Turman Named af2 Offensive Player of the Week
June 10, 2003 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Charleston Swamp Foxes News Release
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC â Fresh off a career-best performance, Charleston Swamp Foxes quarterback Johnny Turman was named the Offensive Player of the Week by the arenafootball2 offices in Chicago, IL the team announced today.
One week after setting his career-high for passing yards in a game -- 268 vs. Greensboro on May 30 â Johnny Turman raised the bar one more notch. The 6-4, 220-pound rookie signal caller completed 18-of-27 passes for 283 yards and a team-record tying eight touchdowns en route to helping the Foxes set a new North Charleston Coliseum record for points in a game (68). Turman, who has compiled a 4-2 record as a starter, tied former Foxes QB Ray Isaac, Jr., who set the mark back in the 2001 season opener versus Carolina.
At halftime, Turman was a stellar 8-for-11 with five of the eight completions going for touchdowns.
This season, Turman has completed 112-of-213 passes for 1,358 yards and 28 touchdowns, ranking him third all-time on the Swamp Foxes passer lists for scoring strikes. He has already set a team record for pass attempts in a game (42) in a May 10 win over the Florida Firecats.
Turman joins recently traded defensive specialist Demont Smith as the only two Foxes to garner awards from the league office during the 2003 season.
The Swamp Foxes are on the road this week as they travel to Atlantic Division rival, the Richmond Speed, for a match-up with playoff implications. The Foxes and Speed are currently tied at 4-5, battling for a playoff berth.
Charleston returns home on Saturday, June 21 for a match-up with the Macon Knights. The start time for the game has been moved to 6:00 pm as following the af2 contest, six-time Dove Award winner, Christian music singer Jaci Velasquez will present her "Unspoken" tour. Tickets are on sale now at the box office at the North Charleston Coliseum, www.ticketmaster.com, or by phone at (843) 554-6060. Group rates are available by calling the Swamp Foxes' office at (843) 554-4321.
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