Week 4 is in the books! Here’s a look at last week’s results:
Orlando Predators 55, New Orleans VooDoo 62
Philadelphia Soul 49, Tampa Bay Storm 63
Iowa Barnstormers 47, Cleveland Gladiators 54
Pittsburgh Power 70, San Antonio Talons 17
Spokane Shock 73, San Jose SaberCats 62
Jacksonville Sharks 38, Arizona Rattlers 63
Portland Thunder 34, Los Angeles KISS 44
And here are your Week 4 Award Winners:
Week 4 AFL MVP: WR L.J. Castile, New Orleans VooDoo
New Orleans WR L.J. Castile (#11) beat out Predators DB Cortez Stubbs for one of 4 TD receptions in a 62-55 victory.
This week’s winner, chosen by the fans, comes out of New Orleans where L.J. Castile had a phenomenal game for the VooDoo in their first victory of 2014. Castile was the go-to-man in New Orleans’ 62-55 victory over the visiting Orlando Predators, catching 12 passes for 138 yards and 4 touchdowns. The 4th touchdown with 24 seconds left in the game to put the VooDoo in the lead for good. Castile is currently 3rd in the league with 10 receiving touchdowns, 3 behind league leader Reggie Gray (San Jose) and 1 behind Amarri Jackson (Tampa Bay).
KISS WR Donovan Morgan and Power WR Aaron Lesue were also nominated for Week 4 MVP.
Russell Athletic Offensive Player of the Week: QB Erik Meyer, Spokane Shock
Shock QB Erik Meyer was 19/28 for 258 yards, 4 TDs and rushed for 4 more TDs against the San Jose SaberCats.
Last year’s Most Valuable Player for the 2013 season showed his worth in Spokane’s 73-62 victory over division rival San Jose. Meyer contributed a team record 4 rushing touchdowns in addition to his 4 passing touchdowns.
Riddell Defensive Player of the Week: MLB Beau Bell, Los Angeles KISS
LA KISS MLB Beau Bell’s (#2) franchise record 4 QB sacks contributed to a 44-34 victory over the Portland Thunder.
For the second time this year, Beau Bell finds himself as Riddell Defensive Player of the Week. He won the award for 3 sacks in Week 1 vs San Antonio, setting the club record for most sacks in a game. He broke the record 3 weeks later with 4 vs Portland in a game in which the KISS defense had a total of 7 sacks. The game was a display of two expansion franchises going in two different directions; LA by acquiring star talent to win today while Portland is trying to develop all-star AFL talent with 16 rookies on the squad.
For the complete list of AFL Weekly Winners, check out the complete list on the AFL’s official website.
Your statistic leaders after Week 4:
Passing:
Passing Yardage: 1,173; Jason Boltus, Orlando
Passing Touchdowns: 27; Randy Hippeard, Tampa Bay
Interceptions Thrown: 7; Randy Hippeard, Tampa Bay
Completion Percentage: 70.0%; Shane Austin, Cleveland
QB Rating: 136.8; Shane Austin, Cleveland
Rushing:
Rushing Attempts: 22; Jared McGriff-Culver, Jacksonville
Rushing Yards: 85; Derrick Ross, Philadelphia
Rushing Touchdowns: 7; Derrick Ross, Philadelphia
Receiving:
Receptions: 33; Rod Harper, San Jose
Receiving Yards: 408; Rod Harper, San Jose
Receiving Touchdowns: 14; Reggie Gray, San Jose
Kick Returns:
Returns: 21 (tied); Michael Lindsey, Tampa Bay and Arness Ikner, Orlando
Yards: 452; Arness Ikner, Orlando
Touchdowns: 4; Four players tied
Defensive:
Sacks: 7.0; Beau Bell, Los Angeles
Interceptions: 6; Chris Smith, Tampa Bay
Return Yards: 96; Marrio Norman, Cleveland
Touchdowns: 1; Eight players tied
Week 5 of the AFL season kicks off on Thursday, April 10th and runs through Saturday April 12th. All 14 teams will be in action.
Week 5 Schedule:
April 10:
Philadelphia Soul (0-3; 0-3 Away) at Orlando Predators (3-1; 2-1 Home)
CFE Arena, Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM (EST), 4:30 PM (PST)
April 11:
New Orleans VooDoo (1-2; 0-1 Away) at Pittsburgh Power (2-1; 1-1 Home)
Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM (EST), 4:00 (PST) on CBS Sports Network
Tampa Bay Storm (3-1; 1-0 Away) at Jacksonville Sharks (1-2; 1-0 Home)
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida
8:00 PM (EST), 5:00 PM (PST)
April 12:
San Antonio Talons (0-4; 0-1 Away) at Iowa Barnstormers (1-2; 0-0 Home)
Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
8:05 PM (EST), 5:05 PM (PST)
Portland Thunder (0-3; 0-1 Away) at Spokane Shock (2-1; 1-0 Home)
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington
10:00 PM (EST), 7:00 PM (PST)
Cleveland Gladiators (3-0; 2-0 Away) at Los Angeles KISS (2-1; 1-0 Home)
Honda Center, Anaheim, California
10:00 PM (EST), 7:00 PM (PST)
Arizona Rattlers (3-0; 0-0 Away) at San Jose SaberCats (2-2; 1-1 Home)
SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California
10:30 PM (EST), 7:30 PM (PST)
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