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McKinney, Hill And Reed Earn Week Three Honors

April 17, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release


CHICAGO - Florida wide receiver/linebacker CHRIS MCKINNEY, Oklahoma City quarterback STAN HILL and Bossier-Shreveport defensive end ELEX REED have been named the U.S. Army Ironman, Schutt Offensive Player and ADT Defensive Player of the Week, respectively, for Week 3 of the 2007 season. In addition to these three awards, the af2 is also highlighting the player who makes the best catch of the week. The Cutters Catch of the Week Award for Week 3 goes to Lubbock wide receiver ALVANCE ROBINSON.

U.S. ARMY IRONMAN OF THE WEEK

McKinney (6-2, 215, Guilford College), in his fourth af2 season, showcased his all-around talents for the Firecats in their convincing, 61-34, road win against South Division rival Tennessee Valley. The veteran playmaker scored on offense, defense and special teams to take the venom out of the Vipers. He recorded three catches for 54 yards and two touchdowns on offense, had a 23-yard fumble return for a touchdown on defense, and also had a 57-yard kick return for a touchdown. This is McKinney's second af2 weekly award of his career. He earned the Cutters Catch of the Week for Week 10 of 2006. Last season he earned the special teams spot on the American Conference All-af2 Second Team.

SCHUTT OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Hill (6-3, 215, Marshall) helped lead Oklahoma City to an impressive, 76-42, Week 3 road win against Corpus Christi. The former Marshall standout, now in his second af2 season, was near perfect against the expansion Sharks, completing 27-of-33 passes for 402 yards and 10 touchdowns without an interception. His 10 TD passes tied for the third highest single-game total in af2 history, while his 402 yards passing was the sixth best single-game total in league history. Both were af2 season highs. This is the first league award of Hill's career.

ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Reed (6-5, 295, Mary Hardin-Baylor), in his second af2 season, was a major force on defense in Week 3 for Bossier-Shreveport as the Battle Wings (2-0) blanked the expansion Texas Copperheads, 52-0, recording just the second shutout in league history. Reed registered 9.0 total tackles and 6.0 sacks in the contest, a new af2 single-game record. Asa Francis of Quad City set the previous league-high mark of 5.0 sacks in a single game at Hawaii on June 28, 2003. This the first weekly af2 award of Reed's career. He is also the second Bossier-Shreveport player to earn the Defensive Player of the Week Award in as many weeks, following up Kendrick "Boss" Walker for Week 2.

CUTTERS CATCH OF THE WEEK

Lubbock wide receiver Alvance Robinson (5-9, 170, Alabama State), who is in his rookie season in the af2, is the Week 3 recipient of the Cutters Catch of the Week Award, a weekly honor that emerged last year to highlight the player who makes the best catch of the week. Robinson's catch was an impressive one-handed 33-yard touchdown reception early in the fourth quarter of the Renegades' 51-48 home-opening loss to Arkansas. Robinson finished the night with a team-high seven catches for 75 yards and a game-high two touchdowns.

U.S. Army Ironman of the Week candidates included:

Alabama's Ronald Dillon, Louisville's Demetrius Forney, Green Bay's Antonio Ficklin, Quad City's Jermaine Petty,

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Terrance Glover, Bossier-Shreveport's Kendrick Walker, Amarillo's Jahmal Fenner, Corpus Christ's Sam Rosen, Rio Grande Valley's Mel Long, Tri-Cities' Robert Garth, Central Valley's Wes Borba, Fort Wayne's Sunungura Rusununguko and Arkansas' Kevin Williams.

Schutt Offensive Player of the Week candidates included:

South Georgia's D. Bryant, Louisville's Tiger Jones, Green Bay's Zeke Dixon, Quad City's J.J. Raterink, Florida's Chris Wallace, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Jim Jones, Bossier-Shreveport's Quincy Carter, Tulsa's Andre Forde, Rio Grande Valley's George Williams, Tri-Cities' J.R. Thomas, Central Valley's Jason Barnes, Fort Wayne's Cody Hodges and Arkansas' Jon Schoonover.

ADT Defensive Player of the Week candidates included:

Alabama's Eric Oliver, Louisville's Jerome Walker, Green Bay's Rob May, Quad City's Kevin Adams, Florida's Levy Brown, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Doug Harding, Tulsa's Delenell Reid, Oklahoma City's Jon Holland, Rio Grande Valley's Quinton Staton, Tri-Cities' Muhammed Shamsid-Deen, Stockton's Manase Hopoi, Fort Wayne's Derek Brown and Arkansas' Pierre Thomas.

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