Firecats OS Magic Benton Breaks Two More Career Records
July 5, 2006 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Florida Firecats News Release
Estero, FL- Florida Firecats OS MAGIC BENTON has broken 5 individual records so far this season adding Most Touchdowns Scored in a Career and Most Points Scored in a Career to his list this past weekend catching a pair of scores in the Firecats 1-point loss to Green Bay. His 2nd TD of the night also set a new single season Firecats team record for TD receptions, surpassing his previous record of 32 (2005) with 4 games left to play this year.
MOST TOUCHDOWNS SCORED, CAREER
TDS PLAYER YEARS PLAYED
131 Magic Benton 2001-present
129 Kevin Williams 2001-present
126 Mitch Allner 2000-04
118 Cainon Lamb 2002-05
MOST POINTS SCORED, NON-KICKING, CAREER
PTS PLAYER YEARS PLAYED
796 Magic Benton 2001-present
790 Kevin Williams 2001-present
780 Mitch Allner 2000-04
756 Cainon Lamb 2002-05
Already this season he became the af2's all-time leader in career receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.
Thru 12 games this year Magic has 91 receptions for 1284 yards and 33 touchdowns. During his 6 year career, all while playing for the Firecats, Benton has caught 447 passes for 5712 yards and 131 touchdowns.
The Firecats (8-4) head out on the road this week to battle the East Division leading Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers (8-4). Kickoff is scheduled for 7pm EST.
The Firecats return home the following week to host the Albany Conquest (5-7) Saturday July 15th. Call 390-CATS (2287) to reserve your tickets.
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