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Chavez, Raterink and Myles Earn Week 10 Honors

June 3, 2008 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release


CHICAGO - Manchester wide receiver/linebacker BRADLY CHAVEZ, Quad City quarterback J.J. RATERINK and Tennessee Valley fullback/linebacker RAJOHN MYLES have been named the JLS Ironman, Schutt Offensive Player and ADT Defensive Player of the Week, respectively, for Week 10 of the 2008 season. In addition to these three awards, the Cutters Catch of the Week Award for Week 10 goes to Oklahoma City wide receiver DANNY HOWARD.

JLS IRONMAN OF THE WEEK

Chavez (6-2, 205, UAB), had an impressive all-around effort for Manchester in the Wolves' 70-63 upset victory at home against East Division rival Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The third-year veteran from Alabama-Birmingham was a factor on both sides of the ball and made two big plays in the final minute of the game to clinch Manchester's third win of the season. Chavez caught five passes for 86 yards on offense, including a 23-yard touchdown grab with 56 seconds to play to tie the game at 63-63. On the Pioneers' ensuing possession, Chavez intercepted a Ryan Vena pass and returned it 38 yards for the game-winning touchdown with 39 seconds left in the contest. He also added four solo tackles to his defensive totals. This is the first weekly league award of Chavez's career. He currently leads the team in scoring (118 points) and receptions (56) and ranks second in receiving yards (724) and receiving touchdowns (16). He is also tied for the team lead in interceptions with two.

SCHUTT OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Raterink (6-2, 210, Wyoming), now in his third af2 season, had a stellar individual effort on Saturday night for Quad City to help the Steamwheelers to a 67-64 road win at Iowa. The Wyoming alum completed 27-of-39 passes (69.2 percent) for 383 yards and nine touchdowns without an interception. Raterink's nine touchdown passes tied the Steamwheelers' single-game record while his 383 yards passing was the league's third-highest single game total of 2008. He also rushed for a touchdown to finish with 10 total touchdowns (tied 2008 af2 season-high). This is Raterink's second Offensive Player of the Week honor of his career. In addition to this week's award, he was also honored once in 2006 (Week 9) as a member of the Bossier-Shreveport BattleWings. Raterink currently leads the af2 in touchdown passes (52) and passing yards (2,553).

ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Myles (6-0, 255, UAB) was an impact player on defense for Tennessee Valley in the team's impressive, 77-37, Week 10 road victory at Oklahoma City. The rookie fullback/linebacker from Alabama-Birmingham was a force for the Vipers, registering 3.0 tackles (2 solo, 2 asst), including 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. Myles also returned one of his two fumble recoveries 30 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. His play was a big reason why Tennessee Valley recorded its sixth straight win which improved their season record to 6-3. This is the first weekly af2 award of his career. Myles currently ranks second on the Vipers in tackles for loss (5.5) and sacks (5.0) and has 19.5 total tackles (16 solo, 7 asst).

CUTTERS CATCH OF THE WEEK

Oklahoma City wide receiver Danny Howard (5-11, 205, SW Okla. State) is the Week 10 recipient of the Cutters Catch of the Week Award, a weekly honor that emerged in 2006 to highlight the player who makes the best catch of the week. Howard's catch was a 30-yard, fourth quarter touchdown stab in the Yard Dawgz' home loss to Tennessee Valley. The third-year player from Southwest Oklahoma State, on a full run, extended over the wall in the right corner of the end zone to corral the pass from QB Ryan Porter. Howard emerged with the ball in hand despite his momentum taking him up and over the end zone wall. He also caught a third quarter touchdown and finished with five catches for 88 yards. This is the second af2 weekly honor of Howard's career. He also earned the Schutt Offensive Player of the Week Award once last season (Week 5). Howard ranks second on the Yard Dawgz in touchdown receptions (7) and third in receiving yards (308).

JLS Ironman of the Week candidates included:

Louisville's Tymere Zimmerman, Tri-Cities' LaMonte' Jones, Mahoning Valley's John Tackmann, Green Bay's Tyre Young, Florida's Brent Burnside, Corpus Christi's Ivory McCann, Lubbock's Virgil Gray, Spokane's Matsumi Takahashi, Bossier-Shreveport's Jason Schule, Iowa's Daniel McLemore, Tennessee Valley's Gary Elliott and Austin's Kamau Jackson.

Schutt Offensive Player of the Week candidates included:

Lexington's Tavon McGee, Tri-Cities' J.R. Thomas, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Rich Musinski, Albany's Chris Bocage, Green Bay's Collin Drafts, Florida's Chris Wallace, Arkansas' Chris Denney, Lubbock's Robert Gill, Spokane's Andy Olson, Bossier-Shreveport's Chavis McCollister, Tennessee Valley's Kevin Eakin and Amarillo's Jim Lukowiak.

ADT Defensive Player of the Week candidates included:

Louisville's Matt Forbes, Tri-Cities' Charles Ealy, Manchester's Dahnel Singfield, Mahoning Valley's Juan Underwood, Green Bay's Joe Sykes, Florida's George Lewis, Arkansas' Jamie Hattley, Lubbock's Kendrick Walker, Spokane's Sergio Gilliam, Bossier-Shreveport's Paul Mosley, Quad City's Tyus Jackson and Austin's Ricky Williams.



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