMAN OF THE WEEK Bush (5-9, 165, Western Michigan) helped Orlando bring the first home loss to Tulsa this season by returning two kickoffs for touchdowns. Bush showed the Talons he was ready to win after returning the first kickoff for a touchdown. The second touchdown return came late in the fourth quarter when the game could still go both ways. These two critical touchdowns sealed the victory for Orlando 57-54.

  RUSSELL ATHLETIC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK McKelvey (6-4, 225, Clemson) showed he was a true veteran in this League when he lead the Rattlers to a win over top-ranked Milwaukee. With his season high 14 receptions for 186 yards and five touchdowns, McKevley caught more than half of the touchdown passes thrown by QB Nick Davila. Three of his touchdowns were in the fourth quarter, keeping the Rattlers alive and sending the game into overtime.

  RIDDELL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Varner (6-0, 200, Northern Iowa), kept the Barnstormers in the game against the Vipers with his tackles and key interceptions. Varner had an incredible 15 unassisted tackles and three assisted tackles in the Alabama game, pushing him to No. 1 in tackles per game with 9.6. In the second half, Varner caught two interceptions, leading to touchdowns by Iowa's offense. Iowa put up a good fight thanks to Varner, but ultimately lost to the Vipers 44-45.

  06/08 16:15:32 ET