Thunder Receiver Earns League Honors for Week Sixteen
July 17, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Mahoning Valley Thunder News Release
BOARDMAN, Ohio - For the second straight week, Mahoning Valley Thunder WR Chris Johnson has earned League honors, this time capturing the Schutt Offensive Player of the Week award, the arenafootball2 League Office announced today.
In a Week 16, overtime victory over the divisional rival Albany Conquest, Johnson re-wrote the Thunder record books. He recorded game, season and franchise-bests with 16 receptions, 238 yards receiving and seven touchdowns. He accounted for seven of the Thunder's nine touchdowns on the day.
"CJ" surpassed each record in grand fashion. The previous record for receptions was 13, done twice, most recently by WR Kenneth Johnson and WR Chris Archie on April 28 at Manchester. "CJ" replaced himself in the record book, surpassing the previous high of four receiving touchdowns - a record he himself set in Week 15 over Louisville. WR DeMarcus Mathes previously held the single-game high for receiving yards with 155 on April 21 versus Cincinnati and "CJ" surpassed that by 83 yards last week.
The league award marks the third week this season in which a Thunder player has received such accolades. Archie and "CJ" each won the Cutters Catch of the Week in Week 1 and Week 15, respectively.
Previous 2007 Winners:
Week 15: Everett's Al Hunt (Offensive), Tri-Cities' Shannon Davis (Defensive), Oklahoma City's Al Hunt (Ironman), Mahoning Valley's Chris Johnson (Catch)
Week 14: Spokane's Antwone Savage (Offensive), Texas' Stanley Smith (Defensive), Quad City's Jack Walker, Jr. (Ironman), Texas' Jason Deml (Catch)
Week 13: W-B/Scranton's Ryan Vena (Offensive), Spokane's Nygel Rogers (Defensive), Arkansas' Kevin Williams (Ironman), Corpus Christi's Randy Davis (Catch)
Week 12: W-B/Scranton's Ryan Vena (Offensive), Arkansas' Pierre Thomas (Defensive), Alabama's Herman Bell (Ironman), Laredo's Corey Ready (Catch)
Week 11: South Georgia's Chavis McCollister (Offensive), Rio Grande Valley's Curtis Jeter (Defensive), Green Bay's Danny Donaldson (Ironman), Bossier-Shreveport's Jamaal Perry (Catch)
Week 10: Spokane's Antwone Savage (Offensive), Oklahoma City's Aaron Chavers (Defensive), Quad City's Jack Walker, Jr. (Ironman), Florida's Chris McKinney (Catch)
Week 9: Tri-Cities' Brian Baker (Offensive), Everett's Johnny Jackson (Defensive), Tri-Cities' Robert Garth (Ironman), Lubbock's Chris Highshaw (Catch)
Week 8: Everett's Josh Richey (Offensive), Central Valley's Aaron Miller (Defensive), Quad City's Jack Walker, Jr., (Ironman), Bossier-Shreveport's P.J. Winston (Catch)
Week 7: Central Valley's Clay Groefsema (Offensive), W-B/Scranton's William Ferguson (Defensive), Stockton's Kenyatte Morgan (Ironman), Albany's Antwun Williams (Catch)
Week 6: Albany's Bakari Brown (Offensive), Tennessee Valley's Farouk Adelekan (Defensive), Texas' Jarrod Fuller (Ironman), W-B/Scranton's Jim Jones (Catch)
Week 5: Oklahoma City's Danny Howard (Offensive), W-B/Scranton's Chris Royal (Defensive), W-B/Scranton's Larry Kendrick (Ironman), Arkansas' Kevin Williams (Catch)
Week 4: W-B/Scranton's Ryan Vena (Offensive), Tri-Cities' Jamie Hattley (Defensive), Boise's Emmett White (Ironman), Manchester's David Bailey (Catch)
Week 3: Oklahoma City's Stan Hill (Offensive), Bossier-Shreveport's Elex Reed (Defensive), Florida's Chris McKinney (Ironman), Lubbock's Alvance Robinson (Catch)
Week 2: South Georgia's D. Bryant (Offensive), Bossier-Shreveport's Kendrick Walker (Defensive), Central Valley's Wes Borba (Ironman), Amarillo's Steve Bergeski (Catch)
Week 1: Florida's Chris Wallace (Offensive), Tennessee Valley's Quentin Burrell (Defensive), Quad City's Jermaine Petty (Ironman), Mahoning Valley's Chris Archie (Catch)
Don't miss out on any of the high-energy, fast-paced action that is Arena Football on Cortland Banks Field at the Chevrolet Centre. Don't miss the regular season finale against the Green Bay Blizzard on Saturday, July 28 at 7:05 p.m. To purchase tickets, visit the Chevrolet Centre Box Office, call the Thunder Office at (330) 758-4232 or visit www.mahoningvalleythunder.com.
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