Wilson, Raterink And Campbell Earn Week 18 Honors
Published on July 30, 2008 under arenafootball2 (af2) News Release
CHICAGO - Central Valley wide receiver/defensive back JOMO WILSON, Quad City quarterback J.J. RATERINK 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 18 of the 2008 season. In addition to these three awards, the Cutters Catch of the Week Award for Week 18 goes to South Georgia wide receiver BUCHIE IBEH.
JLS IRONMAN OF THE WEEK
Wilson (6-0, 205, Eastern Oregon) had an impressive all-around effort for Central Valley in the team's, 71-64, Week 18 home victory against West Division rival Tri-Cities. The second-year player from Eastern Oregon made an impact on offense and was special on special teams to help the Coyotes earn their 10th win of the year and secure the No. 5 seed in the National Conference for the 2008 ArenaCup playoffs. Wilson caught five passes for 69 yards and two touchdowns on offense. He also had four kickoff returns for 179 yards (44.8 yards per return), two of which he ran back for scores. Wilson had a 58-yard return TD late in the second quarter and added a 54-yard return TD early in the third quarter. He finished the year as the league leader in kickoff return touchdowns with seven. Wilson also registered one tackle on defense against the Fever. This is the first af2 weekly honor of his career. Wilson led Central Valley in all-purpose yards (2,582) and kickoff return yards (1,805) and tied for second overall in total touchdowns with 21 (12 - receiving, 7 - kickoff return, 1 - interception return, 1 - fumble return). He also recorded 18.5 tackles on defense with one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
SCHUTT OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Raterink (6-2, 210, Wyoming), now in his third af2 season, had a stellar individual effort for Quad City to help the Steamwheelers to an 81-79, playoff-clinching home win against Lexington. The Wyoming alum completed 25-of-29 passes (86.2 percent) for 344 yards and a team-record 10 touchdowns (tied a 2008 af2 single-game high) without an interception. He also rushed for two touchdowns to finish with 12 total touchdowns (2008 af2 single-game high). This is Raterink's second Offensive Player of the Week honor of the season and third of his career. In addition to this week's award, he was also honored earlier in the year (Week 10) and in 2006 (Week 9) as a member of the Bossier-Shreveport BattleWings. Raterink led the af2 in touchdown passes (97 - Quad City single-season record) and passing yards (4,415).
ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Campbell (5-11, 195, Notre Dame) was a difference maker on defense to help Florida dominate division rival Daytona Beach, 87-27. The second-year player from Notre Dame had an outstanding individual showing with five total tackles (3 solo, 4 asst), one fumble recovery, three pass breakups and two interceptions. Campbell returned his second interception of the night 51 yards for a Firecats touchdown. This is his second Defensive Player of the Week Award of the season. Campbell led Florida in interceptions (9 - 3 INT return TDs) and pass breakups (14), tied for the team lead in fumble recoveries (3) and finished second in total tackles with 53.5. His efforts on defense helped the Firecats secure the No. 5 seed in the American Conference for the 2008 ArenaCup playoffs.
CUTTERS CATCH OF THE WEEK
Ibeh (6-3, 215, Temple) is the Week 18 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. Ibeh's catch was a leaping 21-yard touchdown grab off a pass from QB Andrico Hines as time expired in the second quarter of South Georgia's 54-50 road win against Tennessee Valley. The third-year player from Temple, who finished with 12 catches for 106 yards and four touchdowns, had his best outing of the season to help the Wildcats clinch their first South Division title. Ibeh finished the 2008 campaign tied for the team lead in pass receptions with 92 and ranked third in receiving yards (914) and receiving touchdowns (18).
JLS Ironman of the Week candidates included:
Lubbock's Alvance Robinson, Corpus Christi's Ivory McCann, Tennessee Valley's Travis Blanchard, Oklahoma City's Fred Shaw, Iowa's Tanner Varner, Boise's Demond Williams, Austin's John Roberson, Arkansas' Jamaal Perry, Florida's Antonio Dingle, Green Bay's Rod Olds, Louisville's Tymere Zimmerman, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Rich Musinski and Quad City's Kris Peters.
