AIFL names players of the week, prepares for playoff race
Published on May 30, 2006 under American Indoor Football Association (AIFA) News Release
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The American Indoor Football League Northern Conference players of the week for week 14 are as follows:
OFFENSE: Kevin Mason, Canton Legends. Threw for 281 yards and eight touchdowns as Canton scored the most points on Huntington this season in a 75-49 playoff berth clinching victory.
DEFENSE: Almonese Boyles, Erie Freeze. Recognized two sacks and wrecked havoc on the Miami Valley Silverbacks front line as the Freeze claimed a 53-29 victory.
LINEMAN: Mike Stout, Reading Express. Allowed no sacks and neither Express quarterback was pressured as they combined to complete 10 of 11 passes in Reading's 74-0 victory over the PA Cardinals.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Trent Jones, Johnstown Riverhawks. Returned a kickoff 50 yards for a touchdown while also scoring two rushing and a passing touchdown in the Riverhawks' 67-21 victory over the Steubenville Stampede.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The American Indoor Football League Southern Conference players of the week for week 14 are as follows:
OFFENSE: Mike Rathe, Augusta Spartans, Threw for 246 yards and six touchdowns to four different receivers as Augusta scored on its first seven possessions to defeat the Florence Phantoms 46-36.
DEFENSE: Cotray Jackson, Raleigh Rebels. Four tackles and a key forced fumble that helped the Raleigh Rebels clinch a playoff berth with a 30-22 victory over the Rome Renegades.
LINEMAN: Musa Nash, Daytona Beach Thunder. Scored eight points on a fumble recovery for a touchdown and a safety, and had 2.5 sacks and another fumble recovery in the Thunder's 79-6 victory over the AIFL Ghostchasers.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Sammy Henderson, Raleigh Rebels. Had 87 yards combine on kickoff and missed field goals retun that helped the Rebels defeat their sister team.
All five American Indoor Football Leagues games this weekend have a bearing on the postseason playoff position.
The game with the most at stake is Saturday's match-up between the Johnstown Riverhawks (8-4) and the Huntington Heroes (7-5). The Heroes won the first meeting, 38-23, on March 17 but have lost three of their last four, Meanwhile, the Riverhawks have won five straight.
A Riverhawks victory eliminates the Heroes from the playoff picture.
The Chattahoochee Valley Vipers (7-5) can clinch the Southern Conference's final playoff berth with a victory over the Florence Phantoms. Daytona Beach (6-7) can get it only if it wins its last game at Rome June 10 and the Vipers lose out.
The Reading Express (10-2) can clinch home field advantage throughout the Northern Conference playoffs by defeating the Miami Valley Silverbacks.
In the south, the Rome Renegades (10-2) are maintaining home field advantage over the Richmond Bandits (10-2) thanks to the tiebreaker.
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