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Harris, Kilow and Mason earn week eight honors

May 24, 2005 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release


CHICAGO - Birmingham offensive specialist DETRONN HARRIS, Arkansas wide receiver/defensive back ROBERT KILOW and Rio Grande Valley defensive specialist NORMAN MASON have been named the Offensive Player, U.S. Army Ironman and ADT Defensive Player of the Week, respectively, for Week 8 of the 2005 season.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Harris (6-1, 195, West Georgia), in his second season, did everything he could for the Steeldogs by scoring five total touchdowns to try to lead Birmingham to a victory. Harris led the Steeldogs in receiving with 10 catches for 102 yards and three touchdowns. He rushed the ball twice for eight yards and a touchdown. He continued to make things happen on kickoff returns, registering 204 kickoff return yards and one touchdown on seven returns. His kickoff return came in the first quarter when the Steeldogs' offense was struggling to get going. It kick started the Birmingham offense to a season high total of 60 points. Harris also added two points after a fourth quarter touchdown. The conversion stretched the Birmingham lead to seven points. This is Harris' first ever-weekly award and the first since Carlos McNeary won the U.S. Army Ironman of the Week award in Week 12 of last season.

U.S. ARMY IRONMAN OF THE WEEK

Kilow (5-11, 178, Arkansas State) in his second season, helped the Arkansas Twisters defeat the Birmingham Steeldogs 61-60 on Saturday. On offense Kilow led the Twisters in receiving with six catches for 125 yards and three touchdowns. He continued to find the endzone on both special teams and defense. Kilow returned four kickoffs a total of 152 yards including one for a fourth quarter touchdown. On defense Kilow recovered a fumble and returned it 19 yards for a second quarter score. In addition, Kilow broke up one pass and led the Twisters in tackles with five (4UA-2AT). This is Kilow's first ever-weekly award. The last Twisters player to be honored by the league was Kevin Williams for Week 14 of last season when he won Offensive Player of the Week honors.

ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Mason (5-10, 185, Kentucky), in his fifth season, made several key plays in Rio Grande Valley's 52-49 victory over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers. The win was the Dorado's first ever victory against a non-division foe. Mason, who is with his eighth af2 team, is one of the league's most experienced veterans. He was signed by the Dorados during the week and was playing in his first game for the Dorados this season. He led the Dorados in tackles with 12, all solo. He also registered one tackle for a loss. His key plays were two interceptions, one in the second and one in the fourth quarter. In the second he intercepted pass deep pass intended for the speedy Pioneer receiver J.R. Thomas. Two plays later the Rio Grande Valley Dorados turned the takeaway into a touchdown. In the fourth quarter the Dorados had just taken a 52-49 lead with 28 seconds left. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton took the ball back and immediately started to move down field. Reaching the Dorados' 15-yard line with less than ten seconds left, the Pioneers' Kyle Rowley looked toward the endzone only to find Mason. The interception clinched the game and moved the Dorados above .500 at 4-3 and into a tie with Central Valley for second place in the West Division. This is the second weekly honor in Mason's career. In Week 2 of 2003 he won the U.S. Army Ironman of the Week award as a member of the Louisville Fire.

Offensive Player of the Week candidates included: Manchester's Heywood Skipper, Memphis' Kevin Prentiss and Brian Jones, Louisville's Rob Mager, Florida's Cainon Lamb, Amarillo's Chavis McCollister, Green Bay's Troy Mason, Tulsa's Donovan Morgan and Josh Blankenship, Arkansas' Robert Kilow, Rio Grande Valley's Josh Kellett, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's J.R. Thomas, Oklahoma City's Jarrail Jackson, Bakersfield's Jason Thomas.

U.S. Army Ironman of the Week candidates included: Manchester's Kevin Fuller, Memphis' Terrell Adams, Florida's Cainon Lamb, Amarillo's D.J. Humphries, Green Bay's Matt Huebner and Brent Holmes, Tulsa's Aleric Clark, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Ameer Riley, Oklahoma City's B.J. Barre and Bakersfield's Dejhown Mandley.

ADT Defensive Player of the Week candidates included: Manchester's Allistair Sebastian, Memphis' Nate Grace and Dahnel Singfield, Florida's Kelly Snell, Central Valley's Clint Merz, Green Bay's Tito Hannah and Nick Anderson, Tulsa's Nick Davis, Birmingham's George Williams, Oklahoma City's Rickie Davis, Bakersfield's Kika Kaululaau.

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