Schutt Offensive Player of the Week candidates included:
Louisville's Ricardo Lenhart, Manchester's James Pinkney, Albany's Jared Jones, Arkansas' Chris Denney, Green Bay's Gino Guidugli, Oklahoma City's Al Hunt, Florida's Chris Wallace, Florida's Brandon Isaiah, Bossier-Shreveport's Chavis McCollister, Spokane's Patrick Bugg, Tulsa's John Fitzgerald, South Georgia's Buchie Ibeh, Lubbock's Robert Gill, Lubbock's Alvance Robinson, Central Valley's Jason Barnes and Tri-Cities' J.R. Thomas.
ADT Defensive Player of the Week candidates included:
Austin's Demetrie McCray, Quad City's David Beverly, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Troy Blackwell, Louisville's Bernard Jackson, Manchester's Larry McSwain, Green Bay's Rusty Midlam, Arkansas' Nick Allison, Spokane's Roshawn Marshall, Iowa's Mike Matthes, Oklahoma City's Claude Davis, South Georgia's Cory Bailey, Lubbock's Kendrick Walker and Central Valley's Ben McCombs.
Previous 2008 Winners:
Week 17: Arkansas' Chris Denney (Offensive), Green Bay's Odell Willis (Defensive), Amarillo's Julian Reese (Ironman), Oklahoma City's Fred Shaw (Catch)
Week 16: Arkansas' Kyle Rowley (Offensive), Lubbock's Darvin Peterson (Defensive), Tennessee Valley's Desmond Foster (Ironman), Tulsa's Jermaine Landrum (Catch)
Week 15: Central Valley's Tonae Martin (Offensive), Florida's Carlos Campbell (Defensive), Bossier-Shreveport's Jason Schule (Ironman), Florida's Magic Benton (Catch)
Week 14: Spokane's Nick Davila (Offensive), Mahoning Valley's Royce Morgan (Defensive), Manchester's Bradly Chavez (Ironman), Spokane's Raul Vijil (Catch)
Week 13: Lubbock's Alvance Robinson (Offensive), Louisville's Matt Forbes (Defensive), Tulsa's Jamar Ransom (Ironman), Bossier-Shreveport's Kenneth R. Williams (Catch)
Week 12: Mahoning Valley's Clenton Rafe (Offensive), Amarillo's Aaron Williams (Defensive), Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Rich Musinski (Ironman), Corpus Christi's Brandon Hussey (Catch)
Week 11: Quad City's Kris Peters (Offensive), Peoria's Blake Farris & Texas' James Todd (Defensive), Austin's Kamau Jackson (Ironman), Arkansas' Chris Denney (Catch)
Week 10: Quad City's J.J. Raterink (Offensive), Tennessee Valley's Rajohn Myles (Defensive), Manchester's Bradly Chavez (Ironman), Oklahoma City's Danny Howard (Catch)
Week 9: Lubbock's Robert Kent (Offensive), Rio Grande Valley's John Scott (Defensive), Boise's Demond Williams (Ironman), Arkansas' Jon Schoonover (Catch)
Week 8: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Ryan Vena (Offensive), Quad City's Kevin Adams (Defensive), Tennessee Valley's Travis Blanchard (Ironman), Stockton's Clarence Cunningham (Catch)
Week 7: Daytona Beach's Matt Bohnet (Offensive), Corpus Christi's Ivory McCann (Defensive), Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Larry Kendrick (Ironman), Tri-Cities' J.R. Thomas (Catch)
Week 6: Boise's George Williams (Offensive), Daytona Beach's Jocques Richardson (Defensive), Texas' Armar Watson (Ironman), Rio Grande Valley's Eddie Jackson (Catch)
Week 5: W-B/Scranton's Ryan Vena (Offensive), Austin's Demetrie McCray (Defensive), Tulsa's Jermaine Hope (Ironman), Iowa's Bryan Pray (Catch)
Week 4: Amarillo's Donte Newsome (Offensive), South Georgia's Joe Woolridge (Defensive), Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Larry Kendrick (Ironman), Lexington's Chad Spencer (Catch)
Week 3: Albany's Jared Jones (Offensive), Boise's Chris Bruhn (Defensive), Corpus Christi's Ivory McCann (Ironman), Tulsa's Jeff Hughley (Catch)
Week 2: Okla City's Al Hunt (Offensive), Spokane's Sergio Gilliam (Defensive), Florida's Chris McKinney (Ironman), Amarillo's Wallace House (Catch)
Week 1: South Georgia's Cecil Lester (Offensive), Spokane's Sergio Gilliam (Defensive), Mahoning Valley's John Tackmann (Ironman), Corpus Christi's Jonathan Graham (Catch)
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