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AFL week 13 quick hitters

April 21, 2005 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release


MAJOR MILESTONE: Grand Rapids QB MICHAEL BISHOP (6-2, 215, Kansas State) is on the verge of breaking a record that has stood for over a decade. With 53 rushing yards Bishop can break the single-season rushing record set by MAJOR HARRIS in 1991 with the Columbus Thunderbolts (429). Through 11 games, Bishop has 61 carries for 377 yards which already ranks as the third-highest single-season rushing total with five games remaining. Bishop has had three games this season with 50-or-more rushing yards, including a single-game AFL record 100-yard rushing performance in his first game this season. Bishop hopes to make the record books again when the Rampage (1-10) host the New Orleans VooDoo (7-4) this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on Cox Sports and AFL Net (www.arenafootball.com).

SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING
PLAYER YEAR TEAM YARDS
Major Harris 1991 Columbus 429
Bernard Hall 1996 St. Louis 392
MICHAEL BISHOP 2005* GRAND RAPIDS 377
Dan Curran 2004 New Orleans 372
Chad Dukes 1997 Albany 364
*-5 games remaining

ROOKIE RECORD: Dallas Desperados QB CLINT STOERNER (6-2, 210, Arkansas) is on pace to break almost all of the AFL rookie passing records. Through 11 games, he has completed 214-of-348 passes for 2,693 yards, 53 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. If he keeps this pace, Stoerner will finish the season with 506 attempts, 311 completions, 3,917 yards and 77 touchdowns and break the rookie records set by Georgia QB JIM KUBIAK in 2001 with Buffalo. Stoerner looks to continue his record-setting pace when the Desperados (6-4-1) travel to Nationwide Arena to take on the Columbus Destroyers (1-10) this Friday at 7 p.m. ET on FSN Ohio, FSN Southwest, and The Score (Canada).

ROOKIE PASSING RECORDS
KUBIAK'S RECORDS STOERNER'S PACE
ATTEMPTS 484 506
COMPLETIONS 295 311
YARDS 3,787 3,917
TOUCHDOWNS 64 77

FINISHING STRONG: In their fourteen seasons in the League, the Tampa Bay Storm have always found a way to win down the stretch. The Storm have a winning percentage of .786 (55-15) in their final five games of the season. In all 18 seasons, the Storm have never lost more than two of their final five games. Last season the Storm went 5-0 at the end of the season en route to their 18th consecutive playoff appearance. With five games remaining, the Storm (7-4) travel to the Gaylord Entertainment Center to take on the Nashville Kats (3-7-1) this Sunday at 1 p.m ET on NBC.

IN A RUSH FOR THE RECORD: After becoming the fifth player in AFL history to rush for 70 touchdowns two weeks ago, Chicago FB/LB BOB MCMILLEN (6-2, 255, Illinois Benedictine) now has his sights set on taking sole possession of the No. 3 spot on the all-time touchdown list. McMillen is currently in a three-way tie for third with LES BARLEY and Arizona FB/LB BO KELLY (71). McMillen has a rushing touchdown in four of his last five games and looks to add to his numbers when the Rush (7-4) travel to the Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Avengers (5-6) this Saturday at 10:30 p.m ET on FSN Chicago, FSN West2 and The Score (Canada).

CAREER RUSHING TDs
PLAYER, POSITION TEAM TDs
Barry Wagner, WR/DB San Jose 122
Andre Bowden, FB/LB - 93
BOB MC MILLEN CHICAGO 71
Les Barley, FB/LB - 71
Bo Kelly, FB/LB Arizona 71

ON A FANTASY RAMPAGE: Entering Week 13, former Heisman Trophy runner-up and Grand Rapids QB MICHAEL BISHOP (6-2, 220, Kansas State) remains the top overall player in AFL Fantasy, averaging 40.4 fantasy points per game, including 47.0 points last week (2nd, AFL) for his five-touchdown performance (two pass, three rush). This marks the ninth consecutive week that Bishop has led the AFL fantasy point average list.

A name familiar to the Top 10 is Tampa Bay Storm QB SHANE STAFFORD (6-3, 210, Connecticut), who is averaging 31.4 fantasy points each game. The former Husky has passed for 3,613 and 61 touchdowns (8 INTs) through 11 games. Stafford and the Storm (7-4) face the Nashville Kats (3-7-1) this Sunday, April 24 at 1 p.m. ET at Gaylord Entertainment Center on NBC.

TOP AFL FANTASY POINT PLAYERS OVERALL
(Minimum three games)
RANK PLAYER, POSITION TEAM FP/G
1 Michael Bishop, QB Grand Rapids 40.4
2 Carl Bond, WR/DB New Orleans 34.0
3 Siaha Burley, OS Arizona 33.5
4 Aaron Bailey, OS New Orleans 31.9
5 Shane Stafford, QB Tampa Bay 31.4
6 Marcus Nash, OS Las Vegas 31.2
7 Etu Molden, WR/LB Chicago 31.1
8 Andy Kelly, QB New Orleans 30.9
9 Chris Jackson, OS Georgia 30.4
10t Mark Grieb, QB San Jose 29.9
10t James Roe WR/LB San Jose 29.9



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