Schule, Martin and Campbell Earn Week 15 Honors
Published on July 8, 2008 under arenafootball2 (af2) News Release
CHICAGO - Bossier-Shreveport fullback/linebacker JASON SCHULE, Central Valley wide receiver TONAE MARTIN and Florida defensive back CARLOS CAMPBELL have been named the JLS Ironman, Schutt Offensive Player and ADT Defensive Player of the Week, respectively, for Week 15 of the 2008 season. In addition to these three awards, the Cutters Catch of the Week Award for Week 15 goes to Florida wide receiver MAGIC BENTON.
JLS IRONMAN OF THE WEEK
Schule (6-0, 245, Louisiana Monroe) had a strong all-around effort for Bossier-Shreveport in the team's Week 15 home contest against the Rio Grande Valley Dorados. The second-year player from Louisiana Monroe did all he could individually to help the BattleWings, but the squad lost on a last-second field goal to their Southwest Division rivals, 46-44. Schule had one rushing touchdown and caught one pass for 21 yards on offense. He also had two total tackles (1 solo, 2 asst) and one fumble recovery on the defensive side. This is the first Ironman of the Week honor of Schule's career. He leads Bossier-Shreveport in rushing yards (253 - 6th in af2) and rushing TDs (15 - T2nd in af2). He's also contributed 24.5 total tackles on defense.
SCHUTT OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Martin (6-3, 210, West Texas A&M), in his second af2 season, had his best performance of the season for Central Valley in the team's Week 15 West Division battle against Stockton. Despite the Coyotes' 50-48 last-second home loss to the Lightning, Martin proved to be the best offensive player on the field. The West Texas A&M alum caught 10 passes for a season-high 130 yards and a career-high five touchdowns. This is the first weekly league honor of Martin's career. In 10 games played, Martin leads Central Valley in scoring (189 points - 7th in af2), total touchdowns (31) and receiving touchdowns (25) and ranks third in the af2 in points per game (18.9). He is also second on the squad in rushing TDs (6) and third in receptions (67) and receiving yards (763).
ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Campbell (5-11, 195, Notre Dame) was a difference maker on defense to help Florida claw its way past division rival Daytona Beach, 41-35. The victory put the Firecats back in first place in the South Division at 9-4. Florida is tied with South Georgia overall but owns the tiebreaker based on a 2-1 advantage in head-to-head meetings. Campbell, a second-year defensive back from Notre Dame, had an outstanding individual showing with 5.5 total tackles (3 solo, 5 asst), including a half a tackle for loss, one pass breakup and a career-high three interceptions (63 INT return yards). All three of his interceptions came at key moments in the contest. His first, which came off the cross bar in the end zone, kept the ThunderBirds from taking a two-score second quarter lead. His second came at the goal line and was returned 45 yards to set up Florida's go-ahead score late in the first half. With just over five minutes to play in the game, Campbell recorded his third pick of the night off Daytona Beach QB Steven Moffett at the ThunderBirds' own 20-yard line. He returned the interception 19 yards to the Daytona Beach 1-yard line to set up James Gibson's short TD run that gave the Firecats a two-score lead, 41-28. This is the first weekly af2 award of Campbell's career. He currently leads Florida in interceptions with six and ranks fourth in total tackles with 33.5.
CUTTERS CATCH OF THE WEEK
Benton (6-0, 200, Miami) is the Week 15 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. Benton's catch was a 30-yard touchdown grab with 7:05 to play in the fourth quarter of Florida's 41-35 road win against South rival Daytona Beach. The veteran playmaker, now in his eighth af2 season, raced past the ThunderBirds secondary and stretched out to catch Chris Wallace's pass nearly in stride. Benton finished the night with eight catches for 91 yards. In just two games this year, the Miami alum has 22 catches for 279 yards and five touchdowns. He is the af2's all-time leader in receptions (606), receiving yards (8,068) and receiving touchdowns (170). He also ranks second all-time in points (1,050) and total touchdowns (172).
JLS Ironman of the Week candidates included:
Stockton's Ruschard Dodd-Masters and Daytona Beach's Lamar Hughes.
Schutt Offensive Player of the Week candidates included:
Rio Grande Valley's Travis Cole and Daytona Beach's Steven Moffett.
ADT Defensive Player of the Week candidates included:
Central Valley's Ben McCombs, Stockton's Shannon Davis and Rio Grande Valley's Chris Canty.
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