Firecats Benton 1st to Score 900 Points

May/08/07 10:58 PM Filed in: Magic Benton
Estero, FL- Florida Firecats receiver Magic Benton became the arenafootball2’s (af2) 1st player to score 900 points in a career in last weeks 56-51 win over the Albany Conquest,
 
Benton began the game with 898 points and quickly broke thru the plateau scoring the 1st touchdown of the game. He went on to snag 2 more scores and currently has 916 career points.
 
Already the af2’ career leader in receptions (515), receiving yards (6785) and receiving touchdowns (150) Magic now has another record under his belt.
 
“It’s nice to be first, it’s something that as my kids get older they can look back and see what their daddy did,” said Benton of the accomplishment. “All I am trying to do is win another championship, the other stuff is nice but at the end of the day all I want to do is win.”

On the year Magic has already caught 48 passes (3rd most this season) and leads the league with 654 yards receiving. His 12 touchdown receptions rank him 4th in the league, 2 behind the af2 leader.

(floridafirecats.com)