Sippio, Moten and Thomas receive ArenaFan Online Week 15 honors
Joe Kauffman
Wednesday May 10, 2006
Offensive Player of the Week: Bobby Sippio scored six touchdowns on 10 receptions for 216 yards in the Chicago Rush 84-48 victory over the expansion Utah Blaze. This is the second time Sippio has received this honor from ArenaFan, having also been voted Offensive Player of the Week in Week 13 two weeks ago.
Other players considered for the ArenaFan Online Week 15 Offensive Player of the Week were Shane Stafford (Tampa Bay).
Defensive Player of the Week: Eddie Moten intercepted three Clint Dolezel passes in the Philadelphia Soul 51-48 win over the Dallas Desperados. Moten returned the picks for a total of 11 yards. He added 8.5 tackles on the day. He is in his second season with the Soul.
Other players considered for the ArenaFan Online Week 15 Defensive Player of the Week were Charlie Cook (Chicago) and Cecil Doggette (Columbus).
Two-Way Player of the Week: Wilson Thomas caught four passes for 44 yards and one touchdowns on offense, recorded 2.5 tackles, one forced fumble and two interceptions for 39 yards on defense in the Arizoan Rattlers 75-28 win over the Ls Vegas Gladiators. He returned one of the interceptions 27 yards for a touchdown to end the first half. Thomas is in his second season with the Rattlers.
Other players considered for the ArenaFan Online Week 15 Two-Way Player of the Week were Duane Alphonso (Chicago), Randy Gatewood (Arizona), Greg Hopkins (Los Angeles), and Bobby Sippio (Chicago).
2006 ArenaFan Online Award Winners
Offensive Player of the Week
Week 1 – Damian Harrell (OS, Colorado Crush)
Week 2 – Terrill Shaw (OS, Dallas Desperados)
Week 3 – Siaha Burley (OS, Utah Blaze)
Week 4 – Shane Stafford (QB, Tampa Bay Storm)
Week 5 – Shane Stafford (QB, Tampa Bay Storm) (2)
Week 6 – Damian Harrell (OS, Colorado Crush) (2)
Week 7 – Clint Dolezel (QB, Dallas)
Week 8 – Clint Dolezel (QB, Dallas) (2)
Week 9 – Chris Jackson (OS, Georgia)
Week 10 – Mark Grieb (QB, San Jose)
Week 11 – Sherdrick Bonner (QB, Arizona)
Week 12 – Andy Kelly (QB, Utah)
Week 13 – Bobby Sippio (WR/LB, Chicago)
Week 14 – John Dutton (QB, Colorado)
Week 15 – Bobby Sippio (WR/LB, Chicago) (2)
Defensive Player of the Week
Week 1 – Frank Carter (FB/LB, Nashville Kats)
Week 2 – Damon Mason (DS, Austin Wranglers)
Week 3 – Rashad Floyd (DS, Colorado Crush)
Week 4 – Chris Brown (DS, Georgia Force)
Week 5 – Jeremy Unertl (DS, Chicago Rush)
Week 6 – Colston Weatherington (OL/DL, Dallas Desperados)
Week 7 – Jeroid Johnson (DS, Orlando)
Week 8 – Jerald Brown (DS, Columbus)
Week 9 – Brandon Hefflin (DS, Columbus)
Week 10 – Rashad Floyd (DS, Colorado) (2)
Week 11 – Rashad Floyd (DS, Colorado) (3)
Week 12 – Clevan Thomas (DS, San Jose)
Week 13 – Thal Woods (DS, Utah)
Week 14 – Johnnie Harris (DS, Grand Rapids)
Week 15 – Eddie Moten (DS, Philadelphia)
Two-Way Player of the Week
Week 1 – Kevin Ingram (WR/LB, Los Angeles Avengers)
Week 2 – Will Pettis (WR/DB, Dallas Desperados)
Week 3 – Lawrence Samuels (WR/LB, Tampa Bay Storm)
Week 4 – Timon Marshall (WR/DB, Grand Rapids Rampage)
Week 5 – Lawrence Samuels (WR/LB, Tampa Bay Storm) (2)
Week 6 – Joe Douglass (WR/LB, Las Vegas Gladiators)
Week 7 – Orshawante Bryant (WR/DB, Utah Blaze)
Week 8 – Josh Bush (WR/DB, Grand Rapids)
Week 9 – Randy Gatewood (WR/DB, Arizona)
Week 10 – Dialleo Burks (WR/LB, Dallas)
Week 11 – Phil Glover (FB/LB, San Jose)
Week 12 – Sean Scott (WR/DB, Phildaelphia)
Week 13 – Mike Brown (WR/DB, Philadelphia)
Week 14 – Derek Lee (WR/LN, Georgia)
Week 15 – Wilson Thomas (WR/LB, Arizona)
About ArenaFan Online
ArenaFan Online (http://www.arenafan.com) is the only independent Web site dedicated to covering all of the Arena Football League and arenafootball2. On-line since 1998, the site provides original stories, an interactive section, a thorough statistical database covering the league's 20-year history, and numerous other features.
Joe Kauffman is President and Editor in Chief of Arenafan Online, having joined the staff in 2000. He graduated from Florida State University in 1998 with a degree in communications andbuilds ecommerce sites for a day job. Joe has enjoyed Arena Football since 1991 and has been a member of the Arena Football Internet community since 1995. Prior to Joining Arenafan, he was a co-founder and Technical Editor of the Storm Shelter, which covered the Tampa Bay Storm from 1996-99. Joe and his wife Erika live in Hackettstown, New Jersey with their two daughters.
