Standouts Fill All-af2 Teams
August 12, 2003 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release
CHICAGO - Players from 20 of af2's 27 teams represent the 2003 ALL-af2 First and Second Teams for the American and National Conferences, the League office announced today.
For the first time in history, the League named an ALL-af2 First and Second Team for each conference using votes collected from af2 head coaches and members of the media. The four ALL-af2 teams each consist of 12 players, with several record-setting players among the mix.
Among the ALL-af2 First team selections in the American Conference is Albany Conquest QB RYAN VENA, who broke the single season record by passing for 4,462 yards. Greensboro Prowlers WR/DB BOBBY SIPPIO earned his first ALL-af2 selection and was the first player in af2 history to earn Ironman of the Week honors for three consecutive weeks and four times in the same season. Also highlighting the American Conference First Team selections is Cape Fear Wildcats FB/LB WILMONT PERRY, who set a new af2 mark with 28 rushing touchdowns on the season.
In the National Conference, Quad City QB TONY ZIMMERMAN earns First team honors, as he set a new af2 mark with 93 touchdown passes during the regular season. Other notable First-Team mentions include Peoria's JACK WALKER, who led the league in scoring and set an af2 record with 45 touchdown receptions this season, and Arkansas' KAHLIL CARTER who's 14 interceptions were one shy of the all-time single season mark.
The Tulsa Talons lead the league with eight overall selections, while the Tennessee Valley Vipers has the most American Conference picks with six. Quad City and Tulsa both lead the way with three First-Team selections, while the Richmond Speed and Birmingham Steeldogs lead the American Conference with two First-Team selections.
The ALL-af2 American Conference selections:
FIRST TEAM QB Ryan Vena (Albany)
OS Damon Thompson (Richmond)
WR/DB Bobby Sippio (Greensboro)
WR/LB Leroy McFadden (Charleston)
FB/LB Wilmont Perry (Cape Fear)
OL/DL William Mayes (Birmingham)
OL/DL Wes Stephens (Tennessee Valley)
OL/DL Charlie Cook (Mohegan)
DS Roy Stabler (Florida)
DS Dennis Dashane (Richmond)
K Rhett Gallego (Birmingham)
ST Jacques Rumph (Macon)
SECOND TEAM
QB Matt Sauk (Tennessee Valley)
OS Mel Long (Mohegan)
WR/DB Mike Brown (Charleston)
WR/LB Cainon Lamb (Florida)
FB/LB Marlon Moye-Moore (Charleston)
OL/DL Curtis Jeter (Tennessee Valley)
OL/DL Mike Levy (Albany)
OL/DL Ufoma Pela (Charleston)
DS Denario Smalls (Macon)
DS Kenny Bailey (Tennessee Valley)
K Mark Lewis (Tennessee Valley)
ST Jerrian James (Tennessee Valley)
The ALL-af2 National Conference selections:
FIRST TEAM QB Tony Zimmerman (Quad City)
OS Ira Gooch (Quad City)
WR/DB Tim Dodge (Quad City)
WR/LB Jack Walker (Peoria)
FB/LB Corky Martin (Tulsa)
OL/DL Ricky Leung-Wai (Bakersfield)
OL/DL Josh McMillan (Tulsa)
OL/DL Ramon Richardson (Tulsa)
DS Kahlil Carter (Arkansas)
DS Arkee Thompson (Louisville)
K Greg Krauss (Green Bay)
ST Jesus Reyes (San Diego)
SECOND TEAM
QB Craig Strickland (Tulsa)
OS Tacoma Fontaine (Tulsa)
WR/DB Al Hunt (Tulsa)
WR/LB Mitch Allner (Tulsa)
FB/LB Josh Fourdyce (Quad City)
OL/DL Sacha Lancaster (Arkansas)
OL/DL Ahmad Bhatti (Bakersfield)
OL/DL Ronnie Washburn (Cincinnati)
DS Delvin Myles (Bakersfield)
DS Kenny Haslip (San Diego)
K Tony Dodson (Tulsa)
ST Shadrick McAfee (Bossier City)
The American Conference Championship takes place this Thursday as the Tennessee Valley Vipers (15-2) host the Macon Knights (12-6) at 8:30 p.m. ET. The Tulsa Talons host the Arkansas Twisters in the National Conference Championship on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET. Log on to www.af2.com for the latest ArenaCup playoff information.
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