IFL Announces Week 1 Players of the Week
Published on March 4, 2015 under Indoor Football League (IFL) News Release
The Indoor Football League (IFL) is proud to announce the Week 1 Vidswap.com Players of the Week.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tory Harrison (RB, Sioux Falls)
Storm RB Tory Harrison (5'11,200, Southern Mississippi) helped propel the Storm to a 66-42 victory over the Bemidji Axemen with 91 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns in Week 1. Harrison also added 11 kick return yards and finished with 102 all-purpose yards. After week one, Harrison currently leads the IFL in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. The Storm rushed for six touchdowns in Week 1. Sioux Falls goes on the road again in Week 2 as the team travels to face inter-conference rival, the Cedar Rapids Titans.
Honorable Mention: Houston Lillard (QB, Tri-Cities Fever), Willie Copeland (QB, Colorado Ice), Washaun Ealey (RB Cedar Rapids Titans) Bryan Pray (WR, Cedar Rapids Titans)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jeremiah Price (DL, Cedar Rapids)
2012 United Bowl MVP Jeremiah Price (6'2,255, Oklahoma State) turned out one of the more impressive defensive performances in league history last week. Price gained four quarterback sacks in route to the Titans 51-20 over the Iowa Barnstormers in the inaugural "Iowa Bowl". He also had a forced fumble. Price has now racked up 31.5 sacks in his career and is second among active players only behind Titans teammate Xzavie Jackson (49.5). Price and the Titans prepare for a rematch of the 2014 United Conference Championship game against the Sioux Falls Storm this week
Honorable Mention: Jujuan Harley (DB, Bemidji Axemen), T.J Simmons (DB, Iowa barnstormer), Xzavie Jackson (DL, Cedar Rapids Titans),Dontrell Johnson (DB, Green Bay Blizzard)
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Troy Evans (KR, Nebraska)
KR Troy Evans, one of the more versatile players in the IFL,helped the Danger clinch 52-35 victory against the Blizzard a with a decisive kick return for a touchdown. In a back and forth battle up until the third quarter, Evans (5'9,202, Marshall University) grabbed a Blizzard kickoff late in the quarter and ran it 58 yards back to help give the Danger a 17 point lead that they would never relinquish. Evans finished the game with two kick returns for 68 yards and a touchdown. He also added six receptions for 41 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Honorable Mention: Robert Brown (KR, Cedar Rapids Titans), Jeff Budizen (K, Green Bay Blizzard), Sioux Falls Defense, Dennis Kennedy (KR, Tri-Cities)
